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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 ... and events, came to a halt due to Covid-19.  With the support and funding from PNAF, we are able to kickstart the ... organizations who are already doing such important work. This summer we will have our first cohort of The Philly ...

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 creating an accountable plan focused on helping them work to solve complex community issues with an equity lens ...

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 ... currently in place. The learning sessions are designed to support the nonprofit sector in its commitment to recognize ... of the organization and the community The impactful work that The Nonprofit Justice and Equity Institute is doing ...

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 ... at every level When attending a big conference or event, the phrase “alone, together” sometimes crosses my ... the larger purpose of creating a better world in eloquent ways. Janet Mock spoke about the importance of making Trans ...

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 ... to B+IPOC for centuries, I’m working to create equitable work through Love Now Media, a Philadelphia based media ... deciding what stories and organizations they strategically support, I think it is important for them to understand and ...

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 ... What does this mean? Throughout 2020, we will continue to support - to the fullest extent of our resources - work that centers on equity, amplifies the voices of those ...

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 ... communities in Greater Philadelphia. We know from our own work in the community and from the data that there’s a need for this kind of support. Black-led nonprofits have smaller staffs, have fewer ...

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 ... Leadership team, Nina played a key role in the preliminary work to identify actionable steps to attract, develop and ...

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 ... in the region. “The Pew Charitable Trusts is pleased to support two of our city’s most important institutions—the ... to engage Philadelphians in more meaningful, inclusive ways.” With the $1 million grant, the Free Library and the ...

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 ... makes her uniquely qualified to lead this important work.” During her early career, Daria worked as a systems ... Philanthropy initiative, which is made possible with the support of the  William Penn Foundation and the  Samuel S. ...

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, ... for Health Equity and CommonHealth ACTION with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Wharton will ... a willingness to engage in the deep, transformative work necessary to strengthen their leadership and their ...

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 ... selected nonprofits with operational and capacity-building support to enable strong leadership, resilient operations and ... businesses, creators and nonprofits. “We’re excited to work with Philadelphia Foundation to help bring much ...

What's New at Rebuild (November 2017)

Monday, December 4, 2017
    Here is a round-up of recent news and developments with the City of ... (about 100 Philadelphians attended the first meeting!) to the public and will be held quarterly. Stay tuned for ... Only Project Users will be eligible to apply for grants to work on Rebuild projects.  See the list of Project Users ...

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 ... between trust-based philanthropy and racial equity work. While these themes have been explored in past programs, ... Lens - May 12 Optimizing Organization Structures to Support Trust-Based  Approaches to Your Grantmaking - May 26 ...

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 ... development , it was important to find individuals who work in the fields represented by its programs. In turn, ... attract a different kind of person who is looking to support the college,” Murphy said. “The foundation has ...

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 ... this week, with key legislation passing favorably out of a City Council committee on Monday. The positive movement ... flooding basements, a playground and fields that need work,” Kenney told an audience of more than 50 community ...

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 ... projects led by underrepresented communities and with a commitment to justice. IPMF collaborated with the ... Fund open call, as well as nearly $750,000 in continued support for key IPMF partners. “We are grateful to our ...