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Atlanta-based First Step Staffing Expands into Philadelphia

Wednesday, January 10, 2018
ATLANTA (January 10, 2018) —  First Step Staffing , a nonprofit social enterprise based in Atlanta, today ... by a consortium of socially minded members of Investors’ Circle, and a senior acquisition loan from four Community ...

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

Map with pins
Thursday, January 28, 2021
... just as nonprofit organizations were kicking off the new year reflecting on the year-end fundraising efforts. By ... services to support communities. It was abundantly clear that unprecedented measures by philanthropy, both private and ... up are needed to imagine the “next” normal and rebuild a more resilient and just region. Here are four things ...

BIPOC Artists Receive More than $1 Million in Fellowships Through Philadelphia’s Cultural Treasures Program

Philadelphia’s Cultural Treasures 2024 Fellows
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
... as part of  Philadelphia’s Cultural Treasures  (PCT), a funding initiative administered regionally through a ... The three-year initiative has infused $9.9 million of new funding into the greater Philadelphia region to support ... and shine a spotlight on the remarkable and diverse talent that makes Philadelphia such a vibrant cultural ...

Ralston Center Announces the Launch of The Sarah Ralston Foundation

Friday, January 13, 2023
... provider of senior services in West Philadelphia is now a philanthropy dedicated to supporting organizations serving ... PA - January 10, 2023 — Ralston Center today announced that the West Philadelphia-based nonprofit organization is ... headquarters  on 3817 Chestnut Street. The Foundation’s new offices are located on Broad Street. The Sarah Ralston ...
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PA Humanities announces Wingspan: $2.25 million to 24 BIPOC and rural organizations

PA Humanities Wingspan
Thursday, December 7, 2023
... funding to 24 organizations from across the Commonwealth that prioritize community-based humanities in their work. Called Wingspan , this new grant program is part of PA Humanities’ 50th ... communications, staff development, and capacity-building. A large part of the program is the Wingspan Learning ...
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Independence Public Media Foundation Announces $1.75 Million in Grants for COVID-19 Community Storytelling and Information Projects

Thursday, July 30, 2020
... and thoughtfulness in the flood of proposals we received that we increased the fund from $750,000 to $1.75 million.” ... information have left city residents in the dark during a public health emergency.   Set The Stage (YSTS), a ... toolkit for instructors working with students remotely. New grantees also include the Heaux History Project, which ...
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$9.5 Million From The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage to Support 30 Philadelphia Organizations and 12 Artist Fellowships

Mural: The Talented Mr. Trotter: You Can Be Anything
Monday, September 19, 2022
... today in support of cultural events and artistic work that will enliven and enrich the Philadelphia region and ... work to public spaces and nontraditional venues such as a public park, a community recreation center, and a botanical ... to visitor services, health, and safety. The Center’s new grants affirm that the arts will continue to play a vital ...
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Comcast RISE to Award $5 Million in Grants to BIPOC-Owned, Small Businesses

Comcast RISE
Tuesday, February 9, 2021
... to provide support to BIPOC-owned, small businesses.   NEW YORK--( BUSINESS WIRE )--Comcast today announced the ... Houston and Philadelphia specified areas can apply for a $10,000 grant at  www.ComcastRISE.com . A total of 100 ... multi-faceted initiative launched in October 2020 that initially focused on black-owned, small businesses and ...

City Announces Awardees of $1.5 Million 2024 Illuminate the Arts Grant

2024 Illuminate the Arts Grants
Friday, November 8, 2024
... the Arts Grant Committee are pleased to announce that 730 of Philadelphia’s individual artists, small and ... and small creative enterprises have been  awarded a total of $1,500,000 through the 2024 Illuminate the Arts ... Illuminate the Arts Grant awards to support a sector that is so often overlooked,” said City Councilmember Katherine ...

Community Voices: from a Moment and for a Movement

Spiral Q 2
Monday, August 24, 2020
... protests sweep across the country in the middle of a pandemic that has exposed structural inequalities, creators and ... caused by systemic oppression and reimagine and create a new normal that is better for the world, one where equality ...

William Penn Foundation and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Announce more than $8 million in Covid-19 Relief and Recovery Grants

Philadelphia Orchestra by Jeff Fusco
Wednesday, December 2, 2020
... cultural and public space grantee organizations. Below is a complete list of the William Penn Foundation-approved ... as part of the WPF Fund, which is designed to test new ideas related to the Foundation’s strategies, support ...

City Announces Final Round of Anti-Violence Community Expansion Grant Program Awardees

Wednesday, December 8, 2021
... round of awardees includes 18 additional organizations that will collectively receive more than $7 million in ... Day Rally Committee); Black Muslim Men United for a Better Philadelphia; Nicetown CDC; Mercy Neighborhood ... Arts Philadelphia; Philadelphia Lawyers for Social Equity; New Leash on Life; Educators 4 Education; Timoteo Sports; ...
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The Philadelphia Foundation Announces 2019 Grantmaking Programs

Tuesday, February 5, 2019
... has an exciting impactful year planned. In addition to the new grantmaking programs they have rolled out over the past ... operating support grants for direct-service organizations that are well-run, well-led and that serve high poverty and ...
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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, ... surprised. The  Urban Affairs Coalition  CEO spends a lot of her time thinking about the issue of board and ... longtime board members to roll off and make room for new members. “No matter what your board’s diversity is, ...

National Philanthropic Trust Appoints Holly Welch Stubbing President and Chief Executive Officer

Holly Welch Stubbing
Friday, April 26, 2024
... the appointment of Holly Welch Stubbing as NPT’s new president and chief executive officer. Welch Stubbing ... serving since 2017 as president and CEO of E4E Relief, a national charitable organization offering emergency ... years dedicated to NPT’s mission of advancing charitable giving and setting the stage for future accomplishments.” ...
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City Awards $200K to Community Organizations to Support Criminal Justice Reform

Wednesday, April 28, 2021
PHILADELPHIA – The City of Philadelphia today announced that the Criminal Justice and Public Safety Cluster’s ... organizations that advance criminal justice reform from a policy perspective, directly engage Philadelphia’s ... of existing criminal justice reform efforts and new projects and/or innovative approaches to criminal justice ...
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100+ gather for Philanthropy Network's 35th Annual Members' Meeting

Mailee Walker and Christine Robinson
Wednesday, April 12, 2023
... Grantmakers (precursor to Philanthropy Network) to offer a memorial tribute to the organization’s founding executive ... Bianco called the meeting to order and began by welcoming new president Christine Robinson. She thanked her fellow ... Equal Measure John Barber III, M.B.A., Senior Regional Giving Manager / PA & NJ, Office of Charitable and Community ...
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$2,500 Grants Distributed to The Alliance for Health Equity’s Grant Partners to Support the Health and Wellness of the Staff

The Alliance for Health Equity
Wednesday, December 22, 2021
... these organizations was behavioral health.  COVID-19 put a significant burden on nonprofits and community members ... soon, The Alliance for Health Equity will present its new round of funding for 2022. Please be sure to check out ... Department, Maternal and Child Health Consortium, Mitzvah Circle, Modena Fire Co No 1, The Parkesburg POINT, ...

Eight Heads Are Better Than One

Wednesday, June 5, 2019
By Diana Loukedis Doherty As a general rule, I think most funders are the type of people ... each other.  More often than not, however, our individual giving guidelines and/or operational structures impose ... Foundation Jennifer Leith, Douty Foundation Carey Morgan, New Century Trust Kristi Poling, Barra Foundation The ...

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