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

COVID-19 Prevention & Response Fund
Thursday, April 8, 2021
... Each Community Investment Advisor will receive a stipend for his/her/their time, and make key decisions on how dollars ... Network president Sidney R. Hargro said, “While funding for COVID-19 relief has diminished over time, we know the ... affected by COVID-19, and will support in-depth COVID-19 education; local efforts to promote vaccine access; physical ...

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

Friday, December 22, 2023
... workforce in Philadelphia. The investment in Philadelphia education will provide support for a number of Elevate 215’s core initiatives, which aim ... develop effective teachers will lead to a brighter future for Philadelphia.”   Specifically, Comcast’s one-year, ...
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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
Co-hosted by Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia and Grantmakers for Effective Organizations, the Setting the Table webinar ... a community of peers.

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
... Inquirer (May 20, 2021) The Lenfest Institute for Journalism today announced $1.3 million in new grants to ... history while exploring potential solutions.  Support for  The Inquirer’s investigative ... initial stories. Errin Haines, editor-at-large of The 19th* and a member of The Lenfest Institute’s Board of ...
19Jul2023

Turning Intent into Action: Aligning philanthropic capital with equitable intentions

Wednesday, July 19, 2023
10:00am - 12:00pm
... intentions" - a  virtual workshop on Wednesday July 19th from 10am- 12pm. We have been introduced to the concept ... Finance Lab - Reparations strategy - an approach for the capital markets. And all capital allocators - public, ... Attendees will leave with an understanding of the case for the philanthropic sector to adopt reparative solutions ...
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 ... from Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia and Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO. This series ...

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

Friday, May 7, 2021
... residents in the affected communities are responsible for evaluating applicants, determining funding priorities, ... to the pandemic are encouraged to apply. They must have annual operating expenses under $3 million and be physically ... around issues including, but not limited to: health education, food distribution, family support, and community ...
28Sep2022

What if philanthropy celebrated Black Abundance?

Wednesday, September 28, 2022
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Video Conference
... people? Just as COVID-19 brought anti-Blackness into view for many across healthcare, education, finance, so too in philanthropy. As many ... such as Aspen Ideas Festival, Milken Institute Global Conference, The Obama Foundation Summit, and SXSW.   Jasmine ...
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New Community Grants by Philadelphia City Fund Announced

Philadelphia City Fund
Wednesday, July 26, 2023
... a little-known fact that a portion of the entrance fees for the Philadelphia Marathon Weekend directly benefit ... our fiscal management of the Marathon ensure a successful event that allow us to award grants that are timely and ... $24,300 to support monthly vaccination clinics and education resources Breastfeeding Resource Center, $15,000 to ...

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

HealthSpark Foundation
Tuesday, October 5, 2021
... in Black communities to advance justice and liberation for all County residents. HealthSpark Foundation has ... Dr. Frank E. Boston Black Justice Fund, supplementing our annual grantmaking budget. “This initial investment ... listening sessions last summer. You set a community vision for becoming an anti-racist and justice-oriented safety net ...

Leeway Foundation announces $180,000 in Transformation Awards

Leeway Foundation 2023 Transformation Awardees
Tuesday, January 16, 2024
... 2023.png The Transformation Award provides unrestricted annual awards of $15,000 to women, trans*, and gender ... producers living in greater Philadelphia who create art for social change and have done so for the past five years or more, demonstrating a long-term ...

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 imani.stewartjackson@phila.gov   For Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia: Shira Hodges ... and nonprofit organizations working to increase COVID-19 education, vaccine access, health resources, and outreach ...

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 ... grants represent the majority of IPMF’s grantmaking for the year, while the foundation takes some time to reflect ... that is a source of information, entertainment, and education for the Latino immigrant community. Highlights of ...

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 ... at the heart of this work. “The organizations selected for our Legacy grants are among the most effective grassroots ... are meeting the challenges and opportunities in advocating for racial, economic and gender justice.” said Jennifer ...

Independence Public Media Foundation Announces $500,000 in Grants Awarded to Local Independent Filmmakers

Independence Public Media Foundation
Thursday, April 17, 2025
... have the opportunity to screen their projects at IPMF’s annual Fall Film Screening to gain more public interest and following. ►Visit IPMF's website for a full list of  2025 Local Filmmaker Fund grant ...
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 ... districts and districts across the Commonwealth. The Education Law Center-PA and Public Interest Law Center filed ... deep inequality in PA public schools. The suit is asking for a court order that will force the legislature to comply ...

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
Published: 
11/2021
... lawsuit, speakers will provide guidance on outcomes grantmakers should realistically expect when supporting ... work. SPEAKERS: Deborah Gordon-Klehr , Executive Director, Education Law Center  Kate Locke, MPH , Associate Director, ...
07Jun2022

Responding to Extremism -- New Thinking about Norms and Trust

Tuesday, June 7, 2022
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Co-sponsored with Grantmakers Council of Rhode Island, Maine Philanthropy ... with Dr. David Frey, Founding Director of the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at USMA, West Point ... atrocity. He serves on the US Holocaust Memorial Museum's Education Committee, the Advisory Board of the Holocaust ...
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Independence Blue Cross Foundation Launches Institute for Health Equity

Independence Blue Cross Foundation
Thursday, March 31, 2022
... the creation of a new Foundation program, the Institute for Health Equity (Institute). The Institute is a regional ... in improving the health of disadvantaged groups." Today's event featured keynote remarks from Dr. Denise A. Johnson, FACOG, FACHE, PA Physician General. The event also included a panel discussion moderated by ...
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Asian Americans United

Asian Americans United students
Wednesday, December 15, 2021
... Focus: Pan-Asian immigrant services Grant Funding: COVID education & vaccine clinics Website: aaunited.org Click here ... Executive Director Awareness about COVID began earlier for our community because of connections to family and ... the language lagged weeks or months behind in applying for unemployment. When factory workers got sick, they ...

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