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CEO, Scattergood Announce 22 Grant Recipients for Tax Credit Outreach

Friday, January 13, 2023
The community-based organizations will serve as messengers to educate residents about the Child Tax Credit and Earned ... (Scattergood) today announced the award of grants to 22 community-based organizations to conduct grassroots ... of the CTC, educating residents about these benefits and connecting them to free tax preparation will lead to even ...
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Parks & Rec and RecPhilly announce the 10 local entrepreneurs selected as finalists for Making Space program

Wednesday, March 1, 2023
... Reimagining Recreation program.  “Congratulations to these ten entrepreneurs! They have so much creativity and ... is an exciting next step for Making Space as we get closer to bringing small local businesses to rec centers and empowering the next generation of creators ...

Build up Nepal Wins $250,000 Lipman Family Prize

Barry & Marie Lipman presenting the 2023 Lipman Family Grand Prize award to Björn Söderberg, Co-Founder & CEO of Build up Nepal (Photo: Rebecca Barger)
Friday, April 21, 2023
... rural entrepreneurs and communities in Nepal and India to build safe, affordable homes and resilient incomes. Founded in 2015, Build up Nepal is on a mission to replace dirty fired bricks with low-carbon, affordable ... of Pennsylvania, the Prize is committed to resourcing and connecting change-makers to bring innovative ideas to new ...
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City Announces $360,000 in Grants to Improve Quality of Life in Kensington through Fourth Round of the Kensington Community Resilience Fund

KCR Fund
Thursday, July 11, 2024
... members, City government, and the Scattergood Foundation to address the harms caused by the opioid and overdose crises ... model gives community leaders and residents the power to set funding strategies and decide which organizations ... promoting wellness, and addressing community trauma Connecting residents to resources Public safety  Workforce ...

2025 Lipman Family Prize Winners Named

2025 Lipman Family Prize Winners
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
... in-person award ceremony in April. “It’s a privilege to witness the incredible work being done by organizations ... embody the spirit of the prize through their commitment to innovation, transferability, and positive change. We look ... of Pennsylvania, the Prize is committed to resourcing and connecting change-makers to bring their leading solutions to ...
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Philadelphia Black Giving Circle Launching on February 22

Philadelphia Black Giving Circle
Wednesday, February 21, 2018
... Circle (PBGC) is holding its inaugural launch from 5:30 to 7:00 pm on Thursday, February 22, 2018 at Independence ... from the civic and philanthropic sectors eager to create a sustainable source of grants to strengthen and support Black-led and Black-serving ...

King Abdullah II of Jordan Awarded 2018 Templeton Prize

Wednesday, June 27, 2018
... II of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, who has done more to seek religious harmony within Islam and between Islam and ... honors a person who has made an exceptional contribution to affirming life’s spiritual dimension, whether through ... of the John Templeton Foundation’s international efforts to serve as a philanthropic catalyst for discoveries relating ...
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Philadelphia Seeks $500 Million Shift in “Eds and Meds” Spending to Local Firms

Wednesday, November 28, 2018
... Equity , or PAGE, is a new citywide initiative that seeks to significant boost local purchasing by 13 city ... major eds and meds institutions.… They’re all lined up to figure out how to use their purchasing power to create more jobs,” says ...
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Are Philly-area nonprofits really making a difference? Foundations put up $3 million to find out

Wednesday, January 16, 2019
... that nonprofits document how donations and grants lead to tangible change in the communities they serve, but traditionally they haven’t wanted their money to be used for such monitoring and evaluation. A $3 million partnership announced Tuesday in Center City aims to help accelerate a shift away from that old model by ...
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Rebecca W. Rimel to Step Down as Pew’s President and CEO

Rebecca Rimel
Wednesday, April 3, 2019
WASHINGTON—After 36 years of service to The Pew Charitable Trusts—including 30 years as ... directors, is currently planning a search that is expected to launch in the early summer. Once a new CEO is named, Rimel ... “It has been a privilege and a source of great joy to serve with a talented, generous, and caring staff ...
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Impact100 Philadelphia Celebrates its 15th Grant-Making Year

Impact100 Philadelphia 15 Years
Friday, September 30, 2022
... member noted “Our organization is consciously working to improve our grant-making process for both nonprofits and ... track, but have more improvements we can and should do to make sure the impact of our funding is felt and the ... members will have provided nearly $5 million to regional nonprofits since the organization’s founding in ...
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Independence Blue Cross Foundation Institute for Health Equity grant expands Penn Medicine and CHOP’s Alliance of Minority Physicians

Independence Blue Cross Foundation
Wednesday, June 21, 2023
... a grant award through its Institute for Health Equity to the University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS) and ... of the healthcare workforce is lagging in comparison to the changing demographics of populations. This lack of ... and is more culturally responsive. AMP’s model aims to improve diversity in medicine through active recruitment, ...
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#FCPresents Internationally Known Founder of Nonprofit AF, Vu Le

Vu Le
Thursday, February 1, 2024
... and founder of Nonprofit AF, Vu Le (“voo lay”), to Bucks County on March 20 at Bucks County Community ... Zlock Performing Arts Center in Newtown, Pa., from 8:45 to 11:15 a.m.  Supported by Comcast (Presenting Sponsor), ... at www.nonprofitaf.com .   Vu’s conversation with the regional non-profit community is part of #FCPresents, a ...

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

Deborah Aubert Thomas
Monday, May 6, 2024
... United Philanthropy Forum (the Forum) is thrilled to announce Deborah Aubert Thomas as its new President and ... a rich tapestry of expertise and visionary leadership to her new role. Deborah joins the Forum from Philanthropy ... (GEO),” said Amanda Andere, Forum Board Chair and CEO of Funders Together to End Homelessness. “In her new role as ...

Philadelphia Cultural Fund to Award $2.68M to 339 Arts Organizations Across the City

Friday, March 29, 2019
... grantee list is the largest in its 28-year history and a 19 percent increase since 2016. Recipients range from the ... that utilizes its rare, authentic-period artifacts to educate and create awareness of the impact of  slavery ... and its continued effect on American society overall to the Franklin Institute, one of the oldest and premier ...
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PAHWF Awards Over $1 Million in Fall Grant Round

Thursday, December 19, 2019
POTTSTOWN, Dec. 19, 2019—The Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation has awarded $1,126,826 to 37 nonprofits, schools, and municipalities during the fall ... Healthy Behaviors-Parks program area, $69,300 was awarded to fund five projects with the aim of improving parks, ...

CCFWG Unveils Women’s Suffrage Mural Before Election Day to Inspire Community to Get Out and Vote

CCFWG Suffrage Mural
Tuesday, November 3, 2020
... Chester Public Arts Commission (PAC), and Zukin Properties to unveil the Women’s Suffrage Mural at 119 E. Market ... of the 19th Amendment, which granted many women the right to vote, and celebrates the suffrage movement of the past, ... Beitzel, and CCFWG Board Chair Judi Bell shared remarks to honor the occasion. CCFWG Suffrage Mural Photo Final.jpg ...

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