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HealthSpark Foundation's Emma Hertz elected to Board of Directors

Emma Hertz
Monday, July 29, 2024
... Greater Philadelphia is delighted to announce the election of Emma Hertz, President and CEO of HeatlhSpark Foundation, to the Board of Directors. Hertz's ... 2022, after having previously served as the foundation’s Director of External Affairs from 2019 to February 2022. As ...
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Forman Arts Initiative and Philadelphia Foundation Launch Art Works, A New Grant Program to Support Arts and Culture in Greater Philadelphia

Forman Art Works
Friday, March 26, 2021
... and Philadelphia Foundation are launching Art Works, a new $3 million grant program for community-based ... working in partnership with Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) and other under-served communities. This is ... active civic participation. “Philadelphia is a wonderful city with great organizations and artists. Our goal in ...
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Philanthropy Network launching new Equity Cohort with major support from Scattergood Foundation

Wednesday, March 20, 2019
... face as a region and a country are amplified in the lives of those who experience structural and systemic inequity. In ... Participating in the inaugural cohort will be one executive and one board member/trustee from up to 12 ... we THINK, DO, and SUPPORT in order to establish a new paradigm for behavioral health, which values the unique ...

Three new programs will help Berks County nonprofits navigate a post-pandemic future

Berks County Community Foundation
Monday, February 22, 2021
... – Berks County Community Foundation is launching three new programs aimed at guiding nonprofits in our region into a ... exhibits, or events to be held in the fourth quarter of 2021 or in 2022. Projects aimed at connecting community ... is available at bccf.org or contact Jason Brudereck, Director of Communication, jasonb@bccf.org , 610.685.2223. ...

HealthSpark Foundation launches new Safety New Resiliency Initiative

Wednesday, December 20, 2017
HealthSpark Foundation is pleased to launch its new Safety Net Resiliency Initiative. Over the next 10 years, ... the Resiliency Initiative aims to improve the ability of Montgomery County’s health and human services safety net ... for one of these sessions. HealthSpark Foundation launches new Safety New Resiliency Initiative ...
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City Announces Awardees of $1.5 Million 2024 Illuminate the Arts Grant

2024 Illuminate the Arts Grants
Friday, November 8, 2024
... – Creative Philadelphia (formerly the Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy) and the Illuminate ... our communities,” said Val Gay, Chief Cultural Officer, City of Philadelphia. “The Illuminate the Arts Grants are ... acknowledges artists for their vital role in shaping our City’s culture and the positive social impact of the arts ...

City launches $1.5 Million 2024 Illuminate the Arts Grant

Monday, August 12, 2024
... – Creative Philadelphia (formerly the Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy) and the Illuminate ... those that do not have access to most traditional sources of arts funding. A total of $1.5M will be distributed to ... envíe un correo electrónico a creativephl@gmail.com . City launches $1.5 Million 2024 Illuminate the Arts Grant ...
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NBME Supports Medical Students with New Scholarship Program

Thursday, November 2, 2023
... is partnering with National Medical Fellowships (NMF) on a new collaboration to support the next generation of community-focused medical professionals. Together, NBME ... from Rutgers Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at New Jersey Medical School. Despite the challenges he has ...
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New report assesses the financial health of Philadelphia nonprofits

Friday, October 27, 2017
... a recently published report examining the financial health of local nonprofits. The report, funded by  The  ... $16 billion in local revenue with an 11 percent margin of net income. Nonprofits also have an average of 10 weeks of ... The Financial Health of Philadelphia Area Nonprofits .” New report assesses the financial health of Philadelphia ...

PHL COVID-19 Fund Opens New Grant Application for Nonprofits

Tuesday, June 9, 2020
... COVID-19 Fund announced today that it will be accepting new grant applications for a three-day period beginning on ... Fund, led by the Philadelphia Foundation and United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey (UWGPSNJ), has secured $17.3 million in gifts and ...
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New Century Trust Adopts Trust-Based Philanthropy Approach

Thursday, May 24, 2018
Since 1882, New Century Trust has worked to build the economic and political power of women and girls throughout the Philadelphia region. In ... to overwhelming feedback from the non-profit community, New Century Trust is transitioning to a “trust-based” ...

John Templeton Foundation Approves $85 Million in New Programs

Thursday, June 20, 2019
In June 2019, the Board of Trustees of the John Templeton Foundation approved 57 funding requests with an approximate total value of $85 million, marking its most recent wave of philanthropic ... process. John Templeton Foundation Approves $85 Million in New Programs ...
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Mayor Kenney Cuts Ribbon at Hancock Playground

Tuesday, November 17, 2020
... Kenney alongside Council President Darrell Clarke, Rebuild Executive Director Kira Strong and City Officials today celebrated the completion of a $1.1 ... neighborhood spaces,” said Mayor Kenney. “With these new improvements, Hancock Playground is now a space where ...

The Presser Foundation announces more than $71,000 in new special project grants to music organizations

Tuesday, October 31, 2023
Press release The Presser Foundation is pleased to announce new Special Project single year and multi-year grants ... year, music organizations applied for grants within three of the following categories: 1) pilot projects/programs, 2) ... We’re eager to provide general operating support to four new music organizations to the Foundation as they develop ...
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Brandywine Health Foundation Announces New Name: The Alliance for Health Equity - Same Vital Mission

The Alliance for Health Equity
Wednesday, October 27, 2021
... optimal health, responded to the ever-changing needs of the Greater Coatesville community through partnerships, ... has emerged as the Brandywine Health Foundation’s new name and brand. Its mission remains the same, but its new name will convey how it will carry out its mission into ...
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Independence Blue Cross Foundation announces new funding to help Black families access world-class addiction services

IBX Foundation
Wednesday, December 2, 2020
... Foundation  (Foundation) announced that it will award new funding to  Caron Treatment Centers (Caron ) for ... use disorder treatment at Caron. These grants are one of several enhancements and funding from the Foundation’s ... our support with Caron even further through these new scholarships.” “The sad truth is that quality ...

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
City of Philadelphia Press Release (3.14.19) This week ... parks, recreation centers, and libraries,” Rebuild Executive Director Nicole Westerman said. “Partnering with trusted ...
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Seeking to Build Community, Philadelphia Invests $500M in Recreational Spaces

FDR Park
Friday, September 22, 2017
... Quarterly . This year, employing a combination of city bonding authority—backed by a city tax on soda ... and increasingly for basics like air conditioning and new floors.” While “wealthier neighborhoods can more ... color out of the indoor basketball courts. George Matysik, executive director of the nonprofit Philadelphia Parks ...

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

Vanessa B. Briggs
Wednesday, July 6, 2022
... Alliance will be August 19, 2022.   Ms. Briggs is the new Vice President for Health Equity in Woods System of Care and Executive Director of Woods’ New Jersey healthcare ventures ... leadership, The Alliance has played a pivotal role in the City of Coatesville and throughout the Greater Coatesville ...
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Philadelphia Receives $5 Million in JPMorgan Chase’s AdvancingCities Challenge

Thursday, October 8, 2020
... and businesses to well-paying jobs and contracts in the city’s construction industry.   Today’s announcement builds on JPMorgan Chase’s new $30 billion commitment to advance racial equity, address ... and people of color,” said Roxann Cooke, Chase Regional Director for Pennsylvania and New England. “This ...

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