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Future Think: Philanthropy, COVID-19, and the ‘Next’ Normal

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Thursday, January 28, 2021
MapWithPins.png By Sidney Hargro Originally published in Independence Blue Cross Foundation's Journal of Change, ... services to support communities. It was abundantly clear that unprecedented measures by philanthropy, both private and ... to helping those most vulnerable, funding safety net social services alone will not achieve sustained social ...

Brandywine Health Foundation Responds to Public Health Crisis

Thursday, March 19, 2020
... rate is a staggering nine percent. With COVID-19 that rate is expected to more than double. Acknowledging the ... first round of funds will allow us to deploy a total of $100,000 of rapid-response grants.  Grants will be ... the funding decisions made by our staff (president and CEO and a subset of the Grantmaking Committee) adhere to IRS ...

Beech Provides Non-Profit Funding during the Coronavirus Emergency

Beech Companies 30 Years
Friday, April 17, 2020
In response to the worldwide crisis of the cornonavirus, ... Philadelphia, PA 19104 Tele 267-777-5800 Kitchen Of Love 8500 Pickering Street, Philadelphia, PA 19150 Tele ... Inc. Salvation Army Red Shield Center The Table Pantry Self, Inc. Yorktown Community Development Corporation  ...
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Your board isn’t diverse enough

Wednesday, September 13, 2017
... the state of America’s nonprofits came out with the news that board diversity hasn’t increased in the past 20 years, ... exactly surprised. The  Urban Affairs Coalition  CEO spends a lot of her time thinking about the issue of ... Enon Tabernacle , as its president. The church donated $100,000 to CCPF’s 50th Anniversary Scholars program this ...

Philadelphia Black Giving Circle Launching on February 22

Philadelphia Black Giving Circle
Wednesday, February 21, 2018
... and support Black-led and Black-serving non-profits in Philadelphia.  The launch will bring together leaders ... African-American Leadership Forum demonstrated that Black-led non-profits rely more on government funding, ... Black Giving Circle,” explains Mark Lewis, President and CEO of POISE Foundation.  “Our shared interest of ...

Leadership Transition at the Philadelphia Cultural Fund

Caralyn Spector
Tuesday, July 5, 2022
... -- The board of the Philadelphia Cultural Fund announces that it has engaged Caralyn Spector to serve as its Interim ... that seamlessly continues the essential work of the Fund in support of our grantees. The search committee is charged ... Philadelphia. She also served as Interim President and CEO for DataArts (2017-2018), bringing big data to the arts ...
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Youth Philanthropists Award $15K to Prevent Rising Teen Suicide in ChesCo

Coatesville Area Youth Philanthropy Program (CAYPP) Awards Ceremony
Tuesday, June 11, 2019
... improve their community before deciding to fund programs that address preventing youth suicide. CAYPP offers teens the ... grants totaling $15,000. Vanessa Briggs, President and CEO of the Brandywine Health Foundation commented, “We are ... struggle with anxiety, depression, grief, and low self-esteem and their goal is to help tackle this. They will ...
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YOUTHadelphia 2019 Announces $60,000 In Grants

Thursday, May 16, 2019
... and inspired by the passion, maturity and commitment that our YOUTHadelphia participants bring to this grant ... said Pedro A. Ramos, Philadelphia Foundation President & CEO. “We learn so much from the perspectives of these ... for leadership roles and higher wages. The Youth Art & Self-empowerment Project (YASP), which received $10,000 in ...
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Bank of America Commits Support to Help Philadelphia Students Start Remote-Learning Classes by Mid-April

Wednesday, April 1, 2020
... of Philadelphia announced today it has received a $100,000 contribution from Bank of America to give laptops to ... which will help level the playing field and ensure that all students who attend the 220 District-led public ... in all of us,” said Donna Frisby-Greenwood, President & CEO for The School District of Philadelphia.  “We are ...
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PHLCares Presents $500,000 in Grants to Four Philadelphia Homeless Service Organizations

Friday, February 25, 2022
... to Housing PA , Resources for Human Development , and SELF, Inc. each received $125,000 for a year of funding for ... they serve,” said John J. McNichol, President and CEO, Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority, who also ... help individuals experiencing homelessness. It is our hope that these grants provide opportunities to the non-profits to ...
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Bridgespan Group Announces Launch of Leadership Program to Serve Philadelphia-Area Nonprofits with Support of $4 Million from Harris Philanthropies and The Pew Charitable Trusts

Thursday, August 13, 2020
... firm, The Bridgespan Group (Bridgespan), announced today that it is expanding its Leading for Impact (LFI) and ... city, following the program’s successful implementation in cities such as Boston, Chicago and Detroit. Through these programs, 100 Philadelphia nonprofits will address important management ...

Leeway Foundation announces $62,500 in project-based funding

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Monday, November 25, 2024
... visual arts, and multidisciplinary forms. Chosen from over 100 applications, this year’s grantees are developing work that challenges dominant narratives and gives radical voice ... is a trans-affirming organization committed to gender self-determination, and we use the term “trans” in its ...

PHL COVID-19 Fund Opens New Grant Application for Nonprofits

Tuesday, June 9, 2020
PHILADELPHIA – The PHL COVID-19 Fund announced today that it will be accepting new grant applications for a ... Southern New Jersey (UWGPSNJ), has secured $17.3 million in gifts and pledges and granted more than $15 million to ... 12 weeks,” said Pedro A. Ramos, President & CEO of Philadelphia Foundation. “There is another ...
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City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia Foundation and United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey Launch PHL COVID-19 Fund

PHL COVID-19 Fund Partners
Thursday, March 19, 2020
... today announced the PHL COVID-19 Fund , to aid nonprofits that are on the frontline of the pandemic, providing urgent ... the muscle and means that reside throughout our region in response to the national emergency that is ferociously ... challenging all of us," said Pedro Ramos, President and CEO of the Philadelphia Foundation. "Supporting the nonprofit ...
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Pew Awards $7.7M to Philadelphia Human Services, Arts, and Civic Nonprofits to Expand Programs, Adapt Business Models

The Pew Charitable Trusts
Wednesday, February 16, 2022
PHILADELPHIA—The Pew Charitable Trusts announced today that it has awarded $7.7 million to five Philadelphia-area ... Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Family Self-Sufficiency Program and administered by the Philadelphia ... the pandemic as it continues to serve, as it has for over 100 years, as a vital public space where Philadelphians unite ...

City of Philadelphia, in Partnership with the MacArthur Foundation Safety and Justice Challenge, Announces Second Round of Microgrants for Criminal Justice Reform

Tuesday, May 24, 2022
... a second round of microgrants for organizations involved in criminal justice reform work across the City. The over ... pretrial. Creating efficiencies in case processing that reduce length of stay. Reducing the number of people ... addition to the MacArthur Fellows Program and the global 100&Change competition, the Foundation continues its historic ...
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The Case for General Operating Support

Thursday, August 23, 2018
... director explained the organization had a one-month gap in covering operational expenses. By moving our annual ... couple of months, the organization would be able to bridge that gap. This is an organization that is making a big impact ... operating support we provide in the past 10 years. Today, 100 percent of our grants are for general operating support. ...
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Pew Awards $8M to Address Maternal and Infant Health, LGBTQ+ Youth Wellness and Stability, and Teacher Shortage in Philadelphia

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Friday, March 22, 2024
... s PHILADELPHIA—The Pew Charitable Trusts announced today that it has awarded more than $8 million to Philadelphia-area ... five years to expand its home visiting services from 1,100 to 2,250 families and its doula program from 290 to 580 ... be sexually exploited, and have higher instances of self-harm, trauma, depression, and early death than other ...
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The Barr, Kresge, and William Penn Foundations Introduce $13M Funding Collaborative

The Cuture and Community Power Fund
Tuesday, May 30, 2023
Press release via William Penn Foundation In 2021, the Barr, Kresge, and William Penn Foundations ... of many others working to advance racial equity and the self-determination of communities most impacted by structural ... in 1924 to promote human progress.

Forman Arts Initiative and Philadelphia Foundation Launch Art Works, A New Grant Program to Support Arts and Culture in Greater Philadelphia

Forman Art Works
Friday, March 26, 2021
... designed to support arts, culture and creativity working in partnership with Black, Indigenous and people of color ... direct grants to regional artists and organizations that are critical to Greater Philadelphia’s rich diversity. ... region’s diversity,” said Pedro Ramos, President and CEO of Philadelphia Foundation. “Art can be the lens ...
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