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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation names new CEO

Tuesday, February 14, 2017
... to succeed Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, MD as head of the $10B foundation Princeton, N.J. —Richard Besser, MD, former ... Control and Prevention (CDC) and ABC News’ current chief health and medical editor, has been named president and chief ...   www.rwjf.org/facebook . Robert Wood Johnson Foundation names new CEO ...
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Leadership, Culture and Community
07Nov2018

Pennsylvania Foundation Convening: Promoting Community Health

Wednesday, November 7, 2018 to Thursday, November 8, 2018
The Penn Stater Hotel & Conference Center
... are Grantmakers of Western Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Health Funders Collaborative, Philanthropy Network Greater ... If you do not have a login, you will need to create a new account to register.  If you already signed-up during ... 7: 11:30 AM - 8:30 PM Day 2: Concurrent Sessions Community Foundation Annual Gathering November 8: 8:00 AM - 3:30 PM ...

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

Thursday, February 9, 2017
... By Joe Pyle President, Thomas Scattergood Behavioral Health Foundation Dr. Arthur C. Evans   steps down  Friday after ... raising awareness of the importance of overall health and wellness. Yet Evans would agree there is still much work to ...

Philadelphia Selected For New Anti-Displacement Policy Network

Friday, March 23, 2018
... . With support from J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. and The Kresge Foundation, the network of ten cities will work together over ... be an opportunity to sharpen these strategies, develop new and innovative ideas, and amplify what is working so that ... visit PolicyLink.org Philadelphia Selected For New Anti-Displacement Policy Network ...

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

Tuesday, August 7, 2018
PRESS RELEASE Contact: Gary Bass, The Bauman Foundation 202/328-2040 | gbass@baumanfoundation.org ... ahead of an August 7 deadline, the large collection of foundation presidents and chief executives, trustees and ... said Gary Bass, executive director of the Bauman Foundation. “A question about citizenship will undoubtably ...
11Feb2025

Watch Party and Q&A | Looking to 2025: What Does a New Congress Mean for Philanthropy?

Tuesday, February 11, 2025
2:00pm - 3:30pm
Hybrid
The inauguration of a new Federal administration brings significant potential ... for a special watch party and Q&A session focused on the new U.S. Congress. In partnership with the Council on ...
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Public Policy and Civic Engagement

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 ... Counts.png United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey joins Mayor Kenney’s Philly Counts 2020 effort ... and in people’s lives. United Way fights for the health, education and financial stability of every person in ...
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 ... against nine other U.S. cities, including Baltimore, New York, and Washington.

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 Partnership) Uncertainty, ... months, we have found ourselves wondering: is this the new reality? And as a relatively small local foundation (with ...
02Jun2022

The End of Roe: How Should Philanthropy Respond?

Thursday, June 2, 2022
10:00am - 11:30am
Video Conference
... a highly-anticipated decision in Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health Organization . A leaked draft of the the decision ... How Should Funders Respond? The Turnaway Study - Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health (ANSIRH) Backgrounder on ... boards of the Abortion Liberation Fund and the Valentine Foundation, as well as Bread & Roses Community Fund. Ms. ...
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 guaranteed income programs.  Philadelphia has been a leader in these initiatives through work by both the City and ... programs are designed to support housing stability, reduce health disparities in pregnancy, bolster economic mobility, ...

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

Tuesday, October 2, 2018
... Lenfest Institute for Journalism, The Nicholas B. Ottaway Foundation, The Philadelphia Foundation, Poor Richard’s Charitable Trust and The Wyncote ... a press release. Spotlight PA will also work with another new project announced Tuesday:  PA Post. That project is a ...
25Jan2022

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

Tuesday, January 25, 2022
9:30am - 10:45am
Video Conference
... series will focus on how you, whether a private or public foundation, can weigh in on policy issues and support your ... of advocacy vs lobbying Myths and misconceptions about foundation engagement in public policy Focus on funding ...
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NationalPennsylvania (state)
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Public Policy and Civic Engagement

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

Tuesday, November 7, 2023
... policymaker awareness of the urgency to improve maternal health outcomes, safeguard ballot access and security, and ...
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National Philanthropy News
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Public Policy
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Public Policy and Civic Engagement
01Mar2018

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

Thursday, March 1, 2018
2:00pm - 3:00pm
... local partners to plan for the 2020 Census. As the state leader on this issue, PA Voice has engaged communities across ...
27Jul2022

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

Wednesday, July 27, 2022
9:00am - 10:00am
Virtual
... Supreme Court ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case overturning Roe v. Wade (1973), we ... News Pa.

Fix to solar credit will boost state’s economy

Thursday, January 11, 2018

Friends Fiduciary Corp.looks at clean energy not only as a way to mitigate climate risk but also as an important investment opportunity, and they support the implementation of the Solar Energy Credit legislation (Act 40) as a significant step in boosting clean energy investment in the Keystone State.

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