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Green Tree Community Health Foundation Is Now Foundation for Health Equity™

Foundation for Health Equity
Tuesday, July 20, 2021
... as a new website ( f4he.org ), and strategic direction that renews the 16-year-old foundation’s commitment to the health and well-being of all people in Northwest Philadelphia. “The average life expectancy of ... pressing, daily health needs and influence the related social and structural systems that undermine the lives of too ...
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Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia and Philly Counts announce third-round COVID-19 Prevention & Response Fund grant recipients

COVID-19 PR Fund Round 3 Grant Recipents
Thursday, November 4, 2021
... & Response Fund , a community-led effort to invest in neighborhood-based solutions to urgent needs related to ... on their mental health caused by the pandemic due to social isolation, COVID-related loss, the gun violence ... with the goal to continuously serve the communities that I have fostered strong and long-lasting relationships ...

Francis J. Myers Recreation Center Rebuild Project Awarded $4.5 Million in State Funding

Francis J. Myers Recreation Center Rebuild Project
Thursday, April 28, 2022
... this week announced the approval of $4.5 million to invest in much needed improvements at the Francis J. Myers ...   “The Francis J. Myers Rec Center is a critical hub that many of our neighbors, especially our young people, rely ... the natural world, to each other and to fun, physical and social opportunities. In 2017, Philadelphia Parks & ...

Independence Public Media Foundation Announces 71 Grants Totaling $8.9 Million

IPMF grantee
Monday, August 15, 2022
... BIPOC-led media organizations and projects in the Philadelphia region. In total, the foundation awarded ... as an organization, and hone our vision for media making that fights for racial equity and justice,” said IPMF ... healthy, free, and thriving. Philadelphia Lawyers for Social Equity received a $10,000 grant to support a video ...

Regional Foundation Announces $4.75 Million in Grant Awards

Regional Foundation Neighborhood Implementation Grants
Tuesday, April 18, 2023
... ] – Today, the Regional Foundation announced $4,750,000 in Implementation Grants to seven organizations throughout ... program supports comprehensive community development plans that target specific neighborhoods, are resident-driven, and ... economic development, environmental justice, wellness and social services, and community building.  Public safety and ...

Putting Values into Action: Building Mission & Impact-Aligned Operations

Putting Your Foundation's Values into Action
Monday, March 17, 2025
... (IPMF) we are committed to centering racial equity in our operations, governance, and funding while continuing ... practice unlearning philanthropic processes and decisions that are harmful and extractive. We have implemented many ... serves. Under the current leadership of our President and CEO Evelyn Smalls, our motto is “so much more than ...
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Philanthropy Network Launches "Philanthropy 101" Series

Betsaleel "Bets" Charmelus
Sunday, October 5, 2025
... intended for regional professionals who have begun working in Philanthropy in the last three years but is open to any ... spark meaningful change. Currently serving as the CEO of ArtistYear and Board Chair of the Stockton Rush Bartol ... this series, Bets brings a thoughtful, engaging approach that helps participants connect with the material and with ...
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Pushing Impact Investing Forward: 4 Themes for 2021

Impact Investing blog post
Tuesday, March 30, 2021
... The COVID-19 pandemic brought worldwide catastrophe in 2020, and the fallout revealed systemic shortcomings that may take years to rectify. While 99% of respondents to ... Injustice Adds Urgency to Impact Investors’ Pursuit of Social Equity In 2020, Black people made up 13% of the US ...
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Philadelphia’s Placing a $500 Million Bet on Play

Monday, September 11, 2017
... Kinney via NEXT CITY As the city plans a major investment in rec centers, parks and libraries, two neighborhoods offer ... next to the rec center and a dusty double-wide trailer that serves as an outpost of the DA’s office. But besides ... have been surveyed, Sturgis and Lawncrest both reinforce social networks in a positive way,” says Kate DeSantis, ...

Foundations Community Partnership Board Awards $166,350 in Grants to Local Nonprofits

FCP grantee Alice Silverman Health Clinic
Wednesday, December 27, 2023
... of the Ann Silverman Community Health Clinic team, posing in front of a portrait of Ann Silverman, recently received a ... and access of its Counselor in Training program to ensure that students are welcomed by counselors who reflect all ... Academy : Grant will be used to improve behavioral and social skills for individuals with intellectual and ...
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The Fund for Women and Girls Bids Farewell to Current Executive Director, Announces Interim Appointee, and Looks Ahead to Diverse Executive Search

Mary Beth Morrissey
Thursday, September 16, 2021
... Director to assume the role on September 20, 2021. In a letter to The Fund’s supporters, partners, and ... community-centered grantmaking, a louder voice on issues that affect all women and girls, and a stronger ... the community through philanthropy and advocacy to ensure that women and girls have resources and opportunities to ...
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