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Regional Foundation LLC Takes Next Step In Evolution With New Leadership

Kevin Dow
Tuesday, November 16, 2021
... -- The Board of Managers of the Regional Foundation LLC announced today the appointment of Kevin ... of the Philadelphia region, with decades of finance, philanthropy, and community and economic development ... a candidate in the formal search for the organization's inaugural executive director. That search was led by the ...

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 Philadelphia ... Foundation and Mural Arts today dedicated the foundation’s Centennial Legacy Mural “Strength in our Bonds” at its ... Lead Muralist. “This mural is a testament to community philanthropy,” Ramos said.  “We knew that the artist, ...

Knight Foundation gives $4M for citywide conversation about park over I-95

Tuesday, September 18, 2018
... shape plans for a new waterfront park over I-95 at Penn's Landing, project officials said Monday. Supported by a $4 million grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation announced on  Sunday , the public engagement ... the scars of urban renewal,” said Patrick Morgan , program director for Philadelphia at the foundation. “This ...

Wells Fargo's $425,000 grant to FINANTA will help expand its Affinity Group Lending program

Wells Fargo check presentation to FINANTA
Friday, October 4, 2019
... grant award to FINANTA to help expand the nonprofit’s Affinity Group Lending program.  The grant is part of the company’s national push to increase access to capital and technical ...
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Beech stands in the gap during funding crisis

Derrick Thomas and Ken Scott
Friday, February 7, 2025
... $25,000 in small program grants through its Alston-Beech Foundation . The grants are especially helpful during the ... organizations in the country with Black leadership. It’s also one of few Black foundations in the nation that ... environment, access to essential medical and mental health services, and the opportunity to work toward a ...
01Feb2018

Chester County Funders: Coatesville Update- Collaborative Partnerships

Thursday, February 1, 2018
8:30am - 10:30am
Coatesville, PA
... ; UNIFY, a pre-school educational initiative; and the  Youth Mental Health First Aid Program .  Panelists will provide an update ... the county. Light breakfast will be served. Registration: Philanthropy Network Members should click here to register.  ...
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Rebuild: Strengthening Neighborhoods Across Philadelphia

Thursday, March 21, 2019
... Philanthropy Network with the support of William Penn Foundation and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation has been at the forefront ... world, to each other, and to opportunities to improve health and wellness.    They advance literacy, guide ...

City Announces Third Round of Kensington Community Resilience Fund Grantees

Monday, August 28, 2023
... City government, regional funders, and the Scattergood Foundation. The grants were awarded to grassroots ... grant: Alyssa Bigbee DBA Rebel Arts By Faith Eternal Health Care DBA By Faith Health And Healing Centro Nueva ... received a grant in rounds 1 or 2. “KCR Fund’s participatory grantmaking approach is unique since it ...
18Apr2018

Building Community: Creating Community Schools, Helping Communities Thrive

Wednesday, April 18, 2018
8:00am - 10:30am
Philadelphia, PA
... Greater Philadelphia, in partnership with the Mayor’s Office of Education, the Mayor’s Fund for Philadelphia, ... about data and key priorities (such as food access, health & wellness, economic stability and fostering ...                Jeanette Arthur, Chubb Charitable Foundation 10:15 AM        Final Q&A 10:30 AM ...

Five Local Organizations Receive $125k Grants from TD Bank to Develop Local Affordable Housing

Monday, March 9, 2020
... HILL, N.J., March, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- TD Charitable Foundation, the charitable giving arm of TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank ® , today awarded 30 affordable ... a more Vibrant Planet, Connected Communities and Better Health. For more, visit:  ...

Pew Awards $4.25 Million to 4 Philadelphia Nonprofits to Expand Economic Opportunities and Address Growing Impacts of Community Violence

Wednesday, July 20, 2022
... The awards include a grant to University City District’s West Philadelphia Skills Initiative to help create paths to ... Skills Initiative (WPSI) has been awarded a Pew Fund for Health and Human Services (Pew Fund) growth grant totaling ... five years to expand its successful workforce training program to new neighborhoods and employment sectors. By ...

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

FDR Park
Friday, September 22, 2017
... hundred-million-dollar grant  from the William Penn Foundation, the City of Philadelphia launched a high-profile, ... $500 million initiative  called “Rebuild.” Rebuild’s purpose is to employ a public $500 million capital ... for choosing Rebuild sites include data on poverty, health, drug offense, and economic growth potential. As the ...

GreenLight Raises New $3.5 Million Fund to Combat Systemic Poverty in Philadelphia

Omar Woodard
Monday, September 14, 2020
... latest Fund enables GreenLight to invest in Philadelphia’s post-COVID recovery with greater clarity and purpose,” ... composed of leaders from government, business, and philanthropy, to facilitate cross-sector alignment and ... Fund III includes 10 returning individual, corporate, and foundation investors: Burke Family Foundation, Hess ...

Rebuild announces 21 nonprofits qualified as Project Users

Rebuild
Friday, November 17, 2017
... Services; Fairmount Park Conservancy; Free Library Foundation; Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia; HACE; Impact ... Nicetown CDC; Pennsylvania Horticultural Society; People's Emergency Center; Public Health Management Corp; Spring Garden CDC; The Enterprise ...

Rebuild Announces First Project to Launch, More to Come

Thursday, May 17, 2018
... Rebuilding Community Infrastructure (Rebuild), the City’s initiative to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in ... the City’s capital budget in an effort to streamline the program and get projects started. “Recreation centers like ... South Philadelphia, a safe haven from gun violence for our youth, and essential for the programming it provides to keep ...

Beech launches resources directory to support families, individuals and communities

BEECH 2020 COMMUNITY RESOURCES DIRECTORY
Tuesday, August 18, 2020
... pandemic crisis and this unique time in our nation’s history,” said Beech CEO/President Dr. Keneth Scott. ... preparedness, employment & training, reentry, families & youth, seniors, veterans, business & commerce, arts & culture ... Bank, Beech Community Services and the Alston Beech Foundation. To access the Beech Community Resources Directory ...

May 2019 Update: Rebuild is on the move!

Tuesday, May 14, 2019
... Council for Rebuild funding. Rebuild is Philadelphia’s historic investment in the city’s parks, recreation ... to businesses. With the support of the William Penn Foundation , Philanthropy Network has hosted a member-directed Rebuild ...

City Appoints New Executive Director of Rebuild

Kira Strong
Friday, January 3, 2020
... Kira Strong as the new Executive Director of the City’s Rebuild initiative. Strong has served in that role in an ... Numbers  annual report. The report shares updates on the program’s capital projects, diverse contract participation, ... a historic $100 million commitment from the William Penn Foundation.  “Rebuild came to Moss this spring and hit the ...

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