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Finding evidence of our collective courage and strength

215 People's Alliance
Wednesday, May 27, 2020
... a computer screen. Personally, I’ve experienced waves of feeling isolated and disconnected, even as I spend all day ... organizers are responding to this crisis right here in the Philadelphia region, I am filled with lasting faith in our ... Community Fund, and a board member of Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia. casey@breadrosesfund.org Finding ...

Reflections on the election and our purpose

And still hope rises
Thursday, November 7, 2024
... Interim Transformation Director, Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia As we continue our transformation ... journey, we've spent valuable time with many of you—through conversations, surveys, strategy committee ... briefing on November 20th hosted by our partners at the United Philanthropy Forum, and we will be in touch as other ...
31Jan2017

Keystone Policy Webinar Series - Session 1: Education Policy Advocacy

Tuesday, January 31, 2017
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Webinar
... affects the nonprofit sector, and many have a history of engaging and educating state policymakers.   Even given ...

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

Immigrant Community courtesy Fels Fund
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
... The COVID-19 pandemic has rapidly shifted the fundamentals of our daily lives. The challenges we face are unprecedented ... sector’s response, both nationally and here in Greater Philadelphia. This spirit of “we are all in this ... Health Partnership The Scattergood Foundation WOMEN'S WAY Yoder Consultancy   Statement: Including Immigrants and ...

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

Leeway Foundation (mark)
Monday, October 7, 2019
... and gender nonconforming artists and cultural producers in Greater Philadelphia, supporting their work to address a range of social change issues. The fall 2019 cycle of grantees ...

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

Wednesday, April 8, 2020
... Foundation 215-620-1869  jennifer@doutyfoundation.org Philadelphia, PA (April 6, 2020) – Since 1968, The Douty ... the Foundation is immediately releasing more than 25% of its investment corpus, $1.5 million, to respond to the ... these organizations' financial needs as they take on new approaches to their general operations.”  In addition ...

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
... Howard  on  Unsplash By Diane Cornman-Levy Thousands of businesses across the United States have shut down their operations in response to ... Diane Cornman-Levy is Executive Director of WOMEN'S WAY, the Greater Philadelphia region’s leading nonprofit ...

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

Tuesday, April 7, 2020
... several national and community organizations to help some of the families and communities feeling the greatest strain ... $5 million for relief efforts in RWJF’s home state of New Jersey, hit particularly hard by the virus.  As the ...

Systems transformation could have saved Daniel Prude’s life

Photo credit Warren Wong on Unsplash
Thursday, September 10, 2020
... -W.E.B. Du Bois Last week we saw yet another killing of a Black man rise to the nation’s consciousness. Daniel ... they are well-resourced and implemented with fidelity. In Philadelphia, many evidence-based practices have been ... experience serious mental illness. Our systems have a long way to go. We must apply a racial justice lens and ...

Philly Counts releases Final Report on 2020 Census Operation

Philly Counts
Friday, January 29, 2021
Press release Philly Counts.png PHILADELPHIA — Philly Counts 2020 , the City’s effort to ... October 2020. The report provides a thorough understanding of the multifaceted field plan, designed and executed by ... census participation.  Like most large cities in the United States, Philadelphia’s participation was below the ...

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 ... to supporting individuals in reentry. At the request of the STAR Reentry Court Team, the Philadelphia Bar ... said Cyndi Zuidema, Reentry Coordinator at the United States Attorney's Office, Eastern District of ...

Fels Fund Awards Arts & Culture Grants

Samuel S. Fels Fund
Friday, June 29, 2018
      The Board of Directors of the Samuel S. Fels Fund approved 22 grants to ... year. Grant recipients are: African American Museum in Philadelphia Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture ArtWell ... for a one-year cycle: Education Law Center POWER Youth United for Change For further details, visit the Fels Fund's ...

IPMF Announces 2024 Community Voices Fund Grant Recipients

IPMF 2024 Community Voices
Thursday, November 21, 2024
PHILADELPHIA, November 21, 2024—The Independence Public ... will support the documentation, sharing, and preservation of community stories to advance social justice, build power, ... Digital Archives, Paul Robeson House, POPPYN, and South Jersey Information Equity Project. The fund also aims to ...
29Jun2023

Libraries Under Attack- How Funders Can Help Defy Bans and Discrimination

Thursday, June 29, 2023
10:00am - 11:15am
Virtual via Zoom
... their collections are relevant to the growing diversity of the public they serve, there are emerging forces ... also hear from Diana Doherty of the VNA Foundation of Greater North Penn about why that foundation funds public ... to defund Indian Valley Public Library [article] Illinois bill to ban book banning Recording   Libraries Under Attack- ...

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

Code for America
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
... will help Brigades in Miami, Charlotte, Detroit, Philadelphia, San Jose, St. Paul and Boulder build ... America will strengthen the business models and practices of local technology Brigades chapters in seven U.S. cities ... and subject to a natural waning of engagement. This new investment will give local tech Brigade leaders training ...

An Open Letter on Family Detention in Pennsylvania

Published: 
10/2018
Out of concern for immigrant rights, especially the health and well-being of our immigrant children, Philanthropy Network members ... (BCRC), one of three immigrant family detention centers in United States.
27Jul2022

Peer to Peer Discussion: The End of Roe: How Should Philanthropy Respond?

Wednesday, July 27, 2022
9:00am - 10:00am
Virtual
... session we co-sponsored with Gender Justice Fund, The End of Roe: How Should Philanthropy Respond? , and the subsequent ... and a list of articles and additional resources.

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

2020 Census
Wednesday, August 5, 2020
... alarmed by the announcement that the U.S. Department of Commerce intends to “drastically cut short” 2020 ... it announced when it modified the 2020 census timeline as the COVID-19 pandemic took hold in the United States. The philanthropic leaders that signed the ...

More than 300 U.S. philanthropic leaders call for removal of citizenship question from 2020 census

Tuesday, August 7, 2018
... and local philanthropies across 38 states and District of Columbia join in unanimous opposition; more than 30 ... letter submitted to the U.S. Commerce Department ahead of an August 7 deadline, the large collection of foundation ... be part of the 2020 Census. A separate letter submitted by United Philanthropy Forum on behalf of 33 regional and ...

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

Sanchez family
Thursday, September 3, 2020
... Sanchez Back-to-school shopping lists and “First Day of School” photos look a bit unusual these days. Face masks ... Women and Girls and a board member of Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia. A Working Mom on Back-to-School Life in COVID ...

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