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Connelly Foundation awards 40 Catholic eighth graders full scholarships to high school

Wednesday, December 9, 2020
Via Catholic Philly The Connelly Foundation has awarded its 2021 Neumann Scholars, ... outstanding achievement is a testament to their hard work as well as the dedication of their parents, pastors, teachers ...
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The Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance Appoints Patricia Wilson Aden as President & CEO

GPCA
Tuesday, September 21, 2021
... Wilson Aden has been appointed by the Board of Directors as its next president and CEO. The appointment of Aden ... Aden currently serves as president and CEO of  The Blues Foundation  in Memphis, TN and will assume this new role in January  2022. “Patty Wilson Aden has long ...
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Regional Foundation LLC Takes Next Step In Evolution With New Leadership

Kevin Dow
Tuesday, November 16, 2021
... -- The Board of Managers of the Regional Foundation LLC announced today the appointment of Kevin Dow as its first executive director. Dow is a long-term resident ... and $100 million in charitable assets into the new foundation operated as a component of the Philadelphia ...

Independence Public Media Foundation Welcomes Seven New Board Members

IPMF new board members 2025
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
... February 4, 2025 – The Independence Public Media Foundation (IPMF) welcomes seven new members to its board of directors. The new board members ... harmed by systems of oppression and media erasure. “As an organization that’s reimagining traditional ...
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The Seybert Foundation Announces New Strategic Direction for Grants, Technical Assistance

Monday, April 16, 2018
The Board of Directors of the Seybert Foundation has engaged in a months-long process to review and ... for improving the lives of children in Philadelphia.  As a result, the Foundation’s approach to grantmaking and ... for grants, rather than for overhead expenses.

John Templeton Foundation Approves $85 Million in New Programs

Thursday, June 20, 2019
In June 2019, the Board of Trustees of the John Templeton Foundation approved 57 funding requests with an approximate ... which represent a range of our philanthropic interests as well as our strategic priorities over the next five ... process. John Templeton Foundation Approves $85 Million in New Programs ...
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Wells Fargo Appoints New Wells Fargo Regional Foundation Executive Director

Aisha Miller
Monday, January 14, 2019
... - January 14, 2019 –  Aishah Miller has been named the new Executive Director of The Wells Fargo Regional Foundation, a role she officially assumed at the end of last year. As part of her responsibilities, she is also charged with ...
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The Sarah Ralston Foundation Welcomes Heather Finnegan as New Executive Director

Heather Finnegan
Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Press release via The Sarah Ralston Foundation Heather Finnegan.jpg The Sarah Ralston Foundation ... thrilled to announce the appointment of Heather Finnegan as its new Executive Director, marking an exciting new chapter in ...
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United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey names Bill Golderer as President & CEO

Bill Golderer
Wednesday, February 7, 2018
United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey (UWGPSNJ) has named Bill Golderer president and chief executive officer. In this role, Golderer ... the ministry’s partnerships, access resources such as case management, medical services, behavioral health ...
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Foundation Building

Tuesday, June 26, 2018
... is the executive director of the Wells Fargo Regional Foundation. She is preparing to step down from her post after ... neighborhoods in Eastern Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey. “We’ve really been focusing all of our ... in Philadelphia through its neighborhood grants program. As an example of its work, Armbrister highlighted how the ...
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New director of Philly Cultural Fund has a message for the next mayor

Gabriela Sanchez
Monday, April 3, 2023
... Sanchez.png Starting today, Gabriela Serena Sanchez is the new executive director of the Philadelphia Cultural Fund, overseeing the distribution of city funding as arts grants.   She starts the job in a time of transition ... leaving to campaign for that position, and a new council president on the way. I want a mayor who values the power and ...

The Fund for the School District of Philadelphia announces Kathryn Epps Roberson as the next President and Chief Executive Officer

Kathryn Epps Roberson
Thursday, June 15, 2023
... Effective July 5, 2023, Kathryn Epps Roberson will serve as President and CEO of The Fund, filling the role previously ... partnered with organizations such as The Malcolm Jenkins Foundation, Big Brothers Big Sisters Independence Region, ... place one million books into students’ hands, build new school libraries and playgrounds, provide crucial ...
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National Philanthropic Trust Appoints Holly Welch Stubbing President and Chief Executive Officer

Holly Welch Stubbing
Friday, April 26, 2024
... to announce the appointment of Holly Welch Stubbing as NPT’s new president and chief executive officer. Welch Stubbing ... hardships. Prior to leading E4E Relief, she worked for Foundation for the Carolinas, where she led advancement, ...
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Independence Blue Cross Foundation announces new funding to help Black families access world-class addiction services

IBX Foundation
Wednesday, December 2, 2020
... — December 2, 2020 — The  Independence Blue Cross Foundation  (Foundation) announced that it will award new funding to  Caron Treatment Centers (Caron ) for ... program for nursing students and nursing professionals. As a result of the funding, more than 3,500 youth, 165 ...

The Board of Directors of the VNA Foundation of Greater North Penn Announces Two New Changes for 2019

Diana Doherty and Joanne Kline
Tuesday, January 8, 2019
... Joanne Kline, the founding Executive Director of the VNA Foundation of Greater North Penn, will retire from this ... Philadelphia and is the manager of BLBB Charitable. As Fitzgerald remarks, “The Board is delighted that Diana ... together to ensure a smooth transition into this exciting new chapter.”  In fact, Joanne has agreed to assist the ...
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Philanthropy Network launching new Equity Cohort with major support from Scattergood Foundation

Wednesday, March 20, 2019
...            The greatest social issues that we face as a region and a country are amplified in the lives of those ... change to embrace a full commitment to equity. Scattergood Foundation has made a $30,000 leadership grant to support the ... we THINK, DO, and SUPPORT in order to establish a new paradigm for behavioral health, which values the unique ...

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
... 2020 For the City: press@phila.gov | For the Philadelphia Foundation: Melissa Fordyce, 856-430-4661, ... : Abby Douglas, 330-208-5554, adouglas@uwgpsnj.org   The new PHL COVID-19 Fund will assist non-profits on the ... track record of serving at-risk populations such as the elderly, people with disabilities, people experiencing ...
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William Penn Foundation Welcomes Stuart Clarke as New Program Director of Watershed Protection

Stuart A. Clarke
Wednesday, July 28, 2021
Press release via the William Penn Foundation Clarke_WPF.jpg PHILADELPHIA (July 28, 2021) – ... announced today the appointment of Stuart A. Clarke as the organization’s new Program Director of Watershed Protection. Clarke will ...
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