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The Fund for Women and Girls to launch 2022 Blueprint Report on September 13th

2022 Blueprint Report
Wednesday, August 17, 2022
... is the first and only comprehensive needs assessment of women and girls in Chester County. This fourth edition of ... and areas for improvement, with clear action steps for the community on ways to ignite change. Blueprint data can be ...
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HealthSpark Foundation Awards Ten Innovation Lab Grants

Wednesday, March 6, 2019
HealthSpark Foundation awarded over $316,000 in 10  Innovation Lab ... to $50,000 for short-term (12-15 months) pilot or proof of concept collaborative projects to test ideas to strengthen ... several ideas that have come from the safety net provider community in  Phase Two  of the initiative. Among the ...
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Accelerating Job Growth and Business Formation Among BIPOC Community Should be a Priority for Philadelphia’s Next Mayor

Vision Philadelphia - Economic Development: Access to Capital for Philadelphia’s Diverse Business Owners
Wednesday, May 31, 2023
... Philadelphia look like if it had the fastest growth rate of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color-owned business ... much needed capital to the city’s diverse small business community and set a new trajectory for economic growth and ... the city. ” said Kristina Wahl, President of The Barra Foundation . “The next mayor has an important opportunity ...

Ellen Hwang Will Lead Knight Foundation Investments in Philadelphia

Ellen Hwang
Thursday, April 18, 2019
Ellen Hwang will join the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation as the program director based in Philadelphia. She ... Hwang will work with local leaders and other community members to find and invest in opportunities that ... 2019.  For the last four years, Hwang has served the City of Philadelphia’s Office of Innovation and Technology, ...
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Census 2020: Your Family Foundation Needs to Engage

Monday, January 28, 2019
... family foundations to do five actions in support of a fair and accurate census in 2020. I want to highlight ... is helpful if you are interested in learning what your community needs and what help is available to determine what your family foundation can and should do near census time. I particularly ...
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First Hospital Foundation is Now Philadelphia Health Partnership

Thursday, February 1, 2018
  PHILADELPHIA – February 1, 2018 – After 20 years of supporting nonprofit organizations throughout Greater Philadelphia, First Hospital Foundation is now Philadelphia Health Partnership: a ... professional boundaries and between practitioners and community members.” PHP’s emphasis on partnership ...

Scattergood Foundation announces 2018 Innovation Award

Monday, April 30, 2018
The Scattergood Foundation and National Council for Behavioral Health announced Communities of HEALing as the 2018 Scattergood Innovation Award Winner. ... database .    Pictured: Joe Pyle (President, Scattergood Foundation) with Kristina Saffran (Founder & CEO, Project ...

The Philadelphia Foundation Announces 2019 Grantmaking Programs

Tuesday, February 5, 2019
In recognition of its important 100th year milestone, The Philadelphia Foundation has an exciting impactful year planned. In ... a clear history of effective programs connected to larger, community-wide efforts; a commitment to collecting and using ...
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HealthSpark Foundation's Emma Hertz elected to Board of Directors

Emma Hertz
Monday, July 29, 2024
... Greater Philadelphia is delighted to announce the election of Emma Hertz, President and CEO of HeatlhSpark Foundation, to the Board of Directors. Hertz's nomination was ... coalitions, and networks promoting a more just and healthy community. Hertz rejoined the Foundation as it entered the ...
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City Announces $300,000 in Grants for Third Round of the Kensington Community Resilience Fund

Tuesday, March 14, 2023
... operating grants will be distributed to grassroots, community-based organizations, addressing quality of life needs in Kensington, Harrowgate, and Fairhill ... City government, regional funders, and the  Scattergood Foundation , focused on building resilience and improving ...

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Provides $50 Million to Support Those Facing Greatest Strain Under the COVID-19 Pandemic

Tuesday, April 7, 2020
... Princeton, N.J. —The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) will provide $50 million in immediate short-term relief to several national and community organizations to help some of the families and communities feeling the greatest strain ...

The Lenfest Institute announces $1.3 million in grants to support The Philadelphia Inquirer’s community-focused journalism

The Lenfest Institute for Journalism
Thursday, May 20, 2021
... Inquirer to support initiatives that will enhance coverage of Philadelphia’s most pressing issues, with a particular ... Institute, The Inquirer is launching or expanding:  A  Community News Desk , a new team of journalists focused on ... Philadelphia news ecosystem. A new Entrepreneurial Support Initiative, created in partnership with the Knight-Lenfest ...

The Nelson Foundation Announces June 2024 Grant Awards

The Nelson Foundation
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
Nelson-Foundation logo.png The Nelson Foundation is excited to announce that our Board of Directors has awarded the 2024 Core Grants as well as ... Extracurricular Collaborative ($10,000) and Kensington Community Resilience Fund ($10,000).  The Nelson Foundation ...

William Penn Foundation announces new grants

Monday, December 16, 2019
In November 2019, the William Penn Foundation Board of Directors approved grants of nearly $20 million in support ... the report will be shared with the broader Philadelphia community. ($198,941 over 12 months) Health Federation of ...

The Foundation for Delaware County awards over $30K to local nonprofits promoting a complete count in the 2020 Census

Delco Counts
Tuesday, February 4, 2020
... MEDIA, PA (January 30, 2020) — In the first of three rounds of grantmaking to encourage enrollment in the 2020 Census, The Foundation for Delaware County today announced $30,300 in ... The largest grants of $10,000 each went to Multicultural Community Family Services and the Urban League, to ...
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Are Philly-area nonprofits really making a difference? Foundations put up $3 million to find out

Wednesday, January 16, 2019
... evaluation,” said Justin Ennis, executive director of  After School Activities Partnerships , which organizes ... on similar efforts by Philadelphia’s  Scattergood Foundation   and the  Edna McConnell Clark Foundation , of ... of the  United Way of Greater Philadelphia & Southern New Jersey  and other local foundations. For the most intensive ...
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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
News release from the Knight Foundation $1M investment will help Brigades in Miami, ... America will strengthen the business models and practices of local technology Brigades chapters in seven U.S. cities ... that support their civic technology missions in each community, as well as implementing practices that help with ...

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