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43 organizations receive Barra Awards

Tuesday, December 5, 2017
... the communities they serve.   This year, The Barra Foundation has awarded $2,150,000 to 43 exemplary ... from across the field of Arts & Culture, Education, Health and Human Services. In line with its mission to invest ... to apply and, ultimately, Awardees are approved by Barra’s Board of Directors. Christine Simiriglia, Executive ...
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Pottstown Area Schools Awarded Over $13,000 through Checklist Challenge

Face Mask Challenge
Tuesday, June 8, 2021
Pottstown, Pennsylvania (June 8)— The Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation announced a total of $13,152 awarded to Pottstown ... as part of the Medical University of South Carolina’s Boeing Center for Children’s Wellness (BCCW) School-Based ...
29Jun2023

Libraries Under Attack- How Funders Can Help Defy Bans and Discrimination

Thursday, June 29, 2023
10:00am - 11:15am
Virtual via Zoom
... wars.  You’ll also hear from Diana Doherty of the VNA Foundation of Greater North Penn about why that foundation ... funds public libraries as a component of their community health and inclusion strategy, and how your foundation could ... The Indian Valley Public Library [article] Philanthropy's history of funding libraries -via Inside Philanthropy ...
22Oct2020

Funder-Practitioner Relationships During Challenging Times

Thursday, October 22, 2020
2:00pm - 3:15pm
Video Conference
Join Philanthropy Network's Education Funders and Read by 4th on ... Partnerships & Community Impact, Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation Michael Brix , Executive Director, Tree House ...

All K-3 students in School District of Philadelphia to receive free books every month

Elliot Weinbaum
Monday, June 3, 2019
... and early reading in schools, along with the William Penn Foundation , today announced a four-year partnership that will expand Book Trust’s program to reach all of the District’s 150 elementary ... foster creativity that enhances civic life, and advance philanthropy in the Philadelphia region. The Foundation’s ...
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$100,000 Grant Kicks off Campaign for Chromebooks for Pottstown School District

Tuesday, May 5, 2020
... of a $100,000 matching grant, The Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation and the Foundation for Pottstown Education are ... “Most of us are aware of the inequality of the state’s educational funding and the impact that this has on the ...

Impact100 Philadelphia announces 2021 grant finalists

Impact100 Philadelphia
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
... Focus Area Finalist: Theatre Horizon Theatre Horizon’s mission is to use the transformative power of storytelling ... services, while having high expectations in return. Health & Wellness Focus Area Finalist: African Family ... home to their community.   YEAH Philly YEAH Philly — Youth Empowerment for Advancement Hangout —works with teens ...
15Feb2023

Chester County Funders Community of Practice: Blueprint Report on the Status of Women and Girls in Chester County

Wednesday, February 15, 2023
8:30am - 10:30am
Video Conference
... and Girls. Kimberly will share highlights from the Fund’s 2022 Blueprint Report: Lighting a Path , the first and only ... every five years, the Blueprint Report highlights pressing issues facing women and girls at the local, state, and ... and Opportunity; Reproductive Rights; Health and Well-Being; Violence and Safety; and  Political ...

76ers Donate Funds to Purchase 10,000 Chromebooks for School District of Philadelphia Students

The Fund for the SDP
Monday, March 30, 2020
... today that the Philadelphia 76ers and the NBA team’s Managing Partner Josh Harris and Co-Managing Partner David ... the extended school closure due to the COVID-19 public health crisis. "We are ecstatic to learn that the Sixers are ... over the years with the team’s focus on supporting the youth in our region,” said Donna Frisby Greenwood, ...
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City of Philadelphia Launches “PHLConnectED”

Thursday, August 6, 2020
... student households with internet service and laptops. The program, which will also provide digital skills training and ... Prep Charter Comcast Corporation and Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation Lenfest Foundation Neubauer Family Foundation ... reliable broadband internet to the home from Comcast’s Internet Essentials program, or a high-speed mobile hotspot ...
04Jun2020

Out-of-School Time (OST) Funders COVID-19 Meeting

Thursday, June 4, 2020
10:30am - 12:00pm
Video Conference
Philanthropy Network’s Out-of-School Time Funders invite ... 12:00 AM. We will hear from Phil Fitzgerald, Philadelphia Foundation , on how COVID-19 has impacted their grantmaking ... more flexible and responsive. Mindy Aldridge, The Nelson Foundation , will provide an update on how she is seeing ...

The Giant Company and its Customers Raise $3.3 Million to Fight Food Insecurity in Local School Districts

Monday, May 17, 2021
... From Jan 4. through Feb. 28, customers at GIANT, MARTIN’S and GIANT Heirloom Market stores were invited to round up ... the generous support offered through The GIANT Company’s round-up campaign. The last year has been challenging for ... a much-needed safety net for many of our students and this program will allow us to continue being a resource that our ...

Vanguard awards $1.63M to childhood learning effort

Friday, April 27, 2018
... Twitter Pictured: Carra Cote-Ackah, director of Vanguard’s Community Stewardship efforts, speaks with children and ... Drexel Dornsife Center for Neighborhood Partnerships. The program is funded by contributions from Vanguard employees ... In addition to Vanguard’s grant, the William Penn Foundation also presented a three-year $987,000 grant to the ...
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Bank of America Commits Support to Help Philadelphia Students Start Remote-Learning Classes by Mid-April

Wednesday, April 1, 2020
... is integral to our community and all of our city’s children deserve the opportunity to be successful,” said ... president, Bank of America. “We are here to support our youth in helping to ensure they have the tools they need to ... and most comprehensive high-speed internet adoption program. The Fund for the School District of Philadelphia ...
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Advancing Equitable and Adequate School Funding in PA, Part 2: Framing the Impact

Advancing Equitable and Adequate School Funding in PA, Part 2: Framing the Impact
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11/2021
This session provided a follow up to the June 2021 program, Advancing Equitable and Adequate School Funding in ... and Director of ImpactED  Eliott Weinbaum , William Penn Foundation Tomas Varela , Director of Advocacy and ...
23Mar2017

Education Funders Roundtable: Pathways to College and Career Readiness

Thursday, March 23, 2017
8:30am - 10:30am
Philadelphia, PA
Please join Philanthropy Network for the next Education Funders ... readiness initiatives.  Breakfast will be provided.

Comcast NBCUniversal Awards $500,000 Grant to Elevate 215 in Support of Philadelphia Education

Friday, December 22, 2023
... will provide support for a number of Elevate 215’s core initiatives, which aim to improve schools in ... the  African American Charter School Coalition program  that provides Black and Hispanic/Latinx middle ... Comcast Corporation & President, Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation . “Moving education forward in Philadelphia ...
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03Nov2021

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

Wednesday, November 3, 2021
9:00am - 10:30am
Video Conference
... Equitable and Adequate School Funding in PA , hosted by Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia, Grantmakers of ... School funding in Pa. is about to go on trial — here’s what you need to know by Avi Wolfman-Arent via WHYY ... and grantees on a variety of topics related to advocacy Foundation Advocacy Grants: What Grantees Need to Know Mays ...

Philly parents, don't leave the city when your kids reach school age | Opinion

Friday, March 23, 2018
... , For the Inquirer When the kids reach school age, it’s time to leave the city. So goes a familiar refrain in ... million in funding — from the district, the William Penn Foundation , the Lenfest Foundation, and others — teachers ... great teaching happening right here. Elliot Weinbaum is program director for William Penn Foundation’s Great ...
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