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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 ... 545-4078 or bknight@leeway.org ABOUT LEEWAY The Leeway Foundation supports women, trans* and gender nonconforming ... different from their gender assigned at birth. Leeway Foundation announces $55,000 in Art and Change Grants ...

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 and community organizations to help some of the ... $50 million in emergency support among  groups that serve national, tribal, and local populations. CLICK HERE to see a ...

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, ... digital age,” said Lilian Coral, Knight’s director of national strategy and technology innovation. “Their efforts ... S. and James L. Knight Foundation Knight Foundation is a national foundation with strong local roots. We invest in ...

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 2018)  – The Philadelphia Bar Foundation broadened their scope of support for the legal aid ... $556,550. Grants are a fundamental part of the Bar Foundation’s comprehensive access to justice work which ...

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 ... Nuala Cabral  of West Philadelphia, Media Arts A national panel of artists and cultural producers convened to ... staff member for one-on-one support. ABOUT LEEWAY: Leeway Foundation supports women and transgender artists and ...
09Mar2017

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

Thursday, March 9, 2017
2:00pm - 4:30pm
Philadelphia, PA

In collaboration with Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia, the Exponent Philanthropy Local Engagement Group (LEG) invites you to join Philadelphia-area funders for a legal update with Andras Kosaras, Esq., Counsel at

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

Wednesday, April 8, 2020
... information: Jennifer Leith, Executive Director, The Douty Foundation 215-620-1869  jennifer@doutyfoundation.org ... Philadelphia, PA (April 6, 2020) – Since 1968, The Douty Foundation has awarded grants to small grassroots ... The Douty Foundation joins the Council on Foundations, National Center for Responsive Philanthropy and Grantmakers ...

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 ... education, outreach and technical assistance.   The foundation is sending a message that the 2020 Census is one ... count for Delaware County,” said Frances Sheehan, foundation president. “We’re pleased that these ...
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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, ... will greatly benefit from these new funds. “Philadelphia Foundation is proud to announce nearly $3 million in grants ... Ayers, Director of Grants and Programs at the Philadelphia Foundation. “These grants, focused on advocacy, direct ...

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 ... working in the Montgomery County region. “HealthSpark Foundation is incredibly grateful to our community partners ... Net Resiliency Initiative is a partnership between the Foundation and the county’s nonprofit, government, faith ...

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

Democracy Fund
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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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01Mar2018

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

Thursday, March 1, 2018
2:00pm - 3:00pm
... civic engagement that has already begun working with national and local partners to plan for the 2020 Census. As ... experience to her work with PA Voice, including roles as National Partnership Coordinator for Public Interest Research ... Series Launched in 2017, the Keystone Policy Series of conference calls and webinars has been developed ...

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

Sanchez family
Thursday, September 3, 2020
... Fund for Women and Girls (CCFWG) , hosted the virtual event “Overlooked and Undercounted: Struggling to Make Ends Meet in PA” with our partner, PathWays PA. The event explored the  Self-Sufficiency Standard for ... at how women and girls are faring at the local, state and national levels — child care costs in Pennsylvania exceed ...
19May2021

Setting the Table with Dana Kawaoka-Chen & Erik Stegman

Wednesday, May 19, 2021
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Webinar on Zoom
... a community of peers. Recording Related Materials Upcoming event: Thursday, June 3, 2021 | 1:30 PM ET Giving Shuumi: ...

Community Voices: from a Moment and for a Movement

Spiral Q 2
Monday, August 24, 2020
...  them. As Program Officer at  Independence Public Media Foundation (IPMF) , which supports community media in the ... communities who are often overlooked in mainstream national and local news and media outlets. We were ... lockdown? These are perspectives that are missing from national and local news outlets. Our hope is that over time ...
02Jun2022

The End of Roe: How Should Philanthropy Respond?

Thursday, June 2, 2022
10:00am - 11:30am
Video Conference
... decision might mean for Pennsylvania. This free virtual event is co-hosted by the Gender Justice Fund and ... boards of the Abortion Liberation Fund and the Valentine Foundation, as well as Bread & Roses Community Fund. Ms. ... the legal status of women at the local, state, and national levels. In this role, she has presided over major ...
31Jan2017

Keystone Policy Webinar Series - Session 1: Education Policy Advocacy

Tuesday, January 31, 2017
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Webinar
... touches upon these fields. The Keystone Policy Series of conference calls/ webinars has been developed by  ...

Philly Counts releases Final Report on 2020 Census Operation

Philly Counts
Friday, January 29, 2021
... Count Committee members and their subcommittees, built the foundation for this outreach, and community partners across ... from all walks of life and in every neighborhood.” The foundation of the plan was centered around person-to-person ... the local Census Bureau staff proved vital. Flaws in the national Census Bureau plan had direct local impacts. Create ...

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

Breaking Chains
Thursday, June 4, 2020
... 1968, we are witnessing a violent response by police and National Guard against protestors, firing tear gas canisters ... philanthropic paradigms.  Darren Walker, from The Ford Foundation, called for philanthropy to move from a charity ... are very few actions that make up the “must dos” for foundation to be in compliance with the IRS or the founding ...

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