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The Alliance for Health Equity announces the Judy Spangler Memorial Scholarship

Judy Spangler
Monday, May 8, 2023
Press release Alliance for Health Equity.png   Coatesville, Pennsylvania - ... serving on The Alliance’s board from 2018 - 2022 and as Chief Program Officer of Big Brothers Big Sisters ... Healthy Environments, and Community-Voice for the Greater Coatesville community. She also served on the ...

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

Leeway Foundation (mark)
Friday, October 16, 2020
... in ways that support the immediate needs of artists in Greater Philadelphia, while meeting them where they are in terms of ... such as exhibitions and workshops are moved online. Cultural preservation and feminism were highlighted as ...
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Leeway Foundation Announces $49,950 in Support To 23 Individual Artists Highlighting Practices of Reclamation Of LGBQA Social Movements and Cultural Preservation

Leeway Foundation
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
... of power through their socially engaged artistic and cultural practices. There is power in taking and reclaiming ... women and trans* artists and cultural producers living in Greater Philadelphia. The Fall 2021 Art and Change grantees are (in ...

Chesco Residents Gather to Reflect on Lessons Learned and Strategies for Sustaining a Female-Led Cultural Movement

Friday, February 2, 2018
... hosted a panel discussion in our WomenTalk series on the cultural and political shifts happening in Chester County, ... leader and Principal at bgConnex, was joined by panelists Patricia Maisano , Chester County Treasurer, Jasmine Sessoms ... , concerned citizen, for a discussion on coming together as fellow humans – despite political party – to find ...
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The Fund for The School District of Philadelphia Awards Grants Designed to Increase Projects in STEM and Inspire Black, Latinx and Female Students

Tuesday, June 29, 2021
PHILADELPHIA, PA—(June 17, 2021)— The Fund for The School ... the target population received extra consideration as applications were evaluated. The full list of grantees: ... 5th grades that uses Legos as a hands-on tool to develop a greater understanding of climate change and alternative ...

WOMEN’S WAY Receives Grant to Advance the Financial Health of Women in the Philadelphia Region

WOMEN'S WAY Gender Wealth Institute
Thursday, April 13, 2023
... of women, girls, and gender-expansive individuals. Philadelphia, PA (April 13, 2023) – WOMEN’S WAY is ... of women, girls, and gender-expansive individuals in the Greater Philadelphia region. The initiative brings together ... by providing access to personalized financial coaching, as well as the WOMEN’S WAY  Gender Wealth Index , a ...

Pew Awards More Than $800K to Support Philadelphia-Area Domestic Violence Survivors and Older Adults

Wednesday, September 23, 2020
PHILADELPHIA—The Pew Charitable Trusts announced today that it has awarded more than $800,000 in grants to 14 Philadelphia-area nonprofits serving two groups of residents ... director of the Pew Fund for Health and Human Services in Philadelphia (Pew Fund). “With these grants, Pew will help ...

The Status of Women in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania: 2018 Report

The Status of Women in Montgomery County, PA
Published: 
04/2019

The report is an in-depth baseline needs assessment of women in Montgomery County, PA and explores eight major areas affecting the lives of women: employment and earnings; work and family; poverty and opportunity; health and well-being; reproductive rights and infant health; violence and safety; political participation; and women veterans.

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NBC10, Telemundo62 and Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation Award $227,000 in Unrestricted Grants to Eight Local Nonprofits

NBCUniversal Local Impact Grants
Tuesday, August 27, 2024
2024-LIG-web-cover-EN-Philly.webp PHILADELPHIA, PA – (August 21, 2024) – NBC10, Telemundo62 ... The 2024 NBCUniversal Local Impact Grant recipients in the Greater Philadelphia region are: ArtSmart - $34,315.72 ... in partnership with schools, industry leaders, and cultural institutions. Youth develop digital literacy, ...
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22Apr2020

Weekly COVID-19 Funder Briefing #6

Wednesday, April 22, 2020
10:15am - 11:15am
Video Conference
... situation continues to unfold, Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia will be hosting  weekly COVID-19 funder ... Navigators and Technology - Andrew Buss, Digital Literacy Alliance , The Mayor’s Fund for Philadelphia WOMEN’S WAY ...

Leeway Foundation announces spring 2020 Art and Change grants

Leeway Foundation 2020 Art & Change Grants
Friday, May 22, 2020
PHILADELPHIA – Today, the Leeway Foundation announced ... women, trans* and gender nonconforming artists and cultural producers in Greater Philadelphia, supporting their work to address a ...
02Jun2022

The End of Roe: How Should Philanthropy Respond?

Thursday, June 2, 2022
10:00am - 11:30am
Video Conference
... by the Gender Justice Fund and Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia and open to non-members. Speakers Link to ... the Crisis Pregnancy Center Industry in Nine States - The Alliance Funding The Frontlines: A Roadmap To Supporting ...

Chester County Fund for Women and Girls Hosts Inaugural Champions of Change Breakfast

Tuesday, March 6, 2018
... at People’s Light in Malvern, PA. The event honored Patricia B. Miller and Fox Rothschild LLP for their ... (third from left) and Carolyn Comitta (third from right). As a further testament to its commitment to female employees, ... are a growing economic force, our economic impact would be greater if earnings were more equitable – it would benefit ...
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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 ... stop Asian hate in your community today (via the City of Philadelphia's Office of Immigrant Affairs and Office of ... in Philanthropy, and the Pew Research Center) Art As Medicine: Building Solidarity in and with Asian American & ...

CCFWG Unites Women and Girls in Chester County for Virtual Conveings to Raise Awareness About Impacts of COVID-19 on Local Women and Girls

CCFWG 2020 Making a Difference Luncheon
Friday, May 8, 2020
... communities while engaging in strategic grantmaking.   As a Summit participant, each girl will have the chance to:  ... today. Additionally, CCFWG will honor local unsung hero Patricia Yoder with its Kitchen Table Award for her work on ... Roberta Torian; Mary Ann and Sam Wagner; and Penelope Wilson. To join us, please contact Development Director Dana ...
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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
... Department of Homeland Security are dominated by men such as the building trades. Essential jobs are those that are too ... Report , households with children in Pennsylvania are at greater risk of not meeting their basic needs, accounting for ... is Executive Director of WOMEN'S WAY, the Greater Philadelphia region’s leading nonprofit organization ...

Leeway Foundation Introduces Immediate Relief Funds for Individual Artists in the Launch of the 2021 Community Care Fund

Leeway Foundation Community Care Fund
Thursday, February 4, 2021
Leeway CCFund.png PHILADELPHIA – In response to the continuing financial ... Public Media Foundation (IPMF) , the Samuel S. Fels Fund , as well as the William Penn and Andrew W. Mellon Foundations ... workshops, and arts happenings. The impact on artists and cultural producers in this community was immediate and ...

The Fund for Women and Girls‘ Inaugural Champions of Change Summit Inspires Local Business Community to Embrace Inclusive Leadership and Elevate Women in the Workplace

Presentation by Dr. Katrina Sawyer
Thursday, April 8, 2021
... her research on key behaviors leaders can enact to drive greater inclusivity at work and unlock potential, even in ... all young women have “great women leaders that help us as we’ve come up in our professions and we really wanted to ... Services Counsel. Dr. Laurie Bernotsky , Executive Vice President and Provost at West Chester University (WCU), ...
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