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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 ... the Women’s Funding Collaborative to host a discussion on gender transformative philanthropy on March 15, 2019. ... work with ourselves and our staff and board members. 4. Building a more equitable region requires a commitment to ...
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Pat Yoder to receive 2020 Kitchen Table Award from CCFWG

Patricia Yoder
Friday, February 7, 2020
... for Women and Girls (CCFWG) will honor Patricia Yoder – a passionate advocate for women and children in Chester ... Award at the 15 th Annual Making a Difference Luncheon on Friday, May 1, 2020 , at the Desmond Hotel and Conference ... be done to address the needs of women and girls of the community. Pat-Yoder.jpg Pat Yoder, RN, MPH , has dedicated ...
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Philadelphia Health Partnership announces 2018 grant awards

Thursday, December 20, 2018
... participating in the foundation's strategic initiatives on medical-legal partnerships, early childhood health and ... provides health center patients with on-site access to a lawyer to address health-harming legal needs and applies ... in support of the Early Learning Initiative. MCC is building capacity to incorporate child development and early ...
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How a Small Craft Navigates Shifting Tides

Tuesday, September 19, 2017
... anxiety, fear. With services and supports to our community’s most vulnerable residents repeatedly at risk ... found ourselves wondering: is this the new reality? And as a relatively small local foundation (with $45 million in ... partners to explore, inform, and inspire collective action on policies and practices that will advance health equity and ...

Bridgespan Group Announces Launch of Leadership Program to Serve Philadelphia-Area Nonprofits with Support of $4 Million from Harris Philanthropies and The Pew Charitable Trusts

Thursday, August 13, 2020
... Bridgespan’s more intensive leadership program, LFI, is a two-year consulting program that helps nonprofit executive ... that we can drive change and enable a lasting impact on this community.” “The Pew Charitable Trusts is very pleased to ...

Chester County Fund for Women and Girls’ Grants Allocation Committee Awards $219,000 in Grants

Monday, June 18, 2018
... the lives of women and girls in Chester County. Nearly 100 community members, grantee partners, and CCFWG Board and committee members gathered at the Marshalton Inn on June 5 for CCFWG’s 2018 Grants Celebration honoring the ... of Community Volunteers in Medicine (CVIM) , shared a heartwarming story from an uninsured patient who received ...

PAHWF Awards Over $1 Million in Fall Grant Round

Thursday, December 19, 2019
... Royersford Outreach Inc.—General Operating Funds for Building and Program Save Our Land Save Our Towns Enterprises ... County (Mission Kids)—Fostering Resiliency through On-Site Therapy and Advocacy Creative Health Services, ... PAHWF, to learn and share great information on how to lead a healthier life. You can follow the Foundation on Facebook, ...

GSK Announces $10M Program to Advance Black People, Latinx People, Women in STEM

STEM Equity
Wednesday, August 12, 2020
RELATED COVERAGE: A $10 million pledge to get more Philly Black, Latinx people, ... employers, local government, and the philanthropic community using a collective impact approach to identify and ... Education Fund. “Students who are underrepresented on college campuses and in high-growth careers deserve our ...

The Alliance for Health Equity Releases $657,500 in Grants to Greater Coatesville Nonprofit and Grassroots Organizations

Better Tomorrows
Wednesday, August 3, 2022
... access. The Collaborative Innovation Fund was formed as a result of a community-wide survey highlighting the pressing ... between grassroots and nonprofit organizations focusing on mental health as well as employment or education to create ... the partnerships will receive personalized capacity building based on each nonprofit and grassroots partner’s ...

The Collective Is Active: A Dispatch from the Mission-Aligned Investing (MAI) Program

Mission-Aligned Investing
Thursday, May 22, 2025
The MAI Collective was built around a simple but powerful idea: foundations can go further ... Designed for foundations ready to take the next step on their MAI journey, the Collective offers a flexible, ... to move this work forward. We look forward to building on this work in the months ahead.
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Philadelphia Bar Foundation Posts Largest Grant Distribution Increase in Nearly a Decade

Wednesday, February 14, 2018
... broadened their scope of support for the legal aid community with a 22 percent increase in grants awarded to nearly 40 ... and support volunteer attorneys, or who provide education on legal matters in the public interest. "The Bar Foundation ...

The Seybert Foundation Announces New Strategic Direction for Grants, Technical Assistance

Monday, April 16, 2018
... of Directors of the Seybert Foundation has engaged in a months-long process to review and revise its strategy for ... disadvantaged communities.  That merger was an effort on the parts of both Seybert and Western to create ... events.

A New Giving Circle That is Exclusively Funding Black-led, Black-Serving Nonprofits

Wednesday, December 26, 2018
Via Inside Philanthropy By Alyssa Ochs According to a report out last month, giving circles are becoming more ... Americans —are banding together to mobilize resources on their own. What’s happening in Philadelphia is a case in ... Greater Philadelphia, said : Historically, the black community has always valued the giving of money, goods, and ...

The Judge Alfred L. Luongo Fund Provides Immediate Support for Reentry Program Participants

Tuesday, July 7, 2020
... other essential items. The Luongo Fund typically supports on-demand requests for financial support for specific needs ... to the economic disruption caused by the pandemic was a departure designed to ensure that funds were immediately ... the Federal Public Defender’s Office, and various community partners in Philadelphia. Founded in 2015, the ...

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 ... 1,335 appreciation kits for bus drivers, IT professionals, building engineers and others for a total of 4,335 kits ... our main concerns was ensuring how our students who rely on the District for access to healthy, nutritious meals could ...
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As Violence Against Asian Americans Intensifies, the Moment for Philanthropy to Act Is Now

Stop Asian Hate
Tuesday, March 23, 2021
... of escalating violence against Asian Americans came to a head on March 16th in Atlanta when a white gunman shot and killed ... and the Pew Research Center) Art As Medicine: Building Solidarity in and with Asian American & Pacific ...

Philadelphia Foundation’s YOUTHadelphia grants help Philly youth initiatives

Monday, May 28, 2018
... help build philanthropic resources to improve the quality of life for the city as a whole. YOUTHadelphia launched in 2004 and serves as the ... is a example of programs in Philadelphia that focus on supporting the youth and their initiatives by helping to ...

Philanthropy Network Fall Preview

Wednesday, October 4, 2023
... so before the leaves start falling, we wanted to share a preview of a number of programs and learning opportunities ... sessions is designed to help you expand your learning on important issues, build connections with your regional ... Opioids in Philadelphia Education Nonprofit Capacity Building Environmental Justice: State of the work in ...
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Knight Foundation taps news media trailblazer Maribel Perez Wadsworth as new president and CEO

Maribel Perez Wadsworth
Tuesday, November 14, 2023
... three decades of experience to this role, along with a steadfast belief in journalistic excellence as a pillar of ... January 2024.   Wadsworth succeeds Alberto Ibargüen, who on March 24, 2023 publicly  announced  his decision to ... of the First Amendment, fostering engaged citizenry, and building thriving, inclusive communities — all in service ...
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