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

Yes, All Women!
Tuesday, October 24, 2017
... CHESTER, PA (October 24, 2017) – The Chester County Fund for Women and Girls hosted its second ‘Yes, All Women!’ ... a rapid-fire presentation of videos on race and gender in mainstream media, including Dove and Procter and Gamble ... and girls, and awarded nearly $3 million to 69 non-profit organizations. To learn more about our work, please visit ...
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DiversityWomen and Girls
16Jun2020

Montgomery County Funders COVID-19 Meeting

Tuesday, June 16, 2020
9:00am - 10:00am
Video Conference
... or changes to giving, and philanthropy’s role in advancing racial justice in Montgomery County. We will also discuss the creation of a strategic plan for the Montgomery County Funders group. RECOMMENDED READING ... Role? (Philanthropy Network, 6/4/20) RECORDING Not available for this meeting Montgomery County Funders COVID-19 ...

The Alliance for Health Equity Kicks off the Nonprofit Justice and Equity Institute

Nonprofit Justice and Equity Institute Wordle
Wednesday, February 9, 2022
... Pennsylvania) - On February 1st  2022, The Alliance for Health Equity (The AHE) launched the Nonprofit Justice and ... Designed as a learning cohort, eight participating organizations will spend six months advancing their ...

The Case for Funding Black-Led Social Change: Redlining by Another Name: What the Data Says to Move from Rhetoric to Action

Published: 
12/2019
ABFE: A Philanthropic Partnership for Black Communities (ABFE) , recently conducted a study to ... The first was to build a body of information on the health and well-being of existing Black social change ... Foundation . In March of 2017, BSCFN released The Case for Funding Black-Led Social Change — its first case statement. ...

The Case for Funding Black-Led Social Change: Case Statement

Published: 
03/2017
The Case for Funding Black-Led Social Change intends to spark new ... vitalize and strengthen the infrastructure for Black-led organizations. The 18-page document was issued by the Black ... targeted to the Black community. Calling investment in Black-led social change a “moral imperative,” they ...

HealthSpark Foundation announces the Dr. Frank E. Boston Black Justice Fund

HealthSpark Foundation
Tuesday, October 5, 2021
... exclusion of Black leaders and Black community-serving organizations from tackling the challenges and opportunities ... in Black communities to advance justice and liberation for all County residents. HealthSpark Foundation has ... Foundation (then called the North Penn Community Health Foundation). Dr. Boston is relatively unknown locally ...

Forman Arts Initiative and Philadelphia Foundation Launch Art Works, A New Grant Program to Support Arts and Culture in Greater Philadelphia

Forman Art Works
Friday, March 26, 2021
... are launching Art Works, a new $3 million grant program for community-based organizations and emerging artists. Art Works is designed ... community perspectives into their work. Applications are available at  philafound.org/artworks , and submissions are ...
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Independence Public Media Foundation Announces $2.6 Million in Media-Making and Digital Equity Grants to 33 Projects and Organizations

Wednesday, December 15, 2021
... (IPMF) announces $2.6 million in its final round of grants for 2021. The grants focused support for community-centered ... equity in the region, in addition to making matching funds available to support local newsrooms through the NewsMatch ... Too many films are left unfinished due to lack of funding, particularly those projects led by filmmakers from ...

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

Monday, October 2, 2017
... Association  (NRPA) concluded its  annual conference  in New Orleans, bringing together more than 7,000 park and ... trails and public spaces,” McCaney said. “But for the city as a whole to thrive, these kinds of high ... improving a park helps improve the local economy and the health and wellbeing of local residents. We’ve seen this ...

Independence Blue Cross Foundation Institute for Health Equity grant expands Penn Medicine and CHOP’s Alliance of Minority Physicians

Independence Blue Cross Foundation
Wednesday, June 21, 2023
... Foundation announced a grant award through its Institute for Health Equity to the University of Pennsylvania Health System ... Blue Cross Foundation Institute for Heath Equity. This funding helps catalyze the UPHS-CHOP Alliance of Minority ...
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Philadelphia Foundation Announces Fund Focused on Black-Led Nonprofits Serving Black Communities in Greater Philadelphia

Philadelphia Foundation
Thursday, May 13, 2021
... with Philadelphia Foundation to help bring much needed-funding to nonprofits that are serving and supporting the ... Philadelphia Foundation funds address civil rights and health disparities which disproportionately affect Black populations. For additional information about the Black Community Leaders ...

PECO Announces New Powering the Arts Grant for Community-Based Organizations in Southeastern PA

Friday, July 1, 2022
... competitive grants program that will help community-based organizations reach new and diverse audiences and reduce ... one-year or two-year grants of up to $10,000 per year for a maximum of $20,000 over two years to support new or ... details on program eligibility and award structure, are available on peco.com/community under the Charitable ...
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Patricia Kind Family Foundation announces Black-led Organization grant award winners

Patricia Kind Family Foundation
Wednesday, June 30, 2021
... Foundation (PKFF) initiated a new grant cycle specifically for Black-led organizations in Philadelphia. The Foundation ... at the grass-roots level. Their plans are to use the PKFF funding to leverage their ongoing great work in the community ...

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
In 2013, the Philadelphia African American Leadership Forum (PAALF), with funding from the United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania and ... a survey of leaders of human service-oriented nonprofit organizations in Philadelphia. The survey research was ...

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

Momentum Fund
Wednesday, May 27, 2020
... the launch of the Momentum Fund to support nonprofit organizations managing active COVID-19 relief and recovery ... are meeting the needs of communities and populations whose health and/or financial situations have been most severely ... from the philanthropic infrastructure who advocate for some of the communities and populations being hit hardest ...

"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 ... funders' intensifying efforts to boost equitable funding and access to the arts. It features perspectives from ... people." Hillombo partners with community development organizations that are "building power by engaging community ...
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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
PHILADELPHIA, PA—(June 17, 2021)— The Fund for The School District of Philadelphia has announced 16 winning public-school projects that will receive grant funding for programming  aimed at introducing Black, Latinx ... club for girls. Anna L. Lingelbach School Assessing the Health of the Monoshone Creek $1,250.00 Students will take a ...
03Nov2021

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

Wednesday, November 3, 2021
9:00am - 10:30am
Video Conference
... our June session, Advancing Equitable and Adequate School Funding in PA , hosted by Philanthropy Network Greater ... school funding in Pennsylvania, along with the work of organizations across the state that are organizing and advocating for greater funding equity. While this initiative has the ...

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
... and accurate census count in 2020, announcing a match for every new donation up to $500,000, raising $1 million in new funding to target greater engagement of historically ... tax-exempt status. Only project-specific support is available through this fund. To apply, please visit 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
... the launch of a virtual Nonprofit Finance Accelerator for regional nonprofits. This inaugural program will provide ... to financial and human resources, specifically for funding, cash flow, staff and volunteer absences, and ... to their organizations’ infrastructure and financial health. This program provides high-caliber expertise and a ...

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