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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
... round of grants from the COVID-19 Prevention & Response Fund , a community-led effort to invest in neighborhood-based solutions to urgent needs related to ... advance our region’s legacy as a hub for invention and innovation. Learn more at philanthropynetwork.org .  About ...

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

Monday, May 16, 2022
... apply for a $10,000 grant from the Comcast RISE Investment Fund, bringing the total to $16 million in grants across the country since the program’s inception ... owners, and women, bringing the total to $16 million in grants awarded as part of the Comcast RISE Investment Fund ...

New Community Grants by Philadelphia City Fund Announced

Philadelphia City Fund
Wednesday, July 26, 2023
... focus on new and innovative solutions that enhance life in Philadelphia—from new ideas that improve the way City ... as its fiscal agent is in itself a great example of innovation in city programming,” comments Greenblatt. ... our fiscal management of the Marathon ensure a successful event that allow us to award grants that are timely and ...

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 ... vaccine access, health resources, and outreach activities in Philadelphia, Montgomery, Delaware, and Chester counties. ... advance our region’s legacy as a hub for invention and innovation. Learn more at philanthropynetwork.org .  About ...

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 ... this health crisis, it  is imperative to start off investing in the most vulnerable communities, and I am glad ... advance our region’s legacy as a hub for invention and innovation. New community-led pooled fund will support ...

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

HealthSpark Foundation
Tuesday, October 5, 2021
... the creation of the Dr. Frank E. Boston Black Justice Fund. The Dr. Frank E. Boston Black Justice Fund addresses ... and opportunities facing Montgomery County residents. In honor of its namesake Dr. Frank E. Boston, a Black medical ... entrepreneur who created a hospital and ambulance corps in Lansdale nearly a century ago,  the Fund invests in ...

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

Philadelphia Foundation
Friday, May 21, 2021
... Following the launch of the Black Community Leaders Fund on May 13th, we asked Philadelphia Foundation's Phil ... and how did Philadelphia Foundation come to be involved in this initiative? The Black Community Leaders Fund ... nonprofit organizations serving Black communities in Greater Philadelphia. We know from our own work in the ...

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

Philadelphia Foundation
Thursday, May 13, 2021
... announced the creation of the Black Community Leaders Fund (BCL) to fortify Black-led nonprofit organizations serving Black communities in Greater Philadelphia. The Fund includes an initial $1 ... selected Philadelphia Foundation as its regional partner in the company’s $20 million “Supporting Black ...
29Jun2021

Funder Briefing: The COVID-19 Prevention & Response Fund

Tuesday, June 29, 2021
2:00pm - 3:15pm
Video Conference
... us for an update on the COVID-19 Prevention & Response Fund,  a community-led effort to invest in neighborhood-based solutions to urgent needs related to ... vaccine access, health resources, and outreach activities in priority communities in Philadelphia, Chester, Delaware ...

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

Philadelphia Foundation
Monday, November 8, 2021
... of grant recipients from its Black Community Leaders Fund, which supports Black-led nonprofits that serve Black communities in Greater Philadelphia. A total of $800,000 in grants will ... them for sharing our perspective on the importance of investing in the resilience and leadership of organizations ...
23Jun2021

Advancing Equitable and Adequate School Funding in PA

Wednesday, June 23, 2021
2:00pm - 3:15pm
Video Conference
... reliant on local property values, which has resulted in deep inequality and inequity that disproportionately ... of color. Black and Latino students are concentrated in the least wealthy districts, with 50 percent of Black ... Frequently Asked Questions  - Education Law Center Fund Our Schools PA Pa. schools need an additional $4.6 ...

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

Girls with Cheyney University's Period Poverty Project
Wednesday, July 26, 2023
West Chester, PA (July 26, 2023) – The Fund for Women and Girls recently awarded $15,600 in grants to two local organizations – Cheyney University ... Kennett – for projects that advance women and girls in Chester County. Two earlier recipients in this grant cycle ...
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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 ... Advancing Equitable and Adequate School Funding in PA, Part 2: Framing the Impact ...

Philadelphia Food Justice Initiative Announces New Grant Awards

Food Equity
Tuesday, April 13, 2021
... Department of Public Health and the Reinvestment Fund have awarded more than $443,500 to fund several ... part of the Philadelphia Food Justice Initiative (PFJI). In total, the initiative has provided over $620,000 in grants over two rounds since its launch in 2019. “PFJI ...

Independence Blue Cross Foundation Launches Institute for Health Equity

Independence Blue Cross Foundation
Thursday, March 31, 2022
... anniversary. "Health care organizations must invest in inclusive innovation that improves the health of everyone, and that's ... in improving the health of disadvantaged groups." Today's event featured keynote remarks from Dr. Denise A. Johnson, ...
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19May2021

Setting the Table with Dana Kawaoka-Chen & Erik Stegman

Wednesday, May 19, 2021
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Webinar on Zoom
... a system that centers and promotes racial equity. In each conversation, Sidney, Marcus and their guests explore ... a community of peers.
28Sep2022

What if philanthropy celebrated Black Abundance?

Wednesday, September 28, 2022
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Video Conference
... for many across healthcare, education, finance, so too in philanthropy. As many grassroots groups have pointed out ... decades, philanthropy, as an institution, is complicit in anti-Blackness. Seeing anti-Blackness as a defining ... Jasmine led the West Contra Costa Public Education Fund and successfully mobilized millions of dollars to ...
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Comcast RISE Awards 100 Small Businesses in Philadelphia With $10,000 grants

Comcast RISE
Wednesday, July 27, 2022
... Comcast announced it will award an additional $1 million in total grants to more than 100 Philadelphia small ... and marketing resources to nearly 100 businesses in the city through  Comcast RISE . This is in addition to ... to date.
22Sep2021

Setting the Table: Internal Equity Work

Wednesday, September 22, 2021
2:00pm - 3:30pm
Video Conference
... Network members who would like to sign-up for this event on/after September 21st, please contact us directly to ... a system that centers and promotes racial equity. In each conversation, speakers will explore the impact of ... peers. Recording Resources The Minority Freedom Community Fund Centering Community Voice Blueprint from United Way for ...

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 ... Comcast’s one-year, $500,000 investment will help fund Elevate 215’s  Beat the Odds (BTO) K-8 School ...
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