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Philadelphia Cultural Fund to Award $2.68M to 339 Arts Organizations Across the City

Friday, March 29, 2019
... organizations in Philadelphia. This year’s grantee list is the largest in its 28-year history and a 19 percent increase since 2016. Recipients range from the ... Lest We Forget Slavery Museum based in Germantown that utilizes its rare, authentic-period artifacts to educate ...
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City Launches Fund to Support Philadelphia Organizations Pursuing Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program

Wednesday, March 12, 2025
... (OOS), in partnership with the Philadelphia City Fund, is launching the Philadelphia Thriving Communities Bridge ... (GHHI). The TCGM funding is fully obligated through a signed grant agreement with GHHI, but should any delays or ... million in grants to approximately 171 eligible projects that address a range of environmental issues and benefit ...
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Philadelphia Arts Groups to Lift Diverse Voices with $923,600 in Funding from Knight Foundation

Wednesday, March 7, 2018
... 25 Asian-American artists to create site-specific works, a range of projects from nine Philadelphia arts organizations ... will expand its successful community programming with new Knight funding, and the Bearded Ladies Cabaret, which is ... like little else, helping to form those shared experiences that build community,” said Victoria Rogers, Knight ...
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Philadelphia Cultural Fund Awards $3,267,407 to 282 Art and Culture Organizations Across the City

Philadelphia Cultural Fund
Wednesday, July 13, 2022
... announced the recipients of its 2022 Art & Culture Grants. A total of $3,267,407 was awarded to 282 Philadelphia-based ... 501 (c) (3) to ensure fair and apolitical access to public funding for a broad and diverse spectrum of arts organizations that serve all corners of the city. Due to COVID-19, the ...
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Chester County Women’s Commission and Chester County Fund for Women and Girls Partner on County-wide Survey of Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

Thursday, November 15, 2018
... of workplace sexual harassment claims continue to rise on a national level, the Chester County Commissioners reached ... to develop a confidential 10-minute survey to gather data that can ultimately be used by Chester County employers to ... safe workplace environments for all. The survey deadline is December 21, 2018 ; findings will be released in the ...
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City of Philadelphia and PIDC Open Applications to Philadelphia COVID-19 Small Business Relief Fund

Philadelphia COVID-19 Small Business Relief Fund
Monday, March 23, 2020
... today launched the COVID-19 Small Business Relief Fund, a more-than-$9 million grant and loan program designed to ... to the ongoing global pandemic. The fund offers a mix of new grants and zero-interest loans for businesses that make under $5 million in annual revenue. Tiers include: ...
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New grocery store experiment hopes to inspire learning

"Talk it Up"
Tuesday, September 11, 2018
... in Philadelphia over the next year you might run into a cherubic cartoon character named A.J. Though his wide smile ... constructed to include so-called  sight words,  the kind that kids often have to memorize as they grope through the ... they have a replicable, effective formula, expanding to new locations won't require much more than the blessing of ...
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Read by 4th Initiative

Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia names Daria Torres as its first Executive in Residence

Daria Torres
Tuesday, April 9, 2019
... over 20 years of strategy consulting experience, Daria is a widely sought-after executive-level advisor. She has helped ... organizations build clarity, consensus, and commitment to new directional paths. Philanthropy Network president Sidney ... School. She also currently serves as the Board Chair of Giving Cycle, an Alumni Trustee of the University of Virginia ...

HealthSpark Foundation's Emma Hertz elected to Board of Directors

Emma Hertz
Monday, July 29, 2024
... Hertz 2023.jpg Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia is delighted to announce the election of Emma Hertz, ... the Board of Directors. Hertz's nomination was approved at a special virtual meeting of Philanthropy Network's ... 2024. The special July election was conducted to ensure that the Network remained in compliance with its bylaws, ...
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New Lenfest initiative aims to connect more North Philadelphians to employment

Attendees during the first meeting of the Lenfest North Philadelphia Workforce Initiative. Photo: Jensen Toussaint/AL DÍA News
Wednesday, October 2, 2019
... said Wes Somerville, director of the Lenfest Foundation . That was the message given during the first official meeting ... North Philadelphia Workforce Initiative. The initiative is a flagship effort aimed at breaking the cycle of poverty that ... to a variety of pre-existing factors. CONTINUE READING >> New Lenfest initiative aims to connect more North ...
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Love & Equity in News

Love Now Media
Thursday, May 13, 2021
... to dismantle and repair long standing racist practices that have caused damage to B+IPOC for centuries, I’m ... working to create equitable work through Love Now Media, a Philadelphia based media company that uplifts the voices of ... elder woman. For me, documenting the story revealed a new kind of power. In a community where so many news stories ...

Pew Center for Arts & Heritage announces 2018 grants for Philadelphia artists & organizations

Pew Center for Arts & Heritage
Tuesday, June 19, 2018
... and dancer Leah Stein , and eight other artists. Events that engage Philadelphians as participants, including a newly commissioned dance work from the Bill T. Jones/Arnie ... Projects that examine and interpret history in new ways, such as an exhibition at the Mütter Museum ...
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Independence Public Media Foundation Announces $2.6 Million in Media-Making and Digital Equity Grants to 33 Projects and Organizations

Wednesday, December 15, 2021
... to support local newsrooms through the NewsMatch year-end giving campaign. In total, IPMF awarded $9.4 million in ... to support the growth of its key nonprofit partners in a manner that allows each organization to grow at its own pace. These ...

Vanessa B. Briggs, President & CEO, Departs The Alliance for Health Equity After Five Years of Stellar Leadership

Vanessa B. Briggs
Wednesday, July 6, 2022
... July 6, 2022 –  It is with sadness and gratitude that the Board of Directors announces that Vanessa B. Briggs ... Alliance will be August 19, 2022.   Ms. Briggs is the new Vice President for Health Equity in Woods System of Care ... ventures starting in September.   Woods Services is a population health management organization that, through its ...
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GSK awards Greater Philadelphia nonprofits making a dynamic IMPACT on health outcomes

GSK
Thursday, November 15, 2018
Ten nonprofits will each receive $40,000 to support healthy ... 15] GSK today announced the GSK IMPACT Award Winners in a ceremony at GSK’s Navy Yard site. Ten local nonprofits ... program, in its 22 nd year, highlights organizations that are working hand-in-hand with the community to improve ...
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NBME Selects Its First Philanthropy Director

Allison Anderson Acevedo
Wednesday, January 19, 2022
... Philanthropy Director,  Allison Anderson Acevedo . In her new position, Allison will play a key role in leading the strategic plan for NBME’s current ... being a founding member of the  Philadelphia Black Giving Circle , as well as serving as a board member of  ...

William Penn Foundation funds will help PA 2020 Census efforts

Tuesday, September 3, 2019
... 2020 Census outreach efforts in Pennsylvania. The money is to help the Keystone Counts coalition, a nonpartisan group of organizations working across the ... Philadelphia-based foundation announced Tuesday. “This funding support will help us dramatically increase the field ...
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Homeless Assistance Fund, Inc. (HAFI) receives national award for innovative partnership

Secretary's Award for Public-Philanthropic Partnerships
Tuesday, August 18, 2020
... Award for Public-Philanthropic Partnerships . This award is a partnership between the U.S. Department of Housing and ... innovative partnerships between foundations and government that have been critical in transforming communities and ...
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