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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 ... Network connects, convenes, and leads the region’s funders to amplify the power of philanthropy as a catalyst ... opportunities. The Fund is supported by more than a dozen regional funders, and ultimately seeks to increase rates of ...

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 ... called a colleague at Rockefeller Foundation and asked him to meet for lunch. The result of this lunch conversation was the recognition that there needed to be a network for those working in the field philanthropic ...

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 ... to the economic needs of low-wage workers excluded from COVID-19-related government stimulus programs.   As 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 ... Network Greater Philadelphia convenes and connects the funders as catalysts for positive action, innovation, and ... forum for learning and collaboration. The Network brings funders together with community partners and leaders to spark ...

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 impacts of COVID-19 and to preserve and highlight the region’s unique ...

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 ... Black-led organizations are unique and pressing. The COVID-19 pandemic shined a spotlight on a range of systemic ...

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 ... participation in six hours of capacity-building coaching to advance their understanding of systemic inequities.  In ... the understanding and investment by these Chester County funders: Chester County Community Foundation, The Fund for ...

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 ... led by underrepresented communities and with a commitment to justice. IPMF collaborated with the HealthSpark Foundation ... and the Knight-Lenfest Local News Transformation Fund to award $2.3 million to 47 organizations through its ...

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 recognize and mitigate the deeply rooted inequities ... the understanding and investment by these Chester County funders: CCCF Grantmaking Fund for Chester County Social ...

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 ... Facebook, which selected Philadelphia Foundation as its regional partner in the company’s $20 million “Supporting ... nonprofits with operational and capacity-building support to enable strong leadership, resilient operations and ...

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

2022 Trust-Based Philanthropy Cohort
Thursday, January 27, 2022
... Network and PNY Members only is specifically designed to bring together trust-based philanthropy principles with ... this exciting new partnership, members have reached out to learn more as they decide whether it’s right for them. To help share this information across the network, we put ...

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 would give ... be the gay community. Successful he was, and now, about to turn 82, the Center City real estate investor is ... On Friday, Heifetz announced that he has gifted them to the Philadelphia Foundation , which will in turn sell them ...
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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 ... serve disadvantaged communities, they’re  more likely to meet their missions . (Similar point:  Don’t accept ... leaders (executive directors, presidents, etc.) tend to have primarily African-American boards — and it’s the ...