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

Girls with Cheyney University's Period Poverty Project
Wednesday, July 26, 2023
... the Alliance for Health Equity ($7,500 for the Nonprofit Justice and Equity Institute). For the fifth year in a row, ... will have access to products. Dispensers will also be installed in two bathrooms in the library. Founded in ... The Fund continues to lead and unite the community through philanthropy and advocacy to ensure that women and girls have ...
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New Community-Driven Grant Program Available for Community-Based Organizations

Friday, May 7, 2021
... affected by the issues work toward their own solutions. “Not only has the COVID-19 pandemic hit communities of color ... This kind of inclusiveness is both rare for government and philanthropy, but critical to an equitable recovery.” ... (CEO) CEO provides leadership on issues of economic justice by advancing racial equity and inclusive growth to ...

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

The Douty Foundation
Tuesday, November 9, 2021
... the Douty Foundation makes a strong case for limited-life philanthropy via Generocity douty2020.png PHILADELPHIA - ... in advocating for racial, economic and gender justice.” said Jennifer Leith, Director of The Douty ... and contribute to work that will have the potential to be transformative.” Casey Cook of Bread & Roses Community ...

Independence Public Media Foundation Announces $800,000 in 2023 Community Voices Grants

IPMF Community Voices 2023 - Save Chinatown
Tuesday, August 15, 2023
... communities that have traditionally been excluded from philanthropy while also being impacted by harmful and racist ... Chinatown residents and their livelihoods are not commodities to be bought and sold by real estate ... alignment on supporting projects that contribute to media justice and deciding to fund as many of those projects as ...
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16Aug2021

Regional Roundtable: Community Violence

Monday, August 16, 2021
10:00am - 11:00am
Video Conference
Philanthropy Network's new Regional Roundtable series will ... for our first briefing on August 16th where the focus will be community violence and the work being done to restore ... Office of Policy and Strategic Initiatives for Criminal Justice & Public Safety Donnell Drinks , community organizer ...

Independence Public Media Foundation Announces 71 Grants Totaling $8.9 Million

IPMF grantee
Monday, August 15, 2022
... BIPOC-led media organizations and projects in the Philadelphia region. In total, the foundation awarded ... safety ($3.14 million), filmmaking ($783,000), digital equity ($740,000), and journalism ($726,000). “These grants ... vision for media making that fights for racial equity and justice,” said IPMF President Molly de Aguiar. Highlights ...

Leeway Foundation announces $180,000 in Transformation Awards

Leeway Foundation 2023 Transformation Awardees
Tuesday, January 16, 2024
... of power and/or privilege and the dynamics associated with justice, equality, and/or accountability. The 2023 ... queer pop composer and storyteller from Washington D.C., Be Steadwell and fat, queer/trans Floridian freak and visual ...   Press inquiries and photo requests should be directed to Bee Knight, 215.728.9273 or  ...
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 ... and calls for action and accountability on racial justice, state and municipal governments across the country ... and emerging issues like rising violence rates and racial equity/disparity, and persistent issues of concern including ...

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

COVID-19 Prevention & Response Fund
Thursday, April 8, 2021
Read this release in: Chinese   | Russian | Spanish | Vietnamese COVID-19 ... & Response Fund will employ a rapid response, trust-based philanthropy model, prioritizing communities hardest hit by ... in the most vulnerable communities, and I am glad to be part of many voices leading this change.”   In ...

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

CCFWG Girls Advisory Board
Wednesday, February 17, 2021
... Girls Advisory Board (GAB) program awarded $19,000 in grant funding to five local nonprofit agencies serving ... (LARCs) to all uninsured female patients who otherwise may not have access to them, helping to empower women to control ... *** CCFWG leads and unites the community through philanthropy and advocacy to ensure that women and girls have ...

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

Patricia Kind Family Foundation
Wednesday, June 30, 2021
... a new grant cycle specifically for Black-led organizations in Philadelphia. The Foundation made a concerted effort to ... many smaller Black-led non-profit organizations that may not have previously known of PKFF, nor applied in the past, to apply for one-year grants and participate in ...

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

Philadelphia Foundation
Friday, May 21, 2021
... the foundation hopes to achieve through this initiative. Philanthropy Network - What is the purpose of the Black ... Leaders Fund, and how did Philadelphia Foundation come to be involved in this initiative? The Black Community Leaders Fund ...
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 ... reliant on local property values, which has resulted in deep inequality and inequity that disproportionately ... that Pennsylvania’s current school funding system does not meet the standard set by the state constitution. After ...

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
... program, Advancing Equitable and Adequate School Funding in PA . Along with updates on the status of the Pennsylvania ... speakers will provide guidance on outcomes grantmakers should realistically expect when supporting advocacy and ...

New Community Grants by Philadelphia City Fund Announced

Philadelphia City Fund
Wednesday, July 26, 2023
... noted: “Philadelphia is facing many issues that need to be addressed—from gun violence to the opioid epidemic—and ... focus on new and innovative solutions that enhance life in Philadelphia—from new ideas that improve the way City ... the provision of mental health therapy services Why Not Prosper, Inc., $15,000 to support a pilot program to ...
20Apr2022

Montgomery County Funders Community of Practice

Wednesday, April 20, 2022
1:00pm - 2:15pm
Video Conference
... project to understand how racial inequity plays out in our community. As a follow-up to its 2019 initial findings on racial equity and homelessness in Montgomery County, in early 2021, ... door” system for housing and homeless services to be more culturally responsive, anti-racist and address known ...

Independence Public Media Foundation Announces $2 Million in Grants to Media Making Organizations

Independence Public Media Foundation
Thursday, June 3, 2021
... Media Foundation (IPMF) announces another major investment in Philadelphia’s media making community. Thirteen grants ... structure and media-making that advances cultural equity for Latinx, Black, Indigenous, People of Color, ... open call. The foundation’s next round of grants will be announced in August. CLICK HERE for a full list of grants ...
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Independence Public Media Foundation Announces $500,000 in Grants Awarded to Local Independent Filmmakers

Independence Public Media Foundation
Thursday, April 17, 2025
... Public Media Foundation (IPMF) announces $500,000 in grants to support Greater Philadelphia's emerging and ... The panel’s grantmaking decisions are final and are not influenced by the IPMF board or staff. Along with a ... Shift Policy on Carceration and Amplify the Experiences of Justice-Impacted Communities .

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

Monday, May 16, 2022
... RISE Investment Fund, bringing the total to $16 million in grants across the country since the program’s inception ... total of 100 grants per city, or 500 grants overall, will be announced and awarded in July 2022. The Investment Fund is ... bills kept coming in.
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 ... & Response Fund,  a community-led effort to invest in neighborhood-based solutions to urgent needs related to ... pooled fund has employed a rapid response, trust-based philanthropy model through two rounds of grants to support ...

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