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The Alliance for Health Equity Launches the Equity Health Center to address Health Access in Greater Coatesville

Equity Health Network Providers
Thursday, April 6, 2023
In response to the 2022 Brandywine Hospital closure, leaders ... Coatesville Health Survey. Further research determined that an integrated care model would be an accessible, ... Greater Coatesville serves as a vital tool to address the social determinants of health and increase equitable health ...

Donor Collaboration: How NPT Philanthropists are Working Together to Increase Impact

Donor Collaboration
Monday, October 21, 2019
... immigrant aid societies and giving circles. But in recent years, interest has grown as more funders realize that individual efforts aren’t enough to address the ... Foundation  (WPF), which has made a commitment of up to $100 million for the project. Donors who wish to participate ...

Innovative COVID-19 Response Dashboard yields lessons for future disaster philanthropy

Covid-19 Signs
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
... Businesses and schools closed, basic essentials were in short supply, and thousands began losing income and ... served? And perhaps most importantly, given the well-known social and economic disparities: are there communities that were left out? With these questions in mind, the Lenfest ...

Parks & Rec and RecPhilly announce the 10 local entrepreneurs selected as finalists for Making Space program

Wednesday, March 1, 2023
...   PHILADELPHIA–Philadelphia Parks & Recreation, in partnership with REC Philly, the City of Philadelphia ... and financial literacy concepts , through the prism of social and emotional learning,” said P. Michael Boone, one ... really excited and inspired by the Making Space finalists that I’ve been working with and coaching through this ...

Nelson Foundation awards equity-centered core grants

Nelson Foundation Core Grants
Thursday, June 29, 2023
The Nelson Foundation launched a new core grant program in 2023. The program aligns with the Foundation’s new  mission and vision  and is centered in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.  In June, the ... Deed The Attic Youth Center The Monkey & The Elephant We Love Philly Youth Sentencing & Reentry Project Nelson ...
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Comcast NBCUniversal makes additional $1M donation to hurricane relief efforts

Monday, September 18, 2017
... contributions made during local phone banks and telethons that aired on NBC and Telemundo owned stations and the ... Vice President of Comcast Corporation and President and CEO of Comcast Cable. "With nearly $20 million in ... on a customer’s bill as "Hurricane Relief Donation" with 100 percent of the donations going to the American Red Cross, ...
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The Hardest Hit by COVID-19? Women and Girls

Woman in mask
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
... for Women and Girls CCFWG_COVIDBlog.jpg   A juggling act In 2017, the world laughed when the young children of a ... twice as much unpaid caregiving as men, the reality is that more women can directly relate to the professor’s ... women make up roughly 70% of the world’s health and social sector workers. Whether in their professional or ...

Glenmede’s Nina L. Cohen Appointed to Exponent Philanthropy Board of Directors

Nina L. Cohen
Thursday, October 11, 2018
... and wealth management firm with over $40 billion in assets under management (AUM), is pleased to announce Nina ... advisor and nonprofit leader,” said Henry Berman, CEO of Exponent Philanthropy. “She is a wonderful ... and cost-effective programs, resources, and connections that maximize our members’ dollars and time for the benefit ...

Glenmede appoints Nina Cohen director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Nina Cohen
Tuesday, January 4, 2022
... a member of the company’s Management Committee.   In her role Ms. Cohen will be responsible for leading ... as to advance equity in the financial industry,” said CEO  Gordon Fowler . “Establishing this role is a critical ... next step in our commitment to ensure our culture is one that fosters a sense of belonging.” Ms. Cohen until ...

Hamilton Family Charitable Trust appoints President Chekemma Fulmore-Townsend

Chekemma Fulmore-Townsend
Wednesday, May 25, 2022
... Fulmore-Townsend succeeds Nancy Brent Wingo, who retires in July after 20 years of service. Most recently, Fulmore-Townsend served as President and CEO of the Philadelphia Youth Network.   Fulmore-Townsend ... and the Hamilton Family Aquidneck Island Fund. “We know that Chekemma will continue to build meaningful and ...
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Getting Past Inertia: Ten Simple, Valiant Steps To Align Your Foundation’s Endowment With Your Mission – Or Not

Thursday, June 29, 2017
... You use it only to grow more money when it could be doing that and much more. I admit to my own judgment and perhaps you can face up to yours. You inherited a 100-year old practice of handing your endowment over to ... we learned, we hope to contribute to collective learning in the fields of mission-related investing and family ...

GSK awards Greater Philadelphia nonprofits making a dynamic IMPACT on health outcomes

GSK
Thursday, November 15, 2018
... Nov 15] GSK today announced the GSK IMPACT Award Winners in a ceremony at GSK’s Navy Yard site. Ten local nonprofits ... program, in its 22 nd year, highlights organizations that are working hand-in-hand with the community to improve ... to the region,” said Pedro A.
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Brandywine Health Foundation Announces New Name: The Alliance for Health Equity - Same Vital Mission

The Alliance for Health Equity
Wednesday, October 27, 2021
... through partnerships, distributed nearly $19 million in grants and scholarships, and launched impactful programs ... last twenty years, yet there are significant challenges that remain through the persistent health disparities and ... Greater Coatesville area. Vanessa B. Briggs, president and CEO commented, “The entrenched challenges, stemmed from ...
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Salem Health & Wellness Foundation awards $25K to Southern NJ Perinatal Cooperative

Salem Halth & Wellness Foundation
Thursday, August 17, 2023
... health and wellbeing outcomes for children and families in New Jersey. Recent Kids Count data highlights the ... critical initiative,” said Helen Hannigan, President & CEO of the Southern New Jersey Perinatal Cooperative. “So that we can identify and implement successful, sustainable ...

PA Humanities announces $1.4 million in recovery funds to 92 organizations

PA SHARP
Thursday, December 16, 2021
... Press release Today PA Humanities announced $1.4 million in recovery funds to 92 Pennsylvania organizations. Called PA ... new PA SHARP Learning Network, a statewide learning group that fosters resource sharing, networking, professional ... revealing the ongoing impact of COVID-19 on the cultural sector. Funds from PA SHARP will help address this challenge ...
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Connecting Regional Funders to Respond to COVID-19

COVID-19
Friday, March 20, 2020
... is having on individuals, organizations and communities in Greater Philadelphia and beyond. We are convening our ... of their current grants. Other broad themes and advice that funders shared for how they are adapting their thinking ... about strategies to support nonprofit stabilization and sector building activities post-crisis. Consider increasing ...
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More Than $1 Million in Fellowships Awarded to 12 BIPOC Artists Through Philadelphia’s Cultural Treasures Program

Tuesday, December 6, 2022
... (Dec. 6, 2022) — The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage in collaboration with The Barra Foundation, Neubauer Family ... and exemplary community-driven work by artists of color that are critical to the city’s cultural landscape,” said ... more than $276 million in critical funding to more than 100 organizations across the country led by and/or serving ...
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City Launches Overdose Prevention and Community Healing Fund

Tuesday, December 20, 2022
... will implement a community-driven grantmaking process that focuses on geographic areas most impacted by the overdose crisis in Philadelphia, and directly addresses prevention, recovery, ... and research. Program Grants are program grants for $100,000 that provide direct support for programs and ...
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