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BLBB Charitable Awards COVID-19 Emergency Grants to Area Cultural Institutions

BLBB Charitable
Wednesday, August 5, 2020
... cultural institutions in its impact grants program, its board realized that many direct service organizations have ... Tell, BLBB Charitable’s Executive Director. “Our board recognizes that these institutions are vital to a ... sound strategies yield meaningful and measurable outcomes for the people they serve. BLBB Charitable Awards COVID-19 ...
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Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation awards COVID-19 Fund grants

Tuesday, June 30, 2020
... supporting minority-owned businesses.  Award amounts for social services and micro businesses ranged from $1,250 ... coronavirus in the Pottstown community head-on, especially for historically underserved populations in our service ... grant applications will begin next week. Applications for funds may be made through the Foundation website July ...
19May2021

COVID-19 Funder Briefing #24 **cancelled**

Wednesday, May 19, 2021
9:00am - 10:00am
Video Conference
Join us for the next COVID-19 funder briefing on May 19th. These ... to respond, and explore new initiatives and opportunities for collaboration. Philanthropy Network's COVID-19 funder ... COVID-19 Response - Kelly Cofrancisco, Montgomery County Board of Commissioners Trans Resilience Fund - Farrah Parkes, ...
18Mar2020

Weekly COVID-19 Funder Briefing #1

Wednesday, March 18, 2020
9:00am - 10:00am
Video Conference
... 18, at 9:00 AM. These calls will provide an opportunity for members to update each other on the rapidly developing ... steps you are taking to respond, and explore opportunities for collaboration. Recording of 3.18.20 video conference: ...

An Open Letter to Arts Funders: Create a Pooled Loan Fund

BalletX by Chris Kendig
Tuesday, March 24, 2020
... sector consultants, we have worked with arts groups for over 25 years on building financial sustainability. We ... our understanding of diverse cultures and perspectives. For the first time, we are facing a global crisis without the ... loan pool now , so we are ready as a cultural community to rebuild and open our theaters, art centers, concert halls and ...

William Penn Foundation Announces $3 Million for PHL COVID-19 Fund

Thursday, March 19, 2020
... uncertainties and challenges that are potentially defining for organizations, large and small. We will be defined as a ... now. That is why yesterday the William Penn Foundation’s board of directors took emergency action and approved a lead ... informed along the way. JANET HAAS, M.D.  Chair of the Board SHAWN MCCANEY Executive Director   William Penn ...
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Barra Foundation Announces $520,000 in Immediate Funding

Thursday, April 2, 2020
... from Barra Foundation (04.02.20) by Peter Dobrin for the Philadelphia Inquirer Barra-Logo.jpg PHILADELPHIA, ... said The Barra Foundation President Kristina Wahl. “Our board and staff recognized the foundation’s responsibility ... act swiftly and get dollars out the door quickly.” The board also approved a $50,000 increase in funding to Food ...
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Statement: Including Immigrants and Refugees In Our Response to COVID-19

Immigrant Community courtesy Fels Fund
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
... this crisis; Support organizations that are advocating for systems-level changes that are inclusive of race, class, ... such as universal paid sick leave, access to healthcare for all and living wages; Ensure that your grantmaking ...

76ers Donate Funds to Purchase 10,000 Chromebooks for School District of Philadelphia Students

The Fund for the SDP
Monday, March 30, 2020
PHILADELPHIA, March 30, 2020 —  The Fund for the School District of Philadelphia announced today that ... of 10,000 computers to make distance learning possible for all students during the extended school closure due to ... being repurposed for distribution.  The District’s Board of Education voted last week to authorize up to $11 ...
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Brandywine Health Foundation Announces Healthcare & Economic Relief Fund Phase Two Grant Recipients

Tuesday, July 28, 2020
... resiliency and center its work around racial equity, for the first time in the foundation's history, the grant ... committee required nonprofit organizations to submit their board approved racial equity statements, values or guiding ... serve our most vulnerable communities fairly and justly. For a complete list of BHF's Phase Two - Recovery Grant ...

Nonprofit Organizations Awarded More than $8 Million from William Penn Foundation for Continued Relief Efforts Supporting Philadelphia Families

William Penn Foundation
Thursday, June 17, 2021
... of organizations providing access to healthy food, support for families to stay in their homes, and enhanced K-12 ... to Philadelphia’s recovery,” said Janet Haas, M.D., Board Chair of the William Penn Foundation. “So too are ... to help families stay nourished and remain in their homes. For the allocation of these grants we relied on the expertise ...

First Round of Neighborhood Equitable Recovery Fund Grant Recipients Announced

Thursday, September 23, 2021
... (CEO) today announced the first round of grant recipients for the Neighborhood Equitable Recovery Fund, a partnership ... would most benefit their communities. “As a community member in Mantua, which has been given a Promise Zone ... surrounding it,” said Community Grantmaking Committee member Rikeyah Lindsay. “Still, there is something amazing ...
29Oct2020

Small Funders Roundtable Meeting

Thursday, October 29, 2020
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Video Conference
... effort of Philanthropy Network and the Center for High Impact Philanthropy to track and analyze more than ... and well-being. And learn about the Resiliency Fund for Kensington - a nascent pooled fund partnering with the ... address the effects of the opioid crisis. This meeting is for funder members only. RECORDING   Small Funders ...

William Penn Foundation Awards Additional $2.6M to Support COVID-19 Relief, Recovery Efforts in Philadelphia

Tuesday, June 30, 2020
... (WPF) today announced $2.6 million in additional support for efforts that address the impacts on Philadelphians of ... shutdown. In its fifth special meeting since March, the Board of Directors approved a series of grants to immediately ... in the recovery from COVID-19,” said Janet Haas, M.D., Board Chair of William Penn Foundation. “Back to normal’ ...

Horizon Commits $2.5 Million for Masks, Face Shields, Food, and Social Services

Thursday, April 2, 2020
... critical supplies is expected to be delivered to the State for distribution beginning next week with additional ... communities has been central to Horizon’s mission for 88 years,” said Kevin P. Conlin, Horizon BCBSNJ’s ... New Jersey hospitals put their own health at risk to care for New Jerseyans diagnosed with COVID-19, but they cannot do ...
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27Jan2021

COVID-19 Funder Briefing #19

Wednesday, January 27, 2021
9:00am - 10:00am
Video Conference
2021 presents new challenges and opportunities for the funder community to engage as COVID-19 case rates ... briefings. These calls will provide an opportunity for members to update each other on the efforts surrounding ... steps you are taking to respond, and explore opportunities for collaboration. Joining us on the call from the ...
19Apr2021

Education Funders Meeting

Monday, April 19, 2021
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Video Conference
Please join us on Monday, April 19th for an Education Funders meeting. We will be joined by Uri Monson , CFO for the School District of Philadelphia, to provide a ... Donna Frisby-Greenwood, President & CEO, The Fund for the School District of Philadelphia will facilitate the ...

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