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City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia Foundation and United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey Launch PHL COVID-19 Fund

PHL COVID-19 Fund Partners
Thursday, March 19, 2020
...   The new PHL COVID-19 Fund will assist non-profits on the frontline of the pandemic.   PHILADELPHIA – The ... on our city and region, particularly on already strained community organizations that help our most vulnerable ... demanding an unparalleled unified response. The Fund is a shining example of government, philanthropy, and business ...
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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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National Study Reports Foundations Maintained or Increased Spending in 2020; Long-Term Investment Returns Held Steady

2020 Council on Foundations–Commonfund Study of Investment of Endowments for Private and Community Foundations® (CCSF)
Monday, August 23, 2021
Data from the Council on Foundations-Commonfund Study Show Foundations Adopting ... supporting foundations’ mission. Study data also showed a marked increase in the number of foundations that have ... be a trusted partner in advancing the greater good. Building on our 70-year history, we are charting a course ...

Lenfest Institute offering $1 million in grants

Monday, June 5, 2017
... in news-and-information products, and to sponsor a residency program for entrepreneurs. Applications are being ... and similar metro areas. “We are laser-focused on ideas with the potential to advance journalism in ... in applications that address the core business issues of building greater reader engagement, reaching diverse new ...
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Coatesville youths honored for philanthropy work

Wednesday, June 13, 2018
... at the Coatesville Area Youth Philanthropy award ceremony on Wednesday. Alyson Ferguson, Coatesville Area Youth ... help, and they fulfilled their roles while thinking like a board of directors. “Over the last nine months we have ... nonprofits that provide behavioral health and resiliency building programming to the greater Coatesville area. This ...
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Stoneleigh Foundation names Marie Williams Deputy Director

Marie Williams
Thursday, June 17, 2021
... develop and articulate Stoneleigh’s thought leadership on issues within the Foundation’s mission and focus. ...   Williams has more than twenty years’ experience as a public policy advocate, working on a variety of issues including immigration, economic justice, women’s ...
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Leadership, Culture and Community

Statement: Including Immigrants and Refugees In Our Response to COVID-19

Immigrant Community courtesy Fels Fund
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
... The COVID-19 pandemic has rapidly shifted the fundamentals of our daily lives. The challenges we face are unprecedented ... This spirit of “we are all in this together” taps into a collective sense of hope and strength.   While the virus ... most by COVID-19. As philanthropy continues to respond to community needs, we must be intentional in our embrace of ...

Beech commemorates memory of former CEO during COVID-19 pandemic

Tuesday, May 26, 2020
PHILADELPHIA, May 25, 2020 – The Beech Companies, Inc ., a small nonprofit founded to revitalize disadvantaged ... been celebrating its 30th anniversary with a big dinner on May 28th.  As fate would have it, the COVID-19 pandemic ...

Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia and Philly Counts announce second-round COVID-19 Prevention & Response Fund grant recipients

COVID-19 Prevention & Response Fund
Friday, July 16, 2021
... Seventy-five percent of funds went to organizations led by a person of color, up 3 percent from the first round. ... can be found here .  “We perform weekly in the community with signs that say ‘Get Vaxxed’ and a scratch ... a streamlined grant process to ensure equitable decisions on how dollars are allocated.  “This grant has empowered ...

Collaborative IMPACT Fund of Bucks County Awards $75,000 Grant

Members of the Along the Way team accept the $75,000 IMPACT Bucks Grant from a coalition of local funders
Monday, July 15, 2024
... , Bucks County Foundation (BCF) , and Foundations Community Partnership (FCP) recently announced the award of a $75,000 grant to Souderton-based Along the Way in support ... provide resources and support to help clients move forward on their path to economic self-sufficiency. This grant will ...

Philly Counts Honors 80+ Action Fund Grantees Taking Census Action

Tuesday, February 25, 2020
... PHILADELPHIA —  The 2020 Census is coming up in just a few weeks. A fair and equitable distribution of political ... and federal funding for the next decade will rely on a complete and accurate census count this year. With Philly’s future in mind, community leaders have taken it upon themselves to ensure ...
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Leading Philadelphia Civil Legal Aid and Social-Service Agencies Sign On to Become Founding Member Tenants in the First Collaborative Center of its Kind

Friday, March 8, 2019
... and social-service non-profits to become Member Tenants in a first-of-its-kind collaboration known as the Philadelphia ... and purpose-built location for the city’s legal aid community to call home. The EJC will increase access to ... the EJC to life.” Pennrose, LLC is the lead developer on the overall master development and has selected two ...
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Philadelphia Cultural Fund to Award $2.68M to 339 Arts Organizations Across the City

Friday, March 29, 2019
PHILADELPHIA—(March 26, 2019]—On March 26 and 27 at City Hall, The Philadelphia Cultural ... the Cultural Fund supports the largest and broadest community of arts and cultural organizations in Philadelphia. ... grantee list is the largest in its 28-year history and a 19 percent increase since 2016. Recipients range from the ...
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Leeway Foundation announces 2019 Transformation Awardees

Leeway Transformation Awards
Friday, December 27, 2019
... millennials who have used their work and representation on a global level, and a poet laureate who continues to inspire ... was facilitated by Philadelphia based cooperative and community organizer Mo Manklang. Panelists included ...

IBX Foundation supports nearly 60 Nonprofit Health Centers

Independence Blue Cross Foundation
Wednesday, August 7, 2024
... population in Southeastern Pennsylvania access care at a health center supported by the IBX Foundation. Since 2011, ... Since its inception, the IBX Foundation has placed the community at the center of its work.  By the end of 2024, ... . Connect with the Independence Blue Cross Foundation on  LinkedIn . IBX Foundation supports nearly 60 Nonprofit ...

BIPOC Artists Receive More than $1 Million in Fellowships Through Philadelphia’s Cultural Treasures Program

Philadelphia’s Cultural Treasures 2024 Fellows
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
... as part of  Philadelphia’s Cultural Treasures  (PCT), a funding initiative administered regionally through a ... in visual art, traditional craft, music, performance, and community-based art forms. Many of the artists have made a ... the arts to preserve a cultural heritage, shine a light on important community stories, and support other local ...

More than 300 U.S. philanthropic leaders call for removal of citizenship question from 2020 census

Tuesday, August 7, 2018
... organizations, 304 philanthropic leaders have called on the Trump administration to withdraw a citizenship question from the 2020 census. In a public ... by increasing the hesitancy of nonprofits and trusted community leaders to encourage participation in the ...

Govenor Wolf Creates Commission to Ensure Fair, Accurate Count in 2020 Census

Governor Wolf
Friday, September 14, 2018
... Wolf. “This commission will help our state to have a full and accurate count of our population. We need all ... to 45 members to the commission from businesses, academia, community and nonprofit organizations, religious and health ... Keystone Counts commended Gov. Tom Wolf for his leadership on the 2020 Census. Govenor Wolf Creates Commission to Ensure ...
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Big Picture Alliance Named 2020 Bartol Award Winner

Monday, July 27, 2020
... has selected  Big Picture Alliance  as the winner of the 2020 George Bartol Arts Education Award. Big Picture ... an active engagement in the lives of its students and community; and that maintains high artistic standards for its ... the past few months, we have seen how video can mobilize a movement by showing stories that are often left unseen,” ...
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Pennsylvania Humanities Council Announces $780,500 in Emergency Relief Grants

PHC Cares
Tuesday, August 4, 2020
... by the COVID-19 pandemic. Called PHC CARES, the goal of this fund is to assist in sustaining the state’s ... people together and support local economies. PHC assembled a diverse team of 44 cultural professionals who reviewed a ... They were carefully selected with an emphasis on equity and geographic diversity. The applicants to PHC ...

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