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07Nov2018

Pennsylvania Foundation Convening: Promoting Community Health

Wednesday, November 7, 2018 to Thursday, November 8, 2018
The Penn Stater Hotel & Conference Center
As a community of foundations across Pennsylvania, we are stronger ... If you do not have a login, you will need to create a new account to register.  If you already signed-up during ... Jenny Nielsen at GWP. Hotel Information A room block is available at  The Penn Stater Hotel  for the night ...

Philadelphia Selected For New Anti-Displacement Policy Network

Friday, March 23, 2018
... be an opportunity to sharpen these strategies, develop new and innovative ideas, and amplify what is working so that ... mayors and city councilmembers, senior city staff, and community leaders. Philadelphia’s team includes: Eleanor ... Previous research conducted by PolicyLink and the USC Program for Environmental and Regional Equity (PERE) shows ...

United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey announces $1 million challenge to boost regional Census Outreach Efforts

Philly Counts
Thursday, October 24, 2019
... Douglas - United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey  |  adouglas@uwgpsnj.org , 856-583-1855 Irene ... issuing a challenge to the region’s civic and business community by matching every donation raised for the ... and is counted in our County” To be eligible for a grant from the Philly Counts, Montco Counts, and Delco Counts ...
13Feb2025

Navigating Immigration Policy Shifts: Impacts, Challenges, and Community Responses

Thursday, February 13, 2025
2:00pm - 3:30pm
Webinar
Join us on February 13 from 2:00 - 3:30 PM for an engaging discussion with experts on recent changes to ... City of Philadelphia Elhadji Ndiaye , Neighborhood Program Coordination Supervisor, City of Philadelphia Department of Housing and Community Development Bill Stock , Managing Partner, Klasko ...
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Immigration and RefugeesPublic Policy
02Nov2023

Guaranteed Income: Innovative Philadelphia Programs Designed to Combat Poverty

Thursday, November 2, 2023
10:00am - 11:30am
Zoom Virtual Conferencing
... with implementation in many cities, including Chicago , New York, Los Angeles , and Philadelphia piloting forms of ... Hall , Director of Financial Inclusion, from the Office of Community Empowerment and Opportunity;  David Pate , Chair ... of Public Health;  Nia Coaxum , Philly Joy Bank Program Manager, Philadelphia Department of Public Health; ...
20Apr2022

Montgomery County Funders Community of Practice

Wednesday, April 20, 2022
1:00pm - 2:15pm
Video Conference
Join the next Montgomery County Funders Community of Practice on Wednesday, April 20th to learn about ... project to understand how racial inequity plays out in our community. As a follow-up to its 2019 initial findings on ... to redesign the Coordinated Entry “front door” system for housing and homeless services to be more culturally ...
30Sep2024

Immigration Trends and Economic Impact: New Research from The Pew Charitable Trusts

Monday, September 30, 2024
1:30pm - 2:30pm
Virtual
... insights from their  latest research on immigration . The new series examines general population and demographic trends ... in housing, transportation, public engagement, and community development.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation names new CEO

Tuesday, February 14, 2017
... N.J. —Richard Besser, MD, former acting director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and ... as a pediatrician with the Children's Aid Society in New York City, and he is currently a Professor of Pediatrics ... . Robert Wood Johnson Foundation names new CEO ...
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Leadership, Culture and Community

How a Small Craft Navigates Shifting Tides

Tuesday, September 19, 2017
... anxiety, fear. With services and supports to our community’s most vulnerable residents repeatedly at risk ... months, we have found ourselves wondering: is this the new reality? And as a relatively small local foundation (with ... human capital support, WAA established a behavioral health program at their emergency safe havens and transitional ...

Building on Arthur Evans' Legacy: Next Steps For Behavioral Health In Philadelphia

Thursday, February 9, 2017
... and intervention, to a variety of treatment types for the most serious mental illnesses while infusing the use ... at stake. The city’s rate of drug overdose fatalities, driven by the opioid epidemic, is the highest in the state ... build collaborations with a broad array of partners and community leaders to address   social determinants of ...
02Jun2022

The End of Roe: How Should Philanthropy Respond?

Thursday, June 2, 2022
10:00am - 11:30am
Video Conference
... How Should Funders Respond? The Turnaway Study - Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health (ANSIRH) Backgrounder on ... provides racially concordant care to members of the Black community Me and White Supremacy Workbook - by Layla F. Saad ... Equity Through Abortion Access - NCRP News and Opinion Grant Makers and Donors Call for Focus on Grassroots Giving ...

Philanthropy Network partners to launch the Philly Counts 2020 Action Fund

Thursday, August 1, 2019
Related coverage: Philly seeks money for 2020 Census by Michaelle Bond for the Philadelphia ... investments Streamlining support for education, community outreach, regional communications, policy advocacy ... $1 million. The Philly Counts 2020 Action Fund will accept grant proposals between August 2019 and May 2020. Online ...

United Way of PA Sheds Light on Financial Hardships: The ALICE Report

United for ALICE
Tuesday, June 18, 2019
... 2019) – United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey (UWGPSNJ), along with United Way of Pennsylvania ... of Pennsylvania’s 2,408 county subdivisions, with available data, have more than 30 percent of households ... who sold you your new suit – who are essential to our community, our economy and our future. We need to address ...
25Jan2022

Investing in Change: How and Why Funders Can Participate in Public Policy

Tuesday, January 25, 2022
9:30am - 10:45am
Video Conference
... third year of the pandemic, it is more important than ever for foundations to understand how they and their grantees can ... or something else, you have the ability to lift up community voices to enact change at the local, state, and ... series led by Abby Levine, Director of the Bolder Advocacy program at Alliance for Justice, that will make the case for ...
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AdvocacyPolicy
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Public Policy
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NationalPennsylvania (state)
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Public Policy and Civic Engagement

A Working Mom on Back-to-School Life in COVID

Sanchez family
Thursday, September 3, 2020
... have imagined. My “third shift” job has been preparing for the start of this school year and worrying about how to ... needs met, connect with their classmates as they start in new school communities, and remain healthy. All parents are ... racial justice, and access to healthcare — are the same community needs that brought CCFWG and other non-profit ...

Govenor Wolf Creates Commission to Ensure Fair, Accurate Count in 2020 Census

Governor Wolf
Friday, September 14, 2018
... Count Commission , which will make recommendations for the most accurate count of Pennsylvanians in the upcoming ... to 45 members to the commission from businesses, academia, community and nonprofit organizations, religious and health care communities, elected ...
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Civil Rights, Social Action & AdvocacyPublic Policy
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Census 2020

Chesco Women’s Commission & Fund for Women and Girls releases findings of survey on sexual harassment in the workplace

Wednesday, July 10, 2019
... County Women’s Commission (CCWC) and Chester County Fund for Women and Girls (CCFWG), reveal that one in four people ... kind in Chester County and is among few to be done in any community,” said Wendy Leeper, President of the Chester ... (610-431-1430).  Both hotlines are free and someone is available to talk 24/7.  #   #   # The Chester County ...
01Mar2018

Keystone Policy Series: CENSUS 2020: What Pennsylvania Funders Need to Know

Thursday, March 1, 2018
2:00pm - 3:00pm
... the importance of ensuring a full and accurate count for the upcoming 2020 Census. The results of this ... Director of Pennsylvania Voice and Keely Monroe, Democracy Program Manager at Funders’ Committee for Civic ... the state will: Learn background information about a community issue from a statewide perspective Hear about work ...

More than 300 U.S. philanthropic leaders call for removal of citizenship question from 2020 census

Tuesday, August 7, 2018
... in unanimous opposition; more than 30 philanthropy-serving organizations also speak out WASHINGTON — Reflecting an ... and chief executives, trustees and others speaking for their organizations said the question would ... by increasing the hesitancy of nonprofits and trusted community leaders to encourage participation in the ...

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