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Sidney Hargro named to Generocity's 2018 Leaders List

Wednesday, September 5, 2018
... List, identifying “ 12 people of color leading the social impact charge in Philadelphia .” It included short profiles of 12 ... working in each of their editorial calendar themes of that year, one for each month.  For year two, Generocity ...

William Penn Foundation Launches Informal Learning Initiative

Thursday, September 14, 2017
... initiative to connect children and families in the city's low-income neighborhoods to informal ... will join forces to design literacy-rich opportunities that enable parents, caregivers, and children to experience ... Children's Village , and the  People's Emergency Center  that have deep roots in the low-income communities they ...
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43 organizations receive Barra Awards

Tuesday, December 5, 2017
The Barra Awards provide core support that acknowledge and advance organizations that exhibit ... and continually looking for ways to be more effective in strengthening the communities they serve.   This year, ... In line with its mission to invest in innovation in the social sector, the Barra Awards provide $50,000 in ...
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Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation launches COVID-19 Relief & Recovery Fund

Wednesday, June 3, 2020
... Area Health & Wellness Foundation has launched a new fund that will allow members of the community to make a difference ... Last week, the Foundation’s board approved a total of $100,000 towards establishing COVID-19 Relief and Recovery ... of our community’s generous residents will be vital in the months ahead,” said Foundation president Dave ...

Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation awards over $1.4 million to community organizations

Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation
Friday, August 20, 2021
... and Emotional Health, and Strengthening Nonprofits. In the Healthy Behaviors-Schools program area, $287,655 was ... Collaborative TriCounty Community Network—Love Your Block United Way of Boyertown Area—Matching Grant ... with nonprofits, local government, and schools to ensure that every member of our community has the opportunity to ...

Philanthropy Network launching new Equity Cohort with major support from Scattergood Foundation

Wednesday, March 20, 2019
...                    The greatest social issues that we face as a region and a country are amplified in the lives of those who experience structural and systemic ... changing the trajectory of these issues requires self-reflection, self-assessment, and institutional change to ...

Philadelphia Food Justice Initiative Announces New Grant Awards

Food Equity
Tuesday, April 13, 2021
... part of the Philadelphia Food Justice Initiative (PFJI). In total, the initiative has provided over $620,000 in grants ... as part of healthy food work.” Of the 12 projects that have received PFJI grants since 2019, 10 are Black, ... art, and education as tools to nurture resilience and self-determination in North Philadelphia since 2010. Urban ...

National Philanthropic Trust Donor-Recommended Grants to Charities Surpass $5.53 Billion During Fiscal Year 2022

Narional Philanthropic Trust
Tuesday, August 30, 2022
...  (NPT), the largest national, independent public charity that manages  donor-advised funds  (DAF), granted $5.53 ... history, the number of grants to charities exceeded 100,000 (102,745) in Fiscal Year 2022, representing an ... based charitable organizations,” said Eileen Heisman, CEO of National Philanthropic Trust. “Donor grant ...
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Investing in Women: A Gender-Lens Investing Conversation

Friday, March 1, 2019
... Sarah Brodsky Women who have been successful trailblazers in the workplace often see the value of investing in women and promoting gender equality. That’s true for Laura LaRosa, the Director of Client ... support companies that have female board members, a female CEO, or high percentages of women in other senior leadership ...
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Sidney Hargro is Philanthropy Network’s new executive director

Sidney R. Hargro
Friday, June 16, 2017
... of philanthropy is not how we've handled philanthropy in the past." Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia ... panel discussing philanthropy trends  this week. “That is the priority, always, for me, to look at the ... flexible to meet those trends and think differently about social change. The future of philanthropy is not how we’ve ...
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Equity, collaboration and asset framing: Smart ideas from Philanthropy Network’s 2018 conference

Flyground
Monday, November 5, 2018
... with a more intentional focus on the systems and biases that contributed to a lack thereof over time. “The term diversity has been in the sector and been around for decades and longer,” said ... which convened a few hundred foundation heads, corporate social responsibility pros and nonprofit execs this past ...
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PHL COVID-19 Fund Reaches $10M in Funds Deployed, Continuing to Amplify Regional Community Efforts

PHL Covid-19 Fund
Thursday, May 7, 2020
... against this pandemic," said Dr. Mariana Izraelson, CEO of La Comunidad Hispana. "They are still working, their ... her over the phone for her son's symptoms and determined that it would be possible to do the visit using telehealth ... Healthcare Network - Einstein Philadelphia $      100,000 Emmanuel Cancer Foundation $          2,500 ...

2022 Lipman Family Prize Honorees Named

Lipman Family Prize
Friday, March 18, 2022
... Family Prize . Chosen from an applicant pool of almost 100 organizations, all three honorees are guaranteed an ... Pennsylvania. One grand prize winner will receive $250,000 in unrestricted funds. The winner will be announced at an ... vulnerable children with age-appropriate interventions that enable them to break out of poverty in a single ...
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The Alliance for Health Equity Kicks off the Nonprofit Justice and Equity Institute

Nonprofit Justice and Equity Institute Wordle
Wednesday, February 9, 2022
... learning sessions designed to support the nonprofit sector in its commitment to recognize and mitigate the deeply rooted ... work to solve complex community issues with an equity lens that seeks to produce sustainable solutions. The Nonprofit ... to build the local nonprofit sectors’ capacity to embed social justice and racial equity throughout its ...

Philadelphia Foundation and Mural Arts Unveil “Strength in our Bonds” Centennial Legacy Mural

Philadelphia Foundation Centennial Mural Dedication
Friday, November 8, 2019
Pedro Ramos, President & CEO, Philadelphia Foundation PHILADELPHIA, PA (11/7/2019) — ... the foundation’s Centennial Legacy Mural “Strength in our Bonds” at its permanent location at 23rd and Market ... to community philanthropy,” Ramos said.  “We knew that the artist, the concept, the process, the participants, ...

Leeway Foundation Awards Nine Philadelphia Artists with $15,000 Transformation Award

Friday, December 21, 2018
... – Today, Leeway Foundation announced $135,000 in grants to nine women and trans* artists and cultural ... acknowledging their commitment to art and social justice that impacts a larger audience or community. This year’s ... is a trans-affirming organization committed to gender self-determination, and we use the term “trans” in its ...

A Working Mom on Back-to-School Life in COVID

Sanchez family
Thursday, September 3, 2020
... The Sanchez family at home, at work, and at school — all in the same room.   By Michelle Legaspi Sanchez ... I have plans for my plans), I am privileged with a job that gives me a fair amount of flexibility over my schedule ... with our partner, PathWays PA. The event explored the  Self-Sufficiency Standard for Pennsylvania , a report that ...

HealthSpark Foundation's Emma Hertz elected to Board of Directors

Emma Hertz
Monday, July 29, 2024
... to announce the election of Emma Hertz, President and CEO of HeatlhSpark Foundation, to the Board of Directors. ... 2024. The special July election was conducted to ensure that the Network remained in compliance with its bylaws, which require the Board ...
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Brandywine Health Foundation announces community service award winners

Sam Brown and Sandra Simmons
Tuesday, June 22, 2021
... Award are Samuel Brown and Sandra Simmons. Established in 2016, the Eastburn Award recognizes local heroes who have ... community. During a worldwide pandemic and major social unrest, Samuel Brown and Sandra Simmons emerged as ... support during the pandemic by creating and delivering self-care packages to the Chester County Youth Center and ...
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