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

Friday, December 22, 2023
... investment in Philadelphia education will provide support for a number of Elevate 215’s core initiatives, which aim to improve schools in ... advance economic mobility, and open doors for the next generation of innovators, entrepreneurs, storytellers, ...
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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 ... serve, educate and inspire.  In the last year, many of our initiatives, programs, and events, came to a halt due to ...

The Alliance for Health Equity Kicks off the Nonprofit Justice and Equity Institute

Nonprofit Justice and Equity Institute Wordle
Wednesday, February 9, 2022
... Pennsylvania) - On February 1st  2022, The Alliance for Health Equity (The AHE) launched the Nonprofit Justice ... and Equity Institute on February 1st, 2022.   Over the next six months, eight nonprofit organizations across Chester ... the Nonprofit Justice and Equity Institute, please visit our website at alliancehealthequity.org. Keep up to date with ...

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 ... the video.  We turn the grant funds into our own economy for artists and their families,” said Jesse Mell, Founder ... Prevention and Response Fund website for updates on the next round of funding. ### About Philly Counts  Philly ...

Independence Public Media Foundation Announces $2.6 Million in Media-Making and Digital Equity Grants to 33 Projects and Organizations

Wednesday, December 15, 2021
... (IPMF) announces $2.6 million in its final round of grants for 2021. The grants focused support for community-centered ... $9.4 million in grants in 2021 to advance the foundation’s mission to build and strengthen networks of people who are ... grants in this round to support research and policy: Next Century Cities was awarded a two-year $300,000 to ...

Independence Public Media Foundation Announces 71 Grants Totaling $8.9 Million

IPMF grantee
Monday, August 15, 2022
... Foundation (IPMF) announces grants totaling $8.9 million for community-centered, BIPOC-led media organizations and ... “These grants represent the majority of IPMF’s grantmaking for the year, while the foundation takes some time to reflect on what we’ve learned in our first three years as an ...
19Jul2023

Turning Intent into Action: Aligning philanthropic capital with equitable intentions

Wednesday, July 19, 2023
10:00am - 12:00pm
... been introduced to the concept of decolonizing wealth, but what does it actually look like? From foundation sunsetting ... how to build the case with language, evidence, and data. Our featured speakers are: Edgar Villanueva , Founder and ... Finance Lab - Reparations strategy - an approach for the capital markets. And all capital allocators - public, ...

Love & Equity in News

Love Now Media
Thursday, May 13, 2021
... and inclusion initiatives increase along with demands for newsrooms to dismantle and repair long standing racist ... by other newsrooms. And when philanthropists are deciding what stories and organizations they strategically support, I ... they all worked together to paint and renovate the woman’s apartment. As a short documentary, none of us had ever seen ...

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

Stop Asian Hate
Tuesday, March 23, 2021
... and Native Americans in Philanthropy  issued a call for philanthropy to take action to stop this violence and ... post here. Take Action ►Read Stand Up, Speak Up, Let’s Keep Each Other Safe: Stop Asian Hate for guidance on ways ... Resources For additional anti-racism resources, visit our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion webpage . RELATED NEWS ...

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, ... million in grants across the country since the program’s inception just 18 months ago PHILADELPHIA – May 12, 2022 ... digital tools and funding they need to thrive. Over the next 10 years, Comcast has committed $1 billion to programs ...

Philadelphia Food Justice Initiative Announces New Grant Awards

Food Equity
Tuesday, April 13, 2021
... to historic food injustice. The Health Department’s Division of Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention and the ... communities,” shared Amanda Wagner, Program Manager for Nutrition and Physical Activity at the Health Department, ... essential products.    “This PFJI grant is building our capacity so we can meet the urgent needs of our community ...

The Douty Foundation announces final, ‘Legacy’ grants totaling $2.2 million as its sunset plan is complete

The Douty Foundation
Tuesday, November 9, 2021
... By sunsetting, the Douty Foundation makes a strong case for limited-life philanthropy via Generocity douty2020.png ... that its sunset plan has been approved by the Orphan’s Court of Delaware County and that it can now spend out its ... the heart of this work. “The organizations selected for our Legacy grants are among the most effective grassroots ...

The Alliance for Health Equity Launches the Equity Health Center to address Health Access in Greater Coatesville

Equity Health Network Providers
Thursday, April 6, 2023
... care model would be an accessible, effective resource for Greater Coatesville. The combined studies led The Alliance to apply for Chester County’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding. At the end of ... improve health outcomes, and provide the healthcare our region deserves”. – Rev. Dr. Linwood Smith Jr., ...

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
Coatesville, Pennsylvania -  On January 24th, The Alliance for Health Equity launched its second cohort of the Nonprofit ... including those experienced by the Black and Brown communities. Learning session topics focus on: (1) justice ... the Nonprofit Justice and Equity Institute, please visit our website at ...

The Alliance for Health Equity announces the Judy Spangler Memorial Scholarship

Judy Spangler
Monday, May 8, 2023
Press release Alliance for Health Equity.png   Coatesville, Pennsylvania - The ... and Coatesville during her time serving on The Alliance’s board from 2018 - 2022 and as Chief Program Officer of Big ... to a wonderful role model for African American girls in our community and keeps her legacy alive." Judy was known to ...

Philly Counts releases Final Report on 2020 Census Operation

Philly Counts
Friday, January 29, 2021
... PHILADELPHIA — Philly Counts 2020 , the City’s effort to support the 2020 Census, today released its final ... members and their subcommittees, built the foundation for this outreach, and community partners across the city ran ... campaign,” said Mayor Jim Kenney. “I want to thank our incredible partners for their tireless efforts to ensure ...

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
Press release via the Pew Center for Arts & Heritage 2024 Fellows Cultural Treasures.png ... grants are provided as part of  Philadelphia’s Cultural Treasures  (PCT), a funding initiative ... to be a part of this philanthropic collaboration with our regional partners to advance BIPOC-led work and shine a ...

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

Comcast RISE
Wednesday, July 27, 2022
... nationwide to apply. This expansion built on the program’s success and aims to help address the persistent inequities ... and funding that are critical to success. Click here for a list of Philadelphia businesses have been selected to ...
22Sep2021

Setting the Table: Internal Equity Work

Wednesday, September 22, 2021
2:00pm - 3:30pm
Video Conference
... Philanthropy Network members who would like to sign-up for this event on/after September 21st, please contact us directly to ... and the world. In this conversation on September 22, GEO’s President & CEO, Marcus Walton and Philanthropy Network ...

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