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Independence Public Media Foundation Announces $2.8 Million in Film and Journalism Grants to 30 Projects and Organizations

IPMF Film Grants Dec 2020
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
... Media Foundation (IPMF) announces a major investment in the local filmmaking community with grants totaling $1.3 ... communities, and films with a commitment to social justice. The foundation awarded the grants following a ... Nuala Cabral, IPMF’s program officer. “We understand that filmmaking not only fosters community, it helps reveal ...
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HealthSpark Foundation announces the Dr. Frank E. Boston Black Justice Fund

HealthSpark Foundation
Tuesday, October 5, 2021
... thriving Montgomery County, it is with great excitement that HealthSpark Foundation is announcing the creation of the ... and opportunities facing Montgomery County residents. In honor of its namesake Dr. Frank E. Boston, a Black medical doctor and social entrepreneur who created a hospital and ambulance ...

Health Care Solutions of Del. Valley

Health Care Solutions Vaccine Clinic
Thursday, April 7, 2022
... drove people away from getting vaccinated.  We knew that increasing vaccination rates was the best way to protect ... and vaccinate. To get out there we created billboards, social media campaigns, focus groups, hosted webinars, held ... of the community itself. Basketball brings people together in Chester. We held one clinic during a game that hundreds of ...
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Mayor Jim Kenney Announces Neubauer Family Foundation as 2022 Mayor’s Magis Award Recipient

Thursday, June 30, 2022
... (June 30, 2022) –  Mayor Jim Kenney today announced that the recipient of the Mayor’s Magis Award will be the ... of the Foundation. The Neubauer Family Foundation, based in Pennsylvania, was established by Joseph Neubauer and his ... said Joseph Neubauer, “and economic security enables social progress.” The Mayor’s Magis Award, first awarded ...
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CCFWG Unites Women and Girls in Chester County for Virtual Conveings to Raise Awareness About Impacts of COVID-19 on Local Women and Girls

CCFWG 2020 Making a Difference Luncheon
Friday, May 8, 2020
... and girls. First, CCFWG invites all high school girls in grades 9-12 to attend its second annual Girls in Action ... award-winning keynote speaker Dr. Janet Dewart Bell , a social justice advocate, renowned speaker and author of ... achievement and programming for National Public Radio that was honored with a Peabody award. Dr. Bell will speak to ...
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Community Voices: from a Moment and for a Movement

Spiral Q 2
Monday, August 24, 2020
... Cabral As anti-racist protests sweep across the country in the middle of a pandemic that has exposed structural inequalities, creators and ... using the arts, storytelling and performance to support social justice movements. You may have seen their giant ...

Mission-Aligned Investing: A model for maximizing philanthropic impact and equity

Evolving ideas
Wednesday, September 29, 2021
... change using a racial equity lens. This post (the first in a series) will outline Philanthropy Network’s goal, ... of 2019 Philanthropy Network’s commitment to focus on social justice and racial equity . As an organization, we ... community capital ecosystem In total, 10 foundations that range in size from $3M to $180M signed up to join the ...

The Fund for Women and Girls Hosts 16th Annual Making a Difference Luncheon Celebrating 25 Years of Impact

Making a Difference luncheon
Monday, May 24, 2021
... a Difference Luncheon on May 7th at the Desmond Hotel in Malvern. A hybrid event welcoming over 150 in-person and ... keynote speaker Uva Coles . Uva is the founder and CEO of Inclusiva, a consulting firm aimed at developing and ... volunteering helps propel an organization forward so that the “organization can do so much more, so that they ...
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The AmerisourceBergen Foundation Commits $1M to Aid Communities, Individuals and Associates Impacted by COVID-19

Tuesday, March 31, 2020
... organization focused on supporting health-related causes that enrich the global community, has committed $1 million to ... and nonprofits impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19). In alignment with the Foundation’s mission to improve the ... and pressing healthcare challenges require solutions that are as multi-faceted as the issues themselves. At the ...

Pew Awards $5.41 Million to Five Philadelphia Nonprofits to Address Human, Economic Impacts of COVID-19

The Pew Charitable Trusts
Friday, April 9, 2021
... PHILADELPHIA—The Pew Charitable Trusts announced today that it has awarded a total of $5.41 million in grants to five Philadelphia nonprofits to address ... to strengthen the region’s tourism and hospitality sector. Pew’s support will help Visit Philadelphia’s ...

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

2022 Trust-Based Philanthropy Cohort
Thursday, January 27, 2022
... racial equity work. While these themes have been explored in past programs, this is the first cohort to provide a ... experiences and our relationship to power. We believe that grantmakers have a responsibility to recognize that ... and Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia partner with sector experts to bring specific and curated trainings to ...

College Students Spend Their Summer Helping Local Nonprofits

FCP 2024 Summer Youth Corps
Thursday, September 19, 2024
... offers college students the opportunity to participate in a 10-week, paid internship experience at a nonprofit ... gained practical experience, made a positive impact in the community, and earned college credit through a ... at 40 participating nonprofits. Based on the Independent Sector’s estimate of the value of a volunteer hour, the ...
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37th Annual Members Meeting Highlights

Monday, April 7, 2025
On March 27, 2025, we were delighted to welcome over 100 Philanthropy Network members to the Center for ... Annual Members Meeting to order. Perryman began by noting that while the primary purpose of our gathering is to conduct ... to acknowledge the unique and uncertain times we are in, and that we should use this occasion to find inspiration ...
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Showing up is half the battle when it comes to change. Here’s what comes next | Opinion by Pedro Ramos

Tuesday, November 20, 2018
  OPINION We showed up. In the rain, in unusually big numbers, to vote for the women ... the Table Philly, to talk about issues and opportunities that matter to our families and our neighbors. If the saying ... step up into our future. Pedro A. Ramos is president and CEO of the Philadelphia Foundation.  pramos@philafound.org . ...

United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey announces $1 million challenge to boost regional Census Outreach Efforts

Philly Counts
Thursday, October 24, 2019
... 2020 effort to ensure a complete and accurate census count in 2020, announcing a match for every new donation up to ... everyone counted in next year’s census is key to making that a reality,” said Bill Golderer, President and CEO of UWGPSNJ . “This challenge invites our region’s ...

Centering Community Voice with Data: Perspectives from a Nonprofit and a Funder

Trellis for Tomorrow students building a compost station
Friday, October 27, 2023
... and funder, respectively, to share their journey engaging in feedback programming and building their own muscles for ... engagement. L4G is an 18-month capacity building program that helps nonprofits survey their clients to improve ... foundation that acts to eliminate systemic racial and social inequities by investing for impact with partner ...
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Chesco Women’s Commission & Fund for Women and Girls releases findings of survey on sexual harassment in the workplace

Wednesday, July 10, 2019
... Chester County Fund for Women and Girls (CCFWG), reveal that one in four people (26 percent) in Chester County have witnessed ... causes and initiatives. Our members represent our social, geographical, and culturally diverse community. Visit ...

Foundations Community Partnership Board Approves $240K in Grants to 28 Bucks Nonprofits

Thursday, July 11, 2019
... (July 11, 2019 ) – Nearly a quarter of a million dollars in grant funding has been awarded by Foundations Community ... Improvement Grants. BIIG grants support organizations that are developing innovative ideas to improve the quality ... client capacity and security.
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$2.5 million Philadelphia COVID-19 Community Information Fund to provide support for coronavirus news and information needs

Coronavirus Testing by Tim Tai - Philadelphia Inquirer
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
... COVID-19 Community Information Fund to ensure that communities in the Philadelphia area have access to reliable news and ... Philadelphia have access to critical health, economic, and social services information — as well as platforms to ...

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