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William Penn Foundation Announces Another $11.6 Million for COVID Emergency Action

Monday, March 30, 2020
... our Board understood how providing needed financial resources more quickly could be enormously beneficial, ... Announces Another $11.6 Million for COVID Emergency Action ...

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

Cross Sector Collaborations for Education
Published: 
01/2020

While cross-sector collaborations in support of local education reform show promise, they also often face challenges. This series of case studies found that that collaborations required "a credible and compelling rationale" as well as committed local advocates.

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04Mar2025

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

Tuesday, March 4, 2025
9:00am - 10:00am
Webinar
... time pilot, enhanced coordination and additional resources will be essential to maintain high-quality programs ... (GPEC); and Tracey Hartmann from Research for Action , the organization leading a citywide OST study. ...

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

The Rider-Pool Foundation
Wednesday, January 23, 2019
... to Promise Neighborhood of the Lehigh Valley (PNLV). The resources will support strategic planning and programmatic ... the initiative. Each of these grants represents purposeful action by The Rider-Pool Foundation to make investments at ... Festival, Safe Harbor of Easton, Inc., ShareCare Faith in Action, Stephen’s Place, and YWCA of Bethlehem. The ...
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
... that you’d like to share with the broader community!  Resources Speaker Bios Building the Field of Ethical, ... Policy Advocacy - Bolder Advocacy  Youth Philanthropy Action Guide - YouthRoots  Recording   OST Funders ...
03Nov2021

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

Wednesday, November 3, 2021
9:00am - 10:30am
Video Conference
... question. Participants will leave with concrete immediate action steps that grantmakers can take to support statewide ... by Deborah Gordon Klehr via Lancaster Online Supporting Resources: Effective Strategies to Support Advocacy Campaigns ... Guide to Funding Advocacy , Innovation Network, Inc. Resources about Public School Funding Efforts:  Fund our ...

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

Nonprofit Justice and Equity Institute Wordle
Wednesday, February 9, 2022
... and practices to determine short and long-term changes and resources required. The Nonprofit Justice and Equity ... coaching to advance justice and equity learning and action Creating an organization blueprint that centers ...

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

STEM Equity
Wednesday, August 12, 2020
... peers in STEM literacy. Factors include schools lacking resources to provide STEM enrichment activities for students, ... access to opportunities for students by providing resources and expertise that build paths to college and ...

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

Wednesday, April 1, 2020
... Response Fund to provide immediate and longer-term resources to nonprofits serving vulnerable residents across ...

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

Wednesday, September 19, 2018
... economic opportunities, and to empower residents with the resources they need to get family-sustaining jobs. That's why ... week, we committed to provide at least $53 million in new resources to support the City's first Housing Action Plan — the largest investment in affordable housing ...
23Mar2017

Education Funders Roundtable: Pathways to College and Career Readiness

Thursday, March 23, 2017
8:30am - 10:30am
Philadelphia, PA
... Speakers: Dr. Ruth Neild , Director of PERC, Research for Action Dr. Kate Shaw , Executive Director, Research for Action Dr. David Thomas , Associate VP for Strategic ...

Vanguard awards $1.63M to childhood learning effort

Friday, April 27, 2018
... million grant to Drexel University’s West Philadelphia Action for Early Learning initiative. The grant will help to ... also presented a three-year $987,000 grant to the Action for Early Learning initiative. Carra Cote-Ackah, ... childhood education through Drexel’s West Philadelphia Action for Early Learning Initiative,” Cote-Ackah said in ...
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Ten Philly Elementary Schools Awarded $500K in “Good To Great” Grants to Strengthen Early Literacy Programs

Wednesday, April 24, 2019
... needs. Grants are designed to overcome limited resources to help schools tackle challenges faced by specific ... Penn Foundation. “By giving individual schools the resources to implement the specific early literacy ... reading collections F. Amedee Bregy School : Books and resources to build The Nest, a dedicated family library ...
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18Apr2018

Building Community: Creating Community Schools, Helping Communities Thrive

Wednesday, April 18, 2018
8:00am - 10:30am
Philadelphia, PA
... about the Community School initiative and its theory of action; Explore how community schools are different from ... 8:45 AM          Community Schools Theory of Action                           Susan Gobreski, ...

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

Wednesday, April 1, 2020
... William R. Hite, Jr. ,Ed.D. " Giving students the resources, tools, and confidence they need now will ensure ... District of Philadelphia.  “We are focusing these resources on the number one priority—Philadelphia’s ... identifies, coordinates and connects philanthropic resources to level the playing field in local public schools. ...
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COVID-19

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
... needs. Grants are designed to overcome limited resources to help schools tackle challenges faced by specific ... Cramp School : This project involves providing materials, resources and ongoing training and professional development ... a more robust balanced literacy program with high-quality resources and equipment. William Rowen School : Strengthening ...
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