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Pottstown Play Streets Promotes Community Connection

Pottstown Play Streets
Thursday, June 8, 2023
... August 10 on select Thursdays from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Now in its second year, the Pottstown Play Streets program is ... The program will temporarily close streets to traffic in Pottstown neighborhoods and provide play equipment to ... JT Dorsey Foundation, The STRIVE Initiative, Traces of Love Association, Trellis for Tomorrow, and YWCA Tri-County ...

Chester County Funders Unite to Provide COVID-19 Rapid Response Funding

Tuesday, June 30, 2020
... Release (WEST CHESTER, PA – June 30, 2020) – Funders in Chester County have joined forces to provide much needed ... The funders have turned their attention to grant funding that will ensure long term financial sustainability of ... crisis to independence. https://www.unitedwayscc.org/ ; CEO@unitedwayscc.org . Chester County Funders Unite to ...
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FCM Hospitality and 8 Philadelphia restaurants donate to School District’s Culinary Arts Program in 12 schools

Thursday, February 17, 2022
... food and supplies to all twelve culinary arts programs in the School District of Philadelphia (the District ). ... “We are grateful to FCM for this generous donation that immediately brings high-quality, fresh ingredients right ... operators.”  Donna Frisby-Greenwood, President and CEO of The Fund for the School District of Philadelphia said ...

Aid for Ukraine

Aid for Ukraine
Wednesday, March 2, 2022
... the largest threat to worldwide peace and democracy in over 70 years. Foundations and NGOs worldwide are ... aid at an international donor’s conference in Warsaw that sought to get Ukrainians urgent help while still ... Human Rights 04.10.22 | One certainty amid U.S. welcoming 100,000 Ukrainian refugees: People are coming to Philly  by ...

GreenLight Fund is bringing a new model of financial empowerment to Philadelphia

Friday, July 27, 2018
... portfolio company:  Compass Working Capital  (CWC), in partnership with  Clarifi  and the Philadelphia Housing ... GreenLight is a national venture philanthropy network that supports the expansion of nonprofits with proven results ... CWC model locally, specifically to expand PHA’s  Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) program , per a press release. As the ...
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Philadelphia Receives $5 Million in JPMorgan Chase’s AdvancingCities Challenge

Thursday, October 8, 2020
... announced Philadelphia is one of seven winning cities in its AdvancingCities Challenge, part of the firm’s $500 ... Challenge supports collaborative and holistic solutions that tackle pressing needs and systemic challenges to help ... Train 90 individuals with sector-specific skills Enable 100% of workers who complete the program to get hired into ...

Campaign Aims to Reduce Stigma of Opioid Misuse, Inspire Hope Through Personal Stories

Tuesday, July 17, 2018
... highly personal stories, we hope to raise public awareness that substance misuse is not a problem that people should be ... is to remove an addict or family member from their self-inflicted isolation. But the first step is to get the ... Read more about the “Someone You Know” campaign in the Chester County Press  here . Campaign Aims to Reduce ...
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BLBB Charitable Awards Over $2 million in Grants in 2022

Friday, February 17, 2023
As the giving arm of BLB&B Advisors, LLC in Montgomeryville, PA, part of the BLBB Charitable ’s work ... grant portfolio focused on Education & Leadership, means that in 2022, BLBB Charitable made grants totaling $2.05M. To ... in Impact Grants (in our 5 Focus Areas: Economic Self-Sufficiency; Local Environmental Education; K-12 Private ...
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City and Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians Launch Citywide Immigrant Workforce Initiative

Monica Munn
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
... 15, 2020)   – Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians, in partnership with the City’s Office of Workforce ... , builds on the existing citywide workforce strategy that aims to prepare Philadelphians for today’s jobs and ... Assefa Fund. “This initiative showcases the economic and social impact that can be achieved when you bring together ...

Giving USA 2021: In a year of unprecedented events and challenges, charitable giving reached a record $471.44 billion in 2020

Giving USA 2021
Tuesday, June 15, 2021
... Philanthropy for the Year 2020 , released today, reports that individuals, bequests, foundations and corporations gave an estimated $471.44 billion to U.S. charities in 2020. Total charitable giving grew 5.1% measured in ... Josh Birkholz, vice-chair of Giving USA Foundation and CEO of BWF. “Those are the types of charities that might ...

The Fund for Women and Girls Launches Highly Anticipated 2022 Blueprint Report at Community Event

The Fund for Women and Girls Blueprint speakers
Thursday, October 6, 2022
... on Tuesday, September 13, 2022, at the Colonial Theatre in Phoenixville. Published every five years, the Blueprint ... Associate Professor at West Chester University Center for Social and Economic Policy Research – invited attendees to ... racism, gender stereotypes, discrimination, and biases that are part of the workplace... the gender gap is actually ...
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City Announces $300,000 in Grants for Third Round of the Kensington Community Resilience Fund

Tuesday, March 14, 2023
... organizations, addressing quality of life needs in Kensington, Harrowgate, and Fairhill PHILADELPHIA — The ... the 2023 grant cycle, building upon $400,000 in grants that were previously distributed to 40 organizations during ... community To increase agency and support equity and racial/social justice by having community partners and residents ...

Ellen Hwang Will Lead Knight Foundation Investments in Philadelphia

Ellen Hwang
Thursday, April 18, 2019
... James L. Knight Foundation as the program director based in Philadelphia. She is leader in driving and building programs that advance innovation in local government. Hwang will work ... organization that has deeply invested in the city that I love so much.  I look forward partnering with residents and ...
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City of Philadelphia and PIDC Open Applications to Philadelphia COVID-19 Small Business Relief Fund

Philadelphia COVID-19 Small Business Relief Fund
Monday, March 23, 2020
... a mix of new grants and zero-interest loans for businesses that make under $5 million in annual revenue. Tiers include: ... $3 million. Small Business Zero-Interest Loan — Up to $100,000 per business for businesses with annual revenue ... to this pandemic”, said Richard J. Green, Chairman and CEO of Firstrust Bank and Trustee of the Green Family ...
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The Presser Foundation Will Give Nearly $1.3 Million in Grants to Music Organizations This Year

Tuesday, February 27, 2024
... of general operating support grants totaling $1,128,500.00 in new single- and multi-year grants to 114 music ... applicants and 35 applicants with operating budgets below $100,000.  These organizations, like so many across the nonprofit sector, are volunteer-run and community-based. The proposals ...
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Alexandra (Sani) Wolf Fogel | 1936-2023

Sani Fogel
Wednesday, March 8, 2023
... to lead the newly-formed Delaware Valley Grantmakers (DVG) in July 1988. She served as DVG's executive director until ... with her family in Rockport, Maine, Sani discovered a love for sailing. At age 16, she purchased her first boat, ... with help from her younger brothers and sisters. In a life that included boat voyages across the globe, the coast of ...
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Eagles' Chris Long Teams Up With United Way And Philadelphia's Read By 4th Campaign To Increase Early Literacy

Chris Long
Friday, September 28, 2018
... 28, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The Chris Long Foundation, in partnership with United Way of Greater ... as well as fund the creation of six Chris Long Book Nooks, that serve as neighborhood-based reading areas for families. ... in that effort," said Bill Golderer, president and CEO of UWGPSNJ.
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BLBB Charitable Awards COVID-19 Emergency Grants to Area Cultural Institutions

BLBB Charitable
Wednesday, August 5, 2020
... Montgomery County and Bucks County cultural institutions that continue to struggle with closures or reduced revenue ... pandemic. Grants were awarded to The County Theater in Doylestown, The Ambler Theater, The Bucks County ... their efforts to reduce poverty and promote economic self- sufficiency. BLBB Charitable has committed more than ...
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Bucks County Foundation Grants Boost Area Nonprofits

Tuesday, November 26, 2024
... and its Board of Directors awarded more than $157,000 in grants to Bucks County area nonprofits in 2024. The ... a community foundation, is a grantmaking public charity that is dedicated to improving the lives of people in Bucks ... Bucks County Foundation is a tax-exempt, public charity, that manages permanent endowment funds serving various ...
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Foundations Community Partnership Board Awards Nearly $185,000 to Local Nonprofits

Monday, July 17, 2023
... (FCP) Board of Directors awarded nearly $185,000 in grants to 24 non-profit organizations, including 12 Bucks ... to face challenges and provide them with a support system that fosters the development of leadership and life skills. ... youth and families to become involved in interest-based, social, and recreational activities. National Alliance on ...

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