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William Penn Foundation, Philly’s biggest foundation focused solely on the city, is changing what it funds

Thursday, June 27, 2024
By Peter Dobrin for the Philadelphia Inquirer Change is coming to ... kinds of projects and organizations it is interested in funding, to how groups may apply for money. Some of these shifts are being influenced by a ...
22Jan2020

One Year of Rebuild: Collaborating to Advance Opportunity, Engagement and Equity in Neighborhoods

Wednesday, January 22, 2020
9:00am - 11:00am
Free Library of Philadelphia
... we invite to join a conversation about how collaborative funding can advance individual funders’ priorities while ... will include: Pati Codina , Community Development Director for Impact Services, a nonprofit managing Rebuild projects in Kensington ...

Rebuild: Strengthening Neighborhoods Across Philadelphia

Thursday, March 21, 2019
... a philanthropic investment and engagement framework for Rebuild, the city’s joint public-private partnership to ... guide learning, inspire curiosity, provide a safe place for children and youth to learn, create, and so much more. In ... Center and playground. Harrowgate-based nonprofit  IMPACT Services  will deliver an improvement project at the ...

How a corporate partner is helping YouthBuild Philly students become ‘green leaders’ in construction

YouthBuild Philly students
Wednesday, May 24, 2017
... since 2010 to provide materials and hands-on job training for students working in YouthBuild Philly’s building trades ... outside the classroom and exposure to career options. But for some of the students involved in the building trades ... worked with local contractor  Eureka Metal & Glass Services  to install a new glass technology called  ...
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Unprecedented program aims to ‘Rebuild’ Philadelphia, serve as national community investment model

Monday, October 2, 2017
... largest trade show showcasing the products and services of nearly 400 exhibitors. Packed full of ... trails and public spaces,” McCaney said. “But for the city as a whole to thrive, these kinds of high ... “I am extremely grateful to the Foundation not only for this overwhelming vote of confidence in Rebuild, but also ...

William Penn Foundation previews revised programs and grantmaking approach

William Penn Foundation new funding areas
Thursday, May 16, 2024
Via William Penn Foundation WPF new funding areas_horiz.png   OUR REVISED GRANTMAKING APPROACH: ... grantmaking areas and practices, which had been in place for a decade. Our work since then helped us to understand how ... At this time, we’re sharing a high-level preview of our funding areas and a new approach that’s designed to make ...

City Appoints New Executive Director of Rebuild

Kira Strong
Friday, January 3, 2020
For Immediate Release: Thursday, January 2, 2020 Contact: ... of Community and Economic Development for the People’s Emergency Center before joining Rebuild in 2016. Prior to ... of color. $4.8 million raised to supplement beverage tax funding and a historic $100 million commitment from the ...