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

Philadelphia Foundation
Thursday, May 13, 2021
PhilaFound_header.jpg Press release from Philadelphia Foundation PHILADELPHIA, PA (5/12/2021) – Philadelphia Foundation ... effort. Additional inaugural support of $200,000 over two years has been provided by the Barra Foundation, as well as ...

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

Philadelphia Foundation
Friday, May 21, 2021
... of the Black Community Leaders Fund on May 13th, we asked Philadelphia Foundation's Phil Fitzgerald, Executive Director ... purpose of the Black Community Leaders Fund, and how did Philadelphia Foundation come to be involved in this ... in our region and the trust we have developed over 100+ years of existence.  The Marian Anderson Historical Society ...

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
PHILADELPHIA—The Pew Charitable Trusts announced today that ... totaling $1.85 million in its ongoing commitment to help Philadelphia-area organizations recover from the impacts of ... artifacts, and archival materials representing 350 years of life in the region. “The Pew Charitable Trusts is ...

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

Daria Torres
Tuesday, April 9, 2019
... President sidney@philanthropynetwork.org 215-790-9700 x4 (Philadelphia, PA, April 9, 2019) Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia is pleased to announce Daria Torres, Managing ... their organization’s commitment to equity. With over 20 years of strategy consulting experience, Daria is a widely ...

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

Friday, May 21, 2021
Contact: For the City of Philadelphia: Imani Stewart-Jackson ...   For Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia: Shira Hodges at shira@philanthropynetwork.org         PHILADELPHIA — The City of Philadelphia’s Philly Counts ...

Douty Foundation announces plans to sunset

The Douty Foundation
Monday, August 3, 2020
...   Sparked by our 50 th anniversary, over the past two years, our leadership team has reflected on the ... to further movement and community building in the Philadelphia region. While we are in the final stages of ... We will offer a Request for Proposals with a September 15, 2020 deadline. And we are accelerating what would have ...

Your board isn’t diverse enough

Wednesday, September 13, 2017
... that board diversity hasn’t increased in the past 20 years, Sharmain Matlock-Turner wasn’t exactly surprised. ... about the issue of board and leadership diversity within Philadelphia nonprofits and foundations, partially because ... 30 boards in her lifetime. She also co-chairs the  Philadelphia African American Leadership Forum (PAALF) , ...

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

Friday, October 20, 2017
... Friday, Heifetz announced that he has gifted them to the Philadelphia Foundation , which will in turn sell them and ... Heifetz’s existing $4 million donor-advised fund at the Philadelphia Foundation, and investment income earned on the ... a fulfillment of a pledge I made to myself almost 60 years ago,” Heifetz, a fulfillment, he admits, that has ...
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What's New at Rebuild (November 2017)

Monday, December 4, 2017
... round-up of recent news and developments with the City of Philadelphia's Rebuild initiative for November 2017: November ... Stay tuned for details on the next meeting. November 15 - Rebuild announced that 21 local nonprofits were ... Rebuild investment.  Rebuild also released data about Philadelphia neighborhoods, including an interactive map ...

Love & Equity in News

Love Now Media
Thursday, May 13, 2021
... working to create equitable work through Love Now Media, a Philadelphia based media company that uplifts the voices of ... producer existed on the fringes of news. In fact, for many years, my work as a storyteller was a response to the ... way through my cultural lens as a Black woman? Through years of study, an advanced degree in Media and ...

City Council and Mayor Kenney play nice as rec center ‘rebuild’ advances

Thursday, May 24, 2018
... in dire need —   Olney Rec Center . The hulking North Philadelphia community hub will begin to receive renovations ...

ComNet19: Lessons on Building a Community of Communicators

ComNet19
Wednesday, November 6, 2019
ComNet19.png By Karen Race Forty years ago or so, Frank Karel was the newly-appointed ... Karen's work has appeared in such publications as the Philadelphia Social Innovations Journal, and she served as ... as an Emerging Leader by the United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey. ComNet19: Lessons on ...

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

Dwayne Wharton
Wednesday, September 27, 2017
... across the country by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation  Philadelphia, PA — Leaders from Honolulu to Providence, ... The Kynett Foundation ,  Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia  and Bridging the Gaps Community Health ... Internship Program, and is an appointed member of the Philadelphia Food Policy Advocacy Council and the Mayor’s ...

Glenmede appoints Nina Cohen director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Nina Cohen
Tuesday, January 4, 2022
News release via Glenmede Cohen_web.jpg Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – January 4, 2022 ... on the Board of Directors of Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia and Exponent Philanthropy, both nationally ...

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

2022 Trust-Based Philanthropy Cohort
Thursday, January 27, 2022
... of Learning and Evaluation, Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia and Yi-Ching Lin, VP of Learning, Philanthropy New York Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia and Philanthropy New York are partnering with ... This cohort series is for Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia and Philanthropy New York Members only. This ...