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Foundations Community Partnership Founder Ron Bernstein to Retire

Ron Bernstein
Friday, November 1, 2019
... funding and placed over 150 college students into local nonprofits, where students learn to solve community problems ... expansion of the hospital’s scope of services, as well as the construction of a new administration building, a new ...

Philly dominates Knight Cities Challenge … again

Monday, June 12, 2017
... pointed to urban planner Ben Bryant’s  pop-up pool  project as one of the Knight Cities Challenge’s early success ... of the plan, but have now expanded it to five pools as part of the city’s  Swim Philly  program. “The first ...
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Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Center for Health Equity Receives $1M Grant from Bank of America

Thursday, July 21, 2022
... Rebuilding Together Philadelphia and Habitat for Humanity, as well as minority- and women-owned contractors identified through  ... part of this work is forming strong partnerships with nonprofits and advocacy groups, such as community, consumer ...

City Launches “Kensington Community Resilience Fund”

Tuesday, April 27, 2021
... step to improve the quality of life in Kensington as we fight the scourge of opioids,” said Mayor Jim Kenney ... focused programming to support the community. To serve as a catalyst and build the infrastructure to support ... and partnership with Funders in the Kensington community. As noted by Jennifer Leith, Executive Director of the Douty ...

Beech celebrates neighborhood transformation over 30 years

Beech Companies Christine Brown and Kenneth Scott
Wednesday, June 22, 2022
... and commercial buildings and apartment buildings, such as the Beech International House and a headquarters for ... Universal Security Services. The developments have served as an economic engine for the community, providing jobs and ... due to the COVID pandemic. “We’ve come full circle as a foundation,” Scott said. “I am proud to be a part of ...

Wells Fargo Helps LISC Expand Financial Opportunity

Thursday, March 15, 2018
... the skills needed to advance in key local industries such as information technology and healthcare. “We are very ... his financial outlook. In 2015, “Chris” was working as a grocery store stocking clerk at $9/hour. With FOC ... Pre-Apprenticeship program. And, in 2017, he was hired as a carpenter’s apprentice at $16.50/hour. He is now ...
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Philadelphia Takes First Steps Toward City-wide Historic and Cultural Resources Survey

Wednesday, March 4, 2020
... the Department of Planning and Development will begin a project to explore that question. When the project ends in ... efforts.” “By shining a spotlight on the cultural as well as the historic dimensions of preservation, we hope this ...

How you can help Philly reimagine our civic spaces

Friday, June 15, 2018
... This week, Philadelphians welcome two new park projects as they complete the first phase of their development: ... the development of Centennial Commons and the Rail Park, as well as the Discovery Center in Strawberry Mansion, Lovett ... and Patrick J. Morgan is the Knight Foundation’s project director in Philadelphia.   How you can help Philly ...
11Jun2020

Community-led Philanthropy during Crisis: How Giving Circles of Color Can Transform Traditional Philanthropy

Thursday, June 11, 2020
10:15am - 11:30am
Video Conference
Join us for a panel discussion with local leaders about how giving circles of color have responded to the current crises and how their giving circle models can intersect with traditional philanthropy. How can the community-centered lenses of BIPOC-led/BIPOC-serving giving circles inform, or transform, traditional grantmaking?  Non-members are welcome to attend this session.
 
26Feb2019

Creating a Data-Informed Community for Our Work

Tuesday, February 26, 2019
8:15am - 10:00am
Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia
... on the importance and impact of data in our work as change agents. Please join us on Tuesday, February 26th ... for Creating a Data-Informed Community for Our Work .

Philadelphia Foundation and Mural Arts Unveil “Strength in our Bonds” Centennial Legacy Mural

Philadelphia Foundation Centennial Mural Dedication
Friday, November 8, 2019
... Foundation’s centennial year and recognizes its role as a connector, activator and convener of philanthropy in the ... Martinez noted. “One of the goals for this project was to strengthen the bonds of different communities ... symbolizing the debut of the mural, which will stand as a testament to the power of philanthropy to bring people ...
07Oct2020

Setting the Table: Reimagining Wealth & Capitalism

Wednesday, October 7, 2020
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Video Conference
... a better future, ensuring we don’t settle for innovation as the future state but as an opportunity to create radical change.  Conversations ... wealth and ideas to radically change capitalism as we know it. CHAT TRANSCRIPT: 2020.10.07 Setting the Table: ...

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