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Leeway Foundation announces the inaugural recipients of the IPMF Artist + Activist Residency

Leeway Foundation
Monday, December 13, 2021
Press Release PHILADELPHIA, PA-Leeway Foundation recognizes the longstanding power of media artists ... as well as the range of projects and media,” said Leeway Foundation Executive Director Denise Brown. “We are ... to five artists this year, with each residency providing $15,000 to the media artist and $10,000 to the organization. ...

Leeway Foundation announces $180,000 in Transformation Awards

Leeway Foundation 2023 Transformation Awardees
Tuesday, January 16, 2024
... Award provides unrestricted annual awards of $15,000 to women, trans*, and gender nonconforming artists and ... art for social change and have done so for the past five years or more, demonstrating a long-term commitment to social ... (January 15, 2024) -- In December 2023, Leeway Foundation awarded 12 artists with the Transformation Award, ...

Leeway Foundation awards 12 artists with the Transformation Award

Leeway Foundation (mark)
Friday, January 17, 2025
Press release via Leeway Foundation PHILADELPHIA, PA [January 17, 2025] — In ... intersection of art and social change for the past five years or more, demonstrating a long-term commitment to social ... Award provides unrestricted annual awards of $15,000 to women, trans*, and gender nonconforming artists and ...

The Case for Funding Black-Led Social Change: Case Statement

Published: 
03/2017
... Partnership for Black Communities and the Hill-Snowdon Foundation . The Case for Funding Black-Led Social Change is ... by the nation’s largest foundations over the next five years, with emphasis on strengthening the infrastructure for ...

WOMEN’S WAY Receives Grant to Advance the Financial Health of Women in the Philadelphia Region

WOMEN'S WAY Gender Wealth Institute
Thursday, April 13, 2023
... with JPMorgan Chase to build the wealth and financial health of women, girls, and gender-expansive individuals in ... group living in poverty. ¹  Addressing the financial health of women is more critical now than ever following the ... a range of strategies to help build wealth and financial health, including the WOMEN’S WAY  Financial Coach ...

Leeway Foundation Announces $49,950 in Support To 23 Individual Artists Highlighting Practices of Reclamation Of LGBQA Social Movements and Cultural Preservation

Leeway Foundation
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
In a time of global unrest and uncertainty, Leeway Foundation continues to be led by our community and grantees ... trans, and nonbinary femmes/fems, documenting over 50 years of disability advocacy, or using culinary arts to ... deadline is March 1, 2022.   ABOUT LEEWAY The Leeway Foundation supports women, trans* and gender nonconforming ...
02Jun2022

The End of Roe: How Should Philanthropy Respond?

Thursday, June 2, 2022
10:00am - 11:30am
Video Conference
... a highly-anticipated decision in Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health Organization . A leaked draft of the the decision ... the Court will vote to overturn Roe v. Wade, almost 50 years after that decision made abortion legal in the United ... boards of the Abortion Liberation Fund and the Valentine Foundation, as well as Bread & Roses Community Fund. Ms. ...

Four Takeaways from Race, Class AND Gender: Intersectional Approaches to Social Justice Funding

Friday, April 5, 2019
... they have markedly lower life outcomes in areas like basic wellness, reproductive health, educational achievement, and economic security. The ... gender norm work and become thought leaders in this area. Work with grantees to change their logic models so they ...
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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
... of women and girls in Chester County. Published every five years, the Blueprint Report highlights pressing issues facing ... and Opportunity; Reproductive Rights; Health and Well-Being; Violence and Safety; and  Political ... 2022 Blueprint Report - Full PA Campaign for Women’s Health   PA Coalition for Sex Education   Family Care Act ...

Women’s work is, and always has been, “essential” work. It’s time to value it.

Gender Justice_Photo by Josh Howard on Unsplash
Friday, May 8, 2020
... drugstore pharmacists, childcare workers, and home health aides. The soldier on the front lines of the current ... to ensure our safety and well-being as they risk their own health. Yet prior to this pandemic, this unseen labor force ... steady rise in healthcare costs and the lack of universal health care, the home has become the new hospital staffed by ...

The Fund for Women and Girls’ Community-Based Grants Allocation Committee Awards $239,680 in Grants

The Fund for Women and Girls' Girls Advisory Board
Thursday, June 23, 2022
... their new homes; Alma Vidal, Manager of Maternal and Child Health Consortium (MCHC)’s Healthy Start Program, spoke ... to intimate partner murders in Coatesville; and ChesPenn Health Services which received $8,750 to support bilingual ... resources and opportunities to thrive. Over the past 26 years, The Fund has awarded over $4 million to 86 local ...
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Love & Equity in News

Love Now Media
Thursday, May 13, 2021
... that uplifts the voices of those advocating for justice, wellness, and equity. I define equity as sharing and ... producer existed on the fringes of news. In fact, for many years, my work as a storyteller was a response to the ... that uses storytelling to advocate for social justice and wellness, now. She was a keynote speaker at our 2020 SPARX ...

The Fund for Women and Girls to launch 2022 Blueprint Report on September 13th

2022 Blueprint Report
Wednesday, August 17, 2022
... Colonial Theatre in Phoenixville . Published every five years, the Blueprint Report is the first and only ... Disparities; Poverty and Opportunity; Reproductive Rights; Health and Well-Being; Violence and Safety; and Political ...
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Philanthropy Needs A New Endgame: The Liberation of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color Communities In America

Breaking Chains
Thursday, June 4, 2020
... intentionality, accountability, and resources. In recent years, foundations across the country have slowly become ... philanthropic paradigms.  Darren Walker, from The Ford Foundation, called for philanthropy to move from a charity ... are very few actions that make up the “must dos” for foundation to be in compliance with the IRS or the founding ...

As Violence Against Asian Americans Intensifies, the Moment for Philanthropy to Act Is Now

Stop Asian Hate
Tuesday, March 23, 2021
... - An #ArtistResource Conversation Seeking to Soar: Foundation Funding for Asian American and Pacific Islander ... for Nonprofit Quarterly (05.25.21) New Asian American Foundation Aims to Shift Narratives, Curb Hate Crimes, and ... Killings   via the Chronicle of Philanthropy Nearly 500 Foundation Leaders Unite to Push for More Support of Asian ...

New Century Trust Adopts Trust-Based Philanthropy Approach

Thursday, May 24, 2018
... be multi-year general operating support in the $8,000-$15,000 range depending on the number of partners. Those ... with NCT are invited to complete a short survey by June 15, 2018. To learn more, visit New Century Trust online or ...

The Fund for Women and Girls' Girls Philanthropy Program Awards Grants

Wednesday, March 29, 2023
... with the skills needed to address them.  Over 18 years, GAB youth philanthropists have awarded more than ... grants to the following organizations: Maternal and Child Health Consortium received a $5,000 grant .  With this ... Clinic will be able to purchase additional reproductive health care products. Women’s Resource Center received a ...
27Jul2022

Peer to Peer Discussion: The End of Roe: How Should Philanthropy Respond?

Wednesday, July 27, 2022
9:00am - 10:00am
Virtual
... Supreme Court ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case overturning Roe v. Wade (1973), we ...

CCFWG Unveils Women’s Suffrage Mural Before Election Day to Inspire Community to Get Out and Vote

CCFWG Suffrage Mural
Tuesday, November 3, 2020
... Amendment, which granted many women the right to vote, and celebrates the suffrage movement of the past, present and ... resources and opportunities to thrive. Over the past 20 years, CCFWG has awarded over $3.5 million to 80 local ...