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Chester County Fund for Women and Girls’ Grants Allocation Committee Awards $217,000 in Grants

CCFWG 2019 Grants Celebration
Monday, July 8, 2019
... of women and girls throughout Chester County. Nearly 100 community members, grantee partners, and CCFWG Board and ... Executive Director at Wings for Success, shared a heartwarming story from a client who received free styling services and a ...
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Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance Releases Economic & Social Impact Study

Arts Culture and Economic Prosperity
Friday, May 3, 2024
... economic impact of $3.3 Billion annually, based on data from the Americans for the Arts and Economic Prosperity 6 ... Our mission is to “lead, strengthen and amplify the voices of a cultural community that ignites creativity, inspires people and is ...
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100+ gather for Philanthropy Network's 35th Annual Members' Meeting

Mailee Walker and Christine Robinson
Wednesday, April 12, 2023
... (Sani) Wolf Fogel . Mitchell described Fogel, who led DVG from 1988-1995, as a “force of nature” and went on to ... Gaul , Associate Vice President, Strategic Partnerships & Community Impact, Comcast NBCUniversal Dominique Goss , ... traditionally marginalized identities and bringing their voices and perspectives forward in our work.  Robinson ...
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Lenfest Institute awards $2 million to 12 local news outlets

Lenfest Institute logo
Tuesday, September 26, 2017
... Philadelphia Media Network , and (with support from the Knight Foundation) $1 million for Innovation Grants ... WHYY and other Philadelphia-based reporters will train community members in storytelling, while community partners ... and reflect these communities, we have to capture diverse voices—not just by reporting on them as ‘other,’ but ...
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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
... COVID-19 PR Fund_Web.png of the second round of grants from the COVID-19 Prevention & Response Fund . The Fund ... 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 ...

Reflections on the election and our purpose

And still hope rises
Thursday, November 7, 2024
... surveys, strategy committee meetings, and more—exploring a core question: What is the Network's purpose?   Among the ... what is to come for themselves, their families, and their community.   Yesterday in conversation with numerous members and colleagues from other networks, it was clear that core philanthropic ...

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

Immigrant Community courtesy Fels Fund
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
... This spirit of “we are all in this together” taps into a collective sense of hope and strength.   While the virus ... people in our country need relief - and many will see some from the federal government and rapid-response funds. Still, ... most by COVID-19. As philanthropy continues to respond to community needs, we must be intentional in our embrace of ...

NBC10, Telemundo62 and Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation Award $227,000 in Unrestricted Grants to Eight Local Nonprofits

NBCUniversal Local Impact Grants
Tuesday, August 27, 2024
... and empowerment, next-generation storytellers, and community engagement. The 2024 application period for ... employment for individuals returning to society from prison. Previously incarcerated individuals who ... to equity and accessibility. Classes elevate student voices and experiences, reminding them that they already have ...
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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 climate.   Since late ... Career Ladders Project at the Foundation for California Community Colleges, the first fellow at the William and Flora ...
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Philanthropy Network welcomes new team members

Friday, September 15, 2023
... Network Greater Philadelphia is delighted to announce that a new cohort of colleagues joined our staff on September 6, ... holds a Bachelors in Business Administration and Marketing from Gwynedd Mercy University. Jay Guzmán (she/they) ... for HIV prevention interventions in schools, churches, and community settings; and supporting an international network ...
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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
... 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 ... $6.4 million in funding, including a $3 million lead gift from the William Penn Foundation, thanks to the generous ...
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Lenfest Institute for Journalism Announces Local News Sustainability Grants

The Lenfest Institute
Wednesday, January 30, 2019
... share learnings with each other and the wider journalism community. LOCAL NEWS BUSINESS MODEL CHALLENGE The Institute ... information can and should be highly inclusive of multiple voices, disciplines, communities, institutions and ... journalists and Philadelphia’s leading public advocates from across the political spectrum, in the run-up to local ...
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Parks & Rec and RecPhilly announce the 10 local entrepreneurs selected as finalists for Making Space program

Wednesday, March 1, 2023
... They have so much creativity and passion with strong community-oriented mindsets. This is an exciting next step ... program attracted more than 600 applications from local creatives, makers, and entrepreneurs. Selected ... invited to run their business in under-utilized space in a Philadelphia recreation center. In exchange, the ...

Philanthropy Network launches 2022 Member Pulse Survey

2022 Member Pulse Survey
Thursday, January 27, 2022
... small.png Last February, Philanthropy Network conducted a survey of members to learn more about how regional funders ... work in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, ongoing calls for racial justice and the movement for greater equity in ... results will only be shared in aggregate. Please take a moment to preview the questions  here  so you are prepared ...
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Beyond the Check: Building Bridges in Arts and Trauma-Informed Practice through Philanthropy

Bartol staff and teaching artists
Wednesday, April 10, 2019
... Foundation attempted to answer when they delivered a joint plenary address at the PHENND 30th anniversary ... thinking we know it all, we listened with humility to the voices of the communities we serve? What if, instead of ... partners at the Scattergood Foundation and, with support from the William Penn Foundation, they launched a new ...
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Justice, not charity: Liz Dozier thinks philanthropy should be rooted in equity and solidarity

Liz Dozier
Tuesday, October 29, 2019
... Greater Philadelphia's SPARX Conference, taking place from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursday, October 31 at the Hilton ... the power dynamics between funders, researchers and community organizations, and according to Dozier, has been ...

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