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Salem Health and Wellness Foundation names new leader

Salem Halth & Wellness Foundation
Thursday, September 22, 2022
... County, New Jersey. Paul comes to the foundation after a four-decade career in human services and child welfare. He ... the improvement of the child welfare system. Paul has been on multiple boards and advisory groups, as well as ... and Wellness Foundation has a distinguished history in the community, specifically its commitment to reducing health ...
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Comcast NBCUniversal Awards $500,000 Grant to Elevate 215 in Support of Philadelphia Education

Friday, December 22, 2023
News release Comcast today announced a $500,000 grant to Elevate215 to accelerate student learning ... Philadelphia education will provide support for a number of Elevate 215’s core initiatives, which aim to improve ...
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Lenfest Institute awards $2 million to 12 local news outlets

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Tuesday, September 26, 2017
... the Nonprofit Quarterly  (By  ANNE EIGEMAN )   During a time when news outlets of all sizes are experiencing ... local news and  a partnership with the Knight Foundation on digital transformation . Harvard’s Nieman Lab even ... WHYY and other Philadelphia-based reporters will train community members in storytelling, while community partners ...
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The Presser Foundation Announces Over $1.3 Million in a Special Round of Grants to Music Organizations

Tuesday, April 28, 2020
... Recipients call Presser Foundation awards of more than a half million dollars ‘amazing’ at a critical time by ... to the COVID-19 pandemic and its devastating impact on the greater Philadelphia area’s rich ecosystem of music ... grants to music organizations; capital grants for music building projects; undergraduate and graduate student awards; ...
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May 2019 Update: Rebuild is on the move!

Tuesday, May 14, 2019
... projects are fully in motion, with work already begun on 24 of the 64 sites approved by City Council for Rebuild ... single investment Rebuild has announced to date.  A $14 million grant to Make the World Better will enable the ... at Vare Recreation Center, which includes funding critical building repairs and upgrading facilities to meet ...

Leeway Foundation announces the inaugural recipients of the IPMF Artist + Activist Residency

Leeway Foundation
Monday, December 13, 2021
... and culture, in this case media, are an integral part of building movements for justice. And I believe that we all ... this way." IPMF Coordinator, Rachael Moton, who worked one-on-one to steward artists and organizations through the ... throughout the year or schedule an appointment with a staff member for one-on-one support. Press inquiries and ...

Comcast RISE Awards 100 Small Businesses in Philadelphia With $10,000 grants

Comcast RISE
Wednesday, July 27, 2022
... Philadelphia small businesses owned by women and people of color, including Black, Indigenous, Hispanic, and Asian ... Comcast RISE Investment Fund initially launched in 2020 as a response to help small business owners of color who were ... small businesses nationwide to apply.

William Penn Foundation previews revised programs and grantmaking approach

William Penn Foundation new funding areas
Thursday, May 16, 2024
... areas and practices, which had been in place for a decade. Our work since then helped us to understand how our ... ahead. As of this summer, our approach will be focused on one central idea: Let’s help make more lives better by ... we will learn directly from you – the nonprofit leaders, community members, and organizations, large and small – who ...

Pew Awards $7.7M to Philadelphia Human Services, Arts, and Civic Nonprofits to Expand Programs, Adapt Business Models

The Pew Charitable Trusts
Wednesday, February 16, 2022
... new grants are as follows: Project HOME  has been awarded a $3.5 million  growth grant  to expand its work to end and ... recovery. Studies have shown that more people relied on online platforms to plan their visits in 2021 than ever ... in poverty, encouraging a thriving arts and cultural community, and pursuing civic initiatives to strengthen the ...

Philanthropy Network welcomes new team members

Friday, September 15, 2023
... Network Greater Philadelphia is delighted to announce that a new cohort of colleagues joined our staff on September 6, 2023. This extraordinary group of talented ... they wrote a capstone titled: "Corporate Philanthropy: Building Long-term Partnerships for Transformative ...
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Your board isn’t diverse enough

Wednesday, September 13, 2017
... Board of Directors When BoardSource’s most recent report on the state of America’s nonprofits came out with the news ... surprised. The  Urban Affairs Coalition  CEO spends a lot of her time thinking about the issue of board and ... this spring because CCPF’s goals in positive community-building through education matched those of the church. “I ...

All K-3 students in School District of Philadelphia to receive free books every month

Elliot Weinbaum
Monday, June 3, 2019
... 2019] The School District of Philadelphia and Book Trust, a national organization supporting book ownership and early ... and is an investment in the District’s continued focus on early literacy.   Book Trust engages students to choose, ... & CEO. About The School District of Philadelphia A community of great learners, caring families, committed ...
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Systems transformation could have saved Daniel Prude’s life

Photo credit Warren Wong on Unsplash
Thursday, September 10, 2020
... Systems Transformation Blog_09.20.20.jpg Warren Wong on   Unsplash By Joe Pyle “A system cannot fail those it was never meant to ... that his death was preventable and we are committed to building systems that protect and care for people like ...

How a corporate partner is helping YouthBuild Philly students become ‘green leaders’ in construction

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Wednesday, May 24, 2017
Via Generocity  | by  Albert Hong , Staff Writer Building materials company Saint-Gobain has been working with ... YouthBuild USA since 2010 to provide materials and hands-on job training for students working in YouthBuild Philly’s ... some new skills to improve their own classroom. Through a partnership between YouthBuild Philadelphia and  ...
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Pushing Impact Investing Forward: 4 Themes for 2021

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Tuesday, March 30, 2021
This article appears on Glenmede's Impactivate Blog . Re-posted with permission. ... In the months ahead, impact investors can continue to make a difference by addressing four themes that proved critical ... Communities Concerns about gentrification have been  building for years  as the availability of  affordable ...
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Nonprofit Organizations Awarded More than $6 Million from William Penn Foundation for Workforce Development and Pandemic Recovery Efforts

William Penn Foundation
Tuesday, January 4, 2022
... follow more than $8 million awarded in the  first half of 2021  as part of the Foundation’s Family Recovery Fund, ... offer relevant skills, certifications, or credentials, and a connection to in-demand jobs that pay a living wage and ... Philadelphia   Center for Employment Opportunities   Community Integrated Services   Congreso de Latinos Unidos ...

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 ... facilitating partnerships and collaboratives focused on the alleviation of inequities across sectors makes her ... collaboration. The Network brings funders together with community partners and leaders to spark solutions that foster ...

Pennsylvania establishes blueprint for successful collegiate recovery programs

Thursday, September 22, 2022
...  (Foundation). The announcement was made during a forum in Washington, D.C., attended by nearly 50 people ... leading the charge to de-stigmatize substance use disorder on college campuses. In 2021, the Foundation partnered with ... solutions that improve the health and well-being of the community. The Foundation’s core programs and initiatives ...

An Open Letter to Arts Funders: Create a Pooled Loan Fund

BalletX by Chris Kendig
Tuesday, March 24, 2020
... working hand to mouth and weathering cash flow crises on a regular basis. Precisely because they are neither insulated ... we have worked with arts groups for over 25 years on building financial sustainability. We are deeply concerned ...

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