29Apr2021
Chester County Funders Meeting
Thursday, April 29, 2021
9:00am - 10:30am
Video Conference
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Brandywine Health and Housing Center Celebrates 10th Anniversary
Friday, May 4, 2018
... Foundation CEO Frances Sheehan (l) joins the Foundation's current CEO Vanessa Briggs at the podium to celebrate the ... concrete examples of the impact BHF has had, thanks to our donors, our volunteers, our grantees, and our community ... more than four decades and the first major accomplishment for the Brandywine Health Foundation. The Brandywine Health ...
May 2019 Update: Rebuild is on the move!
Tuesday, May 14, 2019
... begun on 24 of the 64 sites approved by City Council for Rebuild funding. Rebuild is Philadelphia’s historic investment in the city’s parks, recreation ... sites. Conversations with residents will help determine what upgrades and improvements will be made to each park, ...
Regional Foundation Announces $4.75 Million in Grant Awards
Tuesday, April 18, 2023
... multi-year funding is designed to assist the foundation’s grantee partners to start or sustain momentum in their ... “The grants we announced today are an exciting next step in the journey of the Regional Foundation,” ... neighborhood revitalization efforts with stable funding for at least five years. Three of the grants represent new ...
Knight Foundation invests $2.2 million in projects to advance Philadelphia’s public spaces and digital engagement
Friday, April 9, 2021
... PHILADELPHIA — April 8, 2021 — The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation today announced a $2.2 ... In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic amplified a need for accessible public spaces and strategic digital ... public spaces are critical assets and places for our communities. These new investments will help ensure that ...
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Center for Health Equity Receives $1M Grant from Bank of America
Thursday, July 21, 2022
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s (CHOP) Center for Health Equity received a $1 million grant from Bank of ... at no cost to families. Block Builds will now expand our reach to doing exterior repairs for the entire ...
07Oct2020
Setting the Table: Reimagining Wealth & Capitalism
Wednesday, October 7, 2020
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Video Conference
We are pleased to introduce our new webinar series, Setting the Table , co-hosted by ... Greater Philadelphia and Marcus Walton , CEO, Grantmakers for Effective Organizations . Taking place every other month, ... equity and social justice. Inspired by Sidney and Marcus’s conversation in July on white supremacy , this space is ...
Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation Awards $1.25M in Grants
Tuesday, July 30, 2019
... Wellness Foundation Awards $1.25M in Grants in Spring 2019 for Local Organizations, Quality of Life Pottstown, PA – ... “To make a difference in the health and wellness of our residents, we evaluate our grantees very carefully to ...
City Council and Mayor Kenney play nice as rec center ‘rebuild’ advances
Thursday, May 24, 2018
By Malcolm Burnley via Plan Philly Mayor Jim Kenney’s plan to revamp public facilities throughout the city took ... progress at a press conference held at one of the city’s public facilities in dire need — Olney Rec Center . ... “As you can see, this site is a perfect candidate for Rebuild. You all have dealt with a failing roof, flooding ...
Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation Awards Over $800K in Grant Dollars
Tuesday, December 18, 2018
... 33 organizations receiving funding during the Foundation’s most recent grant round: PRIORITY 1A: Promoting healthy ... Council, Inc. DBA Wellness Council of Boyertown- Growing our Financial Stability Boyertown Area Multi-Service, Inc.- Food Access Programming for Wellness Among Hungry, Impoverished Individuals, ...
The Nelson Foundation Announces June 2024 Grant Awards
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
... logo.png The Nelson Foundation is excited to announce that our Board of Directors has awarded the 2024 Core Grants as ... to their mission and are making a positive impact for young people and the communities in which they live. This year’s eleven core grant recipients are: 12+ , Big Picture ...
Wells Fargo Helps LISC Expand Financial Opportunity
Thursday, March 15, 2018
... their standards of living LISC is one of the nation’s largest nonprofit organizations supporting projects that ... Rizer, head of Wells Fargo Community Relations. “We take our responsibility to the communities we serve very ... we help people develop the skills they need to compete for living-wage jobs, we are creating opportunities to ...
Philadelphia: Building a Stronger City Through Public Spaces
Thursday, May 24, 2018
In this post Patrick Morgan , program director for Philadelphia at John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, reflects on the role of public spaces in creating more informed and engaged communities, and how recent investments in Philadelphia are ...
17Oct2017
Rebuild Site Visit
Tuesday, October 17, 2017
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Philadelphia, PA
... to join fellow Philanthropy Network members and the City’s Commissioner of Philadelphia Parks and Recreation Kathryn ... Ott Lovell on Tuesday, October 17 from 1:00 – 2:30 pm for a site visit to the Francis J Meyers Recreation Center . ... the broader impact Rebuild improvements will have on local communities across Philadelphia. We will hear from community ...
Rebuild: Strengthening Neighborhoods Across Philadelphia
Thursday, March 21, 2019
... with the support of William Penn Foundation and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation has been at the forefront ... a philanthropic investment and engagement framework for Rebuild, the city’s joint public-private partnership to ... but as a strategy to leverage the power and expertise of communities, to promote diversity and economic inclusion, and ...
Beech celebrates neighborhood transformation over 30 years
Wednesday, June 22, 2022
... the $17 million redeveloped Progress Plaza, the nation’s oldest Black-owned shopping center; across the street from Progress Plaza sits Temple’s Morgan Hall, a 24-story residence hall for students with a food court on the first floor. Now, ...
22Jan2020
One Year of Rebuild: Collaborating to Advance Opportunity, Engagement and Equity in Neighborhoods
Wednesday, January 22, 2020
9:00am - 11:00am
Free Library of Philadelphia
Rebuild is the City of Philadelphia’s initiative to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in ... priorities across the city: Investing equitably across communities in Philadelphia Complementing existing ... will include: Pati Codina , Community Development Director for Impact Services, a nonprofit managing Rebuild projects in ...
Rebuild Update - December 2018
Wednesday, December 19, 2018
... public-private partnership to revitalize Philadelphia’s parks, recreation centers, playgrounds, and libraries. In ... As an added incentive, William Penn will match $1 for every $2 raised in other philanthropic and public ... allow Rebuild to deliver more improvements in Philadelphia communities, serve more people, and grow more local ...
Philly dominates Knight Cities Challenge … again
Monday, June 12, 2017
... @wbender99 | benderw@phillynews.com You want ideas for how to make cities more successful? Philadelphia has a ... of $5 million in urban-revitalization grants that the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation offers annually to 26 ... city service solutions. George Abbott, Knight Foundation’s director for community and national initiatives, said he ...