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The Rider-Pool Foundation Announces Grant Awards for Lehigh Valley Programs

The Rider-Pool Foundation
Wednesday, January 23, 2019
ALLENTOWN, PA - January 23, 2019: The Rider-Pool Foundation of Allentown recently awarded $376,000 in funding. This total ... A grant of $45,000 was awarded to Meals on Wheels of the Greater Lehigh Valley, Inc. in support of the post-merger ... and creation of a mission and vision statement within a new strategic plan. A grant of $25,000 was awarded to the ...

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

Thursday, April 5, 2018
Via Philly.com As the director of the nonprofit that raises funds to support Philadelphia’s public schools, it’s hard not to be in awe ... education. Ripple’s spokesperson said in a recent  New York Times interview  that the company was “surrounded ...
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$100,000 Grant Kicks off Campaign for Chromebooks for Pottstown School District

Tuesday, May 5, 2020
POTTSTOWN, May 5—With the announcement of a $100,000 matching grant, The Pottstown Area Health & ... and the Foundation for Pottstown Education are providing a way for the community to help students in the borough ...
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 you to join us for an informal ... 10:30 – 12:00 AM. We will hear from Phil Fitzgerald, Philadelphia Foundation , on how COVID-19 has impacted their ... Jaramillo for WHYY/Plan Philly (05.09.20) RECORDING   Out-of-School Time (OST) Funders COVID-19 Meeting ...
18Apr2018

Building Community: Creating Community Schools, Helping Communities Thrive

Wednesday, April 18, 2018
8:00am - 10:30am
Philadelphia, PA
Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia, in partnership with the Mayor’s Office of Education, the Mayor’s Fund for Philadelphia, and ...

The Alliance for Health Equity Kicks off the Nonprofit Justice and Equity Institute

Nonprofit Justice and Equity Institute Wordle
Wednesday, February 9, 2022
... the Nonprofit Justice and Equity Institute , a series of learning sessions designed to support the nonprofit sector ... The Barra Foundation, The Fund for Women and Girls, and United Way of Chester County/Chester County Partnership to End ...

Vanguard awards $1.63M to childhood learning effort

Friday, April 27, 2018
... @MercBiz  on Twitter Pictured: Carra Cote-Ackah, director of Vanguard’s Community Stewardship efforts, speaks with ... a $1.63 million grant to Drexel University’s West Philadelphia Action for Early Learning initiative. The grant ... it is supported by Vanguard’s employees — or crew as they are referred to by the company. READ MORE . Vanguard ...
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William Penn Foundation previews revised programs and grantmaking approach

William Penn Foundation new funding areas
Thursday, May 16, 2024
... our grantmaking should evolve to meet the changing needs of communities across the region. After a comprehensive ... has set the new direction for our grant programs and the way we’ll operate in the years ahead. As of this summer, ... in the coming weeks and months. Together, we can build Philadelphia’s future. CONTINUE READING >> William Penn ...

Opinion | Solving Philly’s poverty issues takes consistent, relentless effort by Mayor Jim Kenney

Wednesday, September 19, 2018
Via The Philadelphia Inquirer The  U.S. Census Bureau report ... facing our city. Every day I am reminded that one in four of our residents lives in poverty — struggling to make ends ... created more than 250 jobs and the average hourly wage of new hires is $14.72. PBT also allows us to create 20 ...

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

Monday, May 17, 2021
CARLISLE, Pa., May 14, 2021 – Through its new Feeding School Kids initiative, The GIANT Company today ... more than $3.3 million was raised to address the issue of childhood hunger throughout local public school districts ... was formally announced today at James R. Ludlow School in Philadelphia with the help of The School District of ...

William Penn Foundation Launches Informal Learning Initiative

Thursday, September 14, 2017
Via Philanthropy News Digest The Philadelphia-based  William Penn Foundation  has announced the launch of a two-year, $2 million community-based initiative to ... families."   " William Penn Foundation Launches New Initiative to Connect Cultural Institutions, Literacy, ...
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Successful ‘Read To Succeed’ Summer Program Goes Virtual

Read to Succeed
Monday, June 22, 2020
... Summer Program (R2S), a free program with a track record of boosting reading skills among Philadelphia schoolchildren, is going virtual this year. ... of promoting literacy and preventing the phenomenon known as “summer slide” have been expanded to include ...
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20May2020

Weekly COVID-19 Funder Briefing #10

Wednesday, May 20, 2020
10:15am - 11:15am
Video Conference
... situation continues to unfold, Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia will be hosting  weekly COVID-19 funder ... to update each other on the rapidly developing effects of COVID-19 in the five-county region, share what you're ...
29Jun2023

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

Thursday, June 29, 2023
10:00am - 11:15am
Virtual via Zoom
... their collections are relevant to the growing diversity of the public they serve, there are emerging forces ... also hear from Diana Doherty of the VNA Foundation of Greater North Penn about why that foundation funds public ... to defund Indian Valley Public Library [article] Illinois bill to ban book banning Recording   Libraries Under Attack- ...

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

Friday, March 23, 2018
... time to leave the city. So goes a familiar refrain in Philadelphia, repeated every time  new census data show more people moved out than moved in . ... away. Over the past several years, the School District of Philadelphia and other public schools have made ...
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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
Join us for an exciting and informative session in the Out of School Time (OST) Community of Practice session, where ... could have a significant impact on the services provided as OST providers continue to address the education and ... is a session you won't want to miss! Resources Sunrise of Philadelphia Presentation Elevate215 Presentation Recording ...

The Foundation for Delaware County awards over $1M to local nonprofits, launches COVID-19 Response Fund

Wednesday, April 1, 2020
In its second major round of grantmaking, The Foundation for Delaware County awarded ... education and neighborhood and the built environment, as well as for census outreach. "Our grant awards could not ... the COVID-19 crises,” says Frances Sheehan, foundation president. “The foundation has committed to allowing ...
08Apr2021

Out-of-School Time (OST) Funders Meeting

Thursday, April 8, 2021
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Video Conference
      Join the Out-of-School Time Funders on Thursday, April 8th for an informal ... and peer sharing on planning for summer. How are we, as funders, adjusting? What are some ways our ... have adjusted?

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