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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 ... Jefferson University.

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 ... through a systematic process can help us understand what we’re doing and make changes as necessary to improve ... @PyleJoe Read more about  The Public's Health . Building on Arthur Evans' Legacy: Next Steps For Behavioral ...
10Apr2018

30th Annual Members' Meeting & Policy Symposium

Tuesday, April 10, 2018
3:00pm - 6:00pm
Philadelphia, PA
... Network will mark its 30th anniversary in June, and we're excited to kick-off this milestone year at the 2018 ... April 10!    Join with us as we celebrate three decades of supporting and strengthening regional philanthropy for the ... Omar Woodard (moderator) GreenLight Fund Philadelphia The event will conclude with a reception where you can mix and ...
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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 ... Fund for Women and Girls (CCFWG) , hosted the virtual event “Overlooked and Undercounted: Struggling to Make Ends ... can we seize this moment? I challenge those with formal power and influence, such as our elected officials, ...
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 together.  Statewide connections enable ... foundations on November 7 and 8 at the Penn Stater Conference and Hotel. The participating networks are ...

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 ... said Angela Glover Blackwell, CEO of PolicyLink . “We hope this network will be an opportunity to sharpen these ... strategies. Participants will work to build the power, voice, and capacity of communities directly impacted ...
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 ... reading: The Census is a social justice issue, and we all need to mobilize NOW by Vu Le, Nonprofit AF blog A ... Series Launched in 2017, the Keystone Policy Series of conference calls and webinars has been developed ...

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, ... The Philadelphia Foundation, Poor Richard’s Charitable Trust and The Wyncote Foundation, according to the release. ... occurring in the states, it is more vital than ever that we understand what is happening in these laboratories of ...

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 Contreras - City of Philadelphia |  irene.contreras.reyes@phila.gov , 215-686 ... potential and build more prosperous lives. Making sure we get everyone counted in next year’s census is key to ...
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 ... that decision made abortion legal in the United States. As we await the official decision, philanthropy needs to ... decision might mean for Pennsylvania. This free virtual event is co-hosted by the Gender Justice Fund and ...
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 ... of Philanthropy in our region as well as the communities we collectively serve.
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Public Policy and Civic Engagement
25Jan2022

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

Tuesday, January 25, 2022
9:30am - 10:45am
Video Conference
2022 Bolder Advocacy Workshop Series As we enter the third year of the pandemic, it is more important than ever for ... the danger of not acting Making the connection to Trust-Based Philanthropy Speaker Abby Levine serves as ...
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NationalPennsylvania (state)
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Public Policy and Civic Engagement

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, ... a jointly-written editorial, the Commissioners noted, “We have a responsibility to help empower and educate young ... Chester County’s workplace. The keynote speakers for the event are Brad Johnson and David Smith, co-authors of ...
26Apr2019

Census 2020 Stakeholder Meeting

Friday, April 26, 2019
11:30am - 1:00pm
Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia
As we heard at the Annual Members’ Meeting , the decennial census is a cornerstone of our democracy, determining Congressional districts and ... nonprofits, and philanthropy around the allocation of funding and where services are provided. Funders in this ...

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, ... promoting health equity, expanding health coverage, and building a Culture of Health in America. “Richard Besser is ... communicator—someone who can build on the great energy we have been developing around our Culture of Health ...
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Health CarePublic Policy
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Leadership, Culture and Community

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

Tuesday, November 7, 2023
... will focus on raising public and policymaker awareness of the urgency to improve maternal health outcomes, safeguard ... and strengthen and modernize the Farm Bill for the benefit of all Americans. This partnership brings together two ... supplementing philanthropic investments with advocacy, we have an opportunity to address real change. Impacting ...
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National Philanthropy News
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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
... and local philanthropies across 38 states and District of Columbia join in unanimous opposition; more than 30 ... letter submitted to the U.S. Commerce Department ahead of an August 7 deadline, the large collection of foundation ... fair and accurate census in 2020.” The letter continues: We have different funding priorities, are ideologically ...

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 Jersey (UWGPSNJ), ... generation of children behind. To eliminate poverty, we have to understand and address the issues of people on the ... economy, and represent a large portion of the purchasing power of local households. Now that we are more fully aware ...
27Jul2022

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

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

Philanthropy Network partners to launch the Philly Counts 2020 Action Fund

Thursday, August 1, 2019
... Bond for the Philadelphia Inquirer (7.29.19)   As part of our ongoing efforts to encourage philanthropic engagement ... with the Corporate and Philanthropy Subcommittee of Mayor Jim Kenney’s Philly Counts 2020 Complete Count ... dollars and representation.   Over the past 18 months, we have heard from both corporate and foundation members ...

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