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United Way launches new funding cycle
Monday, October 16, 2017
United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey (UWGPSNJ) recently announced the launch of the FY 2019-2021 funding process.
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Chester County Fund for Women and Girls’ Grants Allocation Committee Awards $219,000 in Grants
Monday, June 18, 2018
The Chester County Fund for Women and Girls (CCFWG) has awarded $219,000 in grants to 24 non-profit organizations working to improve the lives of women and girls in Chester County.
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United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey announces $1 million challenge to boost regional Census Outreach Efforts
Thursday, October 24, 2019
United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey announced a $500,000 matching grant, with the goal ofraising $1 million in new funding to target greater engagement of historically undercounted groups in the city and region in the 2020 Census.
Event
25Jun2019
Southwest Philly 2019: Tour of the Neighborhood and What We Can Do Next
Tuesday, June 25, 2019
9:00am - 4:30pm
Bartram's Garden
Please join us for our third session in our series on Southwest Philadelphia.
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Statement: Including Immigrants and Refugees In Our Response to COVID-19
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
The Douty, Fels and Scattergood Foundations invite their fellow funders to sign-on to this statement committing to actions supporting our immigrant and refugee communities during the COVID-19 crisis.
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.
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As Violence Against Asian Americans Intensifies, the Moment for Philanthropy to Act Is Now
Tuesday, March 23, 2021
In the wake of the horrific shooting in Atlanta that killed eight people - including six Asian American women - authors Patricia Eng and Eric Stegman issued a issued a call for philanthropy to take action to stop this violence and hate against AAPI communities.
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Native Voices Rising Announces $3.5 Million to Native-Led Advocacy
Thursday, November 10, 2022
Native Voices Rising (NVR) announced $3.5 million in grants to 114 Indigenous and Native-led advocacy and organizing groups working on an array of critical issues, including the promotion of Indigenous worldview, addressing trauma created by the U.S. Indian Boarding School policy, climate and water justice, and preventing incarceration in Native communities.
