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FCP Selects Tobias Bruhn as New Executive Director

Tobias Bruhn
Thursday, January 9, 2020
... – Foundations Community Partnership’s (FCP) Board of Directors has announced that Tobi Bruhn, Ed.D., CFRE will take on the role of Executive Director in April 2020, upon the retirement of Ron Bernstein, ... decades of management and development experience to his new role as Executive Director at Foundations Community ...
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New Community Grants by Philadelphia City Fund Announced

Philadelphia City Fund
Wednesday, July 26, 2023
... July 26, 2023 –It’s a little-known fact that a portion of the entrance fees for the Philadelphia Marathon Weekend ... set of innovative proposals,” explained PCF Executive Director Jody Greenblatt. Richard Levins, PCF’s Board ... Many  of PCF’s charitable initiatives focus on new and innovative solutions that enhance life in ...

New community-led pooled fund will support COVID-19 education and vaccine access

COVID-19 Prevention & Response Fund
Thursday, April 8, 2021
... with funders across the region is launching the new COVID-19 Prevention & Response Fund, a community-led ... and equity imbalances exacerbated by the pandemic. A group of 15 grassroots representatives living and working in ... of the vaccine,” said Stephanie Reid, Executive Director of Philly Counts . Applications for the COVID-19 ...

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation names new CEO

Tuesday, February 14, 2017
... Richard Besser to succeed Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, MD as head of the $10B foundation Princeton, N.J. —Richard Besser, MD, former acting director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ... as a pediatrician with the Children's Aid Society in New York City, and he is currently a Professor of Pediatrics ...
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Independence Blue Cross Foundation announces new funding to support recovery and sobriety for college students

IBX Foundation
Wednesday, March 31, 2021
... Blue Cross Foundation  (Foundation) announced new funding for addiction resources in higher education ... are currently designing programs to address the needs of their student population: Saint Joseph’s ... stress for many students,” said Tim Rabolt, Executive Director of ARHE, the only association in the U.S. that ...

Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia and Philly Counts announce second-round COVID-19 Prevention & Response Fund grant recipients

COVID-19 Prevention & Response Fund
Friday, July 16, 2021
Find our more about the Fund's second round grant recipients PHILADELPHIA — The City of Philadelphia’s Philly Counts office and Philanthropy Network Greater ...

Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia and Philly Counts announce third-round COVID-19 Prevention & Response Fund grant recipients

COVID-19 PR Fund Round 3 Grant Recipents
Thursday, November 4, 2021
PHILADELPHIA — The City of Philadelphia’s Philly Counts office and Philanthropy Network Greater ... said Natasha Danielá de Lima McGlynn, Executive Director of the Anti-Violence Partnership of Philadelphia. ...

Building on Arthur Evans' Legacy: Next Steps For Behavioral Health In Philadelphia

Thursday, February 9, 2017
... steps down  Friday after 12 years as commissioner of the city’s Department of Behavioral Health and ... under his watch.  Evans brought tremendous vision and led a system-wide transformation effort focused on   recovery, ... complex and persistent needs. The city must continue to fund trauma-informed prevention and treatment services and ...

Dwayne Wharton selected for new national leadership program to build health equity

Dwayne Wharton
Wednesday, September 27, 2017
... release, The Food Trust Wharton joins second-ever cohort of Culture of Health Leaders, assembled from across the ... motorists, pedestrians and cyclists; and spearheading a new community garden that teaches kids about culture, race, ... 40 selected applicants, The Food Trust’s Dwayne Wharton, Director of External Affairs, joins Culture of Health ...

Community Fund for Immigrant Wellness invests $215,000 to promote culturally-centered strategies to promote mental health

Fund for Immigrant Wellness
Thursday, December 12, 2019
... Chinese Immigrant Family Wellness Program , a partnership of Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation and ... Wellness Program , a partnership of Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians and African Family Health Organization ...

Reinvestment Fund and Health Department Announce $500,000 in Funding for Food Justice

Wednesday, October 11, 2023
... Reinvestment Fund joins the Philadelphia Department of Public Health in announcing $556,280 in  Philadelphia ... structural inequity”, said Molly Hartman, Senior Program Director at Reinvestment Fund. “We are proud to continue ... (YEAH) , who will be launching a brick and mortar YEAH Philly Community Market to provide no-cost, healthy food ...

Health Department Announces Significant Contributions to the Philly Joy Bank from the William Penn Foundation and Spring Point Partners

Monday, March 20, 2023
PHILADELPHIA—The Philadelphia Department of Public Health is pleased to announce generous ... know that being able to better support pregnant people and new parents helps keep babies alive. As the poorest big city ... educational environments,” said Shawn McCaney, Executive Director of the William Penn Foundation. He adds that, “It ...
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Philadelphia Health Partnership Designates Funds to Support the Launch of Two New Early Childhood Programs

Thursday, September 8, 2022
... Health Partnership (PHP) announces its support of two new programs focused on the health and well-being of ... new Fund’s purpose,” said Ann Marie Healy, Executive Director of Philadelphia Health Partnership. “Ensuring the ...

Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia and Philly Counts announce first-round of the COVID-19 Prevention & Response Fund grant recipients

Friday, May 21, 2021
Contact: For the City of Philadelphia: Imani Stewart-Jackson ...         PHILADELPHIA — The City of Philadelphia’s Philly Counts  office and Philanthropy Network Greater ... to our neighborhoods,” said Stephanie Reid, Executive Director of Philly Counts. To ensure the funding process was ...

Philadelphia Food Justice Initiative Announces New Grant Awards

Food Equity
Tuesday, April 13, 2021
PHILADELPHIA–The Philadelphia Department of Public Health and the Reinvestment Fund have awarded more ... Injury Prevention and the Reinvestment Fund announced nine new awards as part of the Philadelphia Food Justice ... equitable food systems,” said Molly Hartman, Program Director at Reinvestment Fund. “We are delighted to be able ...

NBME Selects Its First Philanthropy Director

Allison Anderson Acevedo
Wednesday, January 19, 2022
... health care, NBME has named its inaugural Philanthropy Director,  Allison Anderson Acevedo . In her new position, Allison will play a key role in leading the ... “We’re fortunate to have Allison as a part of our NBME and Office of General Counsel and Organizational ...

PHL COVID-19 Fund Continues to Meet Deep Community Needs in Fifth Round of Funding to Nonprofits

Thursday, May 14, 2020
... – The PHL COVID-19 Fund today announced its fifth round of grants, totaling more than $2.4 million to 87 nonprofit ... and United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey (UWGPSNJ), has secured $16 million in gifts and ... with the demand?’” said Suzan Neiger Gould, Executive Director of Manna on Main. “It is a huge relief to receive ...

Community Fund for Immigrant Wellness announces first grantee cohort

Wednesday, June 20, 2018
A partnership of funders and community-based, immigrant-serving ... aim to support,” said Oni Richards-Waritay, Executive Director of AFAHO and a member of the Community Fund granting ... (a Mural Arts program), SEAMAAC, and Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians. It is supported by the Scattergood ...
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Independence Blue Cross Foundation announces new funding to help Black families access world-class addiction services

IBX Foundation
Wednesday, December 2, 2020
... Foundation  (Foundation) announced that it will award new funding to  Caron Treatment Centers (Caron ) for ... use disorder treatment at Caron. These grants are one of several enhancements and funding from the Foundation’s ... Caron has committed $500,000 of its annual scholarship fund to help Black families access care. At this time, five ...

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