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Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia and Philly Counts announce first-round of the COVID-19 Prevention & Response Fund grant recipients

Friday, May 21, 2021
... Prevention & Response Fund , a community-led effort to invest in neighborhood-based solutions to urgent needs ... of grant recipients can be found here .  “JGP uses the arts as a tool to help, serve, educate and inspire.  In the ... we are able to kickstart the reopening of our studio and open our doors to artists & community members,” said John ...

Black Community Leaders Fund: Q&A with Philadelphia Foundation's Phil Fitzgerald

Philadelphia Foundation
Friday, May 21, 2021
... Phil Fitzgerald, Executive Director for Grantmaking , to give us some insights about how and why the fund was ... own work in the community and from the data that there’s a need for this kind of support. Black-led nonprofits have ... -- thanks to the $1 million contribution from Facebook and an additional total of $800,000 in inaugural support from the ...

Philadelphia Foundation Announces Fund Focused on Black-Led Nonprofits Serving Black Communities in Greater Philadelphia

Philadelphia Foundation
Thursday, May 13, 2021
... the creation of the Black Community Leaders Fund (BCL) to fortify Black-led nonprofit organizations serving Black ... communities in Greater Philadelphia. The Fund includes an initial $1 million contribution from Facebook, which ... invest in their resilience and leadership,” said Pedro A. Ramos, President and CEO, Philadelphia Foundation. “The ...

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
... nine local nonprofit institutions in their commitment to further transform their organizational culture.  These ... Victims Center of Chester County Kennett Library Oxford Arts Alliance Trellis for Tomorrow Valley Forge Park Alliance ... The final component of the learning sessions provides an opportunity for each nonprofit to draft a customized ...

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

Nonprofit Justice and Equity Institute Wordle
Wednesday, February 9, 2022
... Equity Institute , a series of learning sessions designed to support the nonprofit sector in its commitment to ... their understanding about systemic inequities and creating an accountable plan focused on helping them work to solve ... Youth Initiative, Maternal and Child Health Consortium, Open Hearth, Inc., Phoenixville Area Community Services, The ...

ComNet19: Lessons on Building a Community of Communicators

ComNet19
Wednesday, November 6, 2019
... at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. As the first person to have this role, Karel felt a bit lost. He knew public ... sector all over the world. This was my second year as an attendee at ComNet, and I decided to take a step deeper ... at Drexel University’s Westphal College of Media Arts and Design, and Eisenhower Fellowships. As a freelance ...

Independence Public Media Foundation Announces 75 Grants Totaling $4 Million

Independence Public Media Foundation
Wednesday, August 11, 2021
... Foundation (IPMF), announces grants totaling $4 million to community media-makers, journalism, film and digital equity projects with an emphasis on supporting projects led by underrepresented ... to 47 organizations through its Community Voices Fund open call. The foundation also awarded $1 million to 18 ...

Pew Announces $1.85M to Strengthen the Free Library of Philadelphia and Improve Access to Drexel University’s Atwater Kent Collection

Free Library of Philadelphia
Wednesday, July 19, 2023
... grants totaling $1.85 million in its ongoing commitment to help Philadelphia-area organizations recover from the ... our hometown of Philadelphia, Pew is committed to making an impact through research and policy work to help the city ... challenges rooted in poverty, encouraging a thriving arts and cultural community, and pursuing civic initiatives ...

With $16 million gift, gay causes get a big boost

Friday, October 20, 2017
... When he was in his mid-20s, Mel Heifetz made a pledge to himself that if he ever became successful, he ... , which will in turn sell them and place the proceeds in an endowment. The expected $16 million from the sale plus ...
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City Council and Mayor Kenney play nice as rec center ‘rebuild’ advances

Thursday, May 24, 2018
... Burnley via Plan Philly   Mayor Jim Kenney’s plan to revamp public facilities throughout the city took another ... The positive movement hasn’t, however,  fully ended an ongoing war of words between Kenney and dissenting council ... indicated on Tuesday he has the votes to do so — it’ll open the door to a first cohort of more than 60 facilities ...

Dwayne Wharton selected for new national leadership program to build health equity

Dwayne Wharton
Wednesday, September 27, 2017
... Foundation  Philadelphia, PA — Leaders from Honolulu to Providence, R.I. — working across a range of fields, ... through professional coaching, mentoring, networking, and an advanced leadership curriculum. While participating in the ... next application period for many of these programs will open in early 2018. Additional information is available at ...

Douty Foundation announces plans to sunset

The Douty Foundation
Monday, August 3, 2020
... past, its mission and on its future. Central to our conversation has been: Should the foundation continue ... the end of 2021, we will turn any remaining assets over to an entity(ies) similarly aligned with our mission with the ... action as a potential and potent example for other lean funders to follow.  Our decision is about providing ...

Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia names Daria Torres as its first Executive in Residence

Daria Torres
Tuesday, April 9, 2019
... 2019) Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia is pleased to announce Daria Torres, Managing Partner of the Walls ... skills and “systems mindset.” She also worked as an Engagement Manager at McKinsey, sharpening her ... Network Greater Philadelphia convenes and connects the funders as catalysts for positive action, innovation, and ...

Your board isn’t diverse enough

Wednesday, September 13, 2017
... some local foundations are heeding the call. Here's how to make leadership reflect the people you're serving. Seybert ... nonprofits and foundations, partially because she’s an African American woman who’s served on an estimated 30 ... so the board needs to think creatively about how to open the door to those people. And it’s easier to connect ...

What's New at Rebuild (November 2017)

Monday, December 4, 2017
... on program implementation. Oversight Board meetings are open (about 100 Philadelphians attended the first meeting!) to the public and will be held quarterly. Stay tuned for ... released data about Philadelphia neighborhoods, including an interactive map (check it out here - you can explore sites ...

Glenmede appoints Nina Cohen director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Nina Cohen
Tuesday, January 4, 2022
... Pennsylvania – January 4, 2022  – Glenmede, a privately held and independently owned investment and ... firm, announced the appointment of  Nina Cohen  to the newly created role of Director of Diversity, Equity ... responsible for leading Glenmede’s strategies to foster an inclusive culture and equitable workplace. Throughout ...

Love & Equity in News

Love Now Media
Thursday, May 13, 2021
... initiatives increase along with demands for newsrooms to dismantle and repair long standing racist practices that ... caused damage to B+IPOC for centuries, I’m working to create equitable work through Love Now Media, a Philadelphia ... impact ‘the news’ had on Black communities. In an effort to capture narratives that reflect a more ...

FAQ: Trust-Based Philanthropy Cohort with a Racial Equity Lens

2022 Trust-Based Philanthropy Cohort
Thursday, January 27, 2022
... Philanthropy Project, advised by CHANGE Philanthropy, for a brand new cohort series! The three-month Trust-Based ... Network and PNY Members only is specifically designed to bring together trust-based philanthropy principles with ... cohort to provide a dedicated space to dive deep with an intersectional lens. At its core, trust-based philanthropy ...