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City Appoints New Executive Director of Rebuild

Kira Strong
Friday, January 3, 2020
...   Rebuild2.jpg PHILADELPHIA - Managing Director Brian Abernathy today appointed Kira Strong as the ... growth and strengthens neighborhoods.” Strong marked her first day as Rebuild Executive Director by celebrating the ... workforce development, and fundraising. Since the first bonds were issued for Rebuild in November 2018, Rebuild ...

William Penn Foundation Welcomes Stuart Clarke as New Program Director of Watershed Protection

Stuart A. Clarke
Wednesday, July 28, 2021
... of Stuart A. Clarke as the organization’s new Program Director of Watershed Protection. Clarke will oversee a $30 ... healthy watershed,” said Shawn McCaney, Executive Director of the William Penn Foundation. “He will be a ... foster creativity that enhances civic life, and advance philanthropy in the Philadelphia region. In 2021, the ...
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Bucks County Foundation Grants Boost Area Nonprofits

Tuesday, November 26, 2024
The Bucks County Foundation (BCF) and its Board of Directors awarded more than $157,000 in grants ... County,” said Kelly Krumenacker, President and Executive Director of Bucks County Children’s Museum. The ... quality of life in Bucks County by encouraging permanent philanthropy, the Foundation offers donors, their families, ...
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William Penn Foundation awards $2.6M to support River Alive! Project

Tuesday, December 5, 2017
... a landmark exhibition focusing on the Delaware River and its watershed as a living, ever-changing system whose health ... role in our well-being,” said Shawn McCaney, Executive Director of the William Penn Foundation. “For too long, ... foster creativity that enhances civic life, and advance philanthropy in the Philadelphia region. In partnership with ...
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Rebuild: Strengthening Neighborhoods Across Philadelphia

Thursday, March 21, 2019
As many of you are aware, Philanthropy Network with the support of William Penn ... but they deserve more. This week Rebuild announced the first grant awards to nonprofit partners, granting a total of ...

Unprecedented program aims to ‘Rebuild’ Philadelphia, serve as national community investment model

Monday, October 2, 2017
... Recreation and Park Association  (NRPA) concluded its  annual conference  in New Orleans, bringing together ... McCaney  — now William Penn Foundation’s Executive Director , presented the City of Philadelphia’s Rebuild ... our team has spent the summer preparing to launch a first round of projects, which we expect to announce before ...

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Center for Health Equity Receives $1M Grant from Bank of America

Thursday, July 21, 2022
... Equity Officer of the Center for Health Equity and Medical Director of the Community Asthma Prevention Program at ... of Philadelphia was founded in 1855 as the nation’s first pediatric hospital. Through its long-standing commitment to providing exceptional patient ...

$10.6 Million Boost Will Close Key Gaps In Regional Circuit Trails Network

Friday, June 1, 2018
... chairperson of the Circuit Trails Coalition and executive director of the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia. ... the full system of trails,” said Andrew Johnson, Program Director of Watershed Protection at the William Penn ... foster creativity that enhances civic life, and advance philanthropy in the Philadelphia region. In partnership with ...
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William Penn Foundation announces new grants

Monday, December 16, 2019
... The organizations include: Council for a Strong America First Up Maternity Care Coalition Pennsylvania Association ... William Penn Foundation's board approved four grants under its Creative Communities Program, totaling $1.6 million. ... William Penn Foundation’s board approved 13 grants under its Watershed Protection Program, totaling $2.7 million. ...

William Penn Foundation announces grants for Creative Communities, Great Learning and Watershed

Thursday, June 6, 2019
... $13.5 million toward Creative Communities, 11 grants under its Watershed Protection Program totaling $10.8 million, and ... new works of theater in neighborhood parks, building on its strong history of drawing audiences to its free ... one-time civic opportunities, and strengthen regional philanthropy, went to Willistown Conservation Trust, Inc. ...

City Launches Fund to Support Philadelphia Organizations Pursuing Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program

Wednesday, March 12, 2025
... to expand their capacity,” said Elizabeth Lankenau, Director of the Office of Sustainability. “However, getting ... being reimbursement-based,” said Emily Gowen, Deputy Director of the Philadelphia City Fund. “General operating ...
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One Year of Rebuild: Collaborating to Advance Opportunity, Engagement and Equity in Neighborhoods

Wednesday, January 22, 2020
9:00am - 11:00am
Free Library of Philadelphia
... and libraries. Just over a year after the Rebuild’s first groundbreaking, we invite to join a conversation about ... construction The panel will be moderated by Rebuild Deputy Director David Gould , and panelists will include: Pati Codina , Community Development Director for Impact Services, a nonprofit managing Rebuild ...

Impact100 Philadelphia announces 2021 grant finalists

Impact100 Philadelphia
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
... reactive violence in the City of Chester, PA. Its vision is to provide compassionate counseling services ... area. Chester Community Coalition expects to achieve its vision by adhering to three core values: compassion, ...

Mayor Kenney Cuts Ribbon at Hancock Playground

Tuesday, November 17, 2020
... Council President Darrell Clarke, Rebuild Executive Director Kira Strong and City Officials today celebrated the ... to our city’s neighborhoods,” said Rebuild Executive Director Kira Strong. “We know how important a safe and ... centers and libraries. Proposed in Mayor Jim Kenney’s first budget as a part of his vision for a more equitable ...

Knight Foundation invests $2.2 million in projects to advance Philadelphia’s public spaces and digital engagement

Photo courtesy Smith Memorial Playground
Friday, April 9, 2021
... said Ellen Hwang, Knight Foundation program director for Philadelphia. “Accessible public spaces are ... the following local digital innovation projects as part of its growing work to advance projects that foster ... pressing needs,” said Lilian Coral, Knight Foundation director for national strategy and technology innovation. ...

William Penn Foundation and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Announce more than $8 million in Covid-19 Relief and Recovery Grants

Philadelphia Orchestra by Jeff Fusco
Wednesday, December 2, 2020
... one-time civic opportunities, or strengthen regional philanthropy. The grants below relate to the Creative ...

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