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17Nov2022

Out of School Time Funders Community of Practice

Thursday, November 17, 2022
9:00am - 10:30am
Virtual via Zoom
... date of October 6th . Join the Out of School Time Funders Community of Practice to learn about state and local ... will share updated information about state-level funding for out of school time programming, along with highlights ... state of out of school time programs in Philadelphia, how organizations are adapting to the pandemic, and the link ...

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

Tuesday, May 5, 2020
... May 5—With the announcement of a $100,000 matching grant, The Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation and the Foundation for Pottstown Education are providing a way for the community to help students in the borough continue their ...

Nine School District of Philadelphia Schools Awarded “Good To Great” Grants to Strengthen Early Literacy Programs

The Fund for the SDP
Thursday, May 21, 2020
PHILADELPHIA, PA—(May 21, 2020)— The Fund for the School District of Philadelphia has awarded grants to ... professional development to teachers, staff, parents and community partners to collaboratively improve phonics ... and first grade students. William Dick School : The grant will improve the success of students in grades 2 and 3 ...
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COVID-19

New grocery store experiment hopes to inspire learning

"Talk it Up"
Tuesday, September 11, 2018
... is that parents will see household tasks as opportunities for learning instead of chores to endure. Based on  research  that suggests parent-child interactions ... they have a replicable, effective formula, expanding to new locations won't require much more than the blessing of ...
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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
Published: 
11/2021
... program, Advancing Equitable and Adequate School Funding in PA . Along with updates on the status of the Pennsylvania ... Advancing Equitable and Adequate School Funding in PA, Part 2: Framing the Impact ...

GSK Announces $10M Program to Advance Black People, Latinx People, Women in STEM

STEM Equity
Wednesday, August 12, 2020
... Latinx people, women in STEM careers by Kristen A. Graham for the Philadelphia Inquirer PHILADELPHIA | Global ... a year for 10 years to local nonprofits. An initial grant to Equal Measure is being used to develop a shared ... success. Learn more at   www.philaedfund.org.     GSK Announces $10M Program to Advance Black People, Latinx ...

Foundations Community Partnership Recognizes Outstanding Bucks County Students Through its Partnership in Education Scholarship Program

FCP Executive Director Dr. Tobi Bruhn and Temple University student Ani Zeytunyan
Wednesday, June 14, 2023
...   Doylestown, PA (June 13, 2023) – Foundations Community Partnership (FCP) annually recognizes and ... Co-sponsored by Neshaminy HS alumna Connie Furman New Hope resident Benjamin Bastean at New Hope – Solebury ... Tennent High School (Attending West Chester University) For more information on the Partnership in Education ...
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Ten Philly Elementary Schools Awarded $500K in “Good To Great” Grants to Strengthen Early Literacy Programs

Wednesday, April 24, 2019
PHILADELPHIA—(April 24, 2019)— The Fund for the School District of Philadelphia has awarded grants to ... the School District of Philadelphia developed this smart new grant program as a way to help schools build on the progress ...
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Building Impact: A Closer Look at Local Cross-Sector Collaborations for Education

Cross Sector Collaborations for Education
Published: 
01/2020
 (209 pages, PDF) While cross-sector collaborations in support of local education reform show promise, they also often face challenges. A new report from Teachers College, Columbia ... Impact: A Closer Look at Local Cross-Sector Collaborations for Education ...
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Comcast NBCUniversal Awards $500,000 Grant to Elevate 215 in Support of Philadelphia Education

Friday, December 22, 2023
News release Comcast today announced a $500,000 grant to Elevate215 to accelerate student learning outcomes ... investment in Philadelphia education will provide support for a number of Elevate 215’s core initiatives, which aim ...
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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 District of Philadelphia has announced 16 winning public-school projects that will receive grant funding for programming  aimed at introducing Black, Latinx and female students to potential careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). ...

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
FundSDP.png   The Roberts Family Donates $5 Million For Laptops to Help Philadelphia Students Start Online ... time and COVID-19 is presenting our society with new challenges every day,” said Aileen and Brian ... The Fund for the School District of Philadelphia School announces $5M gift for laptops to get students online ...
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
Join the next Chester County Funders Community of Practice for a conversation with Kimberly ... and only comprehensive needs assessment of women and girls in Chester County. Published every five years, the Blueprint ...

Pennsylvania establishes blueprint for successful collegiate recovery programs

Thursday, September 22, 2022
... has the nation’s most and is the fastest growing state for collegiate recovery programs (CRPs), which support ... students in recovery from substance use disorder.* Ten new programs have launched in Pennsylvania in the past 12 ... Additionally, the Foundation has established a unique grant model for CRPs, which ARHE lauds as a gold standard to ...

Philanthropy represented on new Philadelphia City Council Special Committee on Poverty Reduction and Prevention

Philadelphia City Council
Tuesday, October 22, 2019
Despite a recent deduction in Philadelphia’s official poverty rate, the city continues ... of the Committee’s Subcommittees will hold a hearing in a different neighborhood across the City. The ... report, Narrowing the Gap . Philanthropy represented on new Philadelphia City Council Special Committee on Poverty ...

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

Elliot Weinbaum
Monday, June 3, 2019
... The partnership is made possible by a $1.3 million lead grant from the William Penn Foundation , along with local and ... students with 49,554 books in 10 schools.  The new investment from the William Penn Foundation will help ... communities in the United States, there is just one book for every 300 children, compared to middle-income families ...
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Pew Awards $5.41 Million to Five Philadelphia Nonprofits to Address Human, Economic Impacts of COVID-19

The Pew Charitable Trusts
Friday, April 9, 2021
... are intended to help Philadelphia recover by advancing new or expanded strategies to meet changing community needs ... Fund for Health and Human Services’ first-ever growth grant , totaling $4 million over five years, to help the ... policy issues facing the city, encouraging a thriving arts and cultural community, supporting the health and ...

William Penn Foundation Launches Informal Learning Initiative

Thursday, September 14, 2017
...  has announced the launch of a two-year, $2 million community-based initiative to connect children and families ... serve approximately 1,780 children and will make it easier for partners to take early learning programming directly to ... families."   " William Penn Foundation Launches New Initiative to Connect Cultural Institutions, Literacy, ...
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Ruch Family Foundation Awards Richard R. Ruch Scholarship to Deserving College Student

Chester County Community Foundation
Thursday, June 25, 2020
West Chester, PA – June 25, 2020: Chester County Community Foundation (CCCF) is pleased to hold in trust the ... Ruch’s late son, Richard, a $5000 scholarship per year for up to 4 years will now be awarded to deserving children ... Fund continues to give back to their community through new endeavors and serves as a prime example of how ...
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