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07Feb2022

Arts and Culture Funders Community of Practice

Monday, February 7, 2022
2:00pm - 3:15pm
VIDEO CONFERENCE
Please join fellow arts funders on February 7th at 2:00pm for both a catch-up and a part two discussion exploring the ... discuss the importance of language, equitable access to grantmakers, the power imbalance in grantmaking, and conscious and unconscious bias. There will be time for discussion and Q&A, which will be followed by roundtable ...
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07May2020

Arts & Culture Funders: COVID-19, Government Budget Cuts, & the Impact on the Arts

Thursday, May 7, 2020
9:00am - 10:00am
Video Conference
... of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy and all funding for the Philadelphia Cultural Fund. This year the Cultural ... join Philanthropy Network's Arts and Culture Funders for an update on government budget cuts at the regional, ... information around 8:00 AM on the morning of the video conference. SURVEY: Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance ...

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

Tuesday, April 28, 2020
... dollars ‘amazing’ at a critical time by Peter Dobrin for the Philadelphia Inquirer (04.28.20) PRESS RELEASE April ... Philadelphia area’s rich ecosystem of music performance, education, and community engagement, The Presser Foundation ... is also pleased to announce the selection of grantees for capital projects totaling $795,000, including $545,000 ...
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16Feb2017

Arts and Culture Funders Roundtable: DEI in the Regional Arts and Culture Sector

Thursday, February 16, 2017
8:45am - 11:30am
Philadelphia, PA
Please join Philanthropy Network for the next Arts and Culture Funders Roundtable that will ... session will help members to find this shared language for DEI work, and will further explore the full range of ...

"A Goal of Justice." Behind a Push for Racial Equity in Arts Funding

Published: 
12/2017
By Mike Scutari for Inside Philanthropy |  This article from Inside ... Philanthropy predicts the top arts philanthropy trend for 2018 will be institutional funders' intensifying efforts ... program officer for arts & culture, served on the board of Grantmakers in the Arts, and was the chair of its Thought ...
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15Jan2021

Impact of COVID-19 on the Cultural Sector: Data from the Cultural Alliance

Friday, January 15, 2021
10:00am - 11:15am
Video Conference
The Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance recently surveyed cultural organizations about the economic and programmatic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Join us to learn more about lost revenue, staffing changes and more.
 

New director of Philly Cultural Fund has a message for the next mayor

Gabriela Sanchez
Monday, April 3, 2023
By Peter Crimmins for WHYY | April 3, 2023 PCF_Gabriela Sanchez.png Starting ... upcoming, much of City Council leaving to campaign for that position, and a new council president on the way. I ... company Power Street Theatre. “I didn’t go to school for grant writing. I went to school to be an actor,” she ...

Philly groups offer $9 million in funding for nonprofits celebrating the 250th birthday of the United States

Fireworks_Wawa Welcome America
Tuesday, August 8, 2023
By Nick Vadala for the Philadelphia Inquirer PhilaFundersCollab250.jpg The ... comes in the form of the Philadelphia Funder Collaborative for the Semiquincentennial, a joint effort by the Connelly ... READING Philly groups offer $9 million in funding for nonprofits celebrating the 250th birthday of the United ...

Philadelphia's Lenfests receive Carnegie Medal for their extraordinary philanthropy

Thursday, October 5, 2017
... Gerry Lenfest (center, with medals) at the Carnegie Medal for Philanthropy luncheon at the New York Public Library. NEW ... distributed more than $1.2 billion to arts and culture, education, social services, and other charitable causes. ... that he doesn’t love the spotlight. “It’s difficult for us,” he said. “Marguerite and I, we don’t really ...
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City of Philadelphia Selected for $1 Million Bloomberg Philanthropies Public Art Challenge Grant to Fund Temporary Public Art Project that Addresses Gun Violence in Germantown

Bloomberg Art Challenge
Wednesday, October 18, 2023
... the project.   “Poetry will be a powerful outlet for the Germantown community to collectively process and mend ... gun violence,” said Kelly Lee, Chief Cultural Officer for the City of Philadelphia and Executive Director of the ... and survivors of gun violence.
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Leadership Transition at the Philadelphia Cultural Fund

Caralyn Spector
Tuesday, July 5, 2022
... other interests. “The board thanks Barbara Silzle for her 7 years of service to the Cultural Fund and is ... been working in the nonprofit and commercial arts sectors for more than 30 years. Her work has supported organizations, ... Consulting with Val Gay and the senior managing consultant for The ROZ Group. Prior to consulting, Ms. Spector was most ...
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Philadelphia Cultural Fund Awards $3,267,407 to 282 Art and Culture Organizations Across the City

Philadelphia Cultural Fund
Wednesday, July 13, 2022
... disruption and financial devastation to the arts sector for over the last two years. The Philadelphia Cultural Fund ... (3) to ensure fair and apolitical access to public funding for a broad and diverse spectrum of arts organizations that ... of 2021 City Council recognized the dire situation for the arts and the value of the sector to the city and ...
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The Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance Appoints Patricia Wilson Aden as President & CEO

GPCA
Tuesday, September 21, 2021
... she will be that same compelling voice – and leader – for the Cultural Alliance,” said Catherine M. Cahill, president and CEO of The Mann Center for the Performing Arts and Chair of the Cultural Alliance Board of Directors. “At such a crucial juncture for arts and culture, the inspiring and inclusive vision she ...
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Philadelphia City Council to Invest Over $3 Million in Local Arts Community

Philadelphia City Hall
Wednesday, December 1, 2021
... Bass  circulated a memo to Council leadership advocating for the financial prioritization of arts. Councilmembers ... the following investments were announced today: $1,500,000 for another round of Illuminate the Arts Grants (through ... $1,000,000 to the Philadelphia Cultural Fund $450,000 for Mural Arts Philadelphia $150,000 for the Mann Center ...
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BIPOC Artists Receive More than $1 Million in Fellowships Through Philadelphia’s Cultural Treasures Program

Philadelphia’s Cultural Treasures 2024 Fellows
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
Press release via the Pew Center for Arts & Heritage 2024 Fellows Cultural Treasures.png ... Foundation , Neubauer Family Foundation, The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, William Penn Foundation, and Wyncote ... difference in Philadelphia’s cultural landscape for more than 20 years, using the arts to preserve a cultural ...

The Presser Foundation Will Distribute $876,000 in Capital Support Grants in 2023

Friday, May 5, 2023
... to 20 music organizations. Grant payments made in 2023 for previous commitments total $604,800. A full listing by ... organizations is below. These grants are designated for capital projects of music presenting, music performing and music education organizations in the Greater Philadelphia Area. ...
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Pew Announces $1.85M to Strengthen the Free Library of Philadelphia and Improve Access to Drexel University’s Atwater Kent Collection

Free Library of Philadelphia
Wednesday, July 19, 2023
... history and civic treasures. The awards include $1 million for the Free Library of Philadelphia Foundation to undertake ... services, and impact throughout the city, plus $850,000 for Drexel University to significantly expand public access ... efforts to improve public access to vital collections, education, and programs,” said Donna Frisby-Greenwood , the ...

Leeway Foundation announces 2019 Transformation Awardees

Leeway Transformation Awards
Friday, December 27, 2019
The Leeway Foundation announced $150,000 in funding for 10 individual women, trans* and gender nonconforming ... of their commitment to their communities and art for social change. This year’s cohort includes artists ... a method that supports artists’ basic needs, making way for innovation and social impact throughout Greater ...

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