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Chester County Funders Unite to Provide COVID-19 Rapid Response Funding

Tuesday, June 30, 2020
... rapid response funds to organizations serving the community. To date, Chester County based funders have awarded ... related support to over $1 million and will be issuing a new, more responsive funding model that will help reimagine a ... for people to thrive; and, leading positive community-driven change. www.brandywinefoundation.org ;   ...
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Douty Foundation releases $1.5 million in emergency funding amid COVID-19 crisis

Wednesday, April 8, 2020
... students - because they are the trusted entity in their community.” said Jennifer Leith, Executive Director of The ... these organizations' financial needs as they take on new approaches to their general operations.”  In addition ... a small foundation to fund and fuel grassroots, community-driven opportunities and aspirations for social change with a ...

Pew Awards $5.41 Million to Five Philadelphia Nonprofits to Address Human, Economic Impacts of COVID-19

The Pew Charitable Trusts
Friday, April 9, 2021
... are intended to help Philadelphia recover by advancing new or expanded strategies to meet changing community needs as well as the operational challenges brought ... Fund for Health and Human Services’ first-ever growth grant , totaling $4 million over five years, to help the ...

Union Benevolent Association’s unrestricted response bolsters Philadelphia nonprofits amidst COVID-19

Thursday, March 4, 2021
... to Union Benevolent Association ’s (UBA) spring and fall grant cycles, UBA chose to award its annual grant--typically one (1) $20,000 award, to four (4) community-based nonprofit organizations addressing the ... requirements for the federal Emergency Solutions Grant program," says Kevin Musselman, Foundation Relations Manager. ...

Connecting Regional Funders to Respond to COVID-19

COVID-19
Friday, March 20, 2020
... , United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey and Philadelphia Foundation (Details for the PHL ... them:  the Delaware County COVID-19 Response Fund ; the Community Foundation’s COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund for ... donors to contribute to Philabundance to expand their program to provide meals for students while they are out of ...
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Innovative COVID-19 Response Dashboard yields lessons for future disaster philanthropy

Covid-19 Signs
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
... more than a dozen charitable funds to support the community. Within weeks, tens of millions of philanthropic ... pandemic among funders. The dashboard integrates both grant-level data from foundations with government statistics ... with some exceptions. For example, Cumberland County in New Jersey had the lowest grant awards per capita ($0.62) but ...

Philanthropy's Response to the Coronavirus Outbreak

Philanthropy's Response to Coronavirus
Monday, March 2, 2020
... about the COVID-19 Prevention & Response Fund , a community-led effort launched in April 2021 to invest in ... provide an opportunity for funders to update each other on new and existing COVID-19 funding efforts in the five-county ... for the Philadelphia Inquirer (05.08.21) New Community-Driven Grant Program Available for Community-Based ...
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William Penn Foundation Awards Additional $2.6M to Support COVID-19 Relief, Recovery Efforts in Philadelphia

Tuesday, June 30, 2020
... offer services and interact with families, from designing new online delivery models to significantly changing the ... 5 years will receive twice weekly Zoom “visits” from a community-based early learning expert, as well as ... in the Philadelphia region. In 2020, the Foundation will grant more than $117 million to support vital efforts in the ...

Barra Foundation Announces $520,000 in Immediate Funding

Thursday, April 2, 2020
... As one of its immediate-responses, Barra has made one-time grant payments of $2,500 to each of the 108 organizations ... action as rapidly and widely as possible. The needs of our community are much larger than this one-time payment. Our ... and complementary role to public dollars that will be available to our communities,” said Wahl. “We have both ...
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Healthcare & Economic Relief Fund Helping Coatesville Residents in Time of Need

Wednesday, April 29, 2020
... identify and address the urgent needs of the Coatesville community and our nonprofit partners. To double the impact of each donation to the new fund, the Foundation committed to match, dollar for ... organizations have received funds with the average grant size of $6,700 to address varied community needs ...
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$3.5 Million in COVID-19 Relief Awarded to Help Chester County Nonprofits Recover with Resiliency & Innovation

CCCF Grant
Thursday, December 10, 2020
Press Release via the Chester County Community Foundation For further information, contact: Beth ... to Chester County based nonprofits. To breakdown the grant allocations by field of interest: $2.5 million was ... over $18 million in grants and scholarships. Its new 2020-2022 strategic plan focuses on three priorities and ...

PHL COVID-19 Fund Deploys Additional Aid as Region Continues Its Recovery Efforts

PHL Covid-19 Fund
Friday, September 25, 2020
... PHILADELPHIA – The PHL COVID-19 Fund announced it will grant over $400,000 in its 8th round of funding to aid area ... and United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey (UWGPSNJ), was established to rapidly deploy aid ... $17.9 million.  As the region moves towards restoring community life, this round of grants focuses on safety net ...
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Applications open Sept. 13th for third round of COVID-19 funding

COVID-19 Prevention & Response Fund
Monday, September 13, 2021
... third round of the COVID-19 Prevention & Response Fund, a community-led effort to invest in neighborhood-based ... a 15-member group of Community Investment Advisors. Beyond grant dollars, Philanthropy Network is also partnering with ... Foundation, United Way Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey, Brandywine Health Foundation, Comcast ...

William Penn Foundation Announces Another $11.6 Million for COVID Emergency Action

Monday, March 30, 2020
... partners, As the impact of the Coronavirus crisis on our community continues to grow, on Friday the William Penn ... actions to support the urgent needs of organizations. New Emergency Fund for Early Education Today we are pleased ... closures caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. A $5 million grant from William Penn Foundation and a $2 million grant ...
08Oct2020

Regional COVID-19 Response Dashboard: Demonstration and Virtual Tour

Thursday, October 8, 2020
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Video Conference
... COVID-19, the dashboard reflects more than $40 million in grant awards to 10 counties across Southeastern Pennsylvania and Southern New Jersey. It is one of the first efforts we are aware of to ... funders and visualize grant awards against indicators of community need. In conjunction with a report released at the ...
13Oct2020

Regional COVID-19 Response Dashboard: Demonstration and Virtual Tour

Tuesday, October 13, 2020
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Video Conference
... COVID-19, the dashboard reflects more than $40 million in grant awards to 10 counties across Southeastern Pennsylvania and Southern New Jersey. It is one of the first efforts we are aware of to ... funders and visualize grant awards against indicators of community need. In conjunction with a report released at the ...

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Asian Americans United students
Wednesday, December 15, 2021
... Philadelphia Org Focus: Pan-Asian immigrant services Grant Funding: COVID education & vaccine clinics Website: ... Director Awareness about COVID began earlier for our community because of connections to family and friends in ... with language skills to help communicate and started a new youth leadership development program. In 2021, we shifted ...

Brandywine Health Foundation Responds to Public Health Crisis

Thursday, March 19, 2020
... the varied, immediate and long-term challenges facing our community due to the rapid spread of COVID-19, the Brandywine ... of businesses and the loss of employment opportunities for the 80 percent of Americans who survive from paycheck to ... rate is expected to more than double. Acknowledging the new reality of the impact of  COVID-19 coupled with the fact ...

Momentum Fund Launches to Help Build Capacity of Nonprofits Managing COVID-19 Funds

Momentum Fund
Wednesday, May 27, 2020
... and sustain their funds. The grants can be used to add new staff, acquire new cutting-edge technology, or address ... and operation of the Momentum Fund and will make final grant decisions. The board is comprised of representatives ... from the philanthropic infrastructure who advocate for some of the communities and populations being hit hardest ...
08Oct2020

Regional COVID Response Dashboard: How to Use the COVID Response Dashboard for Planning & Future Efforts

Thursday, October 8, 2020
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Video Conference
... COVID-19, the dashboard reflects more than $40 million in grant awards to 10 counties across Southeastern Pennsylvania and Southern New Jersey. It is one of the first efforts we are aware of to ... funders and visualize grant awards against indicators of community need. In conjunction with a report released at the ...

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