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Philadelphia Foundation Announces Fund Focused on Black-Led Nonprofits Serving Black Communities in Greater Philadelphia

Philadelphia Foundation
Thursday, May 13, 2021
... effort, we want to raise awareness of the critical roles that highly effective Black organizations play in Black Communities and how important it is to invest in their resilience and leadership,” said Pedro A. Ramos, President and CEO, Philadelphia Foundation. “The ...
28Sep2022

What if philanthropy celebrated Black Abundance?

Wednesday, September 28, 2022
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Video Conference
... is complicit in anti-Blackness. Seeing anti-Blackness as a defining element of institutional philanthropic culture ... Black-led efforts and to support those efforts in a way that leads to freedom and joy for all? As funders, we can ... to learn more Join the Abundance Action Community in the new year – watch for more information on the Abundance ...
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Black Community Leaders Fund: Q&A with Philadelphia Foundation's Phil Fitzgerald

Philadelphia Foundation
Friday, May 21, 2021
... through this initiative. Philanthropy Network - What is the purpose of the Black Community Leaders Fund, and how ... know from our own work in the community and from the data that there’s a need for this kind of support. Black-led nonprofits have ...

Patricia Kind Family Foundation announces Black-led Organization grant award winners

Patricia Kind Family Foundation
Wednesday, June 30, 2021
The Patricia Kind Family Foundation (PKFF) initiated a new grant cycle specifically for Black-led organizations in ... encourage many smaller Black-led non-profit organizations that may not have previously known of PKFF, nor applied in ...

HealthSpark Foundation announces the Dr. Frank E. Boston Black Justice Fund

HealthSpark Foundation
Tuesday, October 5, 2021
Via HealthSpark Foundation As part of our efforts to build a more thriving Montgomery County, it is with great excitement that HealthSpark Foundation is announcing the creation of the ... the Foundation’s investment spurs additional or aligned giving in Black communities across Montgomery County, as we ...

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

COVID-19 Prevention & Response Fund
Thursday, April 8, 2021
... The COVID-19 Prevention & Response Fund will employ a rapid response, trust-based philanthropy model, ... with funders across the region is launching the new COVID-19 Prevention & Response Fund, a community-led ... as a catalyst for collective action, effective giving and positive change in Greater Philadelphia, and to ...

Philadelphia Foundation’s Black Community Leaders Fund Makes $800,000 in Grants to 24 Organizations

Philadelphia Foundation
Monday, November 8, 2021
... Leaders Fund, which supports Black-led nonprofits that serve Black communities in Greater Philadelphia. A total of $800,000 in grants will be awarded to 24 ... “One of the ways we are delivering on that promise is through our support of the Black Community Leaders Fund, ...

New Community Grants by Philadelphia City Fund Announced

Philadelphia City Fund
Wednesday, July 26, 2023
... City Fund Philadelphia, PA July 26, 2023 –It’s a little-known fact that a portion of the entrance fees for ... Many  of PCF’s charitable initiatives focus on new and innovative solutions that enhance life in ... allow us to award grants that are timely and important, giving us the nimbleness to respond to Philadelphia’s ...

United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey and Comcast Launch Nonprofit Finance Accelerator to Strengthen Nonprofit Community

Nonprofit Finance Accelerator
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
... via United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey UW_NPOaccelerator.png   PHILADELPHIA, PA (March ... with Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF) announced the launch of a virtual Nonprofit Finance Accelerator for regional ... recovery efforts and this program aims to help ensure that organizations can continue to serve the pressing needs ...

CCFWG’s Girls Advisory Board Awards $19k to Local Nonprofits Serving Women & Girls

CCFWG Girls Advisory Board
Wednesday, February 17, 2021
... nonprofit agencies serving women and girls. Through GAB, a nationally recognized girls’ grantmaking program, local ... joining the program, I never really was one to believe that there were many problems in Chester County. Through site ... discussions, I’ve been able to discover that there is truly a need for organizations to help out women in need, ...

Philadelphia Food Justice Initiative Announces New Grant Awards

Food Equity
Tuesday, April 13, 2021
... Injury Prevention and the Reinvestment Fund announced nine new awards as part of the Philadelphia Food Justice ... to repair the harms of the food system and build towards a different, more just, future. We recognize the importance ... as part of healthy food work.” Of the 12 projects that have received PFJI grants since 2019, 10 are Black, ...

New Community-Driven Grant Program Available for Community-Based Organizations

Friday, May 7, 2021
... 7, 2021 | The City today announced the launch of the N, a partnership between the Office of Community Empowerment and ... to support grassroots neighborhood nonprofit organizations that serve communities of color and those with low incomes, ... our expertise in community-driven grantmaking to this new partnership with CEO.” The deadline to apply for this ...
23Jun2021

Advancing Equitable and Adequate School Funding in PA

Wednesday, June 23, 2021
2:00pm - 3:15pm
Video Conference
... school funding system. Pennsylvania’s school funding is heavily reliant on local property values, which has resulted in deep inequality and inequity that disproportionately affect students of color. Black and ... schools in the lowest 20 percent of local wealth. A  study  released in October 2020 found that 428 of PA’s ...

The Fund for Women and Girls Awards $15,600 to Create Change

Girls with Cheyney University's Period Poverty Project
Wednesday, July 26, 2023
... and Mighty Writers El Futuro Kennett – for projects that advance women and girls in Chester County. Two earlier ... the Black Women of Chester County in Action ($3,000 for a Bakers Dozen Listening Tour) and the Alliance for Health ... - Period Poverty Project ($7,500):  Cheyney University is partnering with the brand Aunt Flow to provide free pads ...
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The Alliance for Health Equity Kicks off the Nonprofit Justice and Equity Institute

Nonprofit Justice and Equity Institute Wordle
Wednesday, February 9, 2022
... AHE) launched the Nonprofit Justice and Equity Institute , a series of learning sessions designed to support the ... work to solve complex community issues with an equity lens that seeks to produce sustainable solutions. The Nonprofit ... The goal of the Nonprofit Justice and Equity Institute is to build the local nonprofit sectors’ capacity to embed ...

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

Friday, May 21, 2021
... of grants from the COVID-19 Prevention & Response Fund , a community-led effort to invest in neighborhood-based ... Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties that have been hardest hit by the pandemic. Seventy-two ... as a catalyst for collective action, effective giving, and positive change in Greater Philadelphia, and to ...
07Jun2022

Responding to Extremism -- New Thinking about Norms and Trust

Tuesday, June 7, 2022
1:00pm - 2:00pm
... and other philanthropy-serving organizations. A Conversation with Dr. David Frey, Founding Director of the ... individuals, communities and organizations as they chart new paths forward. About the Speaker: Dr. David Frey is ... concepts of American citizenship and belonging, work that has been featured on "60 Minutes." Resources Recording ...
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The Alliance for Health Equity Kicks off Cohort Two of The Nonprofit Justice and Equity Institute

Nonprofit Justice and Equity Institute Cohort Two Funders
Wednesday, February 1, 2023
... preparation for the Institute, each organization completes a readiness assessment to determine its stage in equitable ... Justice and Equity blueprint (i.e., Accountability Plan) that will help each organization address internal and ... The goal of the Nonprofit Justice and Equity Institute is to build the local nonprofit sectors’ capacity to embed ...

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
... Seventy-five percent of funds went to organizations led by a person of color, up 3 percent from the first round. ... here .  “We perform weekly in the community with signs that say ‘Get Vaxxed’ and a scratch DJ.  Our big project ... communities and given them faith that someone is finally giving them a voice.   The only way to truly and positively ...

Comcast RISE Investment Fund to Provide Additional $1 Million In Grants To Support Philadelphia Small Businesses

Monday, May 16, 2022
Eligible small businesses can apply for a $10,000 grant from the Comcast RISE Investment Fund, ... – May 12, 2022 – Comcast announced today a new round of cities will receive grants from the Comcast RISE ... from this crisis stronger than ever.” “While we know that no single organization can solve historic and systemic ...

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