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Nonprofit Organizations Awarded More than $6 Million from William Penn Foundation for Workforce Development and Pandemic Recovery Efforts

William Penn Foundation
Tuesday, January 4, 2022
... $14 million. The grants announced today support programs that offer relevant skills, certifications, or credentials, and a connection to in-demand jobs that pay a living wage and ... Penn Foundation, founded in 1945 by Otto and Phoebe Haas, is dedicated to improving the quality of life in the Greater ...

Pew Awards $5.41 Million to Five Philadelphia Nonprofits to Address Human, Economic Impacts of COVID-19

The Pew Charitable Trusts
Friday, April 9, 2021
... PHILADELPHIA—The Pew Charitable Trusts announced today that it has awarded a total of $5.41 million in grants to five Philadelphia ... are intended to help Philadelphia recover by advancing new or expanded strategies to meet changing community needs ...

Foundations Community Partnership Launches #FCPresents Series to Help Strengthen Non-Profit Sector

Foundations Community Partnership
Thursday, May 25, 2023
... development, the FCP’s Board of Directors looked for new strategies to meet the demand in budget friendly ways. ... demand for impactful professional development workshops that can conveniently be incorporated into the busy schedules ... your expertise through #FCPresents, click here to submit a proposal. Topics of interest include: Board Engagement, ...
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Second Round of MontCoPA COVID-19 Response Fund Grants Awarded, Bringing Total to $212,000

Friday, April 17, 2020
... the total amount of grant funds awarded to $212,000. A total of 63 nonprofit organizations have received grant ... were distributed to a variety of nonprofit organizations serving every area of the county. Grantees included food ... ranging from $1,000 to $5,000 were awarded. The Fund is a community-wide effort to support the immediate needs of ...
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Wawa Donates 3,000 Appreciation Kits to the Fund for the School District of Philadelphia to Distribute to The School District of Philadelphia Essential Employees

Wawa and The Fund for the SDP
Monday, March 15, 2021
... the urging of the School District itself, wanted to find a way to acknowledge the work done by support staff over the ... difficult conditions.  As a company dedicated to serving the community with essential services as well, Wawa ... across the City of Philadelphia. And, I’m pleased to say that, since March 2020, this group of hardworking individuals ...
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Chester County Fund for Women and Girls to Honor Susan Elko with Kitchen Table Award

Thursday, January 25, 2018
... County Fund for Women and Girls will honor Susan Elko, a long-time advocate for social change in Chester County, ... and girls through her own time, talent or resources. It is named in celebration of the genesis of CCFWG in 1996: many ... and young people to challenge systems and institutions that perpetuate inequity. In her role at NoVo, Tynesha ...
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The Fund for the School District of Philadelphia announces Kathryn Epps Roberson as the next President and Chief Executive Officer

Kathryn Epps Roberson
Thursday, June 15, 2023
... and connect Philadelphians to employment. Roberson played a critical role in engaging stakeholders across the public ... Partners, a Philadelphia-based marketing consulting firm that partnered with organizations such as The Malcolm Jenkins ... place one million books into students’ hands, build new school libraries and playgrounds, provide crucial ...
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2024 Donor-Advised Fund Report: Grantmaking to Charities Remains Steady at $54.77 Billion Despite Contributions Decreasing

Tuesday, November 12, 2024
... the philanthropic ecosystem when outside influences impact giving patterns,” said Holly Welch Stubbing, CEO of ... grantmaking from DAFs to charitable organizations remained a sustainable source for good. DAF grantmaking ultimately ... estate or fine art, converting various asset classes into new mission-critical funding.” 2024 Donor-Advised Fund ...
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AmerisourceBergen Foundation Donates Nearly 1 Million Drug Deactivation Resources and Provides Funding to 20+ Organizations to Help Combat the Opioid Epidemic

AmerisourceBergen Foundation
Tuesday, November 13, 2018
... (EAC) comprised of key stakeholders, partnered with a variety of community-based organizations devoted to ... misuse is a complex, multi-faceted problem – and one that demands action, attention and a collaborative ... Foundation is an independent not-for-profit charitable giving organization established by AmerisourceBergen ...
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CEO, Scattergood Announce Local Organizations Funded to Conduct Grassroots Outreach for Child Tax Credit

Wednesday, January 19, 2022
... Behavioral Health Foundation (Scattergood) announced today that 17 local organizations will receive a total of $192,000 in City funding to conduct grassroots ... racial equity in implementing the Child Tax Credit, which is one of the most impactful anti-poverty programs in a ...

College Students Spend Their Summer Helping Local Nonprofits

FCP 2024 Summer Youth Corps
Thursday, September 19, 2024
... offers college students the opportunity to participate in a 10-week, paid internship experience at a nonprofit serving Bucks County children, young adults, and families. ... 2. “This experience has opened my eyes to the world of nonprofits and the various things they do throughout the ...
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Susan K. Urahn Appointed Pew’s New President and CEO

Susan K. Urahn
Friday, March 20, 2020
... Charitable Trusts today announced Susan K. Urahn as its new president and CEO, effective July 1. Urahn, who currently ... and her breadth of experience is unmatched. She is also a strategist and creative thinker who will champion Pew’s ... and directed the department from 1997 to 2000. In that role, she helped evaluate all of the institution’s ...
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William Penn Foundation announces new Creative Communities Grants

Monday, March 18, 2019
... hope sharing this information may help inspire new areas of collaboration to build on the strengths of your ... equitable access to great public spaces . We believe that great public spaces strengthen communities; they are ... to support the development of the Esperanza Arts Center, a multi-faceted public space in Hunting Park. Foundation ...

The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage to Focus on Recovery Funding for Philadelphia Arts and History Organizations in 2021

Tuesday, January 19, 2021
... Pew Center for Arts & Heritage (the Center) has announced that its 2021 grant making will focus on assisting arts and ... grants for individual public programs and events. The new recovery grants are designed to help current and past ... recovery project grants are awards of up to $400,000 for a single organization or an aggregate of up to $800,000 for ...

Four Takeaways from Race, Class AND Gender: Intersectional Approaches to Social Justice Funding

Friday, April 5, 2019
... Cornman-Levy As part of its ongoing efforts to foster a more equitable philanthropic sector, Philanthropy Network ... TrueChild, a network of researchers and experts that improves life outcomes for at-risk youth through race- ... make it imperative for funders to seek out and support new and innovative pathways out of poverty. Yet funders often ...
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The Philadelphia Cultural Fund distributes $2.67 million to a diverse mix of arts & culture organizations

Tuesday, March 27, 2018
MAYOR JIM KENNEY AND A HOST OF CITY LEADERS HELP DISTRIBUTE $2.67 MILLION TO ARTS ... fine arts, our neighborhoods are brimming with the talent that is being recognized today and rewarded for their ... not typically represented in mainstream media to learn new technical skills and have an outlet through which to ...

New $65M legal center hopes to be game changer for Philly’s poor

Jessica Hilburn-Holmes
Tuesday, May 28, 2019
... to Philadelphia’s network of non-profit resources. That’s the aim of the Equal Justice Center, which will put more than a dozen of the city’s civil legal aid groups under one roof ... spearheading the $65 million project.   READ MORE New $65M legal center hopes to be game changer for Philly’s ...
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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
... and libraries – and this past summer Rebuild unveiled new athletics courts and a soccer mini pitch as part of the first phase of the ...   “The Francis J. Myers Rec Center is a critical hub that many of our neighbors, especially our young people, rely ...

Chesco Women’s Commission & Fund for Women and Girls releases findings of survey on sexual harassment in the workplace

Wednesday, July 10, 2019
... Chester County Fund for Women and Girls (CCFWG), reveal that one in four people (26 percent) in Chester County have ... female) in both English and Spanish. The results captured a range of experiences and insights from current Chester County workplaces. “This is the first survey of its kind in Chester County and is ...

The Presser Foundation Announces Nearly $2 Million in New Capital Support Grants

Monday, April 19, 2021
April 19, 2021 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - In a continued response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its ... and community engagement, The Presser Foundation announces new Capital Support grants to thirty-five musicorganizations. ... by category of the forty-four grantee organizations is below. These grants are designated for capital projects of ...
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