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Comcast RISE to Award $5 Million in Grants to BIPOC-Owned, Small Businesses

Comcast RISE
Tuesday, February 9, 2021
... Chicago, Detroit, Houston and Philadelphia can apply for $10,000 grants.   Additionally, over $2 million has been awarded to more than 20 community-based organizations and diverse chambers of ... impact from the pandemic,” said Connie E. Evans, CEO and president of the Association for Enterprise ...

Philadelphia’s Placing a $500 Million Bet on Play

Monday, September 11, 2017
... past half century, Lawncrest the city rec center has — for better and for worse — remained largely the same. A ... (replaced two decades ago, now dilapidated), and the community garden (just a few years old), the Lawncrest ... in part based on factors like a neighborhood’s poverty, health data, drug offense rates and the potential for ...
09Sep2021

The Promise: A New Anti-Poverty Model for an Equitable Recovery

Thursday, September 9, 2021
3:00pm - 4:00pm
Virtual
... Philadelphia Poverty Action Plan, to design and build a community-informed, evidence-based strategy that addresses ... Philadelphia’s high rates of poverty.  Please join us for a briefing to learn more about this initiative’s key ... opportunities for an equitable recovery from the dual health and economic crises created by the pandemic. Through ...

Philadelphia Takes First Steps Toward City-wide Historic and Cultural Resources Survey

Wednesday, March 4, 2020
... project ends in December 2022 the City will have a plan for an ongoing, city-wide survey of historic and cultural ... step to implement that recommendation. The William Penn Foundation will provide a $250,000 grant to support the project. To ensure that preservation will be community-driven, the project will create a strategy that ...

October 2018 Rebuild Update

Friday, October 19, 2018
... Greater Philadelphia , Shawn McCaney of William Penn Foundation , and Kristi Poling of The Barra Foundation . In ... and Cecil B. Moore Recreation Center.  The nonprofit for each project is expected to be selected later this year. That will allow community engagement to begin in the winter to help decide ...

City Announces Additional $30 Million in Funding for Rental Assistance and Small Business Relief

Thursday, November 12, 2020
... allocation of funds brings the City’s direct support for small business assistance to $38.7 million and for rent ... “Direct rental assistance is critical to ensuring public health and housing security for thousands of ... also apply,” said Greg Heller, Senior Vice President of Community Investment at PHDC. “We do not want landlords’ ...

City Appoints New Executive Director of Rebuild

Kira Strong
Friday, January 3, 2020
For Immediate Release: Thursday, January 2, 2020 Contact: ... efforts in West Philadelphia as Vice President of Community and Economic Development for the People’s ... a historic $100 million commitment from the William Penn Foundation.  “Rebuild came to Moss this spring and hit the ...

May 2019 Update: Rebuild is on the move!

Tuesday, May 14, 2019
... begun on 24 of the 64 sites approved by City Council for Rebuild funding. Rebuild is Philadelphia’s historic ... Saturday, May 4, the Rebuild team joined the Grays Ferry community to celebrate the start of the largest single ... to businesses. With the support of the William Penn Foundation , Philanthropy Network has hosted a ...
07Oct2020

Setting the Table: Reimagining Wealth & Capitalism

Wednesday, October 7, 2020
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Video Conference
... Network Greater Philadelphia and Marcus Walton , CEO, Grantmakers for Effective Organizations . Taking place every other month, ... ET when Sidney and Marcus welcome guests Rodney Foxworth , CEO, Common Future and Erika Seth Davies , Founder, Racial ...

Comcast RISE Investment Fund to Provide Additional $1 Million In Grants To Support Philadelphia Small Businesses

Monday, May 16, 2022
Eligible small businesses can apply for a $10,000 grant from the Comcast RISE Investment Fund, ... Alliance The Enterprise Center Philadelphia Association of Community Development Corporations In addition, Comcast RISE ... with business coaching to help build skills in company foundation, growing customers and financial stability. ...

Rebuild Announces First Project to Launch, More to Come

Thursday, May 17, 2018
... as the first project to receive investment from Rebuilding Community Infrastructure (Rebuild), the City’s initiative ... City confirmed that Rebuild will fund a new master plan for Vare, which is expected to launch later this year. The ... hub in South Philadelphia, a safe haven from gun violence for our youth, and essential for the programming it provides ...
21Feb2017

Chester County Funders: Meeting with Commissioners

Tuesday, February 21, 2017
8:30am - 10:00am
West Chester, PA
... colleagues located or providing funding in Chester County for a meeting of the Chester County Funders.  During this ... Goals and to discuss short-term and long-term priorities for Chester County.

City Announces Awardees of $1.5 Million 2024 Illuminate the Arts Grant

2024 Illuminate the Arts Grants
Friday, November 8, 2024
... one of the ways Creative Philadelphia acknowledges artists for their vital role in shaping our City’s culture and the positive social impact of the arts community in Philadelphia.” 730 applicants will receive a ... and creative enterprises submitted 850 applications for the 2024 grant. 92 percent of all eligible applicants ...

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 , ...

City Council and Mayor Kenney play nice as rec center ‘rebuild’ advances

Thursday, May 24, 2018
... —   Olney Rec Center . The hulking North Philadelphia community hub will begin to receive renovations with $8 ... “As you can see, this site is a perfect candidate for Rebuild. You all have dealt with a failing roof, flooding ... playgrounds, recreation centers, and libraries eligible for upgrades across the city. READ MORE City Council and ...

Comcast RISE Awards 100 Small Businesses in Philadelphia With $10,000 grants

Comcast RISE
Wednesday, July 27, 2022
... and funding that are critical to success. Click here for a list of Philadelphia businesses have been selected to ... fields by using an integrative hands-on learning approach for early learners,” said Renee Harris, Stem Prep Academy. ... “I was excited to get the phone call that I was selected for the Comcast RISE Investment Fund.

What's New at Rebuild (November 2017)

Monday, December 4, 2017
... with the City of Philadelphia's Rebuild initiative for November 2017: November 1  - The Rebuild Oversight Board ... made up of a diverse coalition of city officials, community leaders and subject matter experts, is charged ... the public and will be held quarterly. Stay tuned for details on the next meeting. November 15 - Rebuild ...

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