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The Presser Foundation Will Give Nearly $1.5 Million in General Operating Support Grants to Music Organizations

Wednesday, March 5, 2025
... boards, staff, and audiences. Many organizations focused on programming and commissioning works by people of color and ... with organizations offering free or reduced-cost music lessons, establishing partnerships with local schools, and ... grants to music organizations; capital grants for music building projects; undergraduate and graduate student awards; ...
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Arts & Culture

Philadelphia Foundation’s Youth-In-Philanthropy Program Awards $72,000 In Grants to Philadelphia Nonprofits

Youthadelphia
Tuesday, June 23, 2020
... pressing issues for young adults. YOUTHadelphia, a group comprised of Philadelphia teens ages 14-18, ... of artistic expression, political education and community organizing. It strives to motivate young people to ... , received $11,500 for the Thrive Project, a community-building program designed to empower Queer Youth and their ...
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Philanthropy Network partners to launch the Philly Counts 2020 Action Fund

Thursday, August 1, 2019
... Complete Count Committee , the Action Fund seeks to ensure a complete count of all Philadelphians in the 2020 Census so ... investments Streamlining support for education, community outreach, regional communications, policy advocacy ... Network will facilitate grant approvals and payments on a rolling basis, taking advantage of a digital review ...

HealthSpark Foundation announces the Dr. Frank E. Boston Black Justice Fund

HealthSpark Foundation
Tuesday, October 5, 2021
Via HealthSpark Foundation As part of our efforts to build a more thriving Montgomery County, it is with great ... to think and act differently in how we support movement building and grassroot advocacy in Montgomery County,” says ... also established a shared principle of community, built on trusting relationships, solidarity, and equity at the ...

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation names new CEO

Tuesday, February 14, 2017
... the Foundation has focused its programmatic efforts on broad and important topics such as reducing childhood ... promoting health equity, expanding health coverage, and building a Culture of Health in America. “Richard Besser is a superb ...
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Philanthropy's Response to the Coronavirus Outbreak

Philanthropy's Response to Coronavirus
Monday, March 2, 2020
... is adapting its practices and partnering to support a coordinated response among funders as well as with key ... monitor developments and share relevant news and resources on emerging opportunities for philanthropy to take action. ... the Rockefeller Foundation that seeks to distill those lessons learned on public health communication in times of ...
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COVID-19

Regional Foundation Announces $2 Million in Grant Awards

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Wednesday, December 20, 2023
... to investing in neighborhood revitalization that centers a resident-led planning process. Structured between 12 and 18 ... (CCIP) will focus its neighborhood planning process on the Grace Manor neighborhood of Chester, PA. CCIP will ... La Esperanza’s process will include a deep focus on building leadership among the Haitian Creole and ...

How you can help Philly reimagine our civic spaces

Friday, June 15, 2018
... Philadelphia’s growing skyline is not the only sign of the city’s ongoing renaissance. Recent and deep ... in the public spaces that bring us together is also a sure signal of our city’s revival. This week, ... two ribbon cuttings comes one important lesson learned: community engagement is crucial to creating a common vision ...

Philadelphia Black Giving Circle Launching on February 22

Philadelphia Black Giving Circle
Wednesday, February 21, 2018
... is holding its inaugural launch from 5:30 to 7:00 pm on Thursday, February 22, 2018 at Independence Live, 1919 ... The Philadelphia Black Giving Circle was started by a group of local Black professionals from the civic and ... as well as individual philanthropists from the greater community. ( Click here to register for the event. ) A 2016 ...

The Alliance for Health Equity Kicks off Cohort Two of The Nonprofit Justice and Equity Institute

Nonprofit Justice and Equity Institute Cohort Two Funders
Wednesday, February 1, 2023
Coatesville, Pennsylvania -  On January 24th, The Alliance for Health Equity launched its ... which includes participation in six hours of capacity-building coaching to advance their understanding of systemic ... preparation for the Institute, each organization completes a readiness assessment to determine its stage in equitable ...

COVID-19 Nonprofit Continuity Grants available for Berks County nonprofits

Wednesday, April 1, 2020
  READING, PA (April 1, 2020) – Berks County Community Foundation has launched an emergency grant program ... fill critical gaps in funding that have occurred as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The funding is meant to ... of our grant opportunities that have restrictions based on a local geography or a field of work, this program is open ...
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Philanthropy Network names Shira Hodges as Director of Leadership and Advancement

Tuesday, February 6, 2018
... in greater Philadelphia. She begins in her new position on February 12. Prior to joining Philanthropy Network, Shira was a Program Director for Geneva Global, an international ... policy research specialist for the National Association of Community Health Centers, which serves as a network of state ...
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The Barr, Kresge, and William Penn Foundations Introduce $13M Funding Collaborative

The Cuture and Community Power Fund
Tuesday, May 30, 2023
... cities have received unrestricted, multiyear awards based on their long-term commitment to supporting communities ... of Asians in America.    The Boston Ujima Project  is a Black-led, democratic, member-run organization building a cooperative business, arts, and investment ...

The Alliance for Health Equity Launches the Equity Health Center to address Health Access in Greater Coatesville

Equity Health Network Providers
Thursday, April 6, 2023
... to the 2022 Brandywine Hospital closure, leaders from the community and in nearly 20 local and county organizations ... health providers, the Equity Health Center will be housed on the fourth floor of the Brandywine Center at 744 East ... PA 19320. The Equity Health Center will serve as a connecting point for health services across the community. ...

Philadelphia Food Justice Initiative Announces New Grant Awards

Food Equity
Tuesday, April 13, 2021
... over two rounds since its launch in 2019. “PFJI is built on the wisdom of Philadelphia communities,” shared Amanda ... to repair the harms of the food system and build towards a different, more just, future. We recognize the importance ... and other essential products.    “This PFJI grant is building our capacity so we can meet the urgent needs of our ...

YOUTHadelphia 2019 Announces $60,000 In Grants

Thursday, May 16, 2019
... of nonprofit finances and outreach,” said Pedro A. Ramos, Philadelphia Foundation President & CEO. “We ... This year, more than 50 participants aged 13-24 will focus on advocacy campaigns, community organizing efforts and ... mentorship, and intergenerational cross-cultural community-building. Over half of the students continue during the ...
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Asian Americans United

Asian Americans United students
Wednesday, December 15, 2021
... clinics Website: aaunited.org Click here to download a PDF of this profile. Based on an interview with Alix Webb, Executive Director Awareness about COVID began earlier for our community because of connections to family and friends in ...

The Philadelphia Black Giving Circle (PBGC) Launches its Inaugural Grantmaking Cycle

Philadelphia Black Giving Circle
Wednesday, October 31, 2018
Philadelphia, PA – October 31, 2018. On Thursday, November 1, 2018, the Philadelphia Black Giving ... Black Giving Circle launched in February 2018 with a mission to build the capacity and financial sustainability ... of charitable giving and philanthropy within the Black community. Recognizing that small nonprofits play a major ...
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Equity and Social Justice

New Administration's Policies Create Extraordinary Challenges for Nonprofits, New Study Finds

Challenging Times: How U.S. Nonprofit Leaders Are Experiencing the Political Context
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
... as the overwhelming majority say they are experiencing a negative impact from the current U.S. political ... funding in a now-rescinded order in late January, attacks on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) via executive ... Career Ladders Project at the Foundation for California Community Colleges, the first fellow at the William and Flora ...
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Eight Heads Are Better Than One

Wednesday, June 5, 2019
By Diana Loukedis Doherty As a general rule, I think most funders are the type of people ... and/or operational structures impose restrictions on our flexibility, sometimes to the point that we just throw ... around how to raise individual donations from the community.  Seeing as our foundation funding can be fickle ...

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