New Century Trust Adopts Trust-Based Philanthropy Approach
Thursday, May 24, 2018
In response to overwhelming feedback from the non-profit community, New Century Trust is transitioning to a “trust-based” approach to philanthropy.
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Investing in Women: A Gender-Lens Investing Conversation
Friday, March 1, 2019
Glenmede's Laura LaRosa talks about gender-focused investing strategies to support women and promote gender equality.
Four Takeaways from Race, Class AND Gender: Intersectional Approaches to Social Justice Funding
Friday, April 5, 2019
WOMENS WAY's Diane Cornman-Levy shares her top take-aways from our session on gender transformative philanthropy.
Women’s work is, and always has been, “essential” work. It’s time to value it.
Friday, May 8, 2020
With the deep and ever-widening economic inequities exposed by the COVID-19 crisis, it's time we come together to invest in strategies and policies that decrease and eventually eliminate the gender and racial wealth gap.
The Case for Funding Black-Led Social Change: Case Statement
Published:
03/2017
The Case for Funding Black-Led Social Change intends to spark new energy to vitalize and strengthen the infrastructure for Black-led organizations. The 18-page document was issued by the Black Social Change Funders Network (BSCFN), an initiative forged by the leadership of ABFE: A Philanthropic Partnership for Black Communities and the Hill-Snowdon Foundation.
CCFWG Unveils Women’s Suffrage Mural Before Election Day to Inspire Community to Get Out and Vote
Tuesday, November 3, 2020
A new mural unveiled days before the 2020 election honors the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which granted many women the right to vote, and serves as an inspiration for the community to get out and vote.
Love & Equity in News
Thursday, May 13, 2021
When philanthropists are deciding what stories and organizations they strategically support, it's important for them to understand and consider the diversity of paths, perspectives and entry points into the world of news and media making.
As Violence Against Asian Americans Intensifies, the Moment for Philanthropy to Act Is Now
Tuesday, March 23, 2021
In the wake of the horrific shooting in Atlanta that killed eight people - including six Asian American women - authors Patricia Eng and Eric Stegman issued a issued a call for philanthropy to take action to stop this violence and hate against AAPI communities.
Leeway Foundation Announces $49,950 in Support To 23 Individual Artists Highlighting Practices of Reclamation Of LGBQA Social Movements and Cultural Preservation
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
In a time of global unrest and uncertainty, Leeway Foundation continues to be led by our community and grantees to reimagine our world and reclaim spaces of power through their socially engaged artistic and cultural practices.
Leeway Foundation announces the inaugural recipients of the IPMF Artist + Activist Residency
Monday, December 13, 2021
Leeway Foundation recognizes the longstanding power of media artists and social-justice activists throughout the Greater Philadelphia region with $125,000 in funding to five inaugural Leeway x IPMF Media Artist + Activist Residency recipients.
The Fund for Women and Girls’ Community-Based Grants Allocation Committee Awards $239,680 in Grants
Thursday, June 23, 2022
For the second year in a row, The Fund awarded two-year sustained funding to local nonprofit partners. Additional funding was awarded through ‘Moving Her Forward’ Impact Grants, a grantmaking program established to focus on swift responses to pressing needs in the community
02Jun2022
The End of Roe: How Should Philanthropy Respond?
Thursday, June 2, 2022
10:00am - 11:30am
Video Conference
As we await the official decision from the Supreme Court on in Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health Organization that could end the right to legal abortion, join us to hear about how abortion restrictions impact individual and societal well-being, how funders can respond, and what this decision might mean for Pennsylvania.
27Jul2022
Peer to Peer Discussion: The End of Roe: How Should Philanthropy Respond?
Wednesday, July 27, 2022
9:00am - 10:00am
Virtual
Following last month’s session we co-sponsored with Gender Justice Fund, The End of Roe: How Should Philanthropy Respond?, and the subsequent Supreme Court ruling in Dobbs v.
The Fund for Women and Girls to launch 2022 Blueprint Report on September 13th
Wednesday, August 17, 2022
WEST CHESTER, PA (August 17, 2022) – The Fund for Women and Girls will host its 2022 Blueprint Report Launch on Tuesday, September 13, 2022, from 5pm-6pm at the Colonial Theatre in Phoenixville. Published every five years, the Blueprint Report is the first and only comprehensive needs assessment of women and girls in Chester County.
Philanthropy Needs A New Endgame: The Liberation of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color Communities In America
Thursday, June 4, 2020
What philanthropy needs is not a new framework, but a new endgame, racial liberation, which requires an intentional and laser-like focus on breaking systems of oppression that are based in white supremacist culture.
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 Andrews, Executive Director of the Fund for Women and Girls, who will share highlights from the Fund’s 2022 Blueprint Report: Lighting a Path.
The Fund for Women and Girls' Girls Philanthropy Program Awards Grants
Wednesday, March 29, 2023
Family, friends, staff and board members of the Fund for Women and Girls gathered on March 7th as the 2022-23 class of the Girls Advisory Board (GAB) reflected on their philanthropic service and honored 2023 grantees.
WOMEN’S WAY Receives Grant to Advance the Financial Health of Women in the Philadelphia Region
Thursday, April 13, 2023
WOMEN’S WAY has teamed up with JPMorgan Chase’s Women on The Move to positively impact the economic security of women, girls, and gender-expansive individuals.
Leeway Foundation announces $180,000 in Transformation Awards
Tuesday, January 16, 2024
The Transformation Award provides unrestricted annual awards of $15,000 to women, trans*, and gender nonconforming artists and cultural producers living in greater Philadelphia who create art for social change and have done so for the past five years or more, demonstrating a long-term commitment to social change work.
Leeway Foundation awards 12 artists with the Transformation Award
Friday, January 17, 2025
The grants will move $180,000 of unrestricted support to women, trans, and/or gender nonconforming artists and cultural producers.