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

Philadelphia Foundation
Thursday, May 13, 2021
... from Facebook, which selected Philadelphia Foundation as its regional partner in the company’s $20 million ... nationwide to receive a grant from Facebook as a part of its broad-based commitment to support Black businesses, ... in Greater Philadelphia,” said Marcy Scott Lynn, Director of Global Impact Partnerships at Facebook. ...

Douty Foundation releases $1.5 million in emergency funding amid COVID-19 crisis

Wednesday, April 8, 2020
For more information: Jennifer Leith, Executive Director, The Douty Foundation 215-620-1869  ... the Foundation is immediately releasing more than 25% of its investment corpus, $1.5 million, to respond to the ... opportunity for leadership and action in all sectors – philanthropy, government, corporate and nonprofit - to ...
07Oct2020

Setting the Table: Reimagining Wealth & Capitalism

Wednesday, October 7, 2020
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Video Conference
... the Table , co-hosted by Sidney Hargro , President, Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia and Marcus Walton , ... table to discuss a range of issues at the intersection of philanthropy, racial equity and social justice. Inspired by ... We hope you can pull up a seat at the table for our first conversation on Wednesday, October 7, 2020, 1:00-2:00 ...

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

Philadelphia Foundation
Monday, November 8, 2021
... today announced the latest cohort of grant recipients from its Black Community Leaders Fund, which supports Black-led ... Fund, which has raised more than $3.3 million toward its $5 million goal. Additional private, foundation and ... Leaders Fund, contact Philip Fitzgerald, Executive Director of Grantmaking, at  pfitzgerald@philafound.org . ...

IPMF Announces 2024 Community Voices Fund Grant Recipients

IPMF 2024 Community Voices
Thursday, November 21, 2024
... Independence Public Media Foundation (IPMF) announced its 2024 Community Voices Fund grant recipients, with ... share power with communities traditionally excluded from philanthropy while also being impacted by harmful and racist media narratives. IPMF selects panelists based on recommendations from local ...

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

CCFWG Suffrage Mural
Tuesday, November 3, 2020
... a critical time,” Michelle Legaspi Sánchez , Executive Director of CCFWG, reminded the crowd. “Though a public art ... a beacon for gender equity. We leverage our strengths - philanthropy, advocacy, community partnerships, educating ... one.” *** CCFWG leads and unites the community through philanthropy and advocacy to ensure that women and girls have ...

Pew Awards $5.41 Million to Five Philadelphia Nonprofits to Address Human, Economic Impacts of COVID-19

The Pew Charitable Trusts
Friday, April 9, 2021
... been awarded the Pew Fund for Health and Human Services’ first-ever growth grant , totaling $4 million over five years, to help the organization significantly expand its capacity to connect low-income Philadelphia-area ... and move toward recovery.” Kristin Romens , project director of the Pew Fund for Health and Human Services, added ...

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

COVID-19 Prevention & Response Fund
Thursday, April 8, 2021
... & Response Fund will employ a rapid response, trust-based philanthropy model, prioritizing communities hardest hit by ... in Philadelphia’s most vulnerable neighborhoods. Through its Vaccine Information Champions and Neighborhood ... of the vaccine,” said Stephanie Reid, Executive Director of Philly Counts . Applications for the COVID-19 ...

Reinvestment Fund and Health Department Announce $500,000 in Funding for Food Justice

Wednesday, October 11, 2023
... provided over $1.99 million in grants to 27 grantees since its launch in 2019.   PFJI provides funding to innovative, ... structural inequity”, said Molly Hartman, Senior Program Director at Reinvestment Fund. “We are proud to continue ... city,” said Jenny Flores, Head of Small Business Growth Philanthropy at Wells Fargo. “As the Bank of Doing, Wells ...

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

IPMF Community Voices 2023 - Save Chinatown
Tuesday, August 15, 2023
... Independence Public Media Foundation (IPMF) announced its 2023 Community Voices Fund grants, totaling $800,000 ... communities that have traditionally been excluded from philanthropy while also being impacted by harmful and racist ... required in grant-making and I hope this is just a first step to more grant-making opportunities like this one ...
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HealthSpark Foundation Announces $631,000 in Grants to Support Montgomery County’s Social Safety Net

Monday, January 11, 2021
... Education Campaign The Foundation is pleased to continue its partnership with PA Health Access Network (PHAN) to ... and social justice work among social services providers. First, HealthSpark awarded $30,000 to Your Way Home ... their memberships. Chinwe Onyekere, HealthSpark’s new Director of Equity & Inclusion, will serve as an advisor to ...

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

Tuesday, August 7, 2018
... of Columbia join in unanimous opposition; more than 30 philanthropy-serving organizations also speak out WASHINGTON — Reflecting an unprecedented consensus in philanthropy from local foundations to national grantmaking ... included in the 2020 census,” said Gary Bass, executive director of the Bauman Foundation. “A question about ...

Douty Foundation celebrates 50th anniversary, releases new funding guidelines

Thursday, August 1, 2019
... creating social change in their communities. In honor of its 50th anniversary, Douty is releasing updated funding ... equity and opportunity” said Jennifer Leith, Executive Director of The Douty Foundation. “As we begin our 51st ... financial support, now more than ever.” Beginning with its 2019 annual application deadline, Douty’s grant awards ...

Independence Public Media Foundation Announces $2 Million in Grants to Media Making Organizations

Independence Public Media Foundation
Thursday, June 3, 2021
... and youth media organizations and projects. In this first round of grants for 2021, IPMF provided continued ... Philadelphia Latino Film Festival , which is celebrating its ten-year anniversary, received $250,000 to support its operational structure and media-making that advances ...
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23Jun2021

Advancing Equitable and Adequate School Funding in PA

Wednesday, June 23, 2021
2:00pm - 3:15pm
Video Conference
Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia, Grantmakers of ... The General Assembly can address fair school funding on its own. Complementing the fair funding lawsuit, PA Schools ... Voters of PA Presentation   - Susan Spicka, Executive Director Education Law Center Presentation - Deborah Gordon ...
07Jun2022

Responding to Extremism -- New Thinking about Norms and Trust

Tuesday, June 7, 2022
1:00pm - 2:00pm
... with Grantmakers Council of Rhode Island, Maine Philanthropy Center, Philanthropy Massachusetts and other philanthropy-serving ... A Conversation with Dr. David Frey, Founding Director of the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at ...
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"A Goal of Justice." Behind a Push for Racial Equity in Arts Funding

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12/2017
By Mike Scutari for Inside Philanthropy |  This article from Inside Philanthropy predicts the top arts philanthropy trend for ... the board of Grantmakers in the Arts, and was the chair of its Thought Leader Forum on Racial Equity. He is also a ...
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The Fund for Women and Girls Awards $15,600 to Create Change

Girls with Cheyney University's Period Poverty Project
Wednesday, July 26, 2023
... Edition Blueprint Report: Lighting a Path , its comprehensive research report on the state of women and ... restricted endowment and The Fund raises money to support its operations and programming. Through its inclusive and ... The Fund continues to lead and unite the community through philanthropy and advocacy to ensure that women and girls have ...
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City Launches Fund to Support Philadelphia Organizations Pursuing Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program

Wednesday, March 12, 2025
... to expand their capacity,” said Elizabeth Lankenau, Director of the Office of Sustainability. “However, getting ... being reimbursement-based,” said Emily Gowen, Deputy Director of the Philadelphia City Fund. “General operating ...
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The Alliance for Health Equity Kicks off the Nonprofit Justice and Equity Institute

Nonprofit Justice and Equity Institute Wordle
Wednesday, February 9, 2022
... sessions designed to support the nonprofit sector in its commitment to recognize and mitigate the deeply rooted inequities experienced by its most marginalized community members, including those ... the community AHE_Wordle.png Word cloud created during the first session of the Nonprofit Justice and Equity Institute ...

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