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Black Community Leaders Fund: Q&A with Philadelphia Foundation's Phil Fitzgerald

Philadelphia Foundation
Friday, May 21, 2021
... Foundation's Phil Fitzgerald, Executive Director for Grantmaking , to give us some insights about how and why ... that there’s a need for this kind of support. Black-led nonprofits have smaller staffs, have fewer cash reserves and ... PN- What types of organizational activities will this funding support? The grants will fund general operating ...

GreenLight Raises New $3.5 Million Fund to Combat Systemic Poverty in Philadelphia

Omar Woodard
Monday, September 14, 2020
... models: Year Up Greater Philadelphia, Single Stop, Center for Employment Opportunities, ParentChild+, and Compass ... and portfolio management. “This is an exciting day for GreenLight Philadelphia and the Advisory Council, and a ... Capital and Technologies (PACT). In partnership with the Delaware River Port Authority, the Ben Franklin Bridge will ...

William Penn Foundation Announces $3 Million for PHL COVID-19 Fund

Thursday, March 19, 2020
... uncertainties and challenges that are potentially defining for organizations, large and small. We will be defined as a ... the William Penn Foundation’s board of directors took emergency action and approved a lead grant of $3 million to ... swift and decisive collaboration to act. Now we need more funding partners and individuals to join us. As was announced ...
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William Penn Foundation awards $11.8 million in Arts & Culture funding

Thursday, May 30, 2019
... the William Penn Foundation announced $11.8 million in funding for 35 arts and culture organizations. These grants offer ... Theatre Barnes Foundation Bristol Riverside Theater Bucks County Historical Society Mercer Museum Center for Art in ...

First Round of Neighborhood Equitable Recovery Fund Grant Recipients Announced

Thursday, September 23, 2021
... (CEO) today announced the first round of grant recipients for the Neighborhood Equitable Recovery Fund, a partnership ... Zone designation, it is common these days to hear about funding being distributed to initiatives throughout my ... operating expenses under $3 million, and be providing services in high-need areas of the city. Organizations may ...

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

Leeway Foundation (mark)
Monday, November 25, 2024
... — Leeway Foundation announces $62,500 in project-based funding to 30 women, trans*, and/or gender nonconforming ... Philadelphia with the 2024 Art and Change Grant (ACG). For over two decades, the Art and Change Grant has supported ... Music/Media Arts, $2,500 Ximena Violante of Montgomery County, Folk Arts/Music, $2,500 Zoë Greggs of East Mount ...

The Barr, Kresge, and William Penn Foundations Introduce $13M Funding Collaborative

The Cuture and Community Power Fund
Tuesday, May 30, 2023
... wealth to working-class communities of color.    Center for Transforming Communities  provides cultural programming ... engages nationally, working in partnership with nonprofits, foundations, the public sector, and civic and ... Barr, Kresge, and William Penn Foundations Introduce $13M Funding Collaborative ...

Philly Counts, Philanthropy Network Launch Fund to Support 2020 Census

Thursday, August 8, 2019
... Census comes with new challenges and decreased federal funding to support engagement efforts by community-based ... approved the organization to serve as fiscal sponsor for the newly-established Philly Counts 2020 Action Fund. ... applying organizations must primarily serve Philadelphia County residents and have a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status.
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The Alliance for Health Equity Invests $225,000 over two years in Opportunities Industrialization Center Inc. at Chester County (OIC) for the Coatesville Homelessness and Unemployment Collective

The Alliance for Health Equity
Friday, December 17, 2021
(Coatesville, Pennsylvania) - The Alliance for Health Equity (AHE) is pleased to announce a two-year ... the Opportunities Industrialization Center Inc. at Chester County (OIC) for the Coatesville Homelessness and ... living wages, and housing stability for adults 18–24-year-old males and females of color living in Coatesville ...

Leading Philadelphia Civil Legal Aid and Social-Service Agencies Sign On to Become Founding Member Tenants in the First Collaborative Center of its Kind

Friday, March 8, 2019
... and will be a permanent and purpose-built location for the city’s legal aid community to call home. The EJC ... by simplifying the task of finding free or low-cost legal services for all members of the community regardless of an individual ...
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Reinvestment Fund and Health Department Announce $500,000 in Funding for Food Justice

Wednesday, October 11, 2023
... to 27 grantees since its launch in 2019.   PFJI provides funding to innovative, community-led projects that strengthen Philadelphia’s food assets and opportunities for individual and collective action to further food justice. ... Justice Initiative is a unique grant program that provides funding that honors food justice work led by those most ...

Chester County Community Foundation launches "Food for Thought" conversation series

ChescoCF Foo for Thought Community Conversations
Thursday, January 21, 2021
... (West Chester, PA – January 20, 2021): The Chester County Community Foundation is pleased to announce a social ... to engage in meaningful conversations. The series, Food for Thought: Community Conversations will be held for free on ... board and senior staff members explore topics to help nonprofits grow and thrive. The program has developed into an ...
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Philadelphia Foundation’s Youth-In-Philanthropy Program Awards $72,000 In Grants to Philadelphia Nonprofits

Youthadelphia
Tuesday, June 23, 2020
... has awarded $72,000 in grants to seven Philadelphia nonprofits addressing pressing issues for young adults. YOUTHadelphia, a group comprised of ... Philadelphia teens, from both private and public schools. Funding priorities were identified ...
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Community Nonprofits Awarded $13.8 million To Renovate Cecil B. Moore and Heitzman Recreation Centers

Cecil B. Moore's karate students perform at the Rebuild launch celebration.
Friday, March 15, 2019
... the award of $13.8 million in grant funds to local nonprofits to carry out major improvements to the Cecil B. ... Center and playground. Harrowgate-based nonprofit IMPACT Services will deliver a $1.8 million improvement project at ... grant awards to pre-qualified nonprofit organizations for three additional projects at the Olney Recreation Center, ...
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Brandywine Health Foundation Announces Healthcare & Economic Relief Fund Phase Two Grant Recipients

Tuesday, July 28, 2020
... Foundation, The Financial Health of Philadelphia-Area Nonprofits, revealed that over forty percent of our nonprofit sector in the five county region have net operating margins of zero or less and ... organization, we understood the need to approach funding differently” says Vanessa B. Briggs, president & ...

The Fund for Women and Girls Launches Highly Anticipated 2022 Blueprint Report at Community Event

The Fund for Women and Girls Blueprint speakers
Thursday, October 6, 2022
WEST CHESTER, PA (October 6, 2022) – The Fund for Women and Girls launched its highly anticipated 2022 ... needs assessment of women and girls in Chester County. This fourth edition of the Report highlights pressing ... national levels, with a deep dive on conditions in Chester County. Over 120 community members, grantee partners, and ...
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Leadership, Culture and Community

The New FAQ: What Do Our Nonprofit Partners REALLY want from the Funder/Grantee Relationship?

VNA Foundation Grant Partners
Wednesday, August 30, 2023
... What Works- In Grantees’ Own Words   Multi-year funding (cited numerous times) “Props for multi-year grant ... Foundation to launch a pilot program in Fall, 2023 where nonprofits can request that our two foundations share their ... of people in the Greater North Penn region of Montgomery County, PA.        The New FAQ: What Do Our Nonprofit ...

The Philadelphia Foundation and Catchafire Announce Partnership to Provide Volunteer Skills to Greater Philadelphia Nonprofits

Tuesday, March 13, 2018
... of skills-based volunteers. The partnership will provide nonprofits in the Greater Philadelphia area access to free ... said Linda Wolfson, Executive Director of Vita Education Services. Vita's projects through Catchafire included ... analytics project, graphic design and animation assistance for a podcast collection. "It was great to work with people ...
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