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Susan K. Urahn Appointed Pew’s New President and CEO

Susan K. Urahn
Friday, March 20, 2020
... today announced Susan K. Urahn as its new president and CEO, effective July 1. Urahn, who currently serves as the ... “Sue has been an important part of Pew’s success in state policy, health care, and conservation, and her ... and directed the department from 1997 to 2000. In that role, she helped evaluate all of the institution’s ...
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Awards Celebrate Our Region's Social Innovators

Wednesday, January 30, 2019
... SIJ Awards honors our region’s most passionate social innovators, entrepreneurs and changemakers whose work ... leaders believe the 2019 Awards’ theme symbolizes that the success of the social sector depends upon us ... innovative practices. The awards celebrated innovations in the categories of: Philanthropy, Out-of-the-Box Social ...
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$100,000 Grant Kicks off Campaign for Chromebooks for Pottstown School District

Tuesday, May 5, 2020
POTTSTOWN, May 5—With the announcement of a $100,000 matching grant, The Pottstown Area Health & Wellness ... are providing a way for the community to help students in the borough continue their education during the ... of the state’s educational funding and the impact that this has on the Pottstown School District, but now the ...

Brandywine Health Foundation Receives $100,000 Grant from Philadelphia Foundation

BHF Cohort
Monday, June 15, 2020
... Brandywine Health Foundation (BHF) is pleased to announce that they are the recipients of a $100,000 grant from Philadelphia Foundation’s donor-advised ... and their donors,” said Vanessa B. Briggs, President & CEO of Brandywine Health Foundation. “Their generosity and ...
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Impact100 Philadelphia awards five grants totaling $284,750

Wednesday, June 5, 2024
... Philadelphia has announced the award of $284,750 in unrestricted funds to five nonprofit organizations in the ... after school, and during the summer at no cost for over 1,100 Philadelphia County children and teens from ... uplift the neighborhood through a commitment to equity, social change, and justice.

Impact100 Philadelphia Awards $420,000 In Eight Grants and Awards

Impact100 Philadelphia 2021 Grant Awards
Friday, June 4, 2021
... Philadelphia has announced the award of $420,000 in unrestricted funds to eight nonprofit organizations in the ... nonprofits since the organization's founding in 2008. $100,000 CORE MISSION GRANTS ACHIEVEability works to ... Community Schools is a small, healing-centered high school that ensures that vulnerable students, currently or formerly ...
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As city waits on soda tax ruling, private sector pours on support for Rebuild

Tuesday, November 21, 2017
... Philly | By Malcolm Burnley Given all the news stories that have described Rebuild as a “ $500 million initiative ... that,  at least by now , the project’s funding was set in stone. While that’s largely true, there still are a few ... partnership, with the William Penn Foundation ’s  $100 million commitment  leading the way. While the soda tax ...
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Vanessa B. Briggs, President & CEO, Departs The Alliance for Health Equity After Five Years of Stellar Leadership

Vanessa B. Briggs
Wednesday, July 6, 2022
... July 6, 2022 –  It is with sadness and gratitude that the Board of Directors announces that Vanessa B. Briggs has resigned as President and CEO of The Alliance for Health Equity, after five years in the role.  Her last day with The Alliance will be August ...
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CEO, Scattergood Announce Local Organizations Funded to Conduct Grassroots Outreach for Child Tax Credit

Wednesday, January 19, 2022
... - The Office of Community Empowerment and Opportunity (CEO) and Thomas Scattergood Behavioral Health Foundation (Scattergood) announced today that 17 local organizations will receive a total of $192,000 in City funding to conduct grassroots outreach to maximize ...

Foundations Community Partnership Launches #FCPresents Series to Help Strengthen Non-Profit Sector

Foundations Community Partnership
Thursday, May 25, 2023
... series to help strengthen the non-profit sector in Bucks County, Pa. Complementing its FCP Conversations ... helps transform your organization’s communication from self-centered to donor centered. He is the Director of Donor ... demand for impactful professional development workshops that can conveniently be incorporated into the busy schedules ...
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Independence Foundation Announces CEO’s Retirement

Susan Sherman
Thursday, July 11, 2024
... Pennsylvania, July 2024] It is with mixed emotions that the Independence Foundation Board of Directors announces ... of Susan Sherman, who will leave her role as President & CEO after a dynamic and highly successful tenure, and more ... I feel lucky to have joined a foundation that believed in giving to non-profits that serve people in Philadelphia ...
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Eagles Announce Additional $275,000 in Grants to Local Nonprofits Through Eagles Social Justice Fund

Thursday, December 20, 2018
Via the Philadelphia Eagles Following  an initial $190,000 in grants  and a  $20,000 donation to MenzFit earlier in the week , the Philadelphia Eagles announced that the Eagles Social Justice Fund of the Philadelphia ... said Jeffrey Lurie, Philadelphia Eagles Chairman and CEO. “The Eagles Social Justice Fund was established to ...
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Animal Grantmakers 2023 Conference in Philadelphia: Advancing Social Change Through an Animal Protection Lens

Animal Grantmakers
Thursday, October 12, 2023
... foundations, other philanthropic entities, and individuals that make grants that protect animals or enhance their ... , Maddie’s Fund® , Morris Animal Foundation , Tigers in America® , The Botstiber Institute for Wildlife Fertility ... between climate change and animals; animal-related social work and the human-animal connection; the correlation ...
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Foundations, City of Philadelphia and key Arts & Culture organizations join together to launch $3.45M fund to meet the growing emergency need in this sector

PHL COVID-19 Arts Aid Fund Partners
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
... will dole out millions to arts groups and artists in ‘severe financial straits’ By Peter Dobrin for the ... to come together to show their support for a sector that provides so much to our city,” said Janet Haas, M.D., ... and the Mayor, promotes arts and culture as engines of social, educational and economic development and has played a ...

Council on Foundations' CEO Vikki Spruill to Depart June 1

Monday, March 26, 2018
... Vikki Spruill on Her Appointment to Become President and CEO of the New England Aquarium Board of Directors Names ... Vikki has been a transformational leader for the Council in her nearly six years at the helm. Working in partnership ... until June 1, 2018 to facilitate a seamless transition. At that time, Gene Cochrane, the recently retired CEO of the ...
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation names new CEO

Tuesday, February 14, 2017
... health coverage, and building a Culture of Health in America. “Richard Besser is a superb choice to lead RWJF ... location, job or background. The Foundation recognizes that access to healthy food, safe housing, transportation, ... which time Dr. Lavizzo-Mourey will remain President and CEO of the Foundation. The exact date of the handoff is ...
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Leeway Foundation Announces $49,950 in Support To 23 Individual Artists Highlighting Practices of Reclamation Of LGBQA Social Movements and Cultural Preservation

Leeway Foundation
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
In a time of global unrest and uncertainty, Leeway Foundation ... and other programs, we promote artistic expression that amplifies the voices of those on the margins, promotes ... is a trans-affirming organization committed to gender self-determination, and we use the term “trans” in its ...

CEO, Scattergood Announce 22 Grant Recipients for Tax Credit Outreach

Friday, January 13, 2023
... - The Office of Community Empowerment and Opportunity (CEO) and Thomas Scattergood Behavioral Health Foundation ... EITC help to reduce poverty, particularly among children. In 2021, thanks largely to an expanded CTC and stimulus ... Executive Director of CEO . “While we are disappointed that Congress has not extended the more generous version of ...
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