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Community Foundation of South Jersey Announces Five Transform South Jersey Grant Recipients

Transform South Jersey Heart & Soul
Friday, February 21, 2020
... Haddonfield, NJ - The Community Foundation of South Jersey, whose mission is to inspire generosity, ... of South Jersey, the  Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, New Jersey Health Initiatives (the statewide grantmaking ... schools and communities throughout central and southern New Jersey meet their financial needs has spanned ...

Seventeen-member oversight board named for Rebuild

Monday, October 30, 2017
... in the making, so you can bet that there have been a lot of questions in recent months about how the whole process is ... Michael DiBerardinis , managing director of the  City of Philadelphia Councilwoman Cindy Bass , chair of the  ... of  Philadelphia Parks and Recreation Siobhan Reardon , president of the  Free Library of Philadelphia Greg Allen , ...

Philadelphia Foundation Fund Supports Community-based Programs in Northwest Philadelphia

East Mt Airy Neighbors
Tuesday, November 5, 2019
... – The East Mount Airy Neighbors (EMAN) Community Fund of the Philadelphia Foundation is pleased to announce it has ... to Mt. Airy” event from 7 to 11 p.m. Sat., Nov. 9 at the United Lutheran Seminary’s Brossman Center-Benbow Hall, ... schools.

Brandywine Health Foundation announces over $320K in grants to benefit greater Coatesville

Tuesday, October 8, 2019
... and scholarships in 2002 to more than $18 million. “Our new strategic plan and approach includes engagement of our donors, partners, and community members throughout the ... for the critical work they are doing on behalf of the Greater Coatesville community. Brandywine YMCA The Bridge ...

New Community-Driven Grant Program Available for Community-Based Organizations

Friday, May 7, 2021
... serving neighborhoods most impacted by COVID-19 PHILADELPHIA, May 7, 2021 | The City today announced the launch of the N, a partnership between the Office of Community ... the solutions come from the ground-up and not the other way around. This kind of inclusiveness is both rare for ...

Philadelphia’s Placing a $500 Million Bet on Play

Monday, September 11, 2017
... and for worse — remained largely the same. A mash-up of two adjacent neighborhoods, Lawndale and Crescentville, ... and Lawncrest both reinforce social networks in a positive way,” says Kate DeSantis, designer and strategist at Gehl. ... done similar surveys in public spaces all across the United States. Because every site is so distinct, comparisons ...

City Appoints New Executive Director of Rebuild

Kira Strong
Friday, January 3, 2020
... 267-251-3064, maita.soukup@phila.gov   Rebuild2.jpg PHILADELPHIA - Managing Director Brian Abernathy today appointed Kira Strong as the new Executive Director of the City’s Rebuild initiative. Strong has served in that ... our team is doing to deliver excellent facilities in a way that contributes to inclusive economic growth and ...

What's New at Rebuild (November 2017)

Monday, December 4, 2017
    Here is a round-up of recent news and developments with the City of Philadelphia's Rebuild initiative for November 2017: November ... ideas cities' are implementing to address them. What's New at Rebuild (November 2017) ...

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 ... everyone to live a healthy life.”   This partnership in Greater Philadelphia with Children’s Hospital of ...

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

Monday, October 2, 2017
... from around the country. The premier annual meeting of the park and recreation community, over a three-day period ... Foundation’s Executive Director , presented the City of Philadelphia’s Rebuild Community Infrastructure ( Rebuild ) ... for all the insights and support they supplied along the way to get us here. This program would not be what it is ...

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

Philadelphia Foundation Centennial Mural Dedication
Friday, November 8, 2019
Pedro Ramos, President & CEO, Philadelphia Foundation PHILADELPHIA, PA (11/7/2019) — The ... by speakers including Pedro A. Ramos, President & CEO of the Philadelphia Foundation; Jane Golden, Executive ... a connector, activator and convener of philanthropy in the Greater Philadelphia seven-county region. “The Philadelphia ...

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
Knight_SmithPlaygorund.jpg PHILADELPHIA — April 8, 2021 — The John S. and James L. ... residents in the design, programming and development of public spaces. “A truly thriving Philadelphia is an ... and tree canopy along the community’s public right-of-way. Mural Arts Philadelphia – $250,000  To establish ...

The Alliance for Health Equity Releases $657,500 in Grants to Greater Coatesville Nonprofit and Grassroots Organizations

Better Tomorrows
Wednesday, August 3, 2022
... Innovation Fund.jpg Better Tomorrows, recipient of the Collaborative Innovation Fund (Coatesville, ... partnerships. The Collaborative Innovation Fund highlights new or existing partnerships between grassroots and nonprofit ... Alliance for Health Equity Releases $657,500 in Grants to Greater Coatesville Nonprofit and Grassroots Organizations ...

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

FDR Park
Friday, September 22, 2017
... Nonprofit Quarterly . This year, employing a combination of city bonding authority—backed by a city tax on soda ... grant  from the William Penn Foundation, the City of Philadelphia launched a high-profile, mayor-backed,  ... in 2013 and “gleams like new.” Lawncrest, two miles way, “is sandwiched between the neglected urban expanse of ...

The Brandywine Health Foundation Announces Over $800,000 In Grants to Non-Profits Serving Greater Coatesville

Monday, February 11, 2019
... that positively influence the health and well-being of the individuals in the Greater Coatesville community.  As community health increasingly becomes more complex, the ...
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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 ... connections between people and their city and fostering greater community connection, trust and involvement. ...

Rebuild: Strengthening Neighborhoods Across Philadelphia

Thursday, March 21, 2019
As many of you are aware, Philanthropy Network with the support of William Penn Foundation and the John S. and James L. ... recreation centers, playgrounds, and libraries across Philadelphia.  We are committed to galvanizing the ...

Foundations Community Partnership Founder Ron Bernstein to Retire

Ron Bernstein
Friday, November 1, 2019
... (October 24, 2019) – Ron Bernstein, Executive Director of Foundations Community Partnership (FCP), has announced his ... Media’s Good-Doer Award (2017), Rotary Club’s Four-Way Test Award (2015), and the Family Builder of the Year ... Institute of Behavioral Health, Philanthropy Network of Greater Philadelphia, and the Pennsylvania Health Funders ...

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

Wednesday, March 4, 2020
PRESS RELEASE via the City of Philadelphia Department of Planning and Development ... efforts.” “By shining a spotlight on the cultural as well as the historic dimensions of preservation, we hope ...

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