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

Wednesday, February 14, 2018
... access to free or low-cost legal services via staff-based legal assistance, or to agencies that recruit, train, ... Equity (PLSE), was added to their grant recipient list, increasing the total amount of Bar Foundation nonprofit ... the community to support l egal aid, and build system-wide capacity.  www.philabarfoundation.org   Contact:  Laura ...

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

Democracy Fund
Published: 
10/2020
... squarely now. This guide is designed to help local place-based funders invest quickly in leaders and organizations ... been preparing for this moment for years. This guidance is based on the report “Building U.S. Resilience to Political ... Stearns ( jstearns@democracyfund.org ) Guidance for Place-Based Funders to Address Political Violence Before and After ...
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New Century Trust Adopts Trust-Based Philanthropy Approach

Thursday, May 24, 2018
... New Century Trust is transitioning to a “trust-based” approach to philanthropy. By doing so, NCT has ... addressing the political and/or economic gender gap through community organizing and policy advocacy. The funding ... in the $8,000-$15,000 range depending on the number of partners. Those interested in partnering with NCT are invited ...

Philly Counts releases Final Report on 2020 Census Operation

Philly Counts
Friday, January 29, 2021
... released its final report, findings, and recommendations based on the work done in diverse communities across ... September 2019 and February 2020, Philly Counts and its volunteers trained more than 8,000 Philadelphians to be ... Developing key partnerships to increase the reach and capacity of Philly Counts and leveraging existing ...

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
... Without assets, families are unable to remain secure through financial disruptions as is currently being witnessed ... in our region and in our nation. They confront inequities based on gender and race. Recommendations for ... Invest in gender transformative grantmaking to build the capacity of organizations to challenge and dismantle rigid ...

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

Code for America
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
... digital society.” There are now 25,000 Code for America volunteers in 85 chapters that cover 41 states, working ... to collaborate with local government and community partners to build new tools that help address local civic ... us to continue to meet community needs and build local capacity for our Brigade volunteers to do the important work ...

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 ... the tenuous juggling act of the working mom, gender-based violence, racial justice, and access to healthcare — ...

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

Monday, January 11, 2021
... capital to enhance critical organizational and system capacity and think differently. These grants allow us to do ... a model to establish a pipeline of trained interns and volunteers for local community organizations. The ... from the justice system into specialized, evidence-based therapy. Montgomery County Community College Foundation ...

Philadelphia to benefit from $100M Starbucks initiative to advance racial equity

Starbucks
Thursday, January 14, 2021
... racial equity and environmental resilience." Seattle-based coffee giant Starbucks Corp. (NASDAQ: SBUX) announced ... As part of the initiative, Starbucks will work with partners such as the Opportunity Finance Network to allocate ...
31Jan2017

Keystone Policy Webinar Series - Session 1: Education Policy Advocacy

Tuesday, January 31, 2017
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Webinar
... that can be useful to fellow funders whose work is place-based or occasionally touches upon these fields. The Keystone ... Commission (ELIC) , which was created in September 2008 through Executive Order.

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

Tuesday, April 7, 2020
... service organizations are working to the limits of their capacity to help those most in need. RWJF will distribute $50 ... CLICK HERE to see a list of national and New Jersey-based grantees . “During this pandemic we are seeing how ... It’s critical that we make real and lasting improvements through community action and public policy in the months and ...

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
... for Delaware County today announced $30,300 in awards through six grants to area nonprofits. Grants awarded will ... League, to specifically target hard-to-count populations through education, outreach and technical assistance.   The ... for Delaware County also operates prestigious evidence-based programs such as Healthy Start, the WIC nutrition ...
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Census 2020

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

Breaking Chains
Thursday, June 4, 2020
... stories. It is an America that has been normalized through hate, a lack of information, a lack of understanding, ... focus on breaking systems of oppression that are based in white supremacist culture. This requires ... only the organizations that are deemed to have major capacity, usually White-led, who are able to creatively show ...

The Judge Alfred L. Luongo Fund Provides Immediate Support for Reentry Program Participants

Tuesday, July 7, 2020
... STAR Reentry Court Team, the Philadelphia Bar Foundation, through the Luongo Fund, purchased and distributed $100 Visa ... Federal Public Defender’s Office, and various community partners in Philadelphia. Founded in 2015, the Luongo Fund ... the community to support legal aid, and build system-wide capacity. www.philabarfoundation.org About the Judge Alfred ...
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 ... The Frontlines: A Roadmap To Supporting Health Equity Through Abortion Access - NCRP News and Opinion Grant Makers ... board of The Abortion Liberation Fund, an abortion fund based in Philadelphia, where she serves as co-chair.     ...

First Round of Neighborhood Equitable Recovery Fund Grant Recipients Announced

Thursday, September 23, 2021
... which totaled $450,000, provided $15,000 to 30 community-based organizations focused on issues including, but not ... whose voices have traditionally been underrepresented through filmmaking and digital media arts. Aleks Martray, BPA ... and these grants are a testament to that. The 30 community-based grantees are generating their own grassroots strategies ...

Community Voices: from a Moment and for a Movement

Spiral Q 2
Monday, August 24, 2020
... housing and job insecurity to policing and harm reduction. Through interviews and storytelling, the project will address ... the world around us, how we managed to come together, pull through and usher in a new normal that we so desperately ...

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

Leeway Foundation (mark)
Monday, October 7, 2019
... mid-70s. Leeway’s Art and Change Grant provides project-based funds of up to $2,500 to women and trans* and gender ... at the intersection of art, culture, and social change. Through our grantmaking and other programs, we promote ...
28Jul2022

Funder Briefing: Reflecting Forward Report

Thursday, July 28, 2022
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Virtual
... on the recent report, Reflecting Forward: Philadelphia-based Black Leaders’ Recommendations for Regional Funders . ... Time for Q&A will be provided at the end of the event.

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