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City of Philadelphia Selected for $1 Million Bloomberg Philanthropies Public Art Challenge Grant to Fund Temporary Public Art Project that Addresses Gun Violence in Germantown

Bloomberg Art Challenge
Wednesday, October 18, 2023
... of Philadelphia announced today that it has been selected to receive $1,000,000 as part of the Bloomberg Philanthropies ... that supports temporary public art projects addressing an urgent civic issue.   The winning project Healing Verse ...
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Anti-ViolenceArts & Culture

City Announces $300,000 in Grants for Third Round of the Kensington Community Resilience Fund

Tuesday, March 14, 2023
Thirty $10,000 general operating grants will be distributed to grassroots, community-based organizations, addressing ... between community members, City government, regional funders, and the  Scattergood Foundation , focused on ... the first and second grant cycles. New for this cycle is an operating and facilitation partnership with the ...
12Jul2023

Courageous Conversations about Gun Violence in Pennsylvania

Wednesday, July 12, 2023
12:00pm - 2:15pm
Free Library of Philadelphia, Skyline Room
According to CeaseFirePA , 1,600 Pennsylvanians die from gun violence ... masculinity and more. The role of hope, help and healing. An audience Q&A will follow the panel discussion. Trigger ... healing to our neighbors. Event schedule 12:00 PM:  Doors open for lunch 12:30 PM:  Opening Remarks by Christine ...

Pew Awards $4.25 Million to 4 Philadelphia Nonprofits to Expand Economic Opportunities and Address Growing Impacts of Community Violence

Wednesday, July 20, 2022
... Trusts announced today that it has awarded $4.25 million to four Philadelphia nonprofits working to close opportunity ... its core training program, many of whom have experienced an average of 31 weeks of unemployment; increase the number ... policy issues facing the city, encouraging a thriving arts and cultural community, supporting the health and ...
07Jun2022

Responding to Extremism -- New Thinking about Norms and Trust

Tuesday, June 7, 2022
1:00pm - 2:00pm
... and other philanthropy-serving organizations. A Conversation with Dr. David Frey, Founding Director of the ... extremism, hate fueled attacks, and global attention to the atrocities in Ukraine, Tigray and China, how should funders respond? Can philanthropy play a role in addressing ...
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Webinar
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Anti-ViolenceRacial EquitySocial Justice
17Apr2025

Under Threat: The State of Support for the Trans Community

Thursday, April 17, 2025
10:00am - 11:30am
Webinar
... Youth Center, and Tatyana Woodard from Ark of Safety for an informative conversation about the current legislative and policy threats to trans communities across Pennsylvania, how organizations ... RELATED CONTENT: On Transgender Day of Visibility, Three Funders Discuss Their Work Amid the Backlash By Dawn Wolfe ...

City Announces Final Round of Anti-Violence Community Expansion Grant Program Awardees

Wednesday, December 8, 2021
... bringing the total amount distributed through this program to the total $13.5 million allocated for the Community ... Day Rally Committee); Black Muslim Men United for a Better Philadelphia; Nicetown CDC; Mercy Neighborhood ... Impact Services; Restorative Justice Guild Program, Mural Arts Philadelphia; Philadelphia Lawyers for Social Equity; ...
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Anti-Violence
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Public Policy and Civic Engagement
02Nov2023

Guaranteed Income: Innovative Philadelphia Programs Designed to Combat Poverty

Thursday, November 2, 2023
10:00am - 11:30am
Zoom Virtual Conferencing
... government-backed income can alleviate poverty is nearly a century old, with its roots in the post-Depression era and ... City of Philadelphia has been implementing this concept to provide individuals and families with a flexible and ... Greenblatt , Executive Director of the Philadelphia City Fund;  Will Hall , Director of Financial Inclusion, from the ...

New coalition to tackle Philadelphia's gun violence

Sharman Matlock-Turner, president and CEO of the Urban Affairs Coalition
Sunday, November 20, 2022
... Naiser Warren-Robinson As gun violence and crime continues to plague the city of Philadelphia, businesses, nonprofits, ... are creating the Civic Coalition to Save Lives — a coalition consisting of 70 groups representing a ... organizations, nonprofits and the business community in an attempt to increase collaboration and implement proven ...