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Sidney Hargro named to Generocity's 2018 Leaders List

Wednesday, September 5, 2018
...   Last year, Generocity  published the first version of the Leaders List, identifying “ 12 people of color ... on its 2018 editorial calendar, but this time asked for community input via a nomination form. More than 130 ... not necessarily grants,” he said — think the Barra Foundation’s  investment  in New Day Chester, ...

National Movement for Children’s Literacy Converges on Philadelphia

Thursday, July 19, 2018
...   Grade-Level Reading Week in Philadelphia to focus on community solutions to help children succeed in school and ... PHILADELPHIA (July 19, 2018) – More than 700 educators, foundation executives and national leaders in early childhood ... in the effort to share successful practices in a series of presentations, discussions and panels. Representatives ...
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Philadelphia City Council to Invest Over $3 Million in Local Arts Community

Philadelphia City Hall
Wednesday, December 1, 2021
... a $3.25 Million investment in the local arts and culture community. This funding is a combination of an allocation from the New Normal Budget Act and ... City Council to Invest Over $3 Million in Local Arts Community ...
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Rebuild Receives Grant to Support Needed Improvements to Vare

Thursday, July 12, 2018
Press Release CITY OF PHILADELPHIA | MAYOR'S OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS For ... David Gould , 267-240-2010 PHILADELPHIA – Rebuilding Community Infrastructure (Rebuild) – the City of ... of a $125,000 grant from The Patricia Kind Family Foundation . The grant will support the community engagement ...
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Vanessa B. Briggs, President & CEO, Departs The Alliance for Health Equity After Five Years of Stellar Leadership

Vanessa B. Briggs
Wednesday, July 6, 2022
... 2022 –  It is with sadness and gratitude that the Board of Directors announces that Vanessa B. Briggs has resigned as ... System of Care and Executive Director of Woods’ New Jersey healthcare ventures starting in September.   Woods ... with her three decades of public health, healthcare, community health, social determinants of health and community ...
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William Penn Foundation funds will help PA 2020 Census efforts

Tuesday, September 3, 2019
... kgiammarise@post-gazette.com   The William Penn Foundation has awarded $1 million toward 2020 Census outreach ... to help the Keystone Counts coalition, a nonpartisan group of organizations working across the state, to ensure a ... count in next year's census, the Philadelphia-based foundation announced Tuesday. “This funding support will ...
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The Council on Foundations opens 2024 Grantmaker Salary and Benefits Survey

2024 Grantmaker Salary and Benefits Survey
Friday, March 8, 2024
... set salary, benefits, and board policies. Both Council on Foundation members and non-member grantmakers are welcome and ... All survey participants receive a complimentary copy of the full GSB Report, as well as access to the Council's ...
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The Presser Foundation Will Distribute $876,000 in Capital Support Grants in 2023

Friday, May 5, 2023
The Presser Foundation is pleased to announce new Capital Support grants ... commitments total $604,800. A full listing by category of the grantee organizations is below. These grants are ... needs of music organizations in Greater Philadelphia, the Foundation again considered applications for equipment, ...
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Lenfest Institute for Journalism Announces Local News Sustainability Grants

The Lenfest Institute
Wednesday, January 30, 2019
... Institute for Journalism today announced 13 winners of its latest grant programs, aimed at fulfilling its mission ... share learnings with each other and the wider journalism community. LOCAL NEWS BUSINESS MODEL CHALLENGE The Institute ... focusing on issues relating to life in the Waterfront South neighborhood of Camden. • Media, Inequality and ...
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Pottstown Area Schools Awarded Over $13,000 through Checklist Challenge

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

The Middleton Family presents PHLove, a concert for COVID-19 relief, on May 21

PHLove concert
Sunday, May 17, 2020
... Kuts & Friends, WALLO267, Jeffrey Gaines, Jay Buchanan of Rival Sons, The Geator, Jerry Blavat, and Friends, and ... March 19, the PHL COVID-19 Fund, powered by Philadelphia Foundation and United Way of Greater Philadelphia and ... in order to continue to meet the critical needs of the community, more funding is vital. “Despite the Fund’s ...
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Philly Counts Honors 80+ Action Fund Grantees Taking Census Action

Tuesday, February 25, 2020
... up in just a few weeks. A fair and equitable distribution of political representation and federal funding for the next ... census count this year. With Philly’s future in mind, community leaders have taken it upon themselves to ensure ... , and United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey (United Way) at the Philly Counts Action Fund Partners ...
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Applications open Sept. 13th for third round of COVID-19 funding

COVID-19 Prevention & Response Fund
Monday, September 13, 2021
... with funders across the region, is launching a third round of the COVID-19 Prevention & Response Fund, a community-led effort to invest in neighborhood-based ... & Response Fund is supported by: Independence Public Media Foundation, Green Family Foundation, The Barra Foundation, ...

PHLove Variety Show Raises Over $1.5 Million For PHL COVID-19 Fund Rapid Response Effort; 6th Round of Grant Recipients Announced

PHL Covid-19 Fund
Thursday, May 28, 2020
... regional celebrities, raised over $1.5 million in support of the Fund. Presented by the Middleton Family, the PHLove ... enabling the Fund to continue its effort to respond to community needs through the work of local and regional ... crisis. To date, the Fund, led by the Philadelphia Foundation and United Way of Greater Philadelphia and ...
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The Fund for Women and Girls’ Community-Based Grants Allocation Committee Awards $239,680 in Grants

The Fund for Women and Girls' Girls Advisory Board
Thursday, June 23, 2022
... in grants to 30 non-profit organizations serving the needs of women and girls throughout Chester County. Nearly 70 community members, grantee partners, and Fund Board and ... 2022 GAB.JPG Glenda Brion, Executive Director of Community Warehouse Project, shared stories of community ...
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PECO Announces New Powering the Arts Grant for Community-Based Organizations in Southeastern PA

Friday, July 1, 2022
... introduced a new competitive grants program that will help community-based organizations reach new and diverse audiences ... the Arts grant program offers one-year or two-year grants of up to $10,000 per year for a maximum of $20,000 over two ... said Romona Riscoe Benson, Director, Corporate and Community Impact, PECO. “This new grant will not only ...
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Third annual Civic 50 Greater Philadelphia honors 50 most community-minded companies in the region

Civic 50 Greater Philadelphia
Thursday, June 22, 2023
... region who have been selected based on four dimensions of their community engagement program: Investment of resources ... resources to drive social impact in their business and community. CLICK HERE to see the list 2023 Civic 50 Greater ...
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CCFWG Unveils Women’s Suffrage Mural Before Election Day to Inspire Community to Get Out and Vote

CCFWG Suffrage Mural
Tuesday, November 3, 2020
... – Despite the heavy rain on Sunday, elected officials, community leaders, and residents joined the Chester County ... West Chester, P A. The mural honors the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which granted many women the right to ... We leverage our strengths - philanthropy, advocacy, community partnerships, educating young women - and the ...

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

Wednesday, September 30, 2020
... and prolonged COVID-19 crisis led to the creation of more than a dozen shared philanthropic response funds in ... were directed, who the funds were meant to help, what community needs were being addressed, which organizations ... Director of Evaluation and Learning at the William Penn Foundation . “With this new collective data, we have a ...

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