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OPINION | Instead of blaming government for Philly’s poverty problems, we must band together

Monday, October 1, 2018
Via Philly.com | By Bill Golderer, president and CEO of United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New ... report on the state of poverty  in Philadelphia, the city that we love. The data confirm what many of us suspected: While it ...

PHL COVID-19 Fund Provides Rapid Response to Community: $7.3M Distributed to Nearly 200 Nonprofits in Three Weeks

PHL Covid-19 Fund
Thursday, April 23, 2020
... and the negative health effects of social isolation that older adults experience, especially under current social ... like older adults,” said Pedro Ramos, President & CEO of the Philadelphia Foundation. “Supporting nonprofits ... The population SOWN serves is 66% African American; almost 100% of its clients are low-income, and most of the older ...
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Healthcare & Economic Relief Fund Helping Coatesville Residents in Time of Need

Wednesday, April 29, 2020
... (Coatesville, Pennsylvania) - As it became apparent that the COVID-19 virus would threaten the health and ... Coatesville Thanks to the generous donations of over 100 local and regional contributing partners, more than ... . Bridge Academy and Community Center | Love Your Neighbor, Love Your Neighborhood : Assisting single ...
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GSK names 23rd annual IMPACT Award Winners

GSK IMPACT Award winner Coded by Kids
Wednesday, November 20, 2019
... Philadelphia, PA] GSK today honored 10 local nonprofits that offer youth mentoring, housing, legal aid, education and ... to go after school where they can do the things they love in the company of peers who encourage and support ... said Pedro A. Ramos, Philadelphia Foundation President and CEO. “Unrestricted grants like these are essential for ...

Philadelphia Health Partnership Designates Funds to Support the Launch of Two New Early Childhood Programs

Thursday, September 8, 2022
... new program funded by PHP was made through a two-year $100,000 grant to the Bread & Roses Community Fund to develop ... advocacy, and community action focused on the issues that parents and caregivers themselves identify and ... abilities and their parents and caregivers to promote self and family advocacy and provide social, emotional, and ...

Building on Arthur Evans' Legacy: Next Steps For Behavioral Health In Philadelphia

Thursday, February 9, 2017
... – the name is one of myriad changes, large and small, that came under his watch.  Evans brought tremendous vision ... effort focused on   recovery, resilience, and self-determination . He embraced everything from prevention, ... Evans now taking his vision to a national platform, as CEO of the   American Psychological Association , the ...

Philanthropy Network welcomes new officers, directors

Wednesday, April 11, 2018
... Seybert Foundation Donna  Frisby-Greenwood , President & CEO, The Fund For The School District of Philadelphia Umi ... gender-variant individuals. Casey received her Bachelors in Women’s Studies and Education from Temple University, ... Free Library’s 21 Century Libraries Initiative and a $100 million commitment to support the City of ...
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Regional Foundation LLC Takes Next Step In Evolution With New Leadership

Kevin Dow
Tuesday, November 16, 2021
... transferred their programmatic activities and $100 million in charitable assets into the new foundation ... for the organization's inaugural executive director. That search was led by the now acting president of the ... tri-state region." Philadelphia Foundation President and CEO Pedro Ramos said he remains deeply appreciative to ...

The Community Foundation of South Jersey launches Transform South Jersey Initiative

Transform South Jersey
Monday, August 26, 2019
... of the selected communities will have access to up to $100,000 in funding from the Community Foundation of South ... Foundation of South Jersey, a nonprofit organization that helps South Jersey residents harness the power of ... “Community Heart & Soul reconnects people with what they love most about their town and translates those personal and ...
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Leeway Foundation announces spring 2020 Art and Change grants

Leeway Foundation 2020 Art & Change Grants
Friday, May 22, 2020
... and activists in the Greater Philadelphia region in a way that is flexible and supportive of individual needs. This ... educator and burgeoning medicine woman Shivon Pearl Love (ACG ‘16), and Indigenous artist and activist Tailinh ... is a trans-affirming organization committed to gender self-determination, and we use the term “trans” in its ...

Beech launches resources directory to support families, individuals and communities

BEECH 2020 COMMUNITY RESOURCES DIRECTORY
Tuesday, August 18, 2020
... effort to identify local, regional and national resources that can help uplift and improve the quality of life for ... this unique time in our nation’s history,” said Beech CEO/President Dr. Keneth Scott. “The resources in this ... Philadelphia, with the ultimate goal of empowerment and self-sustainability. “Much thanks to Progressive Images ...

Funders Must Walk the Talk of Collaboration

Working together
Friday, February 26, 2021
... By Nadya K. Shmavonian & Russell Johnson In 2015, Philanthropy Network and the Philadelphia Foundation ... Philadelphia Nonprofit Repositioning Fund , an initiative that is now housed within SeaChange Capital Partners.  In ... SeaChange Capital Partners; Russell Johnson is President & CEO, HealthSpark Foundation, and Past Chair, Greater ...

Foundations Community Partnerships Announces Grants at 19th Annual Partnership in Youth Services Luncheon

Monday, November 13, 2017
... honored 12 non-profit community programs in Bucks County that are making a difference in the lives of local children ... event’s keynote speaker was Nancy Lublin, Founder and CEO of Crisis Text Line. In 1995, she founded Dress for ... The show will also be toured to local high schools, and 100 students are expected to participate. Camp Cranium’s ...

The Leeway Foundation Announces $48,950 in Support to 22 Individual Artists and Cultural Producers

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Friday, October 16, 2020
... artists and grantees. Leeway continues to adapt in ways that support the immediate needs of artists in Greater ... educator, and burgeoning medicine woman Shivon Pearl Love (WOO '18, ACG ‘16), an Indigenous artist and ... is a trans-affirming organization committed to gender self-determination, and we use the term “trans” in its ...
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Beech stands in the gap during funding crisis

Derrick Thomas and Ken Scott
Friday, February 7, 2025
... provided $1,000 grants to 30 Philadelphia non-profits that provided essential services, to help keep them in ... for 35 years,” stated Dr. Kenneth Scott, president and CEO of the Beech Companies. Beech is one of the oldest and ... the North Philly Rams that mentor youth and build their self-esteem through sports and dance. The grant will help ...

Build up Nepal Wins $250,000 Lipman Family Prize

Barry & Marie Lipman presenting the 2023 Lipman Family Grand Prize award to Björn Söderberg, Co-Founder & CEO of Build up Nepal (Photo: Rebecca Barger)
Friday, April 21, 2023
... & Marie Lipman Family Prize . Chosen from approximately 100 applicants around the globe,  Build up Nepal  empowers ... Lipman Family Prize,” said Build up Nepal co-founder and CEO Björn Söderberg. About the 2023 Winners ADES  uses ... the University of Pennsylvania is an annual global prize that advances creative solutions by inspiring people to think ...
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Philadelphia Foundation launches $1 million Key to Community Grants Program

Tuesday, April 9, 2019
... Foundation aims to accelerate the impact of nine solutions that are working and can be scaled and sustained to meet a ... three first-place $200,000 grants, three second-place $100,000 grants and three third-place $33,000 grants. Leaders ... communities,” said Philadelphia Foundation President and CEO Pedro A. Ramos. Grants will be awarded across three ...
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Philanthropy Network Announces Tynetta T. Brown as Interim Executive Operations Director

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Tuesday, September 23, 2025
... Network Greater Philadelphia is thrilled to announce that Tynetta T. Brown will serve as Interim Executive ... comes to our Network following five years as President and CEO of Philanthropy Delaware where she expanded philanthropic ... The Delaware Contemporary, the National Coalition of 100 Black Women-Delaware Chapter (VP of Development), and the ...
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The City of Philadelphia Announces the 5th Cohort for the Targeted Community Investment Grant Program

Thursday, July 14, 2022
... violence prevention programs and activities that improve public safety, increase opportunities for self-development and care, and build a stronger sense of ... may not have been open,” said Geanna Williams-Davis, CEO of grantee Positive Choices, “We were able to bring ...

Philadelphia Foundation’s Black Community Leaders Fund Makes $800,000 in Grants to 24 Organizations

Philadelphia Foundation
Monday, November 8, 2021
... Leaders Fund, which supports Black-led nonprofits that serve Black communities in Greater Philadelphia. A total ... Wells Fargo has provided $250,000, TD Bank gave $100,000 and Philadelphia Health Partnership, Santander Bank ... and faster,” said Philadelphia Foundation President and CEO Pedro A. Ramos. “For too long, too many Black-led ...

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