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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 ... Photo Art Center, which will expand its successful community programming with new Knight funding, and the ... leaders to attend the Arts + Business Council's Business On Board program, which teaches leadership skills, board ...
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Mayor Kenney Cuts Ribbon at Hancock Playground

Tuesday, November 17, 2020
... and City Officials today celebrated the completion of a $1.1 million renovation project at Hancock Playground. The ... additional green space and a touch up of the mural on the recreation building. To stay up to date with Rebuild, visit ...

The Giant Company and its Customers Raise $3.3 Million to Fight Food Insecurity in Local School Districts

Monday, May 17, 2021
... to the nearest dollar or convert their CHOICE points into a donation for their local public schools’ food programs. ... meal debt, expanding food distribution programs, creating on-campus food pantries, and supplying extra weekend meals. ... Philadelphia continues to add partners from our business community; The GIANT Company’s commitment through this ...

2022 Lipman Family Prize Honorees Named

Lipman Family Prize
Friday, March 18, 2022
PHILADELPHIA, March 18, 2022— CDD Society ,  Make a Difference , and  Yamba Malawi  have been named as ... cutting-edge change worldwide. The Prize connects those on the cusp of great change with resources, skills, and ... of poverty. Our vision is strong, resilient communities building brighter futures for children.   About the Lipman ...
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The Fund for Women and Girls to Honor Fredda Maddox and WSFS Bank at Sixth Annual Champions of Change Event

Fredda Maddox
Tuesday, September 20, 2022
... Girls will host its sixth annual Champions of Change Event on Wednesday, October 26, 2022, from 7:30-8:45am at The ... late friend and committed Board member Gladys Black. As a business leader and supporter of women and girls in Chester ... Dr. Burroughs has almost twenty years of experience building and leading collaborative environments with a focus ...
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Salem Health & Wellness Foundation awards $25K to Southern NJ Perinatal Cooperative

Salem Halth & Wellness Foundation
Thursday, August 17, 2023
... has awarded Southern New Jersey Perinatal Cooperative a $25,000 planning grant as part of its Salem Smart Start for ... young parents and their children across Salem County on this critical initiative,” said Helen Hannigan, ...

Leeway Foundation announces $180,000 in Transformation Awards

Leeway Foundation 2023 Transformation Awardees
Tuesday, January 16, 2024
... done so for the past five years or more, demonstrating a long-term commitment to social change wor k.  PHILADELPHIA ... futures, and more. 2023 awardees are committed to building a vision for a more just world, particularly for ... healer, and facilitator.  Applications are made available on the Leeway website and may also be obtained by calling 1 ...

William Penn Foundation Awards $8 Million to Support Small Arts and Culture Organizations

Tuesday, November 19, 2024
... million to the Philadelphia Cultural Fund (PCF) to manage a four-year initiative providing small arts and culture ... the matching funds will also gain access to capacity-building workshops, including organizational development, ... that are the lifeblood of Philadelphia's cultural community," said Patricia Wilson Aden, President & CEO of the ...
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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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Pew Awards $8M to Address Maternal and Infant Health, LGBTQ+ Youth Wellness and Stability, and Teacher Shortage in Philadelphia

young boy with book
Friday, March 22, 2024
... to expand maternal home visiting services, $2.5M to focus on LGBTQ+ youths’ well-being, and $750K to address educator ... to address the city’s K-12 teacher shortage, with a focus on attracting and retaining a diverse workforce. The ... “It is a privilege to support organizations that are building solutions to some of the most significant health and ...
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100+ gather for Philanthropy Network's 35th Annual Members' Meeting

Mailee Walker and Christine Robinson
Wednesday, April 12, 2023
AMMM collage.png On March 28, 2023, more than 100 members gathered at the ... Grantmakers (precursor to Philanthropy Network) to offer a memorial tribute to the organization’s founding executive ... critical importance of partnership and her commitment to building insightful, thoughtful and transformational ...
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Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia elects new directors and officers

New Board members 2019
Wednesday, April 3, 2019
At its 31 st Annual Members’ Meeting on March 27, 2019, Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia elected a new class of directors and 2019-2020 Officers to serve on ... by  Black Enterprise , and an “Innovative Rising Star: Building Communities” by  Forbes  magazine.  Dalila has ...
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CEO, Scattergood Announce Local Organizations Funded to Conduct Grassroots Outreach for Child Tax Credit

Wednesday, January 19, 2022
... via the CIty of Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA - The Office of Community Empowerment and Opportunity (CEO) and Thomas ... announced today that 17 local organizations will receive a total of $192,000 in City funding to conduct grassroots ... the other half. Parents and guardians that missed out on the advanced payments will have an opportunity to claim ...

The Presser Foundation Will Distribute $1.148 Million In Capital Support Grants This Year

Tuesday, May 3, 2022
April 28, 2022 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - In a continued response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on Greater Philadelphia’s music organizations and their ... receive support for more basic capital needs including building new websites, purchasing software and hardware for ...
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Mission-Aligned Investing: A model for maximizing philanthropic impact and equity

Evolving ideas
Wednesday, September 29, 2021
... of racial reawakening, philanthropy is grappling with a number of unavoidable realities around power, equity and ... measurable impact, is one way of “walking the talk” on racial equity. To this end, Philanthropy Network has ... and mission A deeper understanding of community wealth-building strategies Strategies to incorporate racial equity ...

Douty Foundation announces plans to sunset

The Douty Foundation
Monday, August 3, 2020
... over the past two years, our leadership team has reflected on the foundation’s past, its mission and on its future. ... has been: Should the foundation continue in perpetuity as a private foundation or can our modest assets join with ... to the greatest extent possible in this moment and to building a more robust, collective, aligned bank of resources ...

Experiments in the Innovation Lab

Food Pantry
Wednesday, June 26, 2019
How do you serve hungry people who cannot get to a food pantry?  Stu Bush, Executive Director for The Open ... worked with the Upper Perkiomen Manor and its residents on how to order food. Manna on Main Street started a similar ... initiative, which also includes an in-depth capacity building training program, message development around the ...

Eagles' Chris Long Teams Up With United Way And Philadelphia's Read By 4th Campaign To Increase Early Literacy

Chris Long
Friday, September 28, 2018
Long launches First Quarter for Literacy drive, pledging a quarter of his salary PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 28, ... role parents and caregivers play in raising readers, call on fans to join in the effort by purchasing books to enable ... education and financial stability of every person in every community.
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