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Comcast RISE Awards 100 Small Businesses in Philadelphia With $10,000 grants

Comcast RISE
Wednesday, July 27, 2022
... an additional $1 million in total grants to more than 100 Philadelphia small businesses owned by women and people of color, including Black, Indigenous, Hispanic, and Asian ... and marketing resources to nearly 100 businesses in the city through  Comcast RISE .

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

Monday, May 16, 2022
... country since the program’s inception just 18 months ago PHILADELPHIA – May 12, 2022 – Comcast announced today a new round of cities will receive grants from the Comcast RISE ... grant at www.ComcastRISE.com . A total of 100 grants per city, or 500 grants overall, will be announced and awarded in ...

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 ... we are able to kickstart the reopening of our studio and open our doors to artists & community members,” said John ...

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
... our more about the Fund's second round grant recipients PHILADELPHIA — The City of Philadelphia’s Philly Counts office and Philanthropy ...
03Feb2021

Special Funder Briefing: City of Philadelphia FY 2022 Budget

Wednesday, February 3, 2021
9:00am - 10:00am
Video Conference
In the face of declining revenues, increased community needs due to ... in shaping their FY 2022 budgets. In July 2020, the City announced revisions to its FY21-FY25 Five-Year budget plan . The updated strategy outlines Philadelphia’s COVID recovery efforts while addressing ...

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

COVID-19 Prevention & Response Fund
Thursday, April 8, 2021
... hit by the pandemic   Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia in collaboration with funders across the region ... and equity imbalances exacerbated by the pandemic. A group of 15 grassroots representatives living and working in ... dollars, Philanthropy Network has also partnered with the City of Philadelphia’s Philly Counts office, which will use ...

New Community Grants by Philadelphia City Fund Announced

Philadelphia City Fund
Wednesday, July 26, 2023
Via the Philadelphia City Fund Philadelphia, PA July 26, 2023 –It’s a little-known fact that a portion of the entrance fees for the Philadelphia Marathon Weekend ... directly benefit community-based organizations seeking to address Philadelphia’s greatest needs. Roughly $250,000 ...
29Jun2021

Funder Briefing: The COVID-19 Prevention & Response Fund

Tuesday, June 29, 2021
2:00pm - 3:15pm
Video Conference
Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia invites you to join us for an update on the COVID-19 Prevention & ... trust-based philanthropy model through two rounds of grants to support COVID-19 education, vaccine access, ...

Black Community Leaders Fund: Q&A with Philadelphia Foundation's Phil Fitzgerald

Philadelphia Foundation
Friday, May 21, 2021
PhilaFound_header.jpg Following the launch of the Black Community Leaders Fund on May 13th, we asked Philadelphia Foundation's Phil Fitzgerald, Executive Director ... fund general operating support and capacity building. The applications will be considered on a rolling basis throughout ...

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 than $443,500 to fund several innovative initiatives to create more healthy ...

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

Philadelphia Foundation
Thursday, May 13, 2021
PhilaFound_header.jpg Press release from Philadelphia Foundation PHILADELPHIA, PA (5/12/2021) – Philadelphia Foundation today announced the creation of the Black Community Leaders Fund (BCL) to fortify Black-led nonprofit organizations serving Black ...

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
Press release via United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey UW_NPOaccelerator.png   ... needs, work to keep their teams together and programs open, and reimagine ways of operating to achieve their ...

Philadelphia to benefit from $100M Starbucks initiative to advance racial equity

Starbucks
Thursday, January 14, 2021
Via the Philadelphia Business Journal By Chris Fuhrmeister   Philadelphia will be one of the first cities to benefit from a $100 million Starbucks ... Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, New Orleans, New York City, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, ...

BIPOC Artists Receive More than $1 Million in Fellowships Through Philadelphia’s Cultural Treasures Program

Philadelphia’s Cultural Treasures 2024 Fellows
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
... for Arts & Heritage 2024 Fellows Cultural Treasures.png PHILADELPHIA (Dec. 17, 2024) — Eleven fellowships totaling ... artists. These unrestricted grants are provided as part of  Philadelphia’s Cultural Treasures  (PCT), a funding ... Center for Arts & Heritage. “Artists are essential to a city’s vitality, and the 2024 Philadelphia’s Cultural ...

The Lenfest Institute announces $1.3 million in grants to support The Philadelphia Inquirer’s community-focused journalism

The Lenfest Institute for Journalism
Thursday, May 20, 2021
LenfestInst_May2021grants.png PHOTO: Heather Khalifa/Philadelphia Inquirer (May 20, 2021) The Lenfest Institute ... Inquirer to support initiatives that will enhance coverage of Philadelphia’s most pressing issues, with a particular ... serve and reflect a wider array of the citizens of our city and region,” said David Boardman, chair of the Lenfest ...

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

Philadelphia Foundation
Monday, November 8, 2021
PHILADELPHIA, PA (11/8/2021) — Philadelphia Foundation today announced the latest cohort of grant recipients from its Black Community Leaders Fund, ... A total of $800,000 in grants will be awarded to 24 nonprofits.   An additional $1.5 million in support ...

Comcast NBCUniversal Awards $500,000 Grant to Elevate 215 in Support of Philadelphia Education

Friday, December 22, 2023
... learning outcomes and build a diverse teacher workforce in Philadelphia. The investment in Philadelphia education will provide support for a number of Elevate 215’s core initiatives, which aim to improve ...
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23Jun2021

Advancing Equitable and Adequate School Funding in PA

Wednesday, June 23, 2021
2:00pm - 3:15pm
Video Conference
Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia, Grantmakers of Western PA, and Northeastern ... Pennsylvania Grantmakers invite funders and practitioners to join us on Wednesday, June 23rd from 2:00 – 3:15 PM to ...

Advancing Equitable and Adequate School Funding in PA, Part 2: Framing the Impact

Advancing Equitable and Adequate School Funding in PA, Part 2: Framing the Impact
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11/2021
This session provided a follow up to the June 2021 program, Advancing Equitable and Adequate ... School Funding in PA . Along with updates on the status of the Pennsylvania school funding lawsuit, speakers will ...

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