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Philadelphia Takes First Steps Toward City-wide Historic and Cultural Resources Survey

Wednesday, March 4, 2020
... a project to explore that question. When the project ends in December 2022 the City will have a plan for an ongoing, ... step to implement that recommendation. The William Penn Foundation will provide a $250,000 grant to support the ... include our residents. I’m grateful to the William Penn Foundation for continuing to support our preservation ...

Rebuild Update - December 2018

Parkside Groundbreaking
Wednesday, December 19, 2018
... announce an 18-month grant extension from the William Penn Foundation to continue engaging philanthropy in Rebuild , the ambitious public-private partnership to ... As an added incentive, William Penn will match   $1 for every $2 raised  in other philanthropic and public ...

Philadelphia’s Placing a $500 Million Bet on Play

Monday, September 11, 2017
... in part based on factors like a neighborhood’s poverty, health data, drug offense rates and the potential for ... investment, and one that might. (The William Penn Foundation provided grant funding for the reporting and ... the former is a far smaller site nestled in a residential area with a compact rec center, two playgrounds, and a ...

What's New at Rebuild (November 2017)

Monday, December 4, 2017
... Rebuild initiative for November 2017: November 1  - The Rebuild Oversight Board held its inaugural meeting ... Users.  Only Project Users will be eligible to apply for grants to work on Rebuild projects.  See the list of Project ... interactive map (check it out here - you can explore sites in your neighborhood!), and a detailed Project Statement ...

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

Monday, October 2, 2017
... Association  (NRPA) concluded its  annual conference  in New Orleans, bringing together more than 7,000 park and ... sessions ,  Shawn McCaney  — now William Penn Foundation’s Executive Director , presented the City of ... improving a park helps improve the local economy and the health and wellbeing of local residents. We’ve seen this ...

Seeking to Build Community, Philadelphia Invests $500M in Recreational Spaces

FDR Park
Friday, September 22, 2017
... hundred-million-dollar grant  from the William Penn Foundation, the City of Philadelphia launched a high-profile, ... more than half of the over 400 facilities citywide. In some ways, Philadelphia is playing catch-up. According ... for choosing Rebuild sites include data on poverty, health, drug offense, and economic growth potential. As the ...

Beech launches resources directory to support families, individuals and communities

BEECH 2020 COMMUNITY RESOURCES DIRECTORY
Tuesday, August 18, 2020
PHILADELPHIA, August 3, 2020 -- In celebration of its 30th Anniversary in service to the community, the Beech Companies, Inc., ... Bank, Beech Community Services and the Alston Beech Foundation. To access the Beech Community Resources Directory ...

How you can help Philly reimagine our civic spaces

Friday, June 15, 2018
... city’s ongoing renaissance. Recent and deep investment in the public spaces that bring us together is also a sure ... the first phase of their development: Centennial Commons in West Fairmount Park and the Rail Park in Callowhill. With ... Park Conservancy and Patrick J. Morgan is the Knight Foundation’s project director in Philadelphia.   How you ...

City Appoints New Executive Director of Rebuild

Kira Strong
Friday, January 3, 2020
... of the City’s Rebuild initiative. Strong has served in that role in an interim capacity since November, and before that, as ... a historic $100 million commitment from the William Penn Foundation.  “Rebuild came to Moss this spring and hit the ...

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 ...
29Apr2021

Chester County Funders Meeting

Thursday, April 29, 2021
9:00am - 10:30am
Video Conference
... update on economic revitalization initiatives and progress in the City of Coatesville. Invited guests include Sonia ... .  Additionally, a representative from the Chester County Health Department will provide an update on the vaccination ...
26Feb2019

Creating a Data-Informed Community for Our Work

Tuesday, February 26, 2019
8:15am - 10:00am
Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia
... you to a discussion on the importance and impact of data in our work as change agents. Please join us on Tuesday, ... sectors.
07Oct2020

Setting the Table: Reimagining Wealth & Capitalism

Wednesday, October 7, 2020
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Video Conference
... justice. Inspired by Sidney and Marcus’s conversation in July on white supremacy , this space is intentionally ... for our first conversation on Wednesday, October 7, 2020, 1:00-2:00 PM ET when Sidney and Marcus welcome guests Rodney ...

Rebuild Announces First Project to Launch, More to Come

Thursday, May 17, 2018
At an event in South Philadelphia, Mayor Jim Kenney was joined by ... initiative to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in parks, recreation centers, and libraries across ... to fund Rebuild through the City’s capital budget in an effort to streamline the program and get projects ...

Seventeen-member oversight board named for Rebuild

Monday, October 30, 2017
... is a $500 million citywide initiative that’s seven years in the making, so you can bet that there have been a lot of ... Council Janet Haas , board chair of the  William Penn Foundation Stacy Holland , educational consultant Floyd ...  is coming up quick too, set for this Wednesday, Nov. 1, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the  Kingsessing Recreation Center ...

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