Philanthropy
Envoy’s philanthropic advising practice includes, organizational strategy, grantmaking, and evaluation. We aim to partner with families and foundations at critical junctures in their lifecycle, including launching new initiatives, aggregating capital toward common goals, or making significant grants that require deep diligence and partnership building. Our team brings experience launching new foundations, building collaborative initiatives across multiple funders, and selecting and managing a portfolio of grantees that aligns with a philanthropic mission.
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Envoy specializes in areas such as:
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​Launching new foundations, initiatives, and grantmaking strategies
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​Conducting grant diligence & overseeing grantee relationships & reporting
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​Implementing measurement frameworks and evaluating grant outcomes​​
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Working directly with grantees on key strategic or operational challenges​​
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Creating aggregated funds and multi-funder collaboratives
Our philanthropic engagements are designed to refine and drive funders’ missions and support outstanding stewardship and leverage of grant funds.
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If you're interested in learning more, feel free to reach out to Salomon Moreno Rosa.
Case Studies
Berstein Family Foundation
Engagement: Envoy helped launch and continues to manage the organizational and programmatic operations of the Berstein Family Foundation, a Philadelphia-based family foundation supporting school and nonprofit leaders that are developing partnerships to implement and grow proven interventions that improve student and family outcomes. Envoy also manages the foundation’s peer learning network for grantees, providing direct support and technical assistance to community-school partnerships and other recipients of grant awards.
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Results: Through this work, Envoy has partnered with foundation leadership to determine the organization’s overarching goals, implement its strategic vision, and make and evaluate 40+ grants to schools and community-based organizations annually. Through its peer learning network management, Envoy convenes the foundation’s grantees to organize trainings, speaker panels, and networking events to help drive local funding priorities.
United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey
Engagement: Envoy has been working with the United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey to help update and adapt its philanthropic model. This work includes organizational design, program implementation, fundraising, and strategic support to the President and CEO.
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Results: Envoy's support has included helping launch new grantmaking and donor engagement initiatives such as The Promise and Camden Community Uplift, designed to invest funds in evidence-based, measurable programs, and expand United Way's relevance to new audiences and partners.