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Leeway Foundation Awards Nine Philadelphia Artists with $15,000 Transformation Award

Friday, December 21, 2018
... – Today, Leeway Foundation announced $135,000 in grants to nine women and trans* artists and cultural producers in ... art and social justice that impacts a larger audience or community. This year’s recipients work in an array of ... Velis ,  Muthi Reed , &  Nuala Cabral Leeway Foundation Awards Nine Philadelphia Artists with $15,000 Transformation ...

Community Voices: from a Moment and for a Movement

Spiral Q 2
Monday, August 24, 2020
... truth, and fostering healing. Arundhati Roy speaks to this in her recent article  The pandemic is a portal , ... Public Media Foundation (IPMF) , which supports community media in the Philly region, I’ve been reflecting ... the Community Voices Fund, we sought out projects and organizations that are reckoning with this moment while ...

HealthSpark Foundation Announces $631,000 in Grants to Support Montgomery County’s Social Safety Net

Monday, January 11, 2021
... is announcing the award of $631,000 in grant funds to support 14 projects under the Safety Net Resiliency ... “HealthSpark Foundation is incredibly grateful to our community partners for identifying projects with true ... Blueprint for a Better Safety Net .  The project awards include: Access Services , $15,000 for a ...

Philadelphia Foundation Announces $2.9 Million in Grants to Nearly 100 Nonprofit Organizations

Philadelphia Foundation
Thursday, December 12, 2024
... awarding $2.9 million in grants for 97 nonprofit organizations serving vulnerable populations throughout ... from these new funds. “Philadelphia Foundation is proud to announce nearly $3 million in grants to support nonprofit ... leadership, and the Fund for Children, will support our community partners to continue their vital work in breaking ...

IPMF Announces 2024 Community Voices Fund Grant Recipients

IPMF 2024 Community Voices
Thursday, November 21, 2024
... Public Media Foundation (IPMF) announced its 2024 Community Voices Fund grant recipients, with $800,000 awarded to 33 organizations and projects. These grants will support the ...

CCFWG’s Girls Advisory Board Awards $19k to Local Nonprofits Serving Women & Girls

CCFWG Girls Advisory Board
Wednesday, February 17, 2021
... Board (GAB) program awarded $19,000 in grant funding to five local nonprofit agencies serving women and girls. ... of free contraceptives. *** CCFWG leads and unites the community through philanthropy and advocacy to ensure that ... and resources for all. CCFWG’s Girls Advisory Board Awards $19k to Local Nonprofits Serving Women & Girls ...

The Foundation for Delaware County awards over $30K to local nonprofits promoting a complete count in the 2020 Census

Delco Counts
Tuesday, February 4, 2020
... 30, 2020) — In the first of three rounds of grantmaking to encourage enrollment in the 2020 Census, The Foundation for Delaware County today announced $30,300 in awards through six grants to area nonprofits. Grants awarded ... The largest grants of $10,000 each went to Multicultural Community Family Services and the Urban League, to ...
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Code for America to strengthen local tech Brigade chapters with support from Knight Foundation

Code for America
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
... that support their civic technology missions in each community, as well as implementing practices that help with ... Knight’s investment in Code for America and its mission to nearly $10 million since 2010. Code for America’s ... 80 Brigade chapters in the U.S., we work with community organizations and governments to build digital tools, change ...

Philanthropy Needs A New Endgame: The Liberation of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color Communities In America

Breaking Chains
Thursday, June 4, 2020
... disproportionate impact and deaths of Black Americans due to COVID-19 pandemic (1) to the recent senseless murders of ... assets and were intentional about naming and supporting organizations led by people of color, immigrants, refugees, ... local media organizations that offer a platform for community voices from communities of color to embrace their ...

The Judge Alfred L. Luongo Fund Provides Immediate Support for Reentry Program Participants

Tuesday, July 7, 2020
PHILADELPHIA, PA (July 7, 2020) –  In response to the coronavirus pandemic, financial support from the Judge Alfred L. Luongo Fund was released to ... the Federal Public Defender’s Office, and various community partners in Philadelphia. Founded in 2015, the ...

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Provides $50 Million to Support Those Facing Greatest Strain Under the COVID-19 Pandemic

Tuesday, April 7, 2020
... will provide $50 million in immediate short-term relief to several national and community organizations to help some of the families and communities ...
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Philanthropic Strategies to support Democracy and Civic Engagement in Pennsylvania

Thursday, September 5, 2024
2:00pm - 3:15pm
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... field and democracy philanthropy.  Special thanks to our partners Democracy Funders Network ; Grantmakers of ... including practice cards. Philanthropic Strategies to support Democracy and Civic Engagement in Pennsylvania ...
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CCFWG Unveils Women’s Suffrage Mural Before Election Day to Inspire Community to Get Out and Vote

CCFWG Suffrage Mural
Tuesday, November 3, 2020
... – Despite the heavy rain on Sunday, elected officials, community leaders, and residents joined the Chester County ... Chester Public Arts Commission (PAC), and Zukin Properties to unveil the Women’s Suffrage Mural at 119 E. Market ... CCFWG has awarded over $3.5 million to 80 local non-profit organizations. CCFWG Unveils Women’s Suffrage Mural Before ...

Guidance for Place-Based Funders to Address Political Violence Before and After the 2020 Election

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10/2020
... and peacebuilding reveal that a great deal can be done to prevent (and, if necessary, de-escalate) violence and ... local place-based funders invest quickly in leaders and organizations who’ve been preparing for this moment for ... Owens. For more information or discuss opportunities to support work like this nationally or in your region contact ...
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Philadelphia Bar Foundation Posts Largest Grant Distribution Increase in Nearly a Decade

Wednesday, February 14, 2018
... The Philadelphia Bar Foundation broadened their scope of support for the legal aid community with a 22 percent increase in grants awarded to nearly 40 Philadelphia legal aid nonprofit partners in ...

First Round of Neighborhood Equitable Recovery Fund Grant Recipients Announced

Thursday, September 23, 2021
PHL CEO.jpg   PHILADELPHIA - The City of Philadelphia’s Office of Community Empowerment and ... Fund, a partnership with Bread & Roses Community Fund to support grassroots nonprofit organizations that serve ... Action Agency (CAA) for the City of Philadelphia, CEO awards Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) funds to more ...

Douty Foundation releases $1.5 million in emergency funding amid COVID-19 crisis

Wednesday, April 8, 2020
... – Since 1968, The Douty Foundation has awarded grants to small grassroots organizations and movements in Philadelphia and Montgomery ... students - because they are the trusted entity in their community.” said Jennifer Leith, Executive Director of The ...

Systems transformation could have saved Daniel Prude’s life

Photo credit Warren Wong on Unsplash
Thursday, September 10, 2020
... Joe Pyle “A system cannot fail those it was never meant to protect.”  -W.E.B. Du Bois Last week we saw yet another ... with serious mental illness are overrepresented in the criminal justice system and are more likely to experience ... Intercept Model is a conceptual framework for creating community-based responses for people with behavioral health ...

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