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Finding evidence of our collective courage and strength

215 People's Alliance
Wednesday, May 27, 2020
Photo courtesy 215 People's Alliance   By Casey Cook In the last two months, we’ve ... weekly convening of our community grantmaking committee for our Solidarity Fund for COVID-19 Organizing , a ... encouraged in particular because I feel a small part of what they are trying to do and they are part of my effort. I ...

The Case for Funding Black-Led Social Change: Redlining by Another Name: What the Data Says to Move from Rhetoric to Action

Published: 
12/2019
ABFE: A Philanthropic Partnership for Black Communities (ABFE) , recently conducted a study to ... social change organizations in the United States and U.S. Territories describe their interactions with institutional ... infrastructure of Black-led social change groups, and what are the major needs that institutional philan- thropic ...
28Sep2022

What if philanthropy celebrated Black Abundance?

Wednesday, September 28, 2022
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Video Conference
... people? Just as COVID-19 brought anti-Blackness into view for many across healthcare, education, finance, so too in ... institutional philanthropic culture brought us to wonder: What would it look like if philanthropy celebrated Black ... for all? As funders, we can begin to remedy philanthropy’s unjust practices, policies and outcomes through our ...
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Webinar
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Racial EquitySocial Justice
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Equity and Social Justice

Statement: Including Immigrants and Refugees In Our Response to COVID-19

Immigrant Community courtesy Fels Fund
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
... needs. We have been humbled by the philanthropic sector’s response, both nationally and here in Greater Philadelphia. ... they are left out of its riches. Let’s be sure that the next time we say, “we are all in this together,” that we ... this crisis; Support organizations that are advocating for systems-level changes that are inclusive of race, class, ...

New Community Grants by Philadelphia City Fund Announced

Philadelphia City Fund
Wednesday, July 26, 2023
... City Fund Philadelphia, PA July 26, 2023 –It’s a little-known fact that a portion of the entrance fees for ... our fiscal management of the Marathon ensure a successful event that allow us to award grants that are timely and ... Community Fund grants once annually and will announce its next cycle in early 2024. For more information on the ...

New community-led pooled fund will support COVID-19 education and vaccine access

COVID-19 Prevention & Response Fund
Thursday, April 8, 2021
... to mount. Grassroots community leaders are telling us what they need to address the ongoing impact of the pandemic ... , which is a lead donor to the fund, said, “Philadelphia's public health infrastructure has largely left low-income, ... million to be distributed on a rolling basis over the next 18 to 24 months. “It is important to support ...

Philanthropy Needs A New Endgame: The Liberation of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color Communities In America

Breaking Chains
Thursday, June 4, 2020
... fallen short of addressing systems of racial injustice. What philanthropy needs is not a new framework, but a new ... in ways that serve the greater good. Or, maybe it’s their belief that funding programs and supporting ... objectives, and work of the foundation over the next 3-5-10 years. Therefore, decisions that are made have a ...

City Announces Third Round of Kensington Community Resilience Fund Grantees

Monday, August 28, 2023
... that are focused on improving the quality of life for residents in the communities that have been impacted by ... administration that makes me incredibly proud.  It shows what can be done when a community partners with the City to ... received a grant in rounds 1 or 2. “KCR Fund’s participatory grantmaking approach is unique since it ...

New Community-Driven Grant Program Available for Community-Based Organizations

Friday, May 7, 2021
... residents in the affected communities are responsible for evaluating applicants, determining funding priorities, ... Little, executive director of CEO. “As CEO supports our communities during the recovery, we must center the ... ensure that all Philadelphians might share in the city’s prosperous future. It serves as the Community Action Agency ...

CCFWG Unveils Women’s Suffrage Mural Before Election Day to Inspire Community to Get Out and Vote

CCFWG Suffrage Mural
Tuesday, November 3, 2020
... leaders, and residents joined the Chester County Fund for Women and Girls (CCFWG), West Chester Public Arts ... (PAC), and Zukin Properties to unveil the Women’s Suffrage Mural at 119 E. Market Street in West Chester, P ... crowd. “Though a public art project is new for CCFWG, what is not new is being a beacon for gender equity. We ...

Independence Public Media Foundation Announces $800,000 in 2023 Community Voices Grants

IPMF Community Voices 2023 - Save Chinatown
Tuesday, August 15, 2023
... be part of a vibrant media ecosystem. It is critical for us to listen to our community partners as they determine the storytelling and ... with deep relationships and expertise in the fund’s focus areas reviewed all the proposals and made final ...
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Media/JournalismRacial EquitySocial Justice
17Apr2025

Under Threat: The State of Support for the Trans Community

Thursday, April 17, 2025
10:00am - 11:30am
Webinar
... Attic Youth Center, and Tatyana Woodard from Ark of Safety for an informative conversation about the current legislative and policy threats to trans communities across Pennsylvania, how organizations and communities are responding, and what can be done to support them. RELATED CONTENT: On ...

Philadelphia Foundation’s Black Community Leaders Fund Makes $800,000 in Grants to 24 Organizations

Philadelphia Foundation
Monday, November 8, 2021
... 24 nonprofits.   An additional $1.5 million in support for the fund also was announced. William Penn Foundation has ... Health Partnership, Santander Bank and the Samuel S. Fels Fund have each provided $50,000. To date, $1.15 ... of the ways we are delivering on that promise is through our support of the Black Community Leaders Fund, providing ...

The Case for Funding Black-Led Social Change: Case Statement

Published: 
03/2017
... that less than 2 percent of funding by the nation’s largest foundations is specifically targeted to the Black ... in giving by the nation’s largest foundations over the next five years, with emphasis on strengthening the ... Black-Led Social Change: Redlining by Another Name: What the Data Says to Move from Rhetoric to Action (December ...

IPMF Announces 2024 Community Voices Fund Grant Recipients

IPMF 2024 Community Voices
Thursday, November 21, 2024
... Fund allows us to conduct a listening scan of the region’s media ecosystem, but more importantly, the fund shifts ... of amplifying the voices and experiences of marginalized communities,” said IPMF Program Associate Samíl ... violence through community-led storytelling, archives for building community power, community-centered news and ...

Philadelphia Foundation Announces Fund Focused on Black-Led Nonprofits Serving Black Communities in Greater Philadelphia

Philadelphia Foundation
Thursday, May 13, 2021
... to fortify Black-led nonprofit organizations serving Black communities in Greater Philadelphia. The Fund includes an ... Foundation as its regional partner in the company’s $20 million “Supporting Black Communities” initiative. ... which disproportionately affect Black populations. For additional information about the Black Community Leaders ...

City Launches Fund to Support Philadelphia Organizations Pursuing Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program

Wednesday, March 12, 2025
... City of Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA – Today, the City’s Office of Sustainability (OOS), in partnership with the ... City Fund, is launching the Philadelphia Thriving Communities Bridge Fund to support local, community-based ... Protection Agency (EPA), aims to make it easier for small, community-based organizations (CBOs) to access ...
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Regional Interest
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EnvironmentSocial Justice

HealthSpark Foundation announces the Dr. Frank E. Boston Black Justice Fund

HealthSpark Foundation
Tuesday, October 5, 2021
... Montgomery County,” says Chinwe Onyekere, HealthSpark’s Director of Equity & Inclusion. “In partnership with the ... Frank E. Boston Black Justice Fund is a direct response to what we heard from you, our community, through our listening ... Fund that is reflective of the needs of our community. The next phase of the Community Action Team’s work will focus ...

Justice, not charity: Liz Dozier thinks philanthropy should be rooted in equity and solidarity

Liz Dozier
Tuesday, October 29, 2019
... speaker at Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia's SPARX Conference, taking place from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on ... can we be of service?’ It sounds simplistic, but  … what undergirds all of this is humanness; we can’t lose ... with the Foundation on the topic of the guidebook at an event next month. This year’s iteration of the SPARX ...

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