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Innovative COVID-19 Response Dashboard yields lessons for future disaster philanthropy

Covid-19 Signs
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
... funds to support the community. Within weeks, tens of millions of philanthropic dollars were distributed for ... were left out? With these questions in mind, the Lenfest Foundation and William Penn Foundation funded Philanthropy ... Director of the Lenfest Foundation; and Sidney Hargro is President of Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia. ...

Eagles Announce Additional $275,000 in Grants to Local Nonprofits Through Eagles Social Justice Fund

Thursday, December 20, 2018
... Eagles announced that the Eagles Social Justice Fund of the Philadelphia Foundation has distributed an additional set of grants ... said Jeffrey Lurie, Philadelphia Eagles Chairman and CEO. “The Eagles Social Justice Fund was established to ...
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Reflecting Forward: Philadelphia-Based Black Leaders’ Recommendations For Regional Funders

Report: Reflecting Forward: Philadephia-based Black Nonprofit Leaders’ Recommendations for Regional Funders
Monday, June 13, 2022
... the region’s philanthropic community.   This was one of the key findings in a report entitled, “Reflecting ... in the sector, according to Sharmain Matlock-Turner, President and CEO of the Urban Affairs Coalition (UAC) and one of the ...

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

Liz Dozier
Tuesday, October 29, 2019
... Chicago Beyond,   Liz Dozier was the principal of one of Chicago’s most violent and underperforming high ... and the school’s state graduation rate. Now, as CEO of the impact investment organization focused on youth ... of particular importance for the K-12 cohort the Gates Foundation serves. In fact, Dozier will be copresenting with ...

Native Voices Rising Announces $3.5 Million to Native-Led Advocacy

Native Voices Rising Grants
Thursday, November 10, 2022
... groups. This year’s grant awardees work on an array of critical issues, including the promotion of Indigenous ... Native Americans in Philanthropy  and  Common Counsel Foundation . NVR has granted a total of $9 million in general ... – Erik Stegman (Carry the Kettle First Nation- Nakoda), CEO, Native Americans in Philanthropy Native Voices Rising is ...

City Announces Third Round of Kensington Community Resilience Fund Grantees

Monday, August 28, 2023
... groups to receive $360,000 to address the community impact of the overdose crisis. PHILADELPHIA – The City of ... City government, regional funders, and the Scattergood Foundation. The grants were awarded to grassroots ... by the opioid crisis for years now,” said Joe Pyle, President of the Scattergood Foundation. “Grantmaking ...

Funders and Grantees celebrate PA is Ready!

Tuesday, October 10, 2017
On October 10,  The Philadelphia Foundation  hosted a  Funder/Grantee Reception  to celebrate the accomplishments of  PA is Ready!  over the last year and a half. Click  ... member organizations.   PA is Ready!  is  a coalition of organizations that provide Pennsylvania immigrant ...

New Community Grants by Philadelphia City Fund Announced

Philadelphia City Fund
Wednesday, July 26, 2023
... July 26, 2023 –It’s a little-known fact that a portion of the entrance fees for the Philadelphia Marathon Weekend ... awarded to Philadelphia organizations that further some of city’s most critical charitable goals. PCF is pleased to ... all Philadelphians. From programs that address the health of formerly incarcerated women, people with intellectual and ...

As Violence Against Asian Americans Intensifies, the Moment for Philanthropy to Act Is Now

Stop Asian Hate
Tuesday, March 23, 2021
By Patricia Eng of Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy (AAPIP) and Eric Stegman of Native Americans in Philanthropy Published in the ... - An #ArtistResource Conversation Seeking to Soar: Foundation Funding for Asian American and Pacific Islander ...

The Alliance for Health Equity Kicks off Cohort Two of The Nonprofit Justice and Equity Institute

Nonprofit Justice and Equity Institute Cohort Two Funders
Wednesday, February 1, 2023
... The Alliance for Health Equity launched its second cohort of the Nonprofit Justice and Equity Institute.  The ... History Center Chester County Futures Crime Victims Center of Chester County Kennett Library Oxford Arts Alliance ... by these Chester County funders: Chester County Community Foundation, The Fund for Women and Girls, Nelson Foundation, ...
29Jun2023

Libraries Under Attack- How Funders Can Help Defy Bans and Discrimination

Thursday, June 29, 2023
10:00am - 11:15am
Virtual via Zoom
... their collections are relevant to the growing diversity of the public they serve, there are emerging forces ... hear directly from two public librarians- Anne M. Frank of the Wissahickon Valley Public Library and Margie Stern of ... wars.  You’ll also hear from Diana Doherty of the VNA Foundation of Greater North Penn about why that foundation ...

The Alliance for Health Equity Kicks off the Nonprofit Justice and Equity Institute

Nonprofit Justice and Equity Institute Wordle
Wednesday, February 9, 2022
... the Nonprofit Justice and Equity Institute , a series of learning sessions designed to support the nonprofit sector ... Justice and Equity Institute believes in the importance of responding to people and society justly and equitably ... County Social Justice, Phoenixville Community Health Foundation, The 25th Century Foundation, The Alliance for ...
19Jul2023

Turning Intent into Action: Aligning philanthropic capital with equitable intentions

Wednesday, July 19, 2023
10:00am - 12:00pm
... from 10am- 12pm. We have been introduced to the concept of decolonizing wealth, but what does it actually look like? From foundation sunsetting to mission-aligned investing, and ... Decolonizing Wealth Project will discuss the process of decolonizing the sector and telling the story/making the ...

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
... Trusts announced today that it has awarded a total of $5.41 million in grants to five Philadelphia nonprofits to ... enable BDT to develop a strategy to double enrollments of Philadelphians in benefit programs so that more people are ... of our region,” said Frazierita Klasen , senior vice president leading Pew’s work in Philadelphia. “Even as we ...

The Fund for Women and Girls Awards $15,600 to Create Change

Girls with Cheyney University's Period Poverty Project
Wednesday, July 26, 2023
... recipients in this grant cycle were the Black Women of Chester County in Action ($3,000 for a Bakers Dozen ... a Path , its comprehensive research report on the state of women and girls in Chester County. Cheyney University - ... College and University (HBCU). Twenty-five percent (25%) of Cheyney students are from households in the bottom 20% of ...
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Love & Equity in News

Love Now Media
Thursday, May 13, 2021
... a Philadelphia based media company that uplifts the voices of those advocating for justice, wellness, and equity. I ... power, information, resources, and access. As the founder of a Black, woman, LGBT+ led media organization, I am ... for them to understand and consider the diversity of paths, perspectives and entry points into the world of ...

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