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Women’s work is, and always has been, “essential” work. It’s time to value it.

Gender Justice_Photo by Josh Howard on Unsplash
Friday, May 8, 2020
... Asset Funders Network publication entitled,  Strategic Philanthropy: Integrating Investments-A framework for Impact ... promote racial equity. (Read the report: Racial Equity and Philanthropy: Disparities in Funding for Leaders of Color ... ) CornmanLevy.jpg Diane Cornman-Levy is Executive Director of WOMEN'S WAY, the Greater Philadelphia region’s ...

First Round of Neighborhood Equitable Recovery Fund Grant Recipients Announced

Thursday, September 23, 2021
... Empowerment and Opportunity (CEO) today announced the first round of grant recipients for the Neighborhood ... and digital media arts. Aleks Martray, BPA 's executive director, said, “Our programs provide Philly youth a safe ... was an intentional shift from our traditional approach to philanthropy to one which centers the lived experience of ...
02Jun2022

The End of Roe: How Should Philanthropy Respond?

Thursday, June 2, 2022
10:00am - 11:30am
Video Conference
... in the United States. As we await the official decision, philanthropy needs to consider what impact such a momentous ... Speakers Link to speaker bios Farrah Parkes , executive director, Gender Justice Fund   Signe Espinoza , executive ... Pennsylvania-based public interest law center celebrating its 46th year of advancing the legal status of women at the ...

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

Breaking Chains
Thursday, June 4, 2020
... disperse those advocating for change. This is America and Philanthropy Operates in It This is America in 2020. This is ... and intentional steps to dismantle white supremacy in all its forms and embrace a new endgame of liberation. For ... and prioritizing liberation as a philanthropic goal. First, philanthropy must acknowledge the white supremacist ...

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

2020 Census
Wednesday, August 5, 2020
... for the next decade,” said Gary D. Bass , executive director of the Bauman Foundation and chair of a national ... is a nonpartisan plea to the Administration to fulfill its constitutional requirement to count every person in ... supports funders in their get out the count efforts. “Philanthropy has raised its voice at this critical moment ...

As Violence Against Asian Americans Intensifies, the Moment for Philanthropy to Act Is Now

Stop Asian Hate
Tuesday, March 23, 2021
By Patricia Eng of Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy (AAPIP) and Eric Stegman of Native Americans in Philanthropy Published in the Chronicle of Philanthropy ... MacArthur Foundation It's Time for Philanthropy to Address Its Erasure of AAPI Voices and Perspectives via the Center ...

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

Sanchez family
Thursday, September 3, 2020
... Legaspi Sanchez Back-to-school shopping lists and “First Day of School” photos look a bit unusual these days. ... Sanchez_Mcihelle.jpg Michelle Legaspi Sanchez is Executive Director of the Chester County Fund for Women and Girls and a board member of Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia. A Working Mom on ...
11Apr2019

Keystone Policy Series - CENSUS 2020 Update for Pennsylvania Funders

Thursday, April 11, 2019
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Webinar
... low-income and rural households - are higher than ever. First, the Census provides critical data that funders, the ... as Medicaid.  This means that if Pennsylvania undercounts its lower-income communities, the federal share of ... local activities currently being undertaken – and where philanthropy can continue to play a role – to ensure a fair ...
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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 ... with other funders across the state Join us for the first in the series: EDUCATION ADVOCACY January 31, 2017 ... childhood education.
19May2021

Setting the Table with Dana Kawaoka-Chen & Erik Stegman

Wednesday, May 19, 2021
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Webinar on Zoom
Co-hosted by Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia and Grantmakers for ... of color Powerful Communities: What we learned in our first year of grantmaking via the Group Health Foundation ...
01Mar2018

Keystone Policy Series: CENSUS 2020: What Pennsylvania Funders Need to Know

Thursday, March 1, 2018
2:00pm - 3:00pm
... - are higher than ever. Join Erin Casey, Executive Director of Pennsylvania Voice and Keely Monroe, Democracy ... AF blog A Critical Moment for the 2020 Census and Why Philanthropy Should Care - David Biemesderfer, President & CEO, United Philanthropy Forum REGISTER via the Grantmakers of Western ...

Finding evidence of our collective courage and strength

215 People's Alliance
Wednesday, May 27, 2020
... this crisis. Thanks to the generous support of our fellow Philanthropy Network members Independence Public Media ... and strength. I’m immensely proud to share that in the first six weeks of the Solidarity Fund, the community ... our community.   Casey Cook.jpg Casey Cook is Executive Director of Bread & Roses Community Fund, and a board member ...

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

Democracy Fund
Published: 
10/2020

This guide is designed to help local place-based funders invest quickly in leaders and organizations who are poised to address the threat of political violence around the United States election in 2020.

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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  ... the Foundation is immediately releasing more than 25% of its investment corpus, $1.5 million, to respond to the ... opportunity for leadership and action in all sectors – philanthropy, government, corporate and nonprofit - to ...

IPMF Announces 2024 Community Voices Fund Grant Recipients

IPMF 2024 Community Voices
Thursday, November 21, 2024
... Independence Public Media Foundation (IPMF) announced its 2024 Community Voices Fund grant recipients, with ... share power with communities traditionally excluded from philanthropy while also being impacted by harmful and racist media narratives. IPMF selects panelists based on recommendations from local ...

Community Voices: from a Moment and for a Movement

Spiral Q 2
Monday, August 24, 2020
... where equality and justice are the norm. Both media and philanthropy play important roles in supporting movements ... learn together and be affirmed. The Role of Media and Philanthropy I see IPMF’s legacy as amplifying community ...

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

Friday, November 9, 2018
... posted on election day (Nov. 6, 2018), seven members of Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia issued a call to ... in a federal policy of intolerance and is eschewing its own values of liberty. Since 2001, Pennsylvania has been ... it was founded.

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