EP 44 SIDNEY HARGRO

King Crush Thursday - The Interviews

Sidney Hargro is a philanthropy executive, advisor, and speaker who is on a quest to transform philanthropy by advocating for funders, philanthropists, and social investors to embed a full commitment to intersectional racial equity in their practices in in pursuit of liberation for Black, Indigenous, and People Color. He currently serves as the president of Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia. Philanthropy Network supports funders and social investors in greater Philadelphia as a hub for learning, knowledge-sharing, and partnership. Philanthropy Network works to integrate policy, equity, and social innovation in philanthropy to help to increase regional impact.

Hargro is also a Lecturer in the School of Social Policy and Practice at the University of Pennsylvania, teaching equity-informed social impact measurement. Previously, he led the Community Foundation of South Jersey, a startup foundation which grew from $400,000 to over $20 million in assets in seven years. Prior to that, he served as a Senior Officer at The Columbus Foundation, the nation’s 7th largest community foundation.

Hargro currently serves on boards of international, national and regional organizations. He earned a Master of Science degree in mechanical engineering from The Ohio State University, Master of Divinity degree from United Theological Seminary, and a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering, summa cum laude, from North Carolina A&T State University. Follow Sidney on Twitter @sidneyrhargro and on LinkedIn.

Check out the video of this interview HERE!