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The Douty Foundation announces final, ‘Legacy’ grants totaling $2.2 million as its sunset plan is complete

The Douty Foundation
Tuesday, November 9, 2021
Related coverage: By sunsetting, the Douty Foundation makes a strong case for limited-life philanthropy ... its sunset plan has been approved by the Orphan’s Court of Delaware County and that it can now spend out its ... its $2.1 million in multi-year grant obligations as a part of its 2019 and 2020 grantmaking, the foundation will provide ...

Changes to charitable deduction will hurt PA and NJ nonprofits

Tuesday, November 28, 2017
... conducted by the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, would cause a 5 percent decrease in overall ... all Americans to be charitable. Mike DiCandilo is interim president and CEO of the United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern ...

In Pennsylvania, three newsrooms are teaming up to cover state government

Tuesday, October 2, 2018
... a Pew report found  a 35 percent drop  in the number of newspaper statehouse reporters. In Pennsylvania that year, ... PublicSource in Pittsburgh and WHYY in Philadelphia. WITF president and CEO Kathleen Pavelko in the press release that the new ...

CC250 to Host Planning Summit at Thornbury Farm

Chester County 250
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
... to commemorate and celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, throughout 2026.  The morning commences with ... County Government in partnership with the Community Foundation. CC250’s mission is to inspire and engage all of ...
17Feb2021

COVID-19 Funder Briefing #20

Wednesday, February 17, 2021
9:00am - 10:00am
Video Conference
... Reid, Philly Counts; and Caitlin O'Brien, Scattergood Foundation Generocity TRACE (Toward Response and Community ... Technical.ly Media Community Voices Fund - Nuala Cabral, Independence Public Media Foundation, and Raani Begum from the Heaux History Project ...

Celebrating a Life of Purpose: Dr. Jane Goodall, Winner of the 2021 Templeton Prize

Dr. Jane Goodall
Thursday, May 20, 2021
... scientist, conservationist, and activist, is the winner of the 2021 Templeton Prize.  Dr. Goodall is known worldwide ... what it means to be human,” said Heather Templeton Dill, president of the John Templeton Foundation. “Her discoveries have profoundly altered the ...

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
... Philadelphia-area organizations recover from the impacts of COVID-19 and to preserve and highlight the region’s ... include $1 million for the Free Library of Philadelphia Foundation to undertake a comprehensive planning and ... programs,” said Donna Frisby-Greenwood , the senior vice president leading Pew’s work in Philadelphia. “The ...

Philadelphia: Building a Stronger City Through Public Spaces

Thursday, May 24, 2018
... director for Philadelphia at John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, reflects on the role of public spaces in creating more informed and engaged ...

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
... Inquirer PhilaFundersCollab250.jpg The 250th birthday of the United States is just around the corner, and four ... Philadelphia groups are offering area nonprofits a total of $9 million in funding to help celebrate. That funding ... for the Semiquincentennial, a joint effort by the Connelly Foundation, the William Penn Foundation, the Pew Charitable ...

Build up Nepal Wins $250,000 Lipman Family Prize

Barry & Marie Lipman presenting the 2023 Lipman Family Grand Prize award to Björn Söderberg, Co-Founder & CEO of Build up Nepal (Photo: Rebecca Barger)
Friday, April 21, 2023
... up Nepal has been named the grand prize winner of the 2023  Barry & Marie Lipman Family Prize . Chosen from ... and support from the Wharton School and the University of Pennsylvania. The 2023 winners were celebrated at the ... Lipman Family Prize,” said Build up Nepal co-founder and CEO Björn Söderberg. About the 2023 Winners ADES  uses ...
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06Jun2017

REBUILD: Building a Framework for Philanthropic Engagement

Tuesday, June 6, 2017
8:30am - 11:30am
South Philadelphia Library
... Rebuild Leadership Group for a conversation about the City of Philadelphia's   REBUILD   initiative.  Over the past ...
26Apr2019

Census 2020 Stakeholder Meeting

Friday, April 26, 2019
11:30am - 1:00pm
Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia
... Members’ Meeting , the decennial census is a cornerstone of our democracy, determining Congressional districts and ... nonprofits, and philanthropy around the allocation of funding and where services are provided. Funders in this ... this meeting. Lunch will be generously provided by the VNA Foundation of Greater North Penn – thank you! Census 2020 ...