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Putting Art to Work

Color me Back mural. Photo by Steve Weinik
Monday, August 5, 2019
BY  PATRICK BILOW   for The Philadelphia Citizen In the southeast concourse at ... The program, which launched on April 23 and is funded by grants from The Barra Foundation and The Sheller Family ... selected to work that day. An average of 54 people show up to Love Park every morning to participate in the lottery; ...

Knight Foundation invests $2.2 million in projects to advance Philadelphia’s public spaces and digital engagement

Photo courtesy Smith Memorial Playground
Friday, April 9, 2021
... In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic amplified a need for accessible public spaces and strategic digital ... said Ellen Hwang, Knight Foundation program director for Philadelphia. “Accessible public spaces are critical ... Steif, for engaging communities around community values, cultural and historic preservation, housing affordability, ...
09Jun2017

The Story of a Block – A Tour of Chester’s Avenue of the States with Artists, Entrepreneurs & Urban Farmers

Friday, June 9, 2017
9:00am - 2:00pm
Chester, PA
... Place-Based ,  Arts & Culture , and  Food Funders  for an interactive site visit and tour of Chester’s ... Pennsylvania Humanities Council , and  The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage .
26Feb2019

Creating a Data-Informed Community for Our Work

Tuesday, February 26, 2019
8:15am - 10:00am
Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia
... (230 S. Broad Street, Suite 402, Philadelphia, PA 19102) for Creating a Data-Informed Community for Our Work . As we move towards a more interconnected and ...

Seventeen-member oversight board named for Rebuild

Monday, October 30, 2017
... implementation,” according to a statement. It’s made up of 17 members, all of whom seem to be stakeholders with ... Councilman Bobby Henon Rob Dubow , director of finance for the City of Philadelphia Harold Epps , deputy managing ... ask questions. The board’s  first meeting  is coming up quick too, set for this Wednesday, Nov. 1, from 6 to 7:30 ...
07Oct2020

Setting the Table: Reimagining Wealth & Capitalism

Wednesday, October 7, 2020
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Video Conference
... Greater Philadelphia and Marcus Walton , CEO, Grantmakers for Effective Organizations . Taking place every other month, ... + create) a better future, ensuring we don’t settle for innovation as the future state but as an opportunity to ... centers and promotes racial equity. We hope you can pull up a seat at the table for our first conversation on ...
25Jun2019

Southwest Philly 2019: Tour of the Neighborhood and What We Can Do Next

Tuesday, June 25, 2019
9:00am - 4:30pm
Bartram's Garden
Please join us for our third session in our series on Southwest ... School and hear from affiliated partners. We will stop for lunch and an informal facilitated conversation by Valerie ...
07Nov2018

Pennsylvania Foundation Convening: Promoting Community Health

Wednesday, November 7, 2018 to Thursday, November 8, 2018
The Penn Stater Hotel & Conference Center
... across funders’ priorities, explore opportunities for collaborative grantmaking, leverage expertise and resources for greater impact, spread best practices, build ... create a new account to register.  If you already signed-up during pre-registration, there's no need to register ...

Unprecedented program aims to ‘Rebuild’ Philadelphia, serve as national community investment model

Monday, October 2, 2017
... trails and public spaces,” McCaney said. “But for the city as a whole to thrive, these kinds of high ... “I am extremely grateful to the Foundation not only for this overwhelming vote of confidence in Rebuild, but also for all the insights and support they supplied along the way ...

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