HealthSpark Foundation Awards Ten Innovation Lab Grants
Wednesday, March 6, 2019
HealthSpark Foundation awarded over $316,000 in 10 Innovation Lab grants this year.
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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.
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.
A New Giving Circle That is Exclusively Funding Black-led, Black-Serving Nonprofits
Wednesday, December 26, 2018
The Philadelphia Black Giving Circle (PBGC), launched in 2018 to distribute pooled funds to nonprofits in the Philadelphia area that are black-led and black serving, has finished accepting applications for its first round of grantmaking.
William Penn Foundation announces Creative Communities Grants
Thursday, December 13, 2018
The William Penn Foundation announced $9.7 million in grants for Creative Communities
Philadelphia Seeks $500 Million Shift in “Eds and Meds” Spending to Local Firms
Wednesday, November 28, 2018
Philadelphia Anchors for Growth & Equity, or PAGE, is a new citywide initiative that seeks to significant boost local purchasing by 13 city universities and hospitals,
Showing up is half the battle when it comes to change. Here’s what comes next | Opinion by Pedro Ramos
Tuesday, November 20, 2018
Gerry Lenfest, Philly’s greatest philanthropist of all time | Opinion by Keith Leaphart
Thursday, November 15, 2018
Nov. 15 is National Philanthropy Day, a day when people around the country are invited to reflect and celebrate charitable acts — both financial gifts and acts of service for the benefit of others. I thought it only appropriate to acknowledge and celebrate the spirit of Gerry Lenfest on this day.
OPINION | Instead of blaming government for Philly’s poverty problems, we must band together
Monday, October 1, 2018
Via Philly.com | By Bill Golderer, president and CEO of United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey
Special Report: Corporate Philanthropy
Sunday, September 23, 2018
This special story package from the Philadelphia Inquirer spotlights how Philadelphia area businesses and nonprofits are contributing to our community.
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