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

Yes, All Women!
Tuesday, October 24, 2017
... a rapid-fire presentation of videos on race and gender in mainstream media, including Dove and Procter and Gamble ads on body image and racial tension in America; the President’s war of words with San Juan ... critical needs of women and girls, and awarded nearly $3 million to 69 non-profit organizations. To learn more about ...
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DiversityWomen and Girls

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 ... annual meeting of the park and recreation community, over a three-day period conference attendees were presented ... is intended to reimagine civic assets and triggered a $500 million citywide effort to reinvest in parks and recreation ...

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
... representing nearly twenty-five percent of this economy.1 According to a regional COVID-19 impact report, the ... focused on broadband, aggregation, and streaming with over 56 million customer relationships across the United States and ...

Rebuild Announces First Project to Launch, More to Come

Thursday, May 17, 2018
At an event in South Philadelphia, Mayor Jim Kenney was joined by ... initiative to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in parks, recreation centers, and libraries across ... in positive activity. When we had to shut down Vare last fall, the community was devastated. The reality is without ...

City Appoints New Executive Director of Rebuild

Kira Strong
Friday, January 3, 2020
... of the City’s Rebuild initiative. Strong has served in that role in an interim capacity since November, and ... Deputy Director for Design and Construction, leading over $126 million of new investment in 61 parks, recreation centers, ...
22Jan2020

One Year of Rebuild: Collaborating to Advance Opportunity, Engagement and Equity in Neighborhoods

Wednesday, January 22, 2020
9:00am - 11:00am
Free Library of Philadelphia
... initiative to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in neighborhood parks, recreation centers, and libraries. Just over a year after the Rebuild’s first groundbreaking, ... programs PROGRAM MATERIALS Rebuild Presentation Slidedeck (1.22.20) Rebuild by the Numbers 2019 14 Rebuild Projects to ...

Independence Blue Cross Foundation Collaborates with Temple University to Create a Pathway to Nursing for Students of Color

Independence Blue Cross Foundation
Tuesday, October 12, 2021
... Blue Cross Foundation  (Foundation) announced new grant funding for a collaboration with  Temple ... for students of color pursuing a  Bachelor of Science in Nursing  (BSN) degree at Temple University. In addition to full scholarships, students will receive ...
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Seventeen-member oversight board named for Rebuild

Monday, October 30, 2017
... | By  Albert Hong  / STAFF   Rebuild is a $500 million citywide initiative that’s seven years in the ... team has been regularly hosting informational meetings over the past few months throughout the city’s ...  is coming up quick too, set for this Wednesday, Nov. 1, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the  Kingsessing Recreation Center ...
22Sep2021

Setting the Table: Internal Equity Work

Wednesday, September 22, 2021
2:00pm - 3:30pm
Video Conference
... a system that centers and promotes racial equity. In each conversation, speakers will explore the impact of ... Organizations Walton.jpg Marcus F. Walton joins GEO with over a decade of practice in both nonprofit management and ... of Acquisition International’s Influential Businesswoman awards, and was nominated for Corp! Magazine Michigan’s ...
03Nov2021

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

Wednesday, November 3, 2021
9:00am - 10:30am
Video Conference
... session, Advancing Equitable and Adequate School Funding in PA , hosted by Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia, ... Northeastern Pennsylvania Alliance Grantmakers’ Forum. In June, speakers highlighted the inequitable and inadequate ... to trial via the Philadelphia Inquirer (11.12.21) Trial over Pennsylvania education funding begins via Axios ...

Advancing Frontline Employees of Color

Advancing Frontline Employees of Color
Published: 
01/2020
... changing due to automation. Approximately nine million of the country’s 24 million frontline employees—entry-level employees who ... expectations for companies to embrace a more active role in society and lead with an ambitious corporate purpose, ...
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Equity and Social Justice

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

Starbucks
Thursday, January 14, 2021
... will be one of the first cities to benefit from a $100 million Starbucks initiative meant to "advance racial equity ... small businesses and community development projects in Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) ... Community Resilience Fund is committed to investing $100 million by 2025 to support small business growth and ...

Philanthropy Needs A New Endgame: The Liberation of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color Communities In America

Breaking Chains
Thursday, June 4, 2020
... and deaths of Black Americans due to COVID-19 pandemic (1) to the recent senseless murders of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna ... four centuries of traumatic white supremacist culture in the lives Black men, women, and families are once again ... a verbal commitment to equity to action, choosing humanity over assets and were intentional about naming and supporting ...

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

Published: 
12/2017
... for arts & culture, served on the board of Grantmakers in the Arts, and was the chair of its Thought Leader Forum on ... and build alternatives to systemic racism and capitalism, in the memory of our ancestors, for the benefit of black ... that are "building power by engaging community in planning and strategy," and works with primarily white-led ...
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25Jun2019

Southwest Philly 2019: Tour of the Neighborhood and What We Can Do Next

Tuesday, June 25, 2019
9:00am - 4:30pm
Bartram's Garden
Please join us for our third session in our series on Southwest Philadelphia. This session will ... discussions on various issues and the ways in which funders can help revitalize the community. Topics ...
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 philanthropy’s role in advancing racial justice in Montgomery County. We will also discuss the creation of a ...

Beech launches resources directory to support families, individuals and communities

BEECH 2020 COMMUNITY RESOURCES DIRECTORY
Tuesday, August 18, 2020
PHILADELPHIA, August 3, 2020 -- In celebration of its 30th Anniversary in service to the community, the Beech Companies, Inc., ... the heart of North Central Philadelphia, it has leveraged over $2 billion in community reinvestment funds in North ...

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

HealthSpark Foundation
Tuesday, October 5, 2021
... and opportunities facing Montgomery County residents. In honor of its namesake Dr. Frank E. Boston, a Black medical ... entrepreneur who created a hospital and ambulance corps in Lansdale nearly a century ago,  the Fund invests in ... Foundation has committed an initial investment of $250,000 over two years to the Dr. Frank E. Boston Black Justice Fund, ...

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

Nonprofit Justice and Equity Institute Wordle
Wednesday, February 9, 2022
... learning sessions designed to support the nonprofit sector in its commitment to recognize and mitigate the deeply rooted ... Group), will assist eight local nonprofit institutions in their commitment to further transform their organizational ... Justice and Equity Institute on February 1st, 2022.   Over the next six months, eight nonprofit organizations ...
19May2021

Setting the Table with Dana Kawaoka-Chen & Erik Stegman

Wednesday, May 19, 2021
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Webinar on Zoom
... a system that centers and promotes racial equity. In each conversation, Sidney, Marcus and their guests explore ... and Erik Stegman, Executive Director of Native Americans in Philanthropy .

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