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Regional Foundation LLC Takes Next Step In Evolution With New Leadership

Kevin Dow
Tuesday, November 16, 2021
... of Kevin Dow as its first executive director. Dow is a long-term resident of the Philadelphia region, with decades of finance, philanthropy, and community and economic development experience. Keviin_Dow.jpg ... with support from the search firm Bridge Partners. "On behalf of the entire Board, I am thrilled that Kevin ...

Women’s work is, and always has been, “essential” work. It’s time to value it.

Gender Justice_Photo by Josh Howard on Unsplash
Friday, May 8, 2020
WWpost_JoshHowardphoto.jpg Photo by  Josh Howard  on  Unsplash By Diane Cornman-Levy Thousands of businesses ... of Homeland Security are dominated by men such as the building trades. Essential jobs are those that are too vital ... halted, even as cities and whole states are on lockdown. A majority of those jobs are held by women. In fact, one in ...

With $16 million gift, gay causes get a big boost

Friday, October 20, 2017
... When he was in his mid-20s, Mel Heifetz made a pledge to himself that if he ever became successful, he ... and that the object of his generosity would be the gay community. Successful he was, and now, about to turn 82, the ... City residential properties into a grand act of charity. On Friday, Heifetz announced that he has gifted them to the ...
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PA is Ready! receives $150k in funding to support immigration services

Friday, April 6, 2018
A total of $150,000 in grants from the Ford Foundation , JPB ... is Ready ! in fiscal year 2018/19. The funding is part of a program supported by The Philadelphia Foundation to match ... fundraising and technical assistance. PA is Ready!’s community-led grantmaking committee is made up of five ...
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Immigration and Refugees
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BLBB Charitable Awards COVID-19 Emergency Grants to Area Cultural Institutions

BLBB Charitable
Wednesday, August 5, 2020
... 5, 2020: BLBB Charitable , the charitable giving arm of BLB&B Advisors, LLC, announced grants this week of $40,000 ... and leadership opportunities to preserve important community institutions in its own backyard. While BLBB ... board recognizes that these institutions are vital to a thriving community and their needs cannot be forgotten ...
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Independence Blue Cross Foundation Launches Institute for Health Equity

Independence Blue Cross Foundation
Thursday, March 31, 2022
... Blue Cross Foundation (Foundation), today announced a five-year, $15 million commitment to advance health equity ... wait any longer to address these conditions. The impact on people's lives and livelihoods are critically important ... commitment to improve the health and wellbeing of our community," said Reverend Dr. Lorina Marshall-Blake, ...
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Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation awards COVID-19 Fund grants

Tuesday, June 30, 2020
... and businesses with annual revenue of under $250,000. A rapid grants committee was formed to ensure the most ... including Donald Smith of Montgomery County Community College, Casey Fenoglio and Robin McMonagle from ... the impact of coronavirus in the Pottstown community head-on, especially for historically underserved populations in ...

Pennsylvania Announces Composition of Census 2020 Complete Count Commission

Governor Tom Wolf
Thursday, February 21, 2019
... that Pennsylvania has selected organizations to be on the Governor’s Census 2020 Complete Count Commission. ... will support the commonwealth’s efforts to achieve a complete and accurate census count. “Having an accurate ... Alliance of Pennsylvania Local Development Districts Community Legal Services PA Parents Teachers Association ...
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Philadelphia Foundation and Mural Arts Unveil “Strength in our Bonds” Centennial Legacy Mural

Philadelphia Foundation Centennial Mural Dedication
Friday, November 8, 2019
... Streets in Philadelphia.The festive celebration included a welcome by the West Powelton Drummers and remarks by ... Martinez, Lead Muralist. “This mural is a testament to community philanthropy,” Ramos said.  “We knew that the ... The colorful mural spanning 20 feet high and 120 feet wide on a previously vacant wall owned by PennDot that fronts ...

Pottstown Area Schools Awarded Over $13,000 through Checklist Challenge

Face Mask Challenge
Tuesday, June 8, 2021
... The Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation announced a total of $13,152 awarded to Pottstown area schools as part ... strategies and resources that meet the needs of a school community. Schools earn points based on the number of strategies and activities that they ...

The Fund for Women and Girls Awards $15,600 to Create Change

Girls with Cheyney University's Period Poverty Project
Wednesday, July 26, 2023
... the Black Women of Chester County in Action ($3,000 for a Bakers Dozen Listening Tour) and the Alliance for Health ... Impact Grants , a grantmaking program established to focus on swift responses to pressing needs in the community, distributing over $130,000 in that time to 22 ...
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City of Philadelphia Selected for $1 Million Bloomberg Philanthropies Public Art Challenge Grant to Fund Temporary Public Art Project that Addresses Gun Violence in Germantown

Bloomberg Art Challenge
Wednesday, October 18, 2023
... of the Bloomberg Philanthropies Public Art Challenge , a program that supports temporary public art projects ... in Germantown.   “Our project will help Germantown community members translate their experiences with gun ... will be developed over the next two years.
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Giving USA: Total U.S. charitable giving remained strong in 2021, reaching $484.85 billion

Tuesday, June 21, 2022
Giving USA 2022: The Annual Report on Philanthropy for the Year 2021 , released today, reports ... after adjusting for inflation. (Please see below for a more detailed breakdown of the numbers for each ... with it to advance the field of generosity and to promote community excellence, and diversity and inclusion in the ...
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United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey names Bill Golderer as President & CEO

Bill Golderer
Wednesday, February 7, 2018
... UWGPSNJ’s regional Board of Directors and corporate and community partners to lead efforts around UWGPSNJ’s ... cause— ending intergenerational poverty. Through a two-generation approach, UWGPSNJ is committed to achieving ... goals by the year 2030: 90 percent of children will read on grade level by third grade; an additional 50,000 ...
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Chester County Fund for Women and Girls’ Grants Allocation Committee Awards $217,000 in Grants

CCFWG 2019 Grants Celebration
Monday, July 8, 2019
... of women and girls throughout Chester County. Nearly 100 community members, grantee partners, and CCFWG Board and committee members gathered at the General Warren Inne on June 18th for CCFWG’s 2019 Grants Celebration honoring ... Executive Director at Wings for Success, shared a heartwarming story from a client who received free styling ...
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PHL COVID-19 Fund Opens New Grant Application for Nonprofits

Tuesday, June 9, 2020
... today that it will be accepting new grant applications for a three-day period beginning on Wednesday, June 10. Nonprofits with specific needs ... recovery will be eligible to apply for a PHL COVID-19 Fund Community Reopening Grant.   To date, the Fund, led by the ...
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