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Bank of America Commits Support to Help Philadelphia Students Start Remote-Learning Classes by Mid-April

Wednesday, April 1, 2020
PHILADELPHIA, April 3, 2020 —   The Fund for the School ... announced today it has received a $100,000 contribution from Bank of America to give laptops to Philadelphia students ... is integral to our community and all of our city’s children deserve the opportunity to be successful,” said ...
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The Fund for the School District of Philadelphia School announces $5M gift for laptops to get students online

The Fund for the SDP
Friday, March 27, 2020
... The Roberts Family Donates $5 Million For Laptops to Help Philadelphia Students Start Online Classes by Mid-April ... announced today it has received a $5 million contribution from Aileen and Brian Roberts, and their family, to give ... the learning experience for thousands of Philadelphia's public school students who will now be able to access ...

The Fund for The School District of Philadelphia Awards Grants Designed to Increase Projects in STEM and Inspire Black, Latinx and Female Students

Tuesday, June 29, 2021
PHILADELPHIA, PA—(June 17, 2021)— The Fund for The School ... healthcare company with origins in Philadelphia and U.S. headquarters at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. Some of the ... of funded projects and schools is below. "For students from backgrounds that are traditionally underrepresented in ...

Impact100 Philadelphia awards five grants totaling $284,750

Wednesday, June 5, 2024
Philadelphia, PA — Impact100 Philadelphia has announced the ... million to regional nonprofits since the organization’s founding in 2008. Each of the following organizations has ... for over 1,100 Philadelphia County children and teens from under-resourced zip codes in schools, community ...

Bartol Foundation Awards 18 Grants to Philadelphia Arts & Cultural Organizations

Danse4Nia
Thursday, July 25, 2019
Philadelphia, PA—The Stockton Rush Bartol Foundation ... 2019 roster of grantees reflects the Bartol Foundation’s commitment to supporting cultural organizations that ... The Bartol Foundation supports diverse organizations from large to small, established and emerging. The Foundation ...
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Pew Awards $3.25M to Philadelphia Nonprofits to Support Students and Address Food Insecurity

Heights Philadelphia | Photo Credit Paola Nogueras
Wednesday, March 29, 2023
PHILADELPHIA—The Pew Charitable Trusts announced today that ... and support for college and career success. With Pew’s support, Heights Philadelphia will grow to serve 5,000 ... support, Sharing Excess will increase its rescued food from 13 million pounds annually to more than 20 million ...

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

Elliot Weinbaum
Monday, June 3, 2019
Press Release [June 3, 2019] The School District of Philadelphia and Book Trust, a national organization ... a four-year partnership that will expand Book Trust’s program to reach all of the District’s 150 elementary ... partnership is made possible by a $1.3 million lead grant from the William Penn Foundation , along with local and ...
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15Mar2023

OST Funders Community of Practice: Youth at the Helm: What Funders can Learn from Youth Organizers and Advocates

Wednesday, March 15, 2023
12:00pm - 1:30pm
Video Conference
... translated that into youth-led grant decisions. Leaders from UrbEd , an organization founded and led by a group of Philadelphia public school students, will share insight into ... to address the inequalities plaguing Philadelphia’s Public Schools. Participants will also hear from ...
04Mar2025

Looking Ahead: Out of School Time (OST) Developments for Philadelphia

Tuesday, March 4, 2025
9:00am - 10:00am
Webinar
Following the Parker Administration's decision to expand the Extended Day/Extended Year ... and service providers. Our guests include Beth Devine from PYSC , Laura Johnson from Sunrise , who leads the Greater Philadelphia Extracurricular Collaborative (GPEC); and Tracey ...

Building Impact: A Closer Look at Local Cross-Sector Collaborations for Education

Cross Sector Collaborations for Education
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01/2020
... promise, they also often face challenges. A new report from Teachers College, Columbia University commissioned by ... At the same time, many collaborations faced challenges, from the difficulty posed by school districts that view ...
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25May2023

What's Next for OST: The End of COVID Relief, Shifting Funding Priorities, and Post-Primary Considerations

Thursday, May 25, 2023
9:30am - 11:00am
Video Conference
... is a session you won't want to miss! Resources Sunrise of Philadelphia Presentation Elevate215 Presentation Recording What's Next for OST: The End of COVID Relief, Shifting Funding Priorities, and Post-Primary ...

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

Friday, December 22, 2023
... learning outcomes and build a diverse teacher workforce in Philadelphia. The investment in Philadelphia education will provide support for a number of Elevate 215’s core initiatives, which aim to improve schools in ... serve Black and Hispanic/Latinx students and students from low-income backgrounds.
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FCM Hospitality and 8 Philadelphia restaurants donate to School District’s Culinary Arts Program in 12 schools

Thursday, February 17, 2022
Press release Philadelphia (February 17, 2022) – Today, FCM Hospitality (FCM), and eight of the hospitality company’s restaurants - Liberty Point, Morgan’s Pier, Harper’s ... before the start of the school year. Hornik and two chefs from FCM visited Swenson Arts & Technology High School today ...
19Apr2021

Education Funders Meeting

Monday, April 19, 2021
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Video Conference
... be joined by Uri Monson , CFO for the School District of Philadelphia, to provide a high-level overview of how the ... mayor touts funding for education as key to Philadelphia’s pandemic recovery by Johann Calhoun for Chalkbeat (04.16.21) Philly ...

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

Monday, May 17, 2021
... was formally announced today at James R. Ludlow School in Philadelphia with the help of The School District of ... School and Fund, who received more than $414,000 from the effort . “Research consistently shows the ... From Jan 4. through Feb. 28, customers at GIANT, MARTIN’S and GIANT Heirloom Market stores were invited to round up ...

Can one business improve schools with a single donation? It's happened before | Donna Frisby-Greenwood

Thursday, April 5, 2018
... the director of the nonprofit that raises funds to support Philadelphia’s public schools, it’s hard not to be in awe of the San ... the company was “surrounded by people who have benefited from having great educational experiences and [they] very ...
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43 organizations receive Barra Awards

Tuesday, December 5, 2017
... has awarded $2,150,000 to 43 exemplary organizations from across the field of Arts & Culture, Education, Health ... to apply and, ultimately, Awardees are approved by Barra’s Board of Directors. Christine Simiriglia, Executive ... health and human services by by Peter Dobrin for the Philadelphia Inquirer (12/6/17) 43 organizations receive ...
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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
... Funding in PA , hosted by Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia, Grantmakers of Western PA, and Northeastern ... School funding in Pa. is about to go on trial — here’s what you need to know by Avi Wolfman-Arent via WHYY ... in Harrisburg via the Pittsburgh Post Gazette (11.07.21) Opinion:  On school funding, Pennsylvania is not doing its ...

Successful ‘Read To Succeed’ Summer Program Goes Virtual

Read to Succeed
Monday, June 22, 2020
... with a track record of boosting reading skills among Philadelphia schoolchildren, is going virtual this year. ... grade in literacy over the summer months. The program's goals of promoting literacy and preventing the phenomenon ... reading and analytical skills." He added: “Children come from very different backgrounds and have very different ...
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