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The Alliance for Health Equity announces the Judy Spangler Memorial Scholarship

Judy Spangler
Monday, May 8, 2023
... and Coatesville during her time serving on The Alliance’s board from 2018 - 2022 and as Chief Program Officer of Big Brothers ... The Alliance, Judy led the development of The Alliance’s strategic plan of Integrated Services, Healthy ...

Douty Foundation celebrates 50th anniversary, releases new funding guidelines

Thursday, August 1, 2019
Philadelphia, PA (August 1, 2019) – Since 1968, The Douty ... with its 2019 annual application deadline, Douty’s grant awards will increase to a minimum of $20,000 per ... $1 million. Organizations that received grant funding from Douty in 2018 will receive the same level of support in ...

William Penn Foundation previews revised programs and grantmaking approach

William Penn Foundation new funding areas
Thursday, May 16, 2024
... we shared our plans to review and update the Foundation’s grantmaking areas and practices, which had been in place ... or systemic inequities. And we will learn directly from you – the nonprofit leaders, community members, and ... in the coming weeks and months. Together, we can build Philadelphia’s future. CONTINUE READING >> William Penn ...

New grocery store experiment hopes to inspire learning

"Talk it Up"
Tuesday, September 11, 2018
... some bananas at the Island Avenue Shoprite in Southwest Philadelphia while shopping with her grandchildren, Kalanni ... Via WITF | Written by Avi Wolfman-Arent/WHYY (Philadelphia) -- If you're grocery shopping in Philadelphia over the next year you might run into a cherubic ...
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23Mar2017

Education Funders Roundtable: Pathways to College and Career Readiness

Thursday, March 23, 2017
8:30am - 10:30am
Philadelphia, PA
... VP for Strategic Initiatives, Community College of Philadelphia Following these presentations, attendees will ... will be provided.

William Penn Foundation announces grants for Creative Communities, Great Learning and Watershed

Thursday, June 6, 2019
... totaling more than $2.8 million to support education in Philadelphia. As part of the Creative Communities program, ... also seeks to model the recommendations of the Mayor’s Historic Preservation Task Force to expand preservation ... in historic and culturally significant neighborhoods in Philadelphia. Through the New Audiences/New Places strategy, ...

William Penn Foundation Launches Informal Learning Initiative

Thursday, September 14, 2017
Via Philanthropy News Digest The Philadelphia-based  William Penn Foundation  has announced ... initiative to connect children and families in the city's low-income neighborhoods to informal literacy-rich learning ... Cultural Institutions, Literacy, and Families in Eight Philadelphia Communities ." William Penn Foundation Press ...
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The Alliance for Health Equity Kicks off the Nonprofit Justice and Equity Institute

Nonprofit Justice and Equity Institute Wordle
Wednesday, February 9, 2022
... the community AHE_Wordle.png Word cloud created during the first session of the Nonprofit Justice and Equity Institute ...

The Alliance for Health Equity Releases $657,500 in Grants to Greater Coatesville Nonprofit and Grassroots Organizations

Better Tomorrows
Wednesday, August 3, 2022
... building based on each nonprofit and grassroots partner’s request. Collaborative Innovation Fund Recipients ... to College to receive $80,000. Community Youth, & Women’s Alliance (CYWA) & Stages Arts Initiative & First Fruit to receive $50,000. Parkesburg Point, The Bridge ...

Ruch Family Foundation Awards Richard R. Ruch Scholarship to Deserving College Student

Chester County Community Foundation
Thursday, June 25, 2020
... by the Ruch Family Foundation. In memory of Randy Ruch’s late son, Richard, a $5000 scholarship per year for up to 4 ... with an emphasis on finance. Not only is Bethany’s father the district manager of SVS, but Bethany has been an ... tent sale. Randy Ruch founded SVS in 1971 after graduating from Villanova University in 1967. His passion and ...
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29Jun2023

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

Thursday, June 29, 2023
10:00am - 11:15am
Virtual via Zoom
... threats? In this session you’ll hear directly from two public librarians- Anne M. Frank of the Wissahickon ... the crosshairs of the culture wars.  You’ll also hear from Diana Doherty of the VNA Foundation of Greater North ... The Indian Valley Public Library [article] Philanthropy's history of funding libraries -via Inside Philanthropy ...

$100,000 Grant Kicks off Campaign for Chromebooks for Pottstown School District

Tuesday, May 5, 2020
... “Most of us are aware of the inequality of the state’s educational funding and the impact that this has on the ... in our district. With this generous matching pledge from PAHWF, we can meet this goal twice as fast, and we will ...

Pottstown Area Schools Awarded Over $13,000 through Checklist Challenge

Face Mask Challenge
Tuesday, June 8, 2021
... as part of the Medical University of South Carolina’s Boeing Center for Children’s Wellness (BCCW) School-Based Wellness Initiative. This ... checklist challenge face mask contest , in which students from across the area submitted over 200 custom face mask ...

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