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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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New Regional COVID-19 Response Dashboard analyzes more than $40M in giving from 13 shared funds in Greater Philadelphia

Wednesday, September 30, 2020
... prolonged COVID-19 crisis led to the creation of more than a dozen shared philanthropic response funds in the Greater ... Network released findings from the dashboard project on September 29 during a free webinar and in a companion report. One of the key lessons is that funders need better and more standardized ...

United Philanthropy Forum announces Deborah Aubert Thomas as new President and CEO

Deborah Aubert Thomas
Monday, May 6, 2024
... Chief Executive Officer, effective June 24, 2024.  After a rigorous national search in collaboration with Axis Talent ... and fostered robust collaboration within the philanthropic community. Her advocacy efforts on behalf of philanthropy in Ohio have been instrumental in ...

Ellen Hwang Will Lead Knight Foundation Investments in Philadelphia

Ellen Hwang
Thursday, April 18, 2019
... based in Philadelphia. She is leader in driving and building programs that advance innovation in ... members to find and invest in opportunities that support a more informed and engaged Philadelphia. Knight’s ... Reimagining the Civic Commons initiative. She will start on April 22, 2019.  For the last four years, Hwang has ...
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Independence Public Media Foundation Announces $2.8 Million in Film and Journalism Grants to 30 Projects and Organizations

IPMF Film Grants Dec 2020
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
... The Independence Public Media Foundation (IPMF) announces a major investment in the local filmmaking community with ... festivals, and film organizations, with an emphasis on supporting artists from underrepresented communities, and ... dedicated to improving local journalism by connecting and building trust between local newsrooms and the communities ...
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COVID-19

The New FAQ: What Do Our Nonprofit Partners REALLY want from the Funder/Grantee Relationship?

VNA Foundation Grant Partners
Wednesday, August 30, 2023
... Loukedis Doherty VNA Foundation of Greater North Penn is a small independent foundation with a narrow geographic ... our grantees. From our perspective, there are a few levels on which our best relationships tend to function: ... this offers additional opportunities for collaboration and building a stronger safety net” “It’s more than the ...

First Hospital Foundation is Now Philadelphia Health Partnership

Thursday, February 1, 2018
... Foundation is now Philadelphia Health Partnership: a Foundation for Healthy Communities . The Foundation has ... quality of life has improved. PHP will continue to focus on the most vulnerable people who are uninsured, ... professional boundaries and between practitioners and community members.” PHP’s emphasis on partnership ...

The Fund for Women and Girls names new Executive Director

Kim Andrews
Tuesday, April 26, 2022
... appointment of Kim Andrews as Executive Director effective on May 2, 2022. Prior to this position, Ms. Andrews served as ... will be an excellent steward of The Fund’s mission and a leader and advocate for women and girls in Chester County. ... collaborator, and communicator who forges meaningful community partnerships and cares deeply about women’s ...
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Independence Public Media Foundation announces grants totaling $4.3 million

Media Mobilizing Project
Thursday, December 19, 2019
... of Independence Public Media of Philadelphia announced a new round of grants today, including $3.6 million to six ... Additionally, 17 organizations, either focused primarily on media, or that have innovative media projects, were ... creative media making, including media making for movement building, and community-led storytelling to bring new ...
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Independence Public Media Foundation Announces 71 Grants Totaling $8.9 Million

IPMF grantee
Monday, August 15, 2022
... the year, while the foundation takes some time to reflect on what we’ve learned in our first three years as an ... and the Media, Inequality & Change Center (MIC) each a three-year grant to organize journalists, researchers, ... identifying geographic and demographic news deserts, and building infrastructure to address news and information ...

Pew Announces $1.85M to Strengthen the Free Library of Philadelphia and Improve Access to Drexel University’s Atwater Kent Collection

Free Library of Philadelphia
Wednesday, July 19, 2023
... the Free Library of Philadelphia Foundation to undertake a comprehensive planning and community engagement process to improve the Free Library’s ... Library of Philadelphia branches. For more information on the Free Library of Philadelphia, please visit ...

Rebuild Announces First Project to Launch, More to Come

Thursday, May 17, 2018
... across Philadelphia. The announcement comes following a request from the Mayor to City Council to fund Rebuild ... at risk. With two unprecedented commitments from the building trades to build diversity in their ranks through ... are in dire need of investment, and in cases like Vare are on the brink of closure.” Vare serves the Grays Ferry and ...

Patricia Kind Family Foundation shares Strategic Plan update

Tuesday, July 16, 2024
... Family Foundation (PKFF ) has been involved in developing a strategic plan which will strengthen the focus of our grantmaking and community networking activities. The information we gathered ... poverty, we are also supporting capacity and collaboration building. Additionally, we are reaffirming our commitment to ...
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Molly de Aguiar wonders why philanthropy isn’t ‘placing bigger bets’

Molly de Aguiar
Wednesday, July 17, 2019
... caught up with Molly de Aguiar, the president of Independence Public Media, last week — after the foundation announced its first set of grants and a new partnership with Bread & Roses Community Fund. The foundation is allocating a total of $5.3 ...
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William Penn Foundation Welcomes Stuart Clarke as New Program Director of Watershed Protection

Stuart A. Clarke
Wednesday, July 28, 2021
... William Penn Foundation announced today the appointment of Stuart A. Clarke as the organization’s new Program Director of ... in research, data gathering, and advocacy focusing on priority stressors across the Delaware River watershed; ...
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Philanthropy Network Announces Tynetta T. Brown as Interim Executive Operations Director

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Tuesday, September 23, 2025
... was employed at United Way of Delaware as the Director of Community Impact as well as the Associate Director of Health. She also served as staff liaison on the Public Policy Committee, as an Ally to their PRIDE ... Tynetta serves on several Boards and Committees. She is a newly appointed member of the Delaware Commission for ...
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Code for America to strengthen local tech Brigade chapters with support from Knight Foundation

Code for America
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
... will help these Brigades deliver impact and create a blueprint for success in their communities by developing ... that support their civic technology missions in each community, as well as implementing practices that help with ... for everyone.  Knight’s latest investment will focus on strengthening Brigades in Miami, Charlotte, Va., Detroit, ...

The Alliance for Health Equity Kicks off the Nonprofit Justice and Equity Institute

Nonprofit Justice and Equity Institute Wordle
Wednesday, February 9, 2022
(Coatesville, Pennsylvania) - On February 1st  2022, The Alliance for Health Equity (The ... AHE) launched the Nonprofit Justice and Equity Institute , a series of learning sessions designed to support the ... and the impact on the community Participating in capacity building coaching to advance justice and equity learning and ...

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