Matt Berghesier elected chair of Barra Foundation
Tuesday, January 12, 2021
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President of University City District for more than a decade brings wealth
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President of University City District for more than a decade brings wealth
Innovative COVID-19 Response Dashboard yields lessons for future disaster philanthropy
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
As tens of millions of philanthropic dollars were being distributed for emergency COVID-19 response in this region, the William Penn and Lenfest Foundations funded Philanthropy Network and the Center for High Impact Philanthropy to gather and examine data about the relief grantmaking.
William Penn Foundation and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Announce more than $8 million in Covid-19 Relief and Recovery Grants
Wednesday, December 2, 2020
To continue to address the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the William Penn Foundation has partnered with The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to collectively award more than $8 million in Relief and Recovery Support grants to local arts organizations.
CCFWG’S 4th Annual Champions of Change Event Leaves Chester County Business Community Inspired to Elevate Women in the Workplace
Thursday, November 12, 2020
Nearly 100 people tuned in for the virtual event that raised over $27,000 in support of local women and girls.
Via Generocity: In culminating session, forum asks ‘Where do we go from here?
Thursday, November 5, 2020
During the culminating session of weeklong Forum on Justice & Opportunity convened by Episcopal Community Services, leaders incuding Philanthropy Network prewsident Sidney Hargro shared their thoughts on our next steps for collective action that can provide racial equity during the economic recovery.
CCFWG Unveils Women’s Suffrage Mural Before Election Day to Inspire Community to Get Out and Vote
Tuesday, November 3, 2020
A new mural unveiled days before the 2020 election honors the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which granted many women the right to vote, and serves as an inspiration for the community to get out and vote.
GreenLight Raises New $3.5 Million Fund to Combat Systemic Poverty in Philadelphia
Monday, September 14, 2020
With $3.5 million in support from over 25 families, corporate, and philanthropic investors and supporters, the GreenLight Philadelphia Fund III will scale solutions to systemic challenges identified by communities that are experiencing poverty.
A Working Mom on Back-to-School Life in COVID
Thursday, September 3, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the challenges faced by working mothers, but it has also provided an opportunity to not only address longstanding inequities but to strive for healing and change of systems that have consistently put women at a disadvantage.
Community Voices: from a Moment and for a Movement
Monday, August 24, 2020
In light of Independence Public Media's recent Community Voices Fund grants, program officer Nuala Cabral reflects on the role of media and philanthropy in supporting movements that challenge oppressive systems without co-opting or containing them.
Pennsylvania Humanities Council Announces $780,500 in Emergency Relief Grants
Tuesday, August 4, 2020
PHC CARES emergency relief grants will be distributed to 140 Pennsylvania cultural nonprofits impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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