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A Working Mom on Back-to-School Life in COVID

Sanchez family
Thursday, September 3, 2020
Reposted from Medium with permission. sanchez family.JPG The Sanchez ... shopping lists and “First Day of School” photos look a bit unusual these days. Face masks and Chromebooks never ... racial justice, and access to healthcare — are the same community needs that brought CCFWG and other non-profit ...

Leeway Foundation announces 2019 Transformation Awardees

Leeway Transformation Awards
Friday, December 27, 2019
... was facilitated by Philadelphia based cooperative and community organizer Mo Manklang. Panelists included ... programs we promote artistic expression that amplifies the voices of those on the margins, promotes sustainable and ... or gender expression is nonconforming and/or different from their gender assigned at birth. Leeway Foundation ...

The Leeway Foundation Announces $48,950 in Support to 22 Individual Artists and Cultural Producers

Leeway Foundation (mark)
Friday, October 16, 2020
... the true heart of our programming and the work of our community relies on in person connections. The realities of ... we promote artistic expression that amplifies the voices of those on the margins, promotes sustainable and ... or gender expression is nonconforming and/or different from their gender assigned at birth.   The Leeway ...
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Leeway Foundation announces spring 2020 Art and Change grants

Leeway Foundation 2020 Art & Change Grants
Friday, May 22, 2020
... cultural preservation and disability justice with grantees from Philadelphia, Bucks and Delaware County. In the wake of ... informed educator Candy Alexandra González (ACG ‘18), community educator and burgeoning medicine woman Shivon Pearl ... we promote artistic expression that amplifies the voices of those on the margins, promotes sustainable and ...

Comcast RISE Investment Fund to Provide Additional $1 Million In Grants To Support Philadelphia Small Businesses

Monday, May 16, 2022
Eligible small businesses can apply for a $10,000 grant from the Comcast RISE Investment Fund, ... Alliance The Enterprise Center Philadelphia Association of Community Development Corporations In addition, Comcast RISE ...

Leeway Foundation Awards Nine Philadelphia Artists with $15,000 Transformation Award

Friday, December 21, 2018
... art and social justice that impacts a larger audience or community. This year’s recipients work in an array of ... programs we promote artistic expression that amplifies the voices of those on the margins, promotes sustainable and ... or gender expression is nonconforming and/or different from their gender assigned at birth. Download the full press ...

Leeway Foundation awards 12 artists with the Transformation Award

Leeway Foundation (mark)
Friday, January 17, 2025
... Award applications in 2024 – a 49% increase from the previous year and the second largest amount received ... showcase a vision and intentional analysis for how art in community is a catalyst for social change. The 2024 ... we promote artistic expression that amplifies the voices of those on the margins, promotes sustainable and ...

Mission-Aligned Investing: A model for maximizing philanthropic impact and equity

Evolving ideas
Wednesday, September 29, 2021
... of racial reawakening, philanthropy is grappling with a number of unavoidable realities around power, equity and ... to address racial inequities and better support their community. Mission-aligned investing pools resources from your local foundations to share costs and grow racially ...

Independence Public Media Foundation Announces $2 Million in Grants to Media Making Organizations

Independence Public Media Foundation
Thursday, June 3, 2021
... another major investment in Philadelphia’s media making community. Thirteen grants totaling $2 million were awarded ... and storytelling projects that have been excluded from access to resources that amplify the voices of the communities they serve. “We are thrilled to ...
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Comcast RISE to Award $5 Million in Grants to BIPOC-Owned, Small Businesses

Comcast RISE
Tuesday, February 9, 2021
... over $2 million has been awarded to more than 20 community-based organizations and diverse chambers of ... Houston and Philadelphia specified areas can apply for a $10,000 grant at  www.ComcastRISE.com . A total of 100 ... RISE marketing and technology services component are from these five cities. “The data is clear. Business owners ...

Foundations, City of Philadelphia and key Arts & Culture organizations join together to launch $3.45M fund to meet the growing emergency need in this sector

PHL COVID-19 Arts Aid Fund Partners
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
... with $3.45 million in support, led by a $2.5 million grant from the William Penn  Foundation. OACCE, PCF and GPCA ... to represent Philadelphia, a city where the philanthropic community goes above and beyond in response to a crisis," ... Our mission is to “lead, strengthen and amplify the voices of a cultural community that ignites creativity, ...

The Douty Foundation announces final, ‘Legacy’ grants totaling $2.2 million as its sunset plan is complete

The Douty Foundation
Tuesday, November 9, 2021
Related coverage: By sunsetting, the Douty Foundation makes a strong case for limited-life philanthropy via Generocity ... along with approximately $1 million to The Bread & Roses Community Fund . The grants are the manifestation of the ... to support work that centers on equity and amplifies the voices of those most impacted by inequitable systems. As a ...

Kevin Ressler Appointed Incoming President and CEO of The Alliance for Health Equity

Kevin Ressler
Monday, May 22, 2023
... of Lancaster County.  Kevin holds a Bachelor’s Degree from Eastern Mennonite University in Justice, Peace, and ... in nonprofit management and a passion for his work and the community.  On behalf of the board and staff of The ... to think about convening spaces while honoring differing voices prepares me to join in the work The Alliance for ...
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More than 500 U.S. Philanthropy Leaders Sign Unprecedented Letter: Don’t Cut the Census Short

2020 Census
Wednesday, August 5, 2020
... to “drastically cut short” 2020 census operations amid a surging coronavirus pandemic, urged the U.S. Census Bureau ... Congress and cutting their fair share of federal funding for Medicaid, economic development, child care, schools, road ... “Philanthropy has raised its voice at this critical moment because communities deserve to be fairly and ...

Leeway Foundation announces $55,000 in Art and Change Grants

Leeway Foundation (mark)
Monday, October 7, 2019
... of grantees highlights a trend in cultural preservation from South Philadelphia to Norristown, Overbook to Port ... propose a project that impacts a larger group, audience or community; have financial need; and live in the Greater ... we promote artistic expression that amplifies the voices of those on the margins, promotes sustainable and ...

The Alliance for Health Equity Releases $657,500 in Grants to Greater Coatesville Nonprofit and Grassroots Organizations

Better Tomorrows
Wednesday, August 3, 2022
... Innovation Fund (Coatesville, Pennsylvania) - The Alliance for Health Equity (The Alliance) is proud to release $620,000 ... access. The Collaborative Innovation Fund was formed as a result of a community-wide survey highlighting the pressing need for ...

The Alliance for Health Equity announces the Judy Spangler Memorial Scholarship

Judy Spangler
Monday, May 8, 2023
... - The Alliance for Health Equity is honored to announce a new scholarship opportunity, the Judy Spangler Memorial ... during her time serving on The Alliance’s board from 2018 - 2022 and as Chief Program Officer of Big Brothers ... plan of Integrated Services, Healthy Environments, and Community-Voice for the Greater Coatesville community. She ...

Independence Public Media Foundation Announces $5.5 Million in Grant Renewals

Large puppet with sign "Our Community Is Not For Sale"
Wednesday, July 12, 2023
... renewals—all one-year grants unless otherwise stated—for ongoing support to organizations and projects aligned ... with the Foundation’s program areas, as listed below: Community Storytelling  ¡Presente! Media Collective — ... — $240,000 grant, three-year grant Comité de Apoyo a los Trabajadores Agrícolas (CATA Radio) — $50,000 ...

Pennsylvania Announces Composition of Census 2020 Complete Count Commission

Governor Tom Wolf
Thursday, February 21, 2019
Press Release from the office of Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf Harrisburg, ... will support the commonwealth’s efforts to achieve a complete and accurate census count. “Having an accurate ... Alliance of Pennsylvania Local Development Districts Community Legal Services PA Parents Teachers Association ...
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Enthusiastic Crowd Gathers at CCFWG Summit to Raise Awareness of Workplace Sexual Harassment

Chesco Knows Summit
Monday, October 21, 2019
... State Great Valley. An enthusiastic crowd of more than 150 community leaders and employees who work in Chester County ... of Capacity for Change, who presented key findings from the #ChescoKnows Workplace Sexual Harassment survey. She ... anonymous survey participants to properly represent their voices and experiences. One respondent noted, “if I ...

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