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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 ... This session will examine how these policy shifts impact access to resources, rights, and services for ...
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Webinar
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Immigration and RefugeesPublic Policy
30Sep2024

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

Monday, September 30, 2024
1:30pm - 2:30pm
Virtual
Join us on Monday, September 30th, from 1:30 to 2:30 PM, for a ... other funders. If you have not previously signed up for an event with Philanthropy Network, you will need to create ...
26Apr2019

Census 2020 Stakeholder Meeting

Friday, April 26, 2019
11:30am - 1:00pm
Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia
... where services are provided. Funders in this region have an opportunity to increase the likelihood that everyone counts and everyone is counted. 2019 is a pivotal time for us to coalesce around strategy and ... invites funders to participate in this meeting focused on leveraging the resources of local philanthropy and other ...

Bipartisan Policy Center and United Philanthropy Forum Create Partnership to Tackle Critical Policy Issues

Tuesday, November 7, 2023
... across the country. The two organizations will focus on raising public and policymaker awareness of the urgency to ... in the social sector to help increase philanthropy’s impact in communities across the country. With a mission to ... where democracy gets to work, bringing its expertise and an extensive network of former elected officials, business ...
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National Philanthropy News
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Public Policy
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Public Policy and Civic Engagement

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

Governor Wolf
Friday, September 14, 2018
... PA (Sept. 14, 2018) – Governor Tom Wolf today signed an executive order creating the  Governor’s Census 2020 ... partnerships with public and private sectors to achieve an accurate count, and create a strategy to reach ... Keystone Counts commended Gov. Tom Wolf for his leadership on the 2020 Census. Govenor Wolf Creates Commission to Ensure ...
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Regional Interest
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Civil Rights, Social Action & AdvocacyPublic Policy
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Census 2020

Philanthropy Network partners to launch the Philly Counts 2020 Action Fund

Thursday, August 1, 2019
... commitment to support policy activities that increase the impact of philanthropic investments affecting the funding ... Action Fund will accept grant proposals between August 2019 and May 2020. Online grant applications may be submitted ... Network will facilitate grant approvals and payments on a rolling basis, taking advantage of a digital review ...

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

Thursday, February 9, 2017
... vision and led a system-wide transformation effort focused on   recovery, resilience, and self-determination . He ... other partners. Using data can help guide our decision-making and track progress towards goals, including measuring ... and   Rebuilding Community Infrastructure . Create   an advisory board  made up of people who use services, ...

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

Wednesday, July 10, 2019
... Chester County between November 2018 and January 2019 and garnered more than 900 responses (81 percent female) ... Commission to establish a coalition of support, spurred on by the #MeToo movement, to help prepare women for the ... it as ‘not a big deal’ and others experiencing the impact for years,” said Michelle Legaspi Sanchez, Executive ...

How a Small Craft Navigates Shifting Tides

Tuesday, September 19, 2017
... of organizations to demonstrate their effectiveness, while making the case to public and private funding sources ... social determinants of health would positively impact an individual’s overall health and well-being, the ... partners to explore, inform, and inspire collective action on policies and practices that will advance health equity and ...
23Jun2021

Advancing Equitable and Adequate School Funding in PA

Wednesday, June 23, 2021
2:00pm - 3:15pm
Video Conference
... Grantmakers invite funders and practitioners to join us on Wednesday, June 23rd from 2:00 – 3:15 PM to discuss the ... system. Pennsylvania’s school funding is heavily reliant on local property values, which has resulted in deep ... During this session, the Education Law Center will provide an overview of education funding in Pennsylvania, the status ...

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
... region.   PHILADELPHIA – Understanding the real cost of an undercount in the Philadelphia region, United Way of ... to unlock their potential and build more prosperous lives. Making sure we get everyone counted in next year’s census ... challenge will enable the region’s leaders focused on the census to draw in the new resources they need to ...
20Apr2022

Montgomery County Funders Community of Practice

Wednesday, April 20, 2022
1:00pm - 2:15pm
Video Conference
... the next Montgomery County Funders Community of Practice on Wednesday, April 20th to learn about Your Way Home ... inequity plays out in our community. As a follow-up to its 2019 initial findings on racial equity and homelessness in Montgomery County, in ...

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

United for ALICE
Tuesday, June 18, 2019
Philadelphia, PA (June 18, 2019) – United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New ... for Asset-Limited, Income-Constrained, Employed , is an initiative of the Pennsylvania network of United Ways to ... we have to understand and address the issues of people on the cusp, the very people who are the keystone of our ...
13May2022

U.S. Farm Bill Reauthorization and the Role of Pennsylvania Funders

Friday, May 13, 2022
9:00am - 10:30am
Video Conference
Join the Philanthropy Network Food Funders on May 13 for a conversation about the U.S. Farm Bill, its impact on communities in Greater Philadelphia, and the ...
25Jan2022

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

Tuesday, January 25, 2022
9:30am - 10:45am
Video Conference
... process. Whether your philanthropic mission focuses on out-of-school time programs, police accountability, tax ... Reframing risk and understanding the danger of not acting Making the connection to Trust-Based Philanthropy Speaker ... at the National Council of Nonprofit Associations and was an associate in the tax department at Squire, Sanders & ...
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AdvocacyPolicy
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Public Policy
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NationalPennsylvania (state)
Areas of Focus 
Public Policy and Civic Engagement

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

Tuesday, August 7, 2018
... organizations also speak out WASHINGTON — Reflecting an unprecedented consensus in philanthropy from local ... organizations, 304 philanthropic leaders have called on the Trump administration to withdraw a citizenship ... A separate letter submitted by United Philanthropy Forum on behalf of 33 regional and national philanthropy-serving ...

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

Sanchez family
Thursday, September 3, 2020
... into existence. The truth is, there was already an infection. It’s now just inflamed. We are at a watershed ... who is doing it all in heels and with a smile on her face. Just like we tell our kids to speak up when ... those in your circle. Connect with other moms or parents on social media. Make it a part of your everyday ...
10Apr2018

30th Annual Members' Meeting & Policy Symposium

Tuesday, April 10, 2018
3:00pm - 6:00pm
Philadelphia, PA
... kick-off this milestone year at the 2018 Members' Meeting on April 10!    Join with us as we celebrate three decades ... for the greater good, and look ahead to building an even more connected network of funders and partners working together to create and sustain social impact in Greater Philadelphia. In addition to our ...
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Issue Briefing
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Public Policy
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Philadelphia (City/County)
02Jun2022

The End of Roe: How Should Philanthropy Respond?

Thursday, June 2, 2022
10:00am - 11:30am
Video Conference
... the official decision, philanthropy needs to consider what impact such a momentous decision could have on our communities for generations to come. Poverty, ... of Gender Justice Fund. In her time there she has overseen an organizational rebranding, expanded grantmaking, and ...

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