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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
Related coverage: Philadelphia COVID-19 Community Information Fund will help ... a broad array of media and other community organizations as they provide accurate and actionable information. The Fund ... creative, community-centered media and media making across Greater Philadelphia. Through grant-making and other ...

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
LenfestInst_May2021grants.png PHOTO: Heather Khalifa/Philadelphia Inquirer (May 20, 2021) The Lenfest Institute ... today announced $1.3 million in new grants to The Philadelphia Inquirer to support initiatives that will ... publisher H.F. “Gerry” Lenfest, who saw this structure as the best opportunity to advance public-service journalism ...

Culture, Heritage, and Place: How Media Amplifies Community Narrative

Culture, Heritage, and Place: How Media Amplifies Community Narrative
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05/2021
... eight place-based organizations that use media for cultural expression and connection with local funding ... a humane civic sphere, one that honors and celebrates cultural heritage and diversity of voice. Culture, Heritage, ...

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

Leeway Foundation (mark)
Monday, November 25, 2024
Press release via Leeway Foundation PHILADELPHIA, PA — Leeway Foundation announces $62,500 in ... 30 women, trans*, and/or gender nonconforming artists and cultural producers in Greater Philadelphia with the 2024 Art and Change Grant ...

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

Thursday, July 30, 2020
PHILADELPHIA, July 30, 2020 – The Independence Public Media ... information networks and community-led media across the Greater Philadelphia region. “IPMF launched the Community ... feature several collaborations, including: People’s Alliance, Reclaim Philadelphia, Free Press, and Movement ...
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Independence Public Media Foundation Announces 71 Grants Totaling $8.9 Million

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Monday, August 15, 2022
PHILADELPHIA, August 2, 2022—The Independence Public Media ... communities of color. In 2019 IPMF awarded Movement Alliance Project (MAP), Free Press, and the Media, Inequality ... creative, community-centered media and media making across Greater Philadelphia. The Foundation’s goals reflect an ...
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The Secret Weapon for Achieving Your Foundation’s Goals

Wednesday, November 18, 2020
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Video Conference
... Info Hub Bryan Mercer , Executive Director, Movement Alliance Project This session will be moderated by Molly de ... filmmaker, community journalist, and researcher based in Philadelphia. She is a cofounder of Presente Media Collective ... about community-based arts. She uses digital media and cultural production to co-create narratives in collaboration ...

Independence Public Media Foundation Announces $5.5 Million in Grant Renewals

Large puppet with sign "Our Community Is Not For Sale"
Wednesday, July 12, 2023
Via IPMF's website PHILADELPHIA, July 12, 2023—The Independence Public Media ... — $75,000 Asian Arts Initiative — $75,000 Big Picture Alliance — $200,000, three-year grant Centro de Cultura, ... Project)— $75,000 Paul Robeson House / West Philadelphia Cultural Alliance — $70,000 Philadelphia Asian American ...

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

IPMF Community Voices 2023 - Save Chinatown
Tuesday, August 15, 2023
News release via Independence Public Media Foundation PHILADELPHIA, August 15, 2023—The Independence Public Media ... will support underrepresented communities across the Greater Philadelphia region build their power by documenting, ... came recommended by the following organizations: Movement Alliance Project, Scribe Video Center, PhillyCAM, Asian Arts ...
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The Chronicle of Philanthropy Unveils Ambitious Growth Plan To Put National Spotlight On Social Sector, Become Nonprofit

Wednesday, May 4, 2022
... boldly reimagining our mission to both amplify our role as a trusted source of information for social sector ... news outlets and journalists to ensure that Americans have greater access to information about nonprofits in their ... Shorters is a retired tech entrepreneur, former vice president of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, and ...
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Molly de Aguiar wonders why philanthropy isn’t ‘placing bigger bets’

Molly de Aguiar
Wednesday, July 17, 2019
... $5.3 million to 11 organizations. The grantees are varied, as are the dollar amounts granted; several of the grants are ... here. ) The grantees are: African American Museum of Philadelphia, $300,000 Digital Literacy Alliance, $500,000 Doc Society, Inc. (Good Pitch Local ...
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Independence Public Media Foundation announces grants totaling $4.3 million

Media Mobilizing Project
Thursday, December 19, 2019
(December 18, 2019, Philadelphia) The Board of Directors of Independence Public ... the foundation’s vision for the Philadelphia region as a hotbed for creative media makers. Additionally, 17 ... artists, community organizations, and local arts and cultural organizations with the goal of successfully ...
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Lenfest Institute offering $1 million in grants

Monday, June 5, 2017
... to $100,000 to help existing endeavors expand. Those named as entrepreneurs in residence are expected to be experts in ... develop new approaches to sustaining local journalism in Philadelphia and similar metro areas. “We are laser-focused ... that address the core business issues of building greater reader engagement, reaching diverse new audiences, ...
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Independence Public Media Foundation Announces $6.1 Million in Grants for 2024

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Thursday, December 12, 2024
... community-led digital equity initiatives. Digital Literacy Alliance ($37,000) — to support digital equity initiatives throughout the city of Philadelphia. In addition to these grants, IPMF is partnering with the Samuel S. Fels Fund and United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey to support the ...
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In Pennsylvania, three newsrooms are teaming up to cover state government

Tuesday, October 2, 2018
Via the Poynter Institute   | By Kristen Hare The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and LNP ... PublicSource in Pittsburgh and WHYY in Philadelphia. WITF president and CEO Kathleen Pavelko in the press release that the new ...

Lenfest Institute for Journalism Announces Local News Sustainability Grants

The Lenfest Institute
Wednesday, January 30, 2019
Read more in the Philadelphia Inquirer: Lenfest Institute awards half a ... focus either by optimizing reader-supported revenue such as subscriptions and memberships, or by creating new revenue ... the public interest of the diverse communities of the greater Philadelphia region. This inaugural grant-making ...
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Lenfest Institute awards $2 million to 12 local news outlets

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Tuesday, September 26, 2017
... Lab even described one recent Lenfest Institute program as “ a kick in the pants to America’s metro newspapers ... of awards is divided into two parts: $1 million to the  Philadelphia Inquirer , the  Philadelphia Daily News , and ... the reporters about their communities. Sandra Clark, vice president for news and civic dialogue at WHYY, elaborated ...
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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
PHILADELPHIA, December 16, 2020 – The Independence Public ... creative, community-centered media and media making across Greater Philadelphia. The Foundation’s goals reflect an ... journalism, digital literacy, and creative expression, as a pathway for building power with communities. Through ...
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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
PHILADELPHIA, December 15, 2021 – The Independence Public ... operating support to seven key nonprofit partners as well as $400,000 to filmmakers, and $320,000 to regional ... the foundation’s goal to provide robust support to Greater Philadelphia filmmakers, helping them share their ...

Independence Public Media Foundation Announces $2 Million in Grants to Media Making Organizations

Independence Public Media Foundation
Thursday, June 3, 2021
IMPFlogo.png PHILADELPHIA, June 2, 2021 – The Independence Public Media ... grantees that lift up storytelling and creative expression as pathways for communities building power. The grants in ... its operational structure and media-making that advances cultural equity for Latinx, Black, Indigenous, People of ...
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