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19Apr2021

Education Funders Meeting

Monday, April 19, 2021
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Video Conference
... Uri Monson , CFO for the School District of Philadelphia, to provide a high-level overview of how the American Rescue Plan Act ... take a few minutes to hear from each of you about your work and how we can design the Education Funders group to be ...

Nonprofit Organizations Awarded More than $8 Million from William Penn Foundation for Continued Relief Efforts Supporting Philadelphia Families

William Penn Foundation
Thursday, June 17, 2021
... today announced 90 grants totaling more than $8 million to support nonprofit organizations focused on families’ basic ... Covid-19 pandemic. Through the  Family Recovery Fund , a one-year, $10 million initiative supporting both direct ...

National Movement for Children’s Literacy Converges on Philadelphia

Thursday, July 19, 2018
... 941-893-1818   Grade-Level Reading Week in Philadelphia to focus on community solutions to help children succeed in ... Campaign for Grade-Level Reading is convening the weeklong event for funders, national and state leaders, partners in ... recognition of the grade-level reading efforts of United Ways across the country. Bill Golderer, president and CEO of ...
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Ten Philly Elementary Schools Awarded $500K in “Good To Great” Grants to Strengthen Early Literacy Programs

Wednesday, April 24, 2019
... for the School District of Philadelphia has awarded grants to 10 district elementary schools to enhance literacy ... Professional development, materials, and resources to support the launch of writing workshops for teachers and ... to enhance literacy instruction Watson Comly School: Work with Columbia Teachers’ College for professional ...
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All K-3 students in School District of Philadelphia to receive free books every month

Elliot Weinbaum
Monday, June 3, 2019
... partnership that will expand Book Trust’s program to reach all of the District’s 150 elementary schools and ... said, “Our children and teachers deserve every support possible as they work hard to make sure that every ... to be able to support students and teachers in a number of ways. This most recent investment is based in the evidence ...
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Successful ‘Read To Succeed’ Summer Program Goes Virtual

Read to Succeed
Monday, June 22, 2020
R2S.png PHILADEPHIA, PA — (June 22, 2020) — The Read to Succeed Summer Program (R2S), a free program with a track record of boosting reading skills ... 76ers and one of the program’s more prominent funders. “And perhaps during these incredible times, this ...
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William Penn Foundation previews revised programs and grantmaking approach

William Penn Foundation new funding areas
Thursday, May 16, 2024
... OUR REVISED GRANTMAKING APPROACH: CONNECTING MORE PEOPLE TO MORE OPPORTUNITIES Last fall, we shared our plans to ... areas and practices, which had been in place for a decade. Our work since then helped us to understand how our grantmaking ...
23Jun2021

Advancing Equitable and Adequate School Funding in PA

Wednesday, June 23, 2021
2:00pm - 3:15pm
Video Conference
... Pennsylvania Grantmakers invite funders and practitioners to join us on Wednesday, June 23rd from 2:00 – 3:15 PM to ... schools in the lowest 20 percent of local wealth. A  study  released in October 2020 found that 428 of PA’s ... own. Complementing the fair funding lawsuit, PA Schools Work is a  coalition  of organizations from across ...
27Jul2022

Listening and Learning Session with SDP Superintendent Dr. Tony Watlington, Sr.

Wednesday, July 27, 2022
11:30am - 1:00pm
Philadelphia School District
... in our student’s achievement. And that means he needs to hear from you. Before our children return to school on ... of Philadelphia.   Please join Dr.

William Penn Foundation Launches Informal Learning Initiative

Thursday, September 14, 2017
... William Penn Foundation  has announced the launch of a two-year, $2 million community-based initiative to connect children and families in the city's low-income ... to take early learning programming directly to families in ways that not only engage children but also involve adults as ...
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Vanguard awards $1.63M to childhood learning effort

Friday, April 27, 2018
... Vanguard Strong Start for Kids Program recently presented a $1.63 million grant to Drexel University’s West Philadelphia Action for Early ... “The Vanguard Strong Start for Kids Program is proud to support improvements in early childhood education through ...
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