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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 ... Dwayne Wharton:  Trustee , Edna G. Kynett Memorial Foundation, & Board Member, Philanthropy Network Greater ... Click Here  to register.  Equity in Philanthropy Event ...

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

Monday, October 2, 2017
... Post | by  Louis Bolling , Contributor Yesterday the  National Recreation and Park Association  (NRPA) concluded its  annual conference  in New Orleans, bringing together more than ... sessions ,  Shawn McCaney  — now William Penn Foundation’s Executive Director , presented the City of ...

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

HealthSpark Foundation
Tuesday, October 5, 2021
Via HealthSpark Foundation As part of our efforts to build a more thriving ... County, it is with great excitement that HealthSpark Foundation is announcing the creation of the Dr. Frank E. ... and bring his name and contributions to a regional and national audience. For more information on Dr. Boston and ...

Leeway Foundation awards 12 artists with the Transformation Award

Leeway Foundation (mark)
Friday, January 17, 2025
Press release via Leeway Foundation PHILADELPHIA, PA [January 17, 2025] — In December 2024, Leeway Foundation awarded $180,000 in unrestricted support to 12 ... assigned at birth.  ABOUT THE TRANSFORMATION AWARD A national panel of artists and cultural producers convened to ...

Independence Public Media Foundation Announces 71 Grants Totaling $8.9 Million

IPMF grantee
Monday, August 15, 2022
... August 2, 2022—The Independence Public Media Foundation (IPMF) announces grants totaling $8.9 million for ... and projects in the Philadelphia region. In total, the foundation awarded 71 grants to organizations and projects ... majority of IPMF’s grantmaking for the year, while the foundation takes some time to reflect on what we’ve learned ...

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
Press release via Independence Blue Cross Foundation The Independence Blue Cross Foundation announced a grant award through its Institute for ... committed to address equity in medicine through the IBC Foundation Institute for Health Equity,” said Lorina ...
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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
... October 12, 2021 — Today, the  Independence Blue Cross Foundation  (Foundation) announced new grant funding for a collaboration ... The  2020-2023 Future of Nursing Report by the National Academy of Medicine  emphasizes the diverse health ...
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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
PhilaFound_header.jpg Press release from Philadelphia Foundation PHILADELPHIA, PA (5/12/2021) – Philadelphia Foundation today announced the creation of the Black ... contribution from Facebook, which selected Philadelphia Foundation as its regional partner in the company’s $20 ...

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
... from a partnership between ABFE and the Hill-Snowdon Foundation . In March of 2017, BSCFN released The Case for ...

Philadelphia Foundation’s YOUTHadelphia grants help Philly youth initiatives

Monday, May 28, 2018
... received grants totaling $50,000 from The Philadelphia Foundation’s Fund for Children’s YOUTHadelphia program. The Philadelphia Foundation provides grants to low-income non-profit ... for us to stay in business.” READ MORE Philadelphia Foundation’s YOUTHadelphia grants help Philly youth ...

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
Press release via Philadelphia Foundation PHILADELPHIA, PA (3/25/ 2021) – Forman Arts Initiative (FAI) and Philadelphia Foundation are launching Art Works, a new $3 million grant ... said Pedro Ramos, President and CEO of Philadelphia Foundation. “Art can be the lens through which people view ...
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Patricia Kind Family Foundation announces Black-led Organization grant award winners

Patricia Kind Family Foundation
Wednesday, June 30, 2021
The Patricia Kind Family Foundation (PKFF) initiated a new grant cycle specifically ... for Black-led organizations in Philadelphia. The Foundation made a concerted effort to reach out and to ... is available on the PKFF website .  Patricia Kind Family Foundation announces Black-led Organization grant award ...

Independence Public Media Foundation Announces $2.6 Million in Media-Making and Digital Equity Grants to 33 Projects and Organizations

Wednesday, December 15, 2021
... December 15, 2021 – The Independence Public Media Foundation (IPMF) announces $2.6 million in its final round ... underrepresented communities. In this latest round, the foundation awarded $1.3 million in continued operating ... IPMF awarded $9.4 million in grants in 2021 to advance the foundation’s mission to build and strengthen networks of ...

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

Published: 
03/2017
... Partnership for Black Communities and the Hill-Snowdon Foundation . The Case for Funding Black-Led Social Change is ...
22Sep2021

Setting the Table: Internal Equity Work

Wednesday, September 22, 2021
2:00pm - 3:30pm
Video Conference
... Network members who would like to sign-up for this event on/after September 21st, please contact us directly to ... and Chief Operating Officer for the Association of Black Foundation Executives (ABFE), where he oversaw its ... data-driven digital inclusion strategy to make Detroit a national model for digital inclusion and ensure all ...
19May2021

Setting the Table with Dana Kawaoka-Chen & Erik Stegman

Wednesday, May 19, 2021
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Webinar on Zoom
... a community of peers. Recording Related Materials Upcoming event: Thursday, June 3, 2021 | 1:30 PM ET Giving Shuumi: ...

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
... will be publicly released on Monday, June 13th at an event to be held from 3:00 – 4:30 PM at the Public, ... in Philadelphia. Media is welcome to attend the press conference at P4 and stay for a conversation about next steps ...

Community Voices: from a Moment and for a Movement

Spiral Q 2
Monday, August 24, 2020
...  them. As Program Officer at  Independence Public Media Foundation (IPMF) , which supports community media in the ... communities who are often overlooked in mainstream national and local news and media outlets. We were ... lockdown? These are perspectives that are missing from national and local news outlets. Our hope is that over time ...

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

Breaking Chains
Thursday, June 4, 2020
... 1968, we are witnessing a violent response by police and National Guard against protestors, firing tear gas canisters ... philanthropic paradigms.  Darren Walker, from The Ford Foundation, called for philanthropy to move from a charity ... are very few actions that make up the “must dos” for foundation to be in compliance with the IRS or the founding ...
03Nov2021

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

Wednesday, November 3, 2021
9:00am - 10:30am
Video Conference
... Funding Trial. Resource Equity Funders Collaborative  - National Partnership of Education Funders committed to equity ... and grantees on a variety of topics related to advocacy Foundation Advocacy Grants: What Grantees Need to Know Mays ...

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