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Women’s work is, and always has been, “essential” work. It’s time to value it.

Gender Justice_Photo by Josh Howard on Unsplash
Friday, May 8, 2020
... and individual citizens are praising the “critical” work these workers do to ensure our safety and well-being as ... benefits — more than 30 million Americans  have applied for unemployment benefits — the care workforce at home will ... yet the typical woman has only 36 cents of wealth for every $1 of wealth owned by a typical man. Nearly 50 ...

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

Published: 
03/2017
The Case for Funding Black-Led Social Change intends to spark new energy to vitalize and strengthen the infrastructure for Black-led organizations. The 18-page document was issued ... by the leadership of ABFE: A Philanthropic Partnership for Black Communities and the Hill-Snowdon Foundation . The ...

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 ... Foundation . In March of 2017, BSCFN released The Case for Funding Black-Led Social Change — its first case ... — to help vitalize and strengthen the infrastructure for Black-led social change by advocating for much greater ...
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 ... Transgender Day of Visibility, Three Funders Discuss Their Work Amid the Backlash By Dawn Wolfe (Inside Philanthropy, 03.31.25) Under Threat: The State of Support for the Trans Community ...

The Douty Foundation announces final, ‘Legacy’ grants totaling $2.2 million as its sunset plan is complete

The Douty Foundation
Tuesday, November 9, 2021
... By sunsetting, the Douty Foundation makes a strong case for limited-life philanthropy via Generocity douty2020.png ... 2020 sunset announcement and its commitment to support work that centers on equity and amplifies the voices of those ... at the heart of this work. “The organizations selected for our Legacy grants are among the most effective grassroots ...

Leeway Foundation announces the inaugural recipients of the IPMF Artist + Activist Residency

Leeway Foundation
Monday, December 13, 2021
... see the artists and organizations that were proposing to work collaboratively, as well as the range of projects and ... Executive Director Denise Brown. “We are grateful for the support for this residency from our partners at the Independence ...

Love & Equity in News

Love Now Media
Thursday, May 13, 2021
... and inclusion initiatives increase along with demands for newsrooms to dismantle and repair long standing racist practices that have caused damage to B+IPOC for centuries, I’m working to create equitable work through Love Now Media, a Philadelphia based media ...

"A Goal of Justice." Behind a Push for Racial Equity in Arts Funding

Published: 
12/2017
By Mike Scutari for Inside Philanthropy |  This article from Inside ... Philanthropy predicts the top arts philanthropy trend for 2018 will be institutional funders' intensifying efforts ... from Justin Laing, who spent 11 years working for the  Heinz Endowments  as senior program officer for ...
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Leeway Foundation announces 2019 Transformation Awardees

Leeway Transformation Awards
Friday, December 27, 2019
The Leeway Foundation announced $150,000 in funding for 10 individual women, trans* and gender nonconforming ... of their commitment to their communities and art for social change. This year’s cohort includes artists ... folklore arts, burgeoning millennials who have used their work and representation on a global level, and a poet ...

Finding evidence of our collective courage and strength

215 People's Alliance
Wednesday, May 27, 2020
... weekly convening of our community grantmaking committee for our Solidarity Fund for COVID-19 Organizing , a rapid-response fund we ... during physical distancing. I like to picture all of this work happening every day, proliferating across the city and ...

Philadelphia Food Justice Initiative Announces New Grant Awards

Food Equity
Tuesday, April 13, 2021
... communities,” shared Amanda Wagner, Program Manager for Nutrition and Physical Activity at the Health Department, ... historically marginalized, to advance their own solutions for themselves and their neighbors. Food justice cannot be ... joy, celebration, and connection as part of healthy food work.” Of the 12 projects that have received PFJI grants ...

The Barr, Kresge, and William Penn Foundations Introduce $13M Funding Collaborative

The Cuture and Community Power Fund
Tuesday, May 30, 2023
... wealth to working-class communities of color.    Center for Transforming Communities  provides cultural programming ... North End Historic Community by providing opportunities for residents to learn and practice urban agriculture, access ... and groups to launch new experiments or build on existing work.

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

Thursday, December 20, 2018
... Camden Alternative Education Programs: $20,000 Center for Returning Citizens: $20,000 Frontline Dads: $20,000 ... Big Brothers Big Sisters: $10,000 Philadelphia Lawyers for Social Equity: $10,000 Summer Search: $10,000 Pa Legal ... Fund was formed to provide grants to organizations that work to reduce barriers to equal opportunity, with a specific ...
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Leeway Foundation Awards Nine Philadelphia Artists with $15,000 Transformation Award

Friday, December 21, 2018
... a larger audience or community. This year’s recipients work in an array of disciplines, including folk arts, media ... the year, or schedule an appointment with a staff member for one-on-one support. ABOUT LEEWAY: Leeway Foundation ... healthy communities, and works in the service of movements for economic and social justice. For more information about ...

Leeway Foundation announces spring 2020 Art and Change grants

Leeway Foundation 2020 Art & Change Grants
Friday, May 22, 2020
... Today, the Leeway Foundation announced $42,500 in funding for 17 individual women, trans* and gender nonconforming ... producers in Greater Philadelphia, supporting their work to address a range of social change issues.  The spring ... Change Grant provides grants of up to $2,500 to fund art for social change projects by women and trans* artists and ...

The Leeway Foundation Announces $48,950 in Support to 22 Individual Artists and Cultural Producers

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Friday, October 16, 2020
... Foundation the true heart of our programming and the work of our community relies on in person connections. The ... and feminism were highlighted as trending areas of focus for this round.    Leeway’s Art and Change Grant provides grants of up to $2,500 to fund art for social change projects by women and trans* artists and ...
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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
... Pennsylvania) - On February 1st  2022, The Alliance for Health Equity (The AHE) launched the Nonprofit Justice ... and creating an accountable plan focused on helping them work to solve complex community issues with an equity lens ... and equitably through strategies that build communities for long-term success. The goal of the Nonprofit Justice and ...

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

Liz Dozier
Tuesday, October 29, 2019
Story via Generocity - Media Partner for SPARX Conference 2019 ... philanthropy: justice, not charity, is how she sees the work of funding transformation. Dozier will be the keynote ... of solidarity [the funder] would penalize the organization for noncompliance,” Dozier said. “But showing up in ...

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