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United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey announces $1 million challenge to boost regional Census Outreach Efforts

Philly Counts
Thursday, October 24, 2019
... Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey joins Mayor Kenney’s Philly Counts 2020 effort to ensure a complete and accurate ... and in people’s lives. United Way fights for the health, education and financial stability of every person in ... and Southern New Jersey, United Way fights for youth success and family stability because we LIVE UNITED ...

Pew Announces $1.85M to Strengthen the Free Library of Philadelphia and Improve Access to Drexel University’s Atwater Kent Collection

Free Library of Philadelphia
Wednesday, July 19, 2023
... of COVID-19 and to preserve and highlight the region’s unique history and civic treasures. The awards include $1 million for the Free Library of Philadelphia Foundation to undertake a comprehensive planning and ... work to help the city navigate challenges, supporting the health and well-being of people facing complex challenges ...

The Lenfest Institute announces $1.3 million in grants to support The Philadelphia Inquirer’s community-focused journalism

The Lenfest Institute for Journalism
Thursday, May 20, 2021
... initiatives that will enhance coverage of Philadelphia’s most pressing issues, with a particular focus on ... affecting Philadelphia’s public schools, teachers, and youth; sexual abuse and violence at area schools; deep flaws ... and to access and report upon new data sets on the lasting health impacts and monetary costs of gun violence.  The ...

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 ...

"A Goal of Justice." Behind a Push for Racial Equity in Arts Funding

Published: 
12/2017
By Mike Scutari for Inside Philanthropy |  This article from Inside Philanthropy ... 11 years working for the  Heinz Endowments  as senior program officer for arts & culture, served on the board of ... Racial Equity. He is also a commissioner on Pittsburgh’s Equal Opportunity Review Commission and the Pennsylvania ...
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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 ...

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

Momentum Fund
Wednesday, May 27, 2020
Momentum Fund.jpg United Philanthropy Forum announces the launch of the Momentum Fund ... are meeting the needs of communities and populations whose health and/or financial situations have been most severely ... made possible by a grant from the  Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation .  Momentum Fund Launches to Help Build Capacity ...
22Sep2021

Setting the Table: Internal Equity Work

Wednesday, September 22, 2021
2:00pm - 3:30pm
Video Conference
NOTE: Philanthropy Network members who would like to sign-up for ... and the world. In this conversation on September 22, GEO’s President & CEO, Marcus Walton and Philanthropy Network ... and Chief Operating Officer for the Association of Black Foundation Executives (ABFE), where he oversaw its ...
17Apr2025

Under Threat: The State of Support for the Trans Community

Thursday, April 17, 2025
10:00am - 11:30am
Webinar
In partnership with Philanthropy Network members Gender Justice Fund and Homeless ... PA Trans Equity Project, Jasper Liem from the Attic Youth Center, and Tatyana Woodard from Ark of Safety for an ... Discuss Their Work Amid the Backlash By Dawn Wolfe (Inside Philanthropy, 03.31.25) Under Threat: The State of Support ...
16Jun2020

Montgomery County Funders COVID-19 Meeting

Tuesday, June 16, 2020
9:00am - 10:00am
Video Conference
Philanthropy Network’s Montgomery County Funders invite you ... to Justice: A new Gospel of Wealth (Darren Walker, Ford Foundation) RELATED PHILANTHROPY NETWORK READING & EVENT ...

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 ...

United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey and Comcast Launch Nonprofit Finance Accelerator to Strengthen Nonprofit Community

Nonprofit Finance Accelerator
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
... Accelerator for regional nonprofits. This inaugural program will provide up to 200 poverty-fighting nonprofits ... to their organizations’ infrastructure and financial health. This program provides high-caliber expertise and a ... of our nonprofit community is critical to our region’s recovery efforts and this program aims to help ensure that ...

Chester County Fund for Women and Girls’ Hosts "Yes, All Women!" Dialogue

Yes, All Women!
Tuesday, October 24, 2017
... body image and racial tension in America; the President’s war of words with San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz; the ... candidates on election day. “We have many women-related issues to work on. It’s clear that women as a collective ... Fund for Women and Girls is a grantmaking and education foundation dedicated to addressing the needs of women and ...
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The Philadelphia Black Giving Circle (PBGC) Launches its Inaugural Grantmaking Cycle

Philadelphia Black Giving Circle
Wednesday, October 31, 2018
... capacity and financial sustainability of Philadelphia’s Black-led/Black serving non-profits while also promoting a culture of charitable giving and philanthropy within the Black community. Recognizing that ... nonprofits play a major role in serving Philadelphia’s most underserved individuals and communities, priority will ...
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Reflecting Forward: Philadelphia-Based Black Leaders’ Recommendations For Regional Funders

Report: Reflecting Forward: Philadephia-based Black Nonprofit Leaders’ Recommendations for Regional Funders
Monday, June 13, 2022
... are still struggling to connect with the region’s philanthropic community.   This was one of the key ... funders would embrace. Embrace “Trust-based Philanthropy” : All the leaders interviewed for this study ... are to build wealth in urban communities, develop youth and young adults, create strategic partnerships, and ...
03Nov2021

Advancing Equitable and Adequate School Funding in PA, Part 2: Framing the Impact

Wednesday, November 3, 2021
9:00am - 10:30am
Video Conference
... Equitable and Adequate School Funding in PA , hosted by Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia, Grantmakers of ... School funding in Pa. is about to go on trial — here’s what you need to know by Avi Wolfman-Arent via WHYY ... and grantees on a variety of topics related to advocacy Foundation Advocacy Grants: What Grantees Need to Know Mays ...

Seventeen-member oversight board named for Rebuild

Monday, October 30, 2017
...   Rebuild is a $500 million citywide initiative that’s seven years in the making, so you can bet that there have ... Rebuild’s progress and making recommendations on program implementation,” according to a statement. It’s ... Council Janet Haas , board chair of the  William Penn Foundation Stacy Holland , educational consultant Floyd ...

Love & Equity in News

Love Now Media
Thursday, May 13, 2021
... they all worked together to paint and renovate the woman’s apartment. As a short documentary, none of us had ever seen ... and document stories that represented timely, relevant issues in a balanced way through my cultural lens as a Black ...

The Fund for The School District of Philadelphia Awards Grants Designed to Increase Projects in STEM and Inspire Black, Latinx and Female Students

Tuesday, June 29, 2021
... healthcare company with origins in Philadelphia and U.S. headquarters at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. Some of the grant-winning projects include: A program using flying drones to teach students computer coding ... club for girls. Anna L. Lingelbach School Assessing the Health of the Monoshone Creek $1,250.00 Students will take a ...

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