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The Philadelphia Foundation Announces On The Table Philly “Activate” Mini-Grants

Tuesday, January 15, 2019

The Philadelphia Foundation announced 43 projects selected for $1,000 “Activate” mini-grants to help transform ideas generated during last year’s On the Table Philly into tangible initiatives that will improve the Greater Philadelphia region.

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Are Philly-area nonprofits really making a difference? Foundations put up $3 million to find out

Wednesday, January 16, 2019

Local funders are partnering with the New York-based Edna McConnell Clark Foundation on the RISE (Readiness, Implementation, Sustainability for Effectiveness) Partnership, a two-year effort to invest $3 million to build the capacity of Philadelphia-area nonprofits to evaluate their impact.

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William Penn Foundation announces new Creative Communities Grants

Monday, March 18, 2019

The William Penn Foundation announced grants of $2.6 million in their Creative Communities program, which supports artistic and cultural expression that stimulates new viewpoints and helps create places and spaces where new cultural experiences and perspectives can be encountered and shared.

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Philadelphia Foundation launches $1 million Key to Community Grants Program

Tuesday, April 9, 2019

Philadelphia Foundation has opened applications for its Key to the Community Grant Program, which will distribute nine grants totaling $1 million in the categories of Economic Prosperity, the Opportunity Divide, and Community and Civic Engagement.

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The Community Foundation of South Jersey launches Transform South Jersey Initiative

Transform South Jersey
Monday, August 26, 2019

The new Transform South Jersey initiative will strengthen the social, cultural and economic vibrancy of five South Jersey communities by empowering residents to inform community development and shape the future based on what matters most to them.

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New Lenfest initiative aims to connect more North Philadelphians to employment

Attendees during the first meeting of the Lenfest North Philadelphia Workforce Initiative. Photo: Jensen Toussaint/AL DÍA News
Wednesday, October 2, 2019

The Lenfest North Philadelphia Workforce Initiative will bring together more than a dozen collaborating partners in an effort to reduce the 9% unemployment rate in the area.

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Wells Fargo's $425,000 grant to FINANTA will help expand its Affinity Group Lending program

Wells Fargo check presentation to FINANTA
Friday, October 4, 2019

The grant to FINANTA is part of the company’s national push to increase access to capital and technical assistance for Diverse Small Businesses.

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