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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
... Chester Public Arts Commission (PAC), and Zukin Properties to unveil the Women’s Suffrage Mural at 119 E. Market ... thrive. Over the past 20 years, CCFWG has awarded over $3.5 million to 80 local non-profit organizations. CCFWG Unveils ...

Govenor Wolf Creates Commission to Ensure Fair, Accurate Count in 2020 Census

Governor Wolf
Friday, September 14, 2018
... for the most accurate count of Pennsylvanians in the upcoming census. “The census data impacts all of us, from the number of seats Pennsylvania has in Congress to the amount of federal funds we revive, to the decisions ... all people to be counted, from our biggest cities to our small and rural communities. “ The commission will ...
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New Century Trust Adopts Trust-Based Philanthropy Approach

Thursday, May 24, 2018
Since 1882, New Century Trust has worked to build the economic and political power of women and girls throughout the Philadelphia region. In response to overwhelming feedback from the non-profit ... New Century Trust is currently seeking to build a small network of 4-6 organizations that are actively ...

Code for America to strengthen local tech Brigade chapters with support from Knight Foundation

Code for America
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
... from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. The $1 million investment will help these Brigades deliver impact ... Knight’s investment in Code for America and its mission to nearly $10 million since 2010. Code for America’s ... projects and 307 total projects that reached 5 million people and directly served over 700,000. “They ...
23Jun2021

Advancing Equitable and Adequate School Funding in PA

Wednesday, June 23, 2021
2:00pm - 3:15pm
Video Conference
... Pennsylvania Grantmakers invite funders and practitioners to join us on Wednesday, June 23rd from 2:00 – 3:15 PM to ... reliant on local property values, which has resulted in deep inequality and inequity that disproportionately ... effort. Thank you to Philanthropy Network's Education and Small Funders communities of practice for helping us organize ...
19May2021

Setting the Table with Dana Kawaoka-Chen & Erik Stegman

Wednesday, May 19, 2021
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Webinar on Zoom
... CEO Marcus Walton grapple with racial constructs, work to unpack them and reimagine a system that centers and promotes racial equity. In each conversation, Sidney, Marcus and their guests explore ... .

An Open Letter on Family Detention in Pennsylvania

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10/2018
... on Governor Wolf and the Department of Human Services to close the Berks County Residential Center (BCRC), one of three immigrant family detention centers in United States. An Open Letter on Family Detention in Pennsylvania ...

Reflections on the election and our purpose

And still hope rises
Thursday, November 7, 2024
... across our region and nation had a wide range of reactions to the results, we can all appreciate not only how divided ... Philadelphia, this news brings deep fears about what is to come for themselves, their families, and their community.   Yesterday in conversation with numerous members and colleagues from ...

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 ... four centuries of traumatic white supremacist culture in the lives Black men, women, and families are once again ... objectives, and work of the foundation over the next 3-5-10 years. Therefore, decisions that are made have a direct ...

A Working Mom on Back-to-School Life in COVID

Sanchez family
Thursday, September 3, 2020
... The Sanchez family at home, at work, and at school — all in the same room.   By Michelle Legaspi Sanchez Back-to-school shopping lists and “First Day of School” photos ... for the start of this school year and worrying about how to ensure my girls will have their academic needs met, ...
02Jun2022

The End of Roe: How Should Philanthropy Respond?

Thursday, June 2, 2022
10:00am - 11:30am
Video Conference
In June of 2022, the Supreme Court is expected to hand down a ... of the the decision suggests that the Court will vote to overturn Roe v. Wade, almost 50 years after that decision ...

Changes to charitable deduction will hurt PA and NJ nonprofits

Tuesday, November 28, 2017
... would cause significant reductions in charitable giving to local nonprofits. Despite technically preserving the ... the chamber on Nov. 16) and the draft Senate bill, 31 million taxpayers who currently claim the deduction will lose ... Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, would cause a 5 percent decrease in overall giving, but more concerning is ...

New coalition to tackle Philadelphia's gun violence

Sharman Matlock-Turner, president and CEO of the Urban Affairs Coalition
Sunday, November 20, 2022
... Naiser Warren-Robinson As gun violence and crime continues to plague the city of Philadelphia, businesses, nonprofits, faith-based organizations and other ... stuck wondering what they can do to help curb the issue. In response, the Philadelphia Foundation and the William Penn ...

Area funders call on Governor Wolf and Secretary Miller to close the Berks County Residential Center (BCRC)

Friday, November 9, 2018
In two letters posted on election day (Nov. 6, 2018), seven ... of Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia issued a call to Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf and Human Services Secretary Teresa D. Miller to shut down the Berks County Residential Center (BCRC). The ...
29Mar2017

Keystone Policy Webinar Series - Session 3 Investing in Change: Foundation Support for Lobbying and Other Advocacy

Wednesday, March 29, 2017
2:00pm - 3:30pm
Webinar
Philanthropy professionals in Pennsylvania understand how state policy affects the ... and the public sector that are permissible and can serve to build relationships and advance important issues.   A ...

More than 500 U.S. Philanthropy Leaders Sign Unprecedented Letter: Don’t Cut the Census Short

2020 Census
Wednesday, August 5, 2020
NOTE TO FUNDERS: Sign-ons are being accepted until COB on August ... communities, leaving them underrepresented locally and in Congress and cutting their fair share of federal funding ... institutions that have given a total of more than $100 million to help ensure an accurate census. The Administration ...

Statement: Including Immigrants and Refugees In Our Response to COVID-19

Immigrant Community courtesy Fels Fund
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
... as communities, organizations, and governments mobilize to meet critical needs. We have been humbled by the ... sector’s response, both nationally and here in Greater Philadelphia. This spirit of “we are all in this ... will be hurt most by COVID-19. As philanthropy continues to respond to community needs, we must be intentional in our ...

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 killing of a Black man rise to the nation’s consciousness. Daniel Prude was just ... old. He was a father of five adult children who lived in Chicago with his sister, Tameshay. He was beloved by his ...
31Jan2017

Keystone Policy Webinar Series - Session 1: Education Policy Advocacy

Tuesday, January 31, 2017
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Webinar
Philanthropy professionals in Pennsylvania understand how state policy affects the ... and the public sector that are permissible and can serve to build relationships and advance important issues.

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