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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
... and impact May 4, 2022 (Washington, DC) – To maximize its impact and better serve the growing and diverse social sector, The Chronicle of Philanthropy (CoP) today announced it plans to become an ... webinars. The Chronicle of Philanthropy took its first step in this expanded mission over the past year ...
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Molly de Aguiar wonders why philanthropy isn’t ‘placing bigger bets’

Molly de Aguiar
Wednesday, July 17, 2019
... Public Media, last week — after the foundation announced its first set of grants and a new partnership with Bread & Roses ... its grantsmaking processes, and about what she believes philanthropy can do better. Generocity: Independence Public ...
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Independence Public Media Foundation Welcomes Seven New Board Members

IPMF new board members 2025
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
... Media Foundation (IPMF) welcomes seven new members to its board of directors. The new board members bring a wide ... nonprofit governance, public relations, and philanthropy. They will join IPMF’s seven other board ... we’re trying to live our values.” IPMF, through its  first-ever board open call , invited community members to ...
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Leadership, Culture and Community

Lenfest Institute awards $2 million to 12 local news outlets

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Tuesday, September 26, 2017
... dedicated to supporting journalism  and  just opened its doors last year , has been steadily making news of its ... Residence” also received awards in this grant round. The first open call for applicants drew more than 350 submissions ... the Innovation Grant program, which will follow a venture philanthropy format, emphasizing experimentation and ...
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Lenfest Institute for Journalism Announces Local News Sustainability Grants

The Lenfest Institute
Wednesday, January 30, 2019
... Institute for Journalism today announced 13 winners of its latest grant programs, aimed at fulfilling its mission of supporting sustainable models for local ... Model Challenge. The grant builds on the Institute’s first year of innovation grantmaking in 2018 to focus on the ...
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IPMF Announces 2024 Community Voices Fund Grant Recipients

IPMF 2024 Community Voices
Thursday, November 21, 2024
... Independence Public Media Foundation (IPMF) announced its 2024 Community Voices Fund grant recipients, with ... share power with communities traditionally excluded from philanthropy while also being impacted by harmful and racist media narratives. IPMF selects panelists based on recommendations from local ...

Community Voices: from a Moment and for a Movement

Spiral Q 2
Monday, August 24, 2020
... where equality and justice are the norm. Both media and philanthropy play important roles in supporting movements ... learn together and be affirmed. The Role of Media and Philanthropy I see IPMF’s legacy as amplifying community ...

Independence Public Media Foundation Announces 75 Grants Totaling $4 Million

Independence Public Media Foundation
Wednesday, August 11, 2021
... Fund to award $2.3 million to 47 organizations through its Community Voices Fund open call. The foundation also ... leaders from communities traditionally underrepresented in philanthropy, with a special emphasis on LGBTQ+, AAPI and ... so justice is possible," said Roxann Stafford, managing director of the Knight-Lenfest Local News Transformation ...

Independence Public Media Foundation announces grants totaling $4.3 million

Media Mobilizing Project
Thursday, December 19, 2019
... artists through their existing grants and awards programs. First Person Arts will professionally digitize and archive ... opportunities for the region as it further establishes its grantmaking programs and hires staff. Click here for a  ...
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Independence Public Media Foundation Announces $800,000 in 2023 Community Voices Grants

IPMF Community Voices 2023 - Save Chinatown
Tuesday, August 15, 2023
... Independence Public Media Foundation (IPMF) announced its 2023 Community Voices Fund grants, totaling $800,000 ... communities that have traditionally been excluded from philanthropy while also being impacted by harmful and racist ... required in grant-making and I hope this is just a first step to more grant-making opportunities like this one ...
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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
... and be of service,” said Roxann Stafford, managing director of the Knight-Lenfest Local News Transformation ... via an application process detailed below. The Fund’s first grants, totaling $1.75 million will support the ... vital news and information access and is powered by its partners and other local organizations and institutions. ...

Code for America to strengthen local tech Brigade chapters with support from Knight Foundation

Code for America
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
... brings Knight’s investment in Code for America and its mission to nearly $10 million since 2010. Code for ... in the digital age,” said Lilian Coral, Knight’s director of national strategy and technology innovation. ... and engaged communities. Cities that put residents first in designing and shaping technology will ultimately ...

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
... other community news and information outlets, as part of its larger mission to ensure that all Philadelphians have the ... The newly announced grants to The Inquirer build upon its ongoing work to make its newsroom and coverage more ... birthplace of many of these powerful institutions — the first hospital, the first university, the first public ...

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

Independence Public Media Foundation
Thursday, June 3, 2021
... and youth media organizations and projects. In this first round of grants for 2021, IPMF provided continued ... Philadelphia Latino Film Festival , which is celebrating its ten-year anniversary, received $250,000 to support its operational structure and media-making that advances ...
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HealthSpark Foundation announces the Dr. Frank E. Boston Black Justice Fund

HealthSpark Foundation
Tuesday, October 5, 2021
... facing Montgomery County residents. In honor of its namesake Dr. Frank E. Boston, a Black medical doctor and ... County,” says Chinwe Onyekere, HealthSpark’s Director of Equity & Inclusion. “In partnership with the ... implementation and formal launch of the Fund, including its grantmaking process and priorities. Throughout this ...

Independence Public Media Foundation Announces 71 Grants Totaling $8.9 Million

IPMF grantee
Monday, August 15, 2022
... takes some time to reflect on what we’ve learned in our first three years as an organization, and hone our vision for ...

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

Leeway Foundation (mark)
Monday, November 25, 2024
... consisted of cultural organizer and inaugural Executive Director of the Forman Arts Initiative (FAI), Adjoa Jones de ... and social justice. For more information about Leeway, its grant programs, grantees, and events, visit leeway.org. ... self-determination, and we use the term “trans” in its most inclusive sense, as an umbrella term encompassing ...

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

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Thursday, December 12, 2024
... Public Media Foundation (IPMF) announces $697,453 in its final grants for the year. The foundation has awarded a ... providing matching dollars to four newsrooms as part of its annual participation in the NewsMatch campaign which ...
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