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

Monday, January 31, 2022
... and local government as well as many other community partners, the time is now, given the gravity of the situation ... are maintained for those who need them, and County partners are addressing employment needs for those who worked ...

William Penn Foundation announces new grants

Monday, December 16, 2019
... Carnegie Hall Corporation to pilot and evaluate a music-based family engagement program for families of young ... to: District 1199C Training & Upgrading Fund to work with partners around Philadelphia to establish professional ... A number of Philadelphia public spaces will be visited through mobile workshops and panel discussions. (   Fund ...

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
... Grant awards range from $25,000 to $200,000 and are based on organizational budget size. The Andrew W. Mellon ... supports the creation of a new youth-led community space through workforce program Ones Up. Grants were awarded to: ...

Connelly and William Penn Foundations announce major support of workforce initiative

UCD Green City Works
Friday, December 20, 2019
... employers that hire at scale; creating a neighborhood-based Skills Initiative network; and growing our employment-driven ... Industrial Development Corporation (PIDC) to build a place-based network of employer-driven workforce programs in West, ...

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

Covid-19 Signs
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
... met real-world need: Most grant dollars went to nonprofits based in Philadelphia. This finding suggests that the funding ... average CDC Social Vulnerability Index rating (a rating based on 15 U.S. factors that help identify communities that ... serve marginalized communities. But, as we learned through this project, that requires changes to philanthropic ...

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
... Financial Health of Greater Philadelphia Nonprofits” is based upon an analysis of 2018 IRS 990 data conducted by BCT ... communities. It goes on to make suggestions for nonprofits based on a SeaChange report, Tough Times Call for Tough ...

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

Thursday, June 6, 2019
... and culturally significant neighborhoods in Philadelphia. Through the New Audiences/New Places strategy, a $246,000 ... Land Trust Association ($375,000 over 24 months). Through the Constituency Building strategy, grants were given ... the region's Circuit Trails. A related grant was made through the WPF Fund , a special fund to test new ideas ...

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
... Bank are joining the leadership of the City and PIDC through the Philadelphia COVID-19 Small Business Relief Fund ... for businesses of all sizes that are made available through the state and federal government, as well as other ...
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18Apr2017

Keystone Policy Webinar Series - Session 4: Financially Distressed Municipalities

Tuesday, April 18, 2017
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Webinar
... that can be useful to fellow funders whose work is place-based or occasionally touches upon these fields. The Keystone ... place.
29Apr2021

Chester County Funders Meeting

Thursday, April 29, 2021
9:00am - 10:30am
Video Conference

The next meeting of the Chester County Funders will include an update on economic revitalization initiatives and progress in the City of Coatesville, and an update on the COVID-19 vaccination process in the the county.

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

Dr. Jane Goodall
Thursday, May 20, 2021

The Templeton Prize Team announced that Dr. Jane Goodall, legendary scientist, conservationist, and activist, is the winner of the 2021 Templeton Prize.