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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 Dow as its first executive director. Dow is a long-term resident ... and $100 million in charitable assets into the new foundation operated as a component of the Philadelphia ...

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Tuesday, June 26, 2018
... is the executive director of the Wells Fargo Regional Foundation. She is preparing to step down from her post after ... neighborhoods in Eastern Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey. “We’ve really been focusing all of our ... in Philadelphia through its neighborhood grants program. As an example of its work, Armbrister highlighted how the ...
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William Penn Foundation announces new grants

Monday, December 16, 2019
In November 2019, the William Penn Foundation Board of Directors approved grants of nearly $20 ... by providing them with high-quality baby items, such as blankets and onesies, printed with messaging that ... Philadelphia, Inc. ($495,000 over 24 months) to support a new, world-class design for park and transportation ...

City Appoints New Executive Director of Rebuild

Kira Strong
Friday, January 3, 2020
... Director Brian Abernathy today appointed Kira Strong as the new Executive Director of the City’s Rebuild initiative. ... a historic $100 million commitment from the William Penn Foundation.  “Rebuild came to Moss this spring and hit the ...

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

Omar Woodard
Monday, September 14, 2020
... of Pennsylvania’s School of Social Policy & Practice. “As Co-Chair, I am pleased to support the cross-sector ... Fund III includes 10 returning individual, corporate, and foundation investors: Burke Family Foundation, Hess ... With seven years of impact, GreenLight welcomes six new investors to Fund III: Firstrust Bank, Hamilton Family ...
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The Promise: A New Anti-Poverty Model for an Equitable Recovery

Thursday, September 9, 2021
3:00pm - 4:00pm
Virtual
In 2020, United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey teamed up with the City of Philadelphia to launch ... Speakers confirmed to date include: Bill Golderer ,  President & Chief Executive Officer, United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey Denise Gomez Delsignore , Interim Family ...

Philadelphia Selected For New Anti-Displacement Policy Network

Friday, March 23, 2018
... . With support from J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. and The Kresge Foundation, the network of ten cities will work together over ... cities of Minnesota ( Minneapolis and Saint Paul ). “As leaders in their communities, the participants in this ... be an opportunity to sharpen these strategies, develop new and innovative ideas, and amplify what is working so that ...

Brandywine Health Foundation announces over $320K in grants to benefit greater Coatesville

Tuesday, October 8, 2019
... COATESVILLE, PA. October 7, 2019 - The Brandywine Health Foundation recently distributed 36 grants totaling $322,340, ... and scholarships in 2002 to more than $18 million. “Our new strategic plan and approach includes engagement of our ... new strategic plan we also appointed Hannah J. Hill, MBA, as our new grantmaking committee chair.  Ms. Hill serves as ...

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

Tuesday, September 18, 2018
... to give all Philadelphians a chance to shape plans for a new waterfront park over I-95 at Penn's Landing, project ... by a $4 million grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation announced on  Sunday , the public engagement ... ensure it really is a citywide asset,” said Joe Forkin, president of the DRWC.  “How do we capture a person’s ...

Regional Foundation Announces $2 Million in Grant Awards

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Wednesday, December 20, 2023
Philadelphia, PA (Dec 20, 2023) – Today the Regional Foundation announced $2,000,000 in Neighborhood Planning and ... to 11 organizations throughout Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New Jersey. After several years, the foundation returned to ... priorities and strategies for the area, particularly as they related to enhancements for the 60th Street corridor, ...

Philanthropy represented on new Philadelphia City Council Special Committee on Poverty Reduction and Prevention

Philadelphia City Council
Tuesday, October 22, 2019
... Trusts ( Social Safety Net ); Pedro Ramos , Philadelphia Foundation ( Jobs and Education ); and Andrew Frishkoff , ... report, Narrowing the Gap . Philanthropy represented on new Philadelphia City Council Special Committee on Poverty ...

Regional Foundation Announces $1.95 Million in Grant Awards

Thursday, July 13, 2023
Today the Regional Foundation announced $1,950,000 in Implementation Grants to three organizations throughout New Jersey. The Neighborhood Implementation Grants program ... with other foundation partners and NJCDC is exciting as it moves our long-standing partnership from neighborhood ...
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Brandywine Health Foundation Receives Grant in Support of Coatesville Food Truck Project

Coatesville Food Truck
Wednesday, January 6, 2021
Press release from Brandywine Health Foundation   Coatesville Food Truck.jpg (Coatesville, ... Truck Project in our community,” said Vanessa Briggs, president & CEO of the Brandywine Health Foundation. “We ... in support of expanding the Melton Center’s efforts as the city of Coatesville continues to see more and more ...

Regional Foundation Announces $4.75 Million in Grant Awards

Regional Foundation Neighborhood Implementation Grants
Tuesday, April 18, 2023
[ Philadelphia, PA ] – Today, the Regional Foundation announced $4,750,000 in Implementation Grants to seven organizations throughout Eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware. The Neighborhood Implementation ... Clinton neighborhood plan in Newark, NJ. CHCA will serve as the backbone agency in a collaborative model, overseeing ...

What's New at Rebuild (November 2017)

Monday, December 4, 2017
... Rebuild announced that 21 local nonprofits were qualified as Project Users.  Only Project Users will be eligible to ... at Olney Rec Center, a "gateway to keeping kids active", as part of its on-going series that highlights rec centers ... ideas cities' are implementing to address them. What's New at Rebuild (November 2017) ...

Community Foundation of South Jersey Announces Five Transform South Jersey Grant Recipients

Transform South Jersey Heart & Soul
Friday, February 21, 2020
... HeartAndSoulNJ.png Haddonfield, NJ - The Community Foundation of South Jersey, whose mission is to inspire ... of South Jersey, the  Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, New Jersey Health Initiatives (the statewide grantmaking ... Salem “It was an extremely difficult decision to make, as all of the towns put in an incredible amount of work to ...

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 ... Foundation’s centennial year and recognizes its role as a connector, activator and convener of philanthropy in the ...

The Foundation for Delaware County awards over $1M to local nonprofits, launches COVID-19 Response Fund

Wednesday, April 1, 2020
In its second major round of grantmaking, The Foundation for Delaware County awarded $1,055,488 in grant ... education and neighborhood and the built environment, as well as for census outreach. "Our grant awards could not ... the COVID-19 crises,” says Frances Sheehan, foundation president. “The foundation has committed to allowing ...

City and Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians Launch Citywide Immigrant Workforce Initiative

Monica Munn
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
... PA (January 15, 2020)   – Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians, in partnership with the City’s Office ... incorporated into a citywide immigrant workforce strategy. As part of the initiative, Welcoming Center will advocate for ... Professionals Program and Immigrant Fellowship Program as part of a larger planning process toward a more ...

New Community-Driven Grant Program Available for Community-Based Organizations

Friday, May 7, 2021
... said Mitchell Little, executive director of CEO. “As CEO supports our communities during the recovery, we must ... our expertise in community-driven grantmaking to this new partnership with CEO.” The deadline to apply for this ... might share in the city’s prosperous future. It serves as the Community Action Agency (CAA) for the City of ...

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