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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 Inquirer (7.29.19)   As part of our ongoing efforts to encourage philanthropic engagement ... Philly Counts 2020 to launch the Philly Counts 2020 Action Fund . Developed in conjunction with the Corporate and ...

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation names new CEO

Tuesday, February 14, 2017
... Richard Besser to succeed Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, MD as head of the $10B foundation Princeton, N.J. —Richard Besser, MD, former acting director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ... as a pediatrician with the Children's Aid Society in New York City, and he is currently a Professor of Pediatrics ...
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Leadership, Culture and Community

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

Thursday, February 9, 2017
... steps down  Friday after 12 years as commissioner of the city’s Department of Behavioral Health and ... under his watch.  Evans brought tremendous vision and led a system-wide transformation effort focused on   recovery, ... complex and persistent needs. The city must continue to fund trauma-informed prevention and treatment services and ...

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
Contacts:   Abby Douglas - United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey  |  adouglas@uwgpsnj.org , 856-583-1855 Irene ... voice in our planning,” said Stephanie Reid, Executive Director of Philly Counts 2020 . “The commitment of ...

Philadelphia Selected For New Anti-Displacement Policy Network

Friday, March 23, 2018
... that Philadelphia has been selected for the first cohort of the All-In Cities Anti-Displacement Policy Network . With ... be an opportunity to sharpen these strategies, develop new and innovative ideas, and amplify what is working so that ... Philadelphia’s team includes: Eleanor Sharpe, Deputy Director, Department of Planning & Development, City of ...
30Sep2024

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

Monday, September 30, 2024
1:30pm - 2:30pm
Virtual
... PM, for a presentation by Tom Ginsberg and Mari Gonzalez of The Pew Charitable Trusts' Philadelphia Research and ... insights from their  latest research on immigration .
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 Grantmakers ... Frequently Asked Questions  - Education Law Center Fund Our Schools PA Pa. schools need an additional $4.6 ... Voters of PA Presentation   - Susan Spicka, Executive Director Education Law Center Presentation - Deborah Gordon ...

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

Wednesday, July 10, 2019
WEST CHESTER, PA_ Results of the #ChescoKnows Workplace Sexual Harassment survey, ... County Women’s Commission (CCWC) and Chester County Fund for Women and Girls (CCFWG), reveal that one in four ... of the Chester County Women’s Commission and Executive Director of the Chester County Bar Association.  “Our plan ...
02Nov2023

Guaranteed Income: Innovative Philadelphia Programs Designed to Combat Poverty

Thursday, November 2, 2023
10:00am - 11:30am
Zoom Virtual Conferencing
... and Black Power movements .  Guaranteed income was part of Martin Luther King Jr.’s vision for fighting poverty.  ... with implementation in many cities, including Chicago , New York, Los Angeles , and Philadelphia piloting forms of ... violence.  Speakers Include Jody Greenblatt , Executive Director of the Philadelphia City Fund;  Will Hall , ...
02Jun2022

The End of Roe: How Should Philanthropy Respond?

Thursday, June 2, 2022
10:00am - 11:30am
Video Conference
In June of 2022, the Supreme Court is expected to hand down a ... Speakers Link to speaker bios Farrah Parkes , executive director, Gender Justice Fund   Signe Espinoza , executive ... How Should Funders Respond? The Turnaway Study - Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health (ANSIRH) Backgrounder on ...

In Pennsylvania, three newsrooms are teaming up to cover state government

Tuesday, October 2, 2018
... a Pew report found  a 35 percent drop  in the number of newspaper statehouse reporters. In Pennsylvania that year, ... with just 24 in the job full time. The Inquirer in Philly, the Post-Gazette, in Pittsburgh and LNP Media Group ... a press release. Spotlight PA will also work with another new project announced Tuesday:  PA Post. That project is a ...

How a Small Craft Navigates Shifting Tides

Tuesday, September 19, 2017
Source: Grantmakers in Health By Ann Marie Healy, Executive Director, First Hospital Foundation (now Philadelphia Health ... months, we have found ourselves wondering: is this the new reality? And as a relatively small local foundation (with ... years. Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of underserved Philadelphians by supporting access to quality ...

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

Sanchez family
Thursday, September 3, 2020
... Sanchez Back-to-school shopping lists and “First Day of School” photos look a bit unusual these days. Face masks ... needs met, connect with their classmates as they start in new school communities, and remain healthy. All parents are ... Sanchez_Mcihelle.jpg Michelle Legaspi Sanchez is Executive Director of the Chester County Fund for Women and Girls and a ...
01Mar2018

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

Thursday, March 1, 2018
2:00pm - 3:00pm
It is hard to overstate the importance of ensuring a full and accurate count for the upcoming 2020 ... - are higher than ever. Join Erin Casey, Executive Director of Pennsylvania Voice and Keely Monroe, Democracy ... coalition focused on nonpartisan civic engagement that has already begun working with national and local partners to ...
27Jul2022

Peer to Peer Discussion: The End of Roe: How Should Philanthropy Respond?

Wednesday, July 27, 2022
9:00am - 10:00am
Virtual
... session we co-sponsored with Gender Justice Fund, The End of Roe: How Should Philanthropy Respond? , and the subsequent ...

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

Tuesday, August 7, 2018
... and local philanthropies across 38 states and District of Columbia join in unanimous opposition; more than 30 ... in the census.” “America’s philanthropic community has come together in opposition to having a citizenship ... included in the 2020 census,” said Gary Bass, executive director of the Bauman Foundation. “A question about ...
25Jan2022

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

Tuesday, January 25, 2022
9:30am - 10:45am
Video Conference
... Bolder Advocacy Workshop Series As we enter the third year of the pandemic, it is more important than ever for ... Join us for this workshop series led by Abby Levine, Director of the Bolder Advocacy program at Alliance for ... at Alliance for Justice. For more than 17 years, she has worked hand in hand with thousands of nonprofits and ...
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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 Your Way ... how racial inequity plays out in our community. As a follow-up to its 2019 initial findings on racial equity and ... to redesign the Coordinated Entry “front door” system for housing and homeless services to be more culturally ...
26Apr2019

Census 2020 Stakeholder Meeting

Friday, April 26, 2019
11:30am - 1:00pm
Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia
... at the Annual Members’ Meeting , the decennial census is a cornerstone of our democracy, determining Congressional districts and ... counts and everyone is counted. 2019 is a pivotal time for us to coalesce around strategy and resources. ...

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