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Hospital Closures: Community Leaders Partner to Minimize Disruption of Healthcare Services

Monday, January 31, 2022
... to minimize disruption of healthcare services and rebuild a strong and equitable healthcare system in the region. “We ... with county and local government as well as many other community partners, the time is now, given the gravity of the ... Establishing a community network—where community voices are heard, without barriers – is our main ...

William Penn Foundation announces grants for Creative Communities, Great Learning and Watershed

Thursday, June 6, 2019
... works to support equitable access to great public spaces . A $1,498,200 grant was awarded to Local Initiatives Support ... Corporation (LISC) to partner with Strawberry Mansion Community Development Corporation in piloting a historic home ... Great Learning William Penn Foundation announces grants for Creative Communities, Great Learning and Watershed ...

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

Covid-19 Signs
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
... and philanthropy responded by establishing more than a dozen charitable funds to support the community. Within weeks, tens of millions of philanthropic ... funders. The dashboard integrates both grant-level data from foundations with government statistics about community ...

COVID-19 Nonprofit Continuity Grants available for Berks County nonprofits

Wednesday, April 1, 2020
  READING, PA (April 1, 2020) – Berks County Community Foundation has launched an emergency grant program ... fill critical gaps in funding that have occurred as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The funding is meant to ... in our community have been impacted in all kinds of ways, from all-volunteer groups with annual budgets of less than ...
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New Report on Nonprofit Financial Health Pre-Pandemic Serves as a Wake-Up Call

The Financial Heath of Greater Philadelphia Nonprofits 2020
Tuesday, December 8, 2020
... Repositioning Fund , in partnership with its members from HealthSpark Foundation , The Scattergood Foundation and ... of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey , released a new report today at Philanthropy Network Greater ... prepare financial plans to help stabilize the nonprofit community that provides crucial services that advance the ...
18Apr2017

Keystone Policy Webinar Series - Session 4: Financially Distressed Municipalities

Tuesday, April 18, 2017
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Webinar
... state policy affects the nonprofit sector, and many have a history of engaging and educating state policymakers.  ...

William Penn Foundation and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Announce more than $8 million in Covid-19 Relief and Recovery Grants

Philadelphia Orchestra by Jeff Fusco
Wednesday, December 2, 2020
... cultural and public space grantee organizations. Below is a complete list of the William Penn Foundation-approved ... months was awarded to 48 organizations. Grant awards range from $25,000 to $200,000 and are based on organizational ...

Connelly and William Penn Foundations announce major support of workforce initiative

UCD Green City Works
Friday, December 20, 2019
... announce that we are the recipients of $895,000 in funds from the Connelly and William Penn Foundations . The funding ... growth and pathways out of intergenerational poverty, with a particular focus on Green City Works (GCW). GCW, a ... City District’s commitment to economic opportunity and community placemaking.  WPF’s support will enable a ...

William Penn Foundation announces new grants

Monday, December 16, 2019
... to: Carnegie Hall Corporation to pilot and evaluate a music-based family engagement program for families of young ... who are raising their grandchildren. Learnings from the report will be shared with the broader Philadelphia community. ($198,941 over 12 months) Health Federation of ...

City of Philadelphia and PIDC Open Applications to Philadelphia COVID-19 Small Business Relief Fund

Philadelphia COVID-19 Small Business Relief Fund
Monday, March 23, 2020
... today launched the COVID-19 Small Business Relief Fund, a more-than-$9 million grant and loan program designed to ... business owners responded. “Philadelphia’s business community has been severely impacted, and we must do ... preserve jobs.” Businesses can now apply for assistance from the fund at  www.phila.gov/COVID-19-business-relief . ...
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29Apr2021

Chester County Funders Meeting

Thursday, April 29, 2021
9:00am - 10:30am
Video Conference
... of the Chester County Funders on Thursday April 29th from 9:00 AM -10:30 AM.  This video call will include an ... and past Chair,  2nd Century Alliance .  Additionally, a representative from the Chester County Health Department will provide an ...

Celebrating a Life of Purpose: Dr. Jane Goodall, Winner of the 2021 Templeton Prize

Dr. Jane Goodall
Thursday, May 20, 2021
... the 2021 Templeton Prize.  Dr. Goodall is known worldwide for her groundbreaking scientific work studying chimpanzee ... intelligence and enriched our understanding of humanity in a way that is both humbling and exalting. Dr. Goodall’s ... with this award.” “I still haven’t really recovered from the shock of being told I was getting this year’s ...