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$2.5 million Philadelphia COVID-19 Community Information Fund to provide support for coronavirus news and information needs

Coronavirus Testing by Tim Tai - Philadelphia Inquirer
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
... Philly  ($1 million), which leads a collaborative of 24 Philadelphia-area news organizations, will serve as the ... needs. From this grant, Resolve will also help distribute funding to key partners through public service advertising, ... on the application process  here , and sign up below to receive email updates on the program.  The Philadelphia ...

The Chronicle of Philanthropy Unveils Ambitious Growth Plan To Put National Spotlight On Social Sector, Become Nonprofit

Wednesday, May 4, 2022
... is taking a major leap forward in how we serve nonprofits and foundations,” said Stacy Palmer, who helped ... trends, and results across diverse communities receive the attention and analysis they deserve. Build a ... and analysis. It will continue to be transparent about the funding it receives. In consultation with experts in the ...
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HealthSpark Foundation announces the Dr. Frank E. Boston Black Justice Fund

HealthSpark Foundation
Tuesday, October 5, 2021
... As part of our efforts to build a more thriving Montgomery County, it is with great excitement that HealthSpark ... the challenges and opportunities facing Montgomery County residents. In honor of its namesake Dr. Frank E. ... in Black communities to advance justice and liberation for all County residents. HealthSpark Foundation has ...

Leeway Foundation announces $62,500 in project-based funding

Leeway Foundation (mark)
Monday, November 25, 2024
... — Leeway Foundation announces $62,500 in project-based funding to 30 women, trans*, and/or gender nonconforming ... Philadelphia with the 2024 Art and Change Grant (ACG). For over two decades, the Art and Change Grant has supported ... Music/Media Arts, $2,500 Ximena Violante of Montgomery County, Folk Arts/Music, $2,500 Zoë Greggs of East Mount ...

IPMF Announces 2024 Community Voices Fund Grant Recipients

IPMF 2024 Community Voices
Thursday, November 21, 2024
... violence through community-led storytelling, archives for building community power, community-centered news and journalism, and media for movement building. Grant recipients include: Still We ... — to support "We Free Us," a storytelling project for currently and formerly incarcerated women and transgender ...

Independence Public Media Foundation Announces $800,000 in 2023 Community Voices Grants

IPMF Community Voices 2023 - Save Chinatown
Tuesday, August 15, 2023
... Community Voices Fund grants, totaling $800,000 awarded to 24 organizations and projects. These grants will support ... be part of a vibrant media ecosystem. It is critical for us to listen to our community partners as they determine ... stories about Camden residents, community leaders, nonprofits, and businesses. Peoples Media Record ($40,000) ...
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Lenfest Institute awards $2 million to 12 local news outlets

Lenfest Institute logo
Tuesday, September 26, 2017
... financial challenges, the  Lenfest Institute for Journalism , which is  dedicated to supporting ... , and (with support from the Knight Foundation) $1 million for Innovation Grants to 12 for-profit and nonprofit ... parents will find valuable and how they want to receive it.” Another nonprofit awardee,  WHYY , was funded ...
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Independence Public Media Foundation Announces 71 Grants Totaling $8.9 Million

IPMF grantee
Monday, August 15, 2022
... Foundation (IPMF) announces grants totaling $8.9 million for community-centered, BIPOC-led media organizations and ... fellowship that makes equipment, space, crew, mentorship, funding and critical feedback available to emerging and ... for BIPOC film crews throughout Philadelphia. The Delaware Local News Initiative was awarded $80,000 for ...

Independence Public Media Foundation Announces $500,000 in Grants Awarded to Local Independent Filmmakers

Independence Public Media Foundation
Thursday, April 17, 2025
... of their skills. A total of 30 film projects received funding through IPMF’s community-led grantmaking process. ... public interest and following. ►Visit IPMF's website for a full list of  2025 Local Filmmaker Fund grant ...

Independence Public Media Foundation Announces $1.75 Million in Grants for COVID-19 Community Storytelling and Information Projects

Thursday, July 30, 2020
... left city residents in the dark during a public health emergency.   Set The Stage (YSTS), a youth-media ... current moment. YSTS will also build an accessible toolkit for instructors working with students remotely. New grantees ... “What does a Philadelphia look like that’s designed for me?” In all, the foundation made grants to ...
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In Pennsylvania, three newsrooms are teaming up to cover state government

Tuesday, October 2, 2018
... report found a total of 41 statehouse reporters, with just 24 in the job full time. The Inquirer in Philly, the ... goal of $2 million dollars from The Lenfest Institute for Journalism, The Nicholas B. Ottaway Foundation, The ... the state to engage citizens in two-way conversation.” Funding to launch PA Post came from the Wyncote Foundation, ...

Independence Public Media Foundation Announces $2.8 Million in Film and Journalism Grants to 30 Projects and Organizations

IPMF Film Grants Dec 2020
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
... news and information in multiple languages for the public, in response to COVID-19. “Community media ... pandemic, but we also laid a lot of groundwork this year for robust, community-led media making that helps people feel ... safety. The foundation also awarded nearly $800,000 in emergency support at the onset of the pandemic to its ...
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Lenfest Institute for Journalism Announces Local News Sustainability Grants

The Lenfest Institute
Wednesday, January 30, 2019
... PHILADELPHIA (Jan. 30, 2019) — The Lenfest Institute for Journalism today announced 13 winners of its latest grant ... area for closer collaboration. The grantees will share funding totaling $475,000, and will meet over the coming ... The projects will lead to the creation of technologies or services that can be more widely adopted, and local business ...
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Code for America to strengthen local tech Brigade chapters with support from Knight Foundation

Code for America
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
... St. Paul and Boulder build sustainable business models for civic technology. Knight_Code-for-America-press-release.jpeg MIAMI – May 11, 2021 ... directly served over 700,000. “They help make government services more accessible and easier for people to understand ...

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 journalism, digital equity research ... Too many films are left unfinished due to lack of funding, particularly those projects led by filmmakers from ...

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
... Inquirer (May 20, 2021) The Lenfest Institute for Journalism today announced $1.3 million in new grants to ... history while exploring potential solutions.  Support for  The Inquirer’s investigative ... growth of The Inquirer’s investigative news coverage. Funding from The Lenfest Institute and other donors has ...

Independence Public Media Foundation Announces $6.1 Million in Grants for 2024

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Thursday, December 12, 2024
... Foundation (IPMF) announces $697,453 in its final grants for the year. The foundation has awarded a total of $6.1 million in grants for 2024 in support of community storytelling, media for ... ongoing support for current grantees and includes a funding collaboration between Democracy Fund and IPMF. ...
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18Nov2020

The Secret Weapon for Achieving Your Foundation’s Goals

Wednesday, November 18, 2020
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Video Conference
... secret weapon – media and media-making – as a force for social justice: Get some insight into why media is the ... points into media-making and how to effectively use media for civic engagement and community mobilization. Examine who ... pulls from both, the creative and the formulaic, to reach for innovation, build narratives, and make a social impact. ...

Independence Public Media Foundation announces grants totaling $4.3 million

Media Mobilizing Project
Thursday, December 19, 2019
... million to six organizations representing key partners for advancing the foundation’s vision for the Philadelphia ... media projects, were nominated by community members to receive $25,000 grants each, totaling $425,000. “With this ... journalism Independence Public Media will announce new funding opportunities for the region as it further ...
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Independence Public Media Foundation Announces $2 Million in Grants to Media Making Organizations

Independence Public Media Foundation
Thursday, June 3, 2021
... organizations and projects. In this first round of grants for 2021, IPMF provided continued support to a group of ... lift up storytelling and creative expression as pathways for communities building power. The grants in this cycle provide critical ongoing support for media-making organizations and storytelling projects that ...
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