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Leeway Foundation announces the inaugural recipients of the IPMF Artist + Activist Residency

Leeway Foundation
Monday, December 13, 2021
Press Release PHILADELPHIA, PA-Leeway Foundation recognizes the longstanding power of media artists ... bknight@leeway.org .   ABOUT LEEWAY The Leeway Foundation supports women, trans* and gender nonconforming artists and ...

PA Humanities announces $1.4 million in recovery funds to 92 organizations

PA SHARP
Thursday, December 16, 2021
... PA SHARP grant will allow us to continue providing free programs to in-person and online audiences across Pittsburgh ... the PA SHARP Learning Network will build a statewide community of people passionate about creating inclusive, ... Point Partners to support 16 organizations that serve Philadelphia’s BIPOC and new immigrant communities.  PA ...
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Independence Foundation Announces CEO’s Retirement

Susan Sherman
Thursday, July 11, 2024
Press release Susan Sherman 2024.jpg [Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 2024] It is with mixed emotions that the Independence Foundation Board of Directors announces the upcoming ... noteworthy in health care, the arts and in the legal community promoting justice and equality. Under her ...
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26Feb2019

Creating a Data-Informed Community for Our Work

Tuesday, February 26, 2019
8:15am - 10:00am
Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia
Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia’s Out of School Time Funders and Small Funders ... 402, Philadelphia, PA 19102) for Creating a Data-Informed Community for Our Work .

Independence Public Media Foundation Announces $500,000 in Grants Awarded to Local Independent Filmmakers

Independence Public Media Foundation
Thursday, April 17, 2025
Press release PHILADELPHIA, April 17, 2025—The Independence Public Media Foundation (IPMF) announces $500,000 in grants to support ... board or staff. Along with a grant, the Local Filmmaker Fund offers a 12-month cohort experience that provides ...

The Presser Foundation Announces Over $1.3 Million in a Special Round of Grants to Music Organizations

Tuesday, April 28, 2020
Related coverage: Recipients call Presser Foundation awards of more than a half million dollars ... ‘amazing’ at a critical time by Peter Dobrin for the Philadelphia Inquirer (04.28.20) PRESS RELEASE April 29, 2020 ... education and music philanthropy. The Presser Foundation supports a broad range of classical symphonic, chamber, ...
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Independence Public Media Foundation Announces $2.8 Million in Film and Journalism Grants to 30 Projects and Organizations

IPMF Film Grants Dec 2020
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
PHILADELPHIA, December 16, 2020 – The Independence Public Media Foundation (IPMF) announces a major investment in the local ... The Independence Public Media Foundation funds and supports creative, community-centered media and media making ...
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08Oct2024

Arts & Culture Funders Community of Practice

Tuesday, October 8, 2024
12:00pm - 1:15pm
Virtual via Zoom
... meeting of Philanthropy Network's Arts & Culture Funders Community of Practice. Share your latest work with fellow ... , the Chief Cultural Officer of the newly named CREATIVE PHILADELPHIA*! Creative Philadelphia provides creative and ... for this event is open to Philanthropy Network members. * In 2020, the Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy ...
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15Mar2024

Arts and Culture Funders Community of Practice

Friday, March 15, 2024
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Virtual
PA CultureCheck is a study by PA Humanities and the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance to gather the voices of ... humanities organizations, along with other nonprofits and community groups. The two primary goals were to continue ... a stronger and more responsive cultural community. Now in its second year and expanded to include virtual listening ...
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Culture, Heritage, and Place: How Media Amplifies Community Narrative

Culture, Heritage, and Place: How Media Amplifies Community Narrative
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05/2021
This new report commissioned by the Wyncote Foundation profiles eight place-based organizations that use media for cultural expression ... voice. Culture, Heritage, and Place: How Media Amplifies Community Narrative ...

The Presser Foundation announces more than $71,000 in new special project grants to music organizations

Tuesday, October 31, 2023
Press release The Presser Foundation is pleased to announce new Special Project single ... education organization focused on Hispanic/Latinx youth, Philadelphia music organizations continue to expand access ... Musica Tevere The LOTUS Project of Trenton The Primavera Fund The Rhythm Mission Inc. *Denotes multi-year grant About ...
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The Presser Foundation Announces More Than $332,000 in Special Project Grants for Music Organizations

Friday, October 25, 2024
Press release The Presser Foundation is pleased to announce new Special Project ... creativity, collaboration, and inclusivity in the Greater Philadelphia music scene. This year's grants, spanning three ... designed to engage and inspire the Greater Philadelphia community. Standout projects include the launch of the ...
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Bucks County Foundation Grants Boost Area Nonprofits

Tuesday, November 26, 2024
The Bucks County Foundation (BCF) and its Board of Directors awarded more than ... Way of Bucks County HELP Truck Exhibit: Connecting Kids to Community, planned for late 2025. This collaborative project ... such as donor advised funds, scholarship funds, and the Fund for Bucks County, to support effective nonprofits and ...
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"A Goal of Justice." Behind a Push for Racial Equity in Arts Funding

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12/2017
... for arts & culture, served on the board of Grantmakers in the Arts, and was the chair of its Thought Leader Forum on ... is now Managing Partner of  Hillombo LLC , a Pittsburgh-based organization founded to "lift black perspectives, ... for the benefit of black people." Hillombo partners with community development organizations that are "building power ...
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05Dec2023

Arts & Culture Funders Community of Practice

Tuesday, December 5, 2023
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Virtual
... supporting arts initiatives broadly—arts organizations, programs, education—are invited to join us for a renewed convening of the Arts & Culture Funders Community of Practice.  Our first meeting will take place on ... set a schedule and cycle of shared learning for the group in the upcoming months.  We welcome funders of all types, ...
14May2019

Equitable Grantmaking in the Arts & Culture Sector

Tuesday, May 14, 2019
1:00pm - 3:00pm
Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia
Please join us for Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia's next Arts & Culture Funders Group session on ...

The Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy and the Arts and Culture Task Force Announce Awards from the $1.5 Million 2022 Illuminate the Arts Grant

Monday, August 8, 2022
PHILADELPHIA – The City of Philadelphia Office of Arts, ... aid in the recovery of Philadelphia’s arts and culture community from the impact and loss of revenue due to the ... Illuminate the Arts Grant came from the City’s General Fund. OACCE staff along with members of the Task Force make ...

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