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Patricia Kind Family Foundation announces Black-led Organization grant award winners
Wednesday, June 30, 2021
The Patricia Kind Family Foundation (PKFF) initiated a new grant cycle specifically for Black-led organizations in Philadelphia.
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HealthSpark Foundation announces the Dr. Frank E. Boston Black Justice Fund
Tuesday, October 5, 2021
HealthSpark Foundation's new Dr. Frank E. Boston Black Justice Fund will addresses the historical exclusion of Black leaders and Black community-serving organizations from tackling the challenges and opportunities facing Montgomery County residents
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Independence Blue Cross Foundation Collaborates with Temple University to Create a Pathway to Nursing for Students of Color
Tuesday, October 12, 2021
The Independence Blue Cross Foundation announced new grant funding for a collaboration with Temple University’s College of Public Health and Department of Nursing to create a direct pathway to nursing from high school to college for students of color.
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Independence Public Media Foundation Announces $2.6 Million in Media-Making and Digital Equity Grants to 33 Projects and Organizations
Wednesday, December 15, 2021
The Independence Public Media Foundation (IPMF) announces $2.6 million in its final round of grants for 2021, focused support for community-centered journalism, digital equity research and policy, community-led and operated radio stations, and filmmaking, with an emphasis on supporting artists from, and films about, underrepresented communities.
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The Alliance for Health Equity Kicks off the Nonprofit Justice and Equity Institute
Wednesday, February 9, 2022
The new Nonprofit Justice and Equity Institute is a series of learning sessions designed to support the nonprofit sector in its commitment to recognize and mitigate the deeply rooted inequities experienced by its most marginalized community members, including those experienced by the Black and Brown communities.
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Reflecting Forward: Philadelphia-Based Black Leaders’ Recommendations For Regional Funders
Monday, June 13, 2022
A new report from the Urban Affairs Coalition reveals that Black-led nonprofits continue to struggle connecting with regional funders despite “racial reckoning.”
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Comcast RISE Awards 100 Small Businesses in Philadelphia With $10,000 grants
Wednesday, July 27, 2022
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Independence Public Media Foundation Announces 71 Grants Totaling $8.9 Million
Monday, August 15, 2022
IPMF announced $8.9 million in grants for community-centered, BIPOC-led media organizations and projects in the Philadelphia region community that support media-making, narrative shift around violence and community safety, filmmaking, digital equity and journalism.
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Independence Blue Cross Foundation Institute for Health Equity grant expands Penn Medicine and CHOP’s Alliance of Minority Physicians
Wednesday, June 21, 2023
AMP’s model aims to improve diversity in medicine through active recruitment, retention, mentorship, and engagement, and this grant helps to further those efforts citywide.
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Pew Announces $1.85M to Strengthen the Free Library of Philadelphia and Improve Access to Drexel University’s Atwater Kent Collection
Wednesday, July 19, 2023
$1 million will go to the Free Library of Philadelphia Foundation to undertake a comprehensive strategic planning and community engagement process and $850,000 will go to Drexel University to expand access to the Atwater Kent Collection.
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