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Event
11Jun2020

Community-led Philanthropy during Crisis: How Giving Circles of Color Can Transform Traditional Philanthropy

Thursday, June 11, 2020
10:15am - 11:30am
Video Conference
Join us for a panel discussion with local leaders about how giving circles of color have responded to the current crises and how their giving circle models can intersect with traditional philanthropy. How can the community-centered lenses of BIPOC-led/BIPOC-serving giving circles inform, or transform, traditional grantmaking?  Non-members are welcome to attend this session.
 
Event
07Oct2020

Setting the Table: Reimagining Wealth & Capitalism

Wednesday, October 7, 2020
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Video Conference
We are pleased to introduce our new webinar series, Setting the Table. Taking place every other month, this series invites guests to the virtual table to discuss a range of issues at the intersection of philanthropy, racial equity and social justice. This session will welcome guests Rodney Foxworth, CEO, Common Future and Erika Seth Davies, Founder, Racial Equity Asset Lab. Their discussion will focus on reimagining wealth and ideas to radically change capitalism as we know it. Open to members of Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia and Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO).
 
News

City Launches “Kensington Community Resilience Fund”

Tuesday, April 27, 2021

Through this new public-private-community partnership, grants will support grassroots organizations and community groups in Kensington through community-driven, participatory grantmaking process.

Event
29Apr2021

Chester County Funders Meeting

Thursday, April 29, 2021
9:00am - 10:30am
Video Conference

The next meeting of the Chester County Funders will include an update on economic revitalization initiatives and progress in the City of Coatesville, and an update on the COVID-19 vaccination process in the the county.

News

New Community-Driven Grant Program Available for Community-Based Organizations

Friday, May 7, 2021

The Neighborhood Equitable Recovery Fund is a partnership between the Office of Community Empowerment and Opportunity (CEO) and Bread & Roses Community Fund that will support grassroots neighborhood nonprofit organizations that serve communities of color and those with low incomes, which have been hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.

News

Francis J. Myers Recreation Center Rebuild Project Awarded $4.5 Million in State Funding

Francis J. Myers Recreation Center Rebuild Project
Thursday, April 28, 2022

Pennsylvania House Democratic Leader Joanna McClinton this week announced the approval of $4.5 million to invest in much needed improvements at the Francis J. Myers Recreation Center in Southwest Philadelphia.

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