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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
... to encourage enrollment in the 2020 Census, The Foundation for Delaware County today announced $30,300 in awards through six ...
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Philadelphia Foundation Announces $2.9 Million in Grants to Nearly 100 Nonprofit Organizations

Philadelphia Foundation
Thursday, December 12, 2024
December 12, 2024 -Philadelphia, PA – Philadelphia Foundation has announced a significant funding initiative, awarding $2.9 million in grants for 97 nonprofit organizations serving vulnerable populations ... Greater Philadelphia. Nonprofits in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties, as well as ...

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

CCFWG Girls Advisory Board
Wednesday, February 17, 2021
WEST CHESTER, PA (February 16, 2021) - Members of Chester County Fund for Women and Girls (CCFWG)’s Girls Advisory Board (GAB) ... and resources for all. CCFWG’s Girls Advisory Board Awards $19k to Local Nonprofits Serving Women & Girls ...

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

Wednesday, April 8, 2020
For more information: Jennifer Leith, Executive Director, The Douty Foundation 215-620-1869  jennifer@doutyfoundation.org ... releasing more than 25% of its investment corpus, $1.5 million, to respond to the immediate and emergent needs ...

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

Monday, January 11, 2021
Press Release Colmar, PA- HealthSpark Foundation is announcing the award of $631,000 in grant funds ... 2-year grant to continue advocacy efforts through the Here for Us Advocacy Coalition, a research and planning grant to ... for safety net system providers working in the Montgomery County region. “HealthSpark Foundation is incredibly ...

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

Code for America
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
News release from the Knight Foundation $1M investment will help Brigades in Miami, ... St. Paul and Boulder build sustainable business models for civic technology. ... projects that reached 5 million people and directly served over 700,000. “They help make government services more ...

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

Tuesday, April 7, 2020
... Princeton, N.J. —The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) will provide $50 million in immediate short-term relief to several national ... the COVID-19 health emergency. This includes $5 million for relief efforts in RWJF’s home state of New Jersey, hit ...

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

Friday, December 21, 2018
PHILADELPHIA – Today, Leeway Foundation announced $135,000 in grants to nine women and ... the year, or schedule an appointment with a staff member for one-on-one support. ABOUT LEEWAY: Leeway Foundation ... Velis ,  Muthi Reed , &  Nuala Cabral Leeway Foundation Awards Nine Philadelphia Artists with $15,000 Transformation ...

Changes to charitable deduction will hurt PA and NJ nonprofits

Tuesday, November 28, 2017
... By Mike Candilo and Pedro A. Ramos This is a critical time for our nonprofit community, as lawmakers consider ... gifts from middle-class donors. Consider the local impact: 1.5 million taxpayers in Pennsylvania claimed the charitable ... Pedro A. Ramos is president and CEO of  the Philadelphia Foundation.  president@philafound.org . The Inquirer’s ...

Philadelphia Bar Foundation Posts Largest Grant Distribution Increase in Nearly a Decade

Wednesday, February 14, 2018
... of Thousands in Funds Awarded in the Philadelphia Bar Foundation 2017 Grant Cycle   PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (February ... 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 ...
09Mar2017

Small Foundations and the New Administration: State & Federal Laws to Watch

Thursday, March 9, 2017
2:00pm - 4:30pm
Philadelphia, PA
... Philanthropy Local Engagement Group (LEG) invites you to join Philadelphia-area funders for a legal update with  Andras Kosaras, Esq., Counsel a t ...

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

Friday, November 9, 2018
... Services Secretary Teresa D. Miller to shut down the Berks County Residential Center (BCRC). The BCRC is one of only ... as young as 2-years-old have been held in detention there for more than a year. This practice violates Pennsylvania ...

Fels Fund Awards Arts & Culture Grants

Samuel S. Fels Fund
Friday, June 29, 2018
... of Directors of the Samuel S. Fels Fund approved 22 grants to 19 arts and culture organizations. Most organizations received a two-year commitment for general support. Fels' Arts & Culture grants totaled ... details, visit the Fels Fund's website .  Fels Fund Awards Arts & Culture Grants ...
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
... constraints on lobbying, there are numerous opportunities for communication between philanthropy and the public sector that are permissible and can serve to build relationships and advance important issues.

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

Democracy Fund
Published: 
10/2020
... and peacebuilding reveal that a great deal can be done to prevent (and, if necessary, de-escalate) violence and ... challenges squarely now. This guide is designed to help local place-based funders invest quickly in leaders and organizations who’ve been preparing for this moment for years. This guidance is based on the ...
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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
... community leaders, and residents joined the Chester County Fund for Women and Girls (CCFWG), West Chester Public Arts ... Movement because the fight for the right to vote is not over…This mural is an awesome reminder of the tenacity of ...

Leeway Foundation announces $55,000 in Art and Change Grants

Leeway Foundation (mark)
Monday, October 7, 2019
Leewaylogo.jpg (Ocotber 7, 2019) - Today, the Leeway Foundation announced $55,000 in funding for 31 individual women, trans* and gender nonconforming ... producers in Greater Philadelphia, supporting their work to address a range of social change issues. The fall 2019 ...

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

Sanchez family
Thursday, September 3, 2020
... have imagined. My “third shift” job has been preparing for the start of this school year and worrying about how to ... with a job that gives me a fair amount of flexibility over my schedule and a spouse who contributes to our ... a few weeks ago, the organization I lead, the  Chester County Fund for Women and Girls (CCFWG) , hosted the virtual ...

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

Immigrant Community courtesy Fels Fund
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
... this crisis; Support organizations that are advocating for systems-level changes that are inclusive of race, class, ... name as a supporter of this statement. Chester County Community Foundation The Alfred and Mary Douty Foundation Samuel S. ...

Community Voices: from a Moment and for a Movement

Spiral Q 2
Monday, August 24, 2020
... and reimagine and create a new normal that is better for the world, one where equality and justice are the norm. ...  them. As Program Officer at  Independence Public Media Foundation (IPMF) , which supports community media in the ... from national and local news outlets. Our hope is that over time these projects will become more visible and ...

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