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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 ... As worried and fatigued as I am, I know that most working moms are not as fortunate. Too many do not have ... Fund for Women and Girls (CCFWG) , hosted the virtual event “Overlooked and Undercounted: Struggling to Make Ends ...

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  |  ... to unlock their potential and build more prosperous lives. Making sure we get everyone counted in next year’s census ... meet this need. Only by coming together can we ensure our most vulnerable neighbors are counted and feel the full ...
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 Home Montgomery County’s most recent research project to understand how racial ...

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 ... and intervention, to a variety of treatment types for the most serious mental illnesses while infusing the use of ... other partners. Using data can help guide our decision-making and track progress towards goals, including measuring ...
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. ...

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 census. “The census data ... Wolf. “This commission will help our state to have a full and accurate count of our population. We need all ...
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Census 2020
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.
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 ... draw our focus to the Greater Philadelphia region. The event will be hybrid, we welcome you to register to be ...
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How a Small Craft Navigates Shifting Tides

Tuesday, September 19, 2017
... fear. With services and supports to our community’s most vulnerable residents repeatedly at risk over the last ... years. Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of underserved Philadelphians by supporting access to quality ... of organizations to demonstrate their effectiveness, while making the case to public and private funding sources ...
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 Census. The results of this ...
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 ... grantees can engage in the policymaking process. Whether your philanthropic mission focuses on out-of-school time ... Reframing risk and understanding the danger of not acting Making the connection to Trust-Based Philanthropy Speaker ...
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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 highly-anticipated decision in Dobbs v Jackson Women's ... decision might mean for Pennsylvania. This free virtual event is co-hosted by the Gender Justice Fund and ...
10Apr2018

30th Annual Members' Meeting & Policy Symposium

Tuesday, April 10, 2018
3:00pm - 6:00pm
Philadelphia, PA
... April 10!    Join with us as we celebrate three decades of supporting and strengthening regional philanthropy for the ... year's meeting also serves as the launch of a series of symposia exploring the three themes of our 2018 ... Omar Woodard (moderator) GreenLight Fund Philadelphia The event will conclude with a reception where you can mix and ...
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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 ...
13May2022

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

Friday, May 13, 2022
9:00am - 10:30am
Video Conference
... on communities in Greater Philadelphia, and the importance of funder engagement in the 2023 Farm Bill reauthorization. ...

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

Tuesday, November 7, 2023
... release via the United Philanthropy Forum By implementing a bipartisan solutions approach, this partnership will seek ... will focus on raising public and policymaker awareness of the urgency to improve maternal health outcomes, safeguard ... and other momentum for policy reform. As the largest and most diverse network in American philanthropy, United ...
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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 ... have called on the Trump administration to withdraw a citizenship question from the 2020 census. In a public ... and chief executives, trustees and others speaking for their organizations said the question would ...

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

Tuesday, October 2, 2018
... in Oregon announced  the Oregon Capital Bureau . In 2014, a Pew report found  a 35 percent drop  in the number of newspaper statehouse reporters. In Pennsylvania that year, ... goal of $2 million dollars from The Lenfest Institute for Journalism, The Nicholas B. Ottaway Foundation, The ...

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, ... female) in both English and Spanish. The results captured a range of experiences and insights from current Chester ... Chester County’s workplace. The keynote speakers for the event are Brad Johnson and David Smith, co-authors of ...

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 (CDC) and ... health equity, expanding health coverage, and building a Culture of Health in America. “Richard Besser is a superb ...
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