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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
... include $1 million for the Free Library of Philadelphia Foundation to undertake a comprehensive planning and ... and programs,” said Donna Frisby-Greenwood , the senior vice president leading Pew’s work in Philadelphia. ... of the collection’s artifacts and, importantly, fund a new community lending program that will bring hundreds of ...

Unprecedented program aims to ‘Rebuild’ Philadelphia, serve as national community investment model

Monday, October 2, 2017
...  (NRPA) concluded its  annual conference  in New Orleans, bringing together more than 7,000 park and ... sessions ,  Shawn McCaney  — now William Penn Foundation’s Executive Director , presented the City of ... said McCaney, who also serves as William Penn Foundation’s Director of Creative Communities and National ...
19May2021

Setting the Table with Dana Kawaoka-Chen & Erik Stegman

Wednesday, May 19, 2021
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Webinar on Zoom
... participatory grantmaking model hosted by Scattergood Foundation From Banks and Tanks to Cooperation and Caring:  ...
16Jun2020

Montgomery County Funders COVID-19 Meeting

Tuesday, June 16, 2020
9:00am - 10:00am
Video Conference
... on MontCoPA COVID-19 response fund, group sharing on new grant initiatives or changes to giving, and ... RECOMMENDED READING Book: From Generosity to Justice: A new Gospel of Wealth (Darren Walker, Ford Foundation) RELATED PHILANTHROPY NETWORK READING & EVENT ...
22Sep2021

Setting the Table: Internal Equity Work

Wednesday, September 22, 2021
2:00pm - 3:30pm
Video Conference
... and Chief Operating Officer for the Association of Black Foundation Executives (ABFE), where he oversaw its operations, HR and staff development functions, including the overall strategy, ... During the COVID-19 pandemic, she has developed several new businesses including a sanitizing company to help make ...
26Oct2017

Equity in Philanthropy Event

Thursday, October 26, 2017
8:30am - 10:00am
Philadelphia, PA
... us as we discuss how our region is: Adding to the ranks of foundation trustees and staff groups that have been historically -and remain- ... Dwayne Wharton:  Trustee , Edna G. Kynett Memorial Foundation, & Board Member, Philanthropy Network Greater ...

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

Comcast RISE
Wednesday, July 27, 2022
... go directly to Stem Prep Academy’s payroll to pay the staff who have been working so hard in support of our mission ... but to thrive,” said Dennis Mathew, Comcast Regional Senior Vice President. “When we launched Comcast RISE in ...

Beech launches resources directory to support families, individuals and communities

BEECH 2020 COMMUNITY RESOURCES DIRECTORY
Tuesday, August 18, 2020
... Bank, Beech Community Services and the Alston Beech Foundation. To access the Beech Community Resources Directory ...
28Jul2022

Funder Briefing: Reflecting Forward Report

Thursday, July 28, 2022
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Virtual
... from United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey, captures three overarching recommendations made ...

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
... as “incompetent” and “risky.” The release of this new report coincides at a time when Black nonprofit leaders ... led the effort of the original research as well as this new report. “In response to the pandemic, regional ...

Seventeen-member oversight board named for Rebuild

Monday, October 30, 2017
Via Generocity | By  Albert Hong  / STAFF   Rebuild is a $500 million citywide initiative ... Council Janet Haas , board chair of the  William Penn Foundation Stacy Holland , educational consultant Floyd ...

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 Services Corporation; Mt. Airy USA; New Kensington CDC; Nicetown CDC; Pennsylvania Horticultural ... demonstrated capability to manage government or foundation grant funds of at least $1 million successfully ...

Love & Equity in News

Love Now Media
Thursday, May 13, 2021
... elder woman. For me, documenting the story revealed a new kind of power. In a community where so many news stories ... and hardship, this story not only showed audiences a new and inspiring narrative about young Black boys in North ... test things. I’ve found that having people try or lead new work in new areas invigorates people while simultaneously ...
17Apr2025

Under Threat: The State of Support for the Trans Community

Thursday, April 17, 2025
10:00am - 11:30am
Webinar

Join this conversation for funders about the current legislative and policy threats to trans communities across Pennsylvania, how organizations and communities are responding, and what can be done to support them.

Community Voices: from a Moment and for a Movement

Spiral Q 2
Monday, August 24, 2020
... caused by systemic oppression and reimagine and create a new normal that is better for the world, one where equality ...  them. As Program Officer at  Independence Public Media Foundation (IPMF) , which supports community media in the ... this current moment. Collaboration Over Competition As a foundation, we want to support network building and ...

The Philadelphia Black Giving Circle (PBGC) Launches its Inaugural Grantmaking Cycle

Philadelphia Black Giving Circle
Wednesday, October 31, 2018

On Thursday, November 1, 2018, the Philadelphia Black Giving Circle (PBGC) will launch its inaugural grantmaking cycle to support Philadelphia’s Black-led/Black serving non-profits.

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How African-American-Led Organizations Differ from White-Led Organizations: Research Report on African American Nonprofit Organizations in Philadelphia

PAALF Report (2016)
Published: 
04/2016
... the United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania and Southern New Jersey, commissioned a study of African American-led ...

Philadelphia to benefit from $100M Starbucks initiative to advance racial equity

Starbucks
Thursday, January 14, 2021
... Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, New Orleans, New York City, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle and ...

Rebuild Announces First Project to Launch, More to Come

Thursday, May 17, 2018
... announcement, the City confirmed that Rebuild will fund a new master plan for Vare, which is expected to launch later ... engagement process so neighbors can help shape what the new site will look like. “I cannot stress enough that Vare ...

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