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PHLove Variety Show Raises Over $1.5 Million For PHL COVID-19 Fund Rapid Response Effort; 6th Round of Grant Recipients Announced

PHL Covid-19 Fund
Thursday, May 28, 2020
... crisis. To date, the Fund, led by the Philadelphia Foundation and United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey (UWGPSNJ), has secured $17.25 million in gifts and ... that received funding in this round are: Agape African Senior Center $3,000 American Cancer Society $40,000 Attic ...
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Strengthening the Field of Philanthropic Evaluation: A Call to Action

Thursday, June 28, 2018
... One year ago, catalyzed by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation’s initial investment, Engage R+D and Equal ... change work. This has challenged evaluators to  develop new skills and approaches  that go well beyond evaluating ... the expansion of the Evaluation Roundtable model to reach senior evaluators who work with foundations, with the overall ...
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Healthcare & Economic Relief Fund Helping Coatesville Residents in Time of Need

Wednesday, April 29, 2020
... of the nation’s most vulnerable, Brandywine Health Foundation took quick action and announced the creation of ... partners. To double the impact of each donation to the new fund, the Foundation committed to match, dollar for ... assistance in the City of Coatesville.   Coatesville Senior Center | COVID-19 Response:   Addressing life ...
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COVID-19

The Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance Appoints Patricia Wilson Aden as President & CEO

GPCA
Tuesday, September 21, 2021
... Alliance’s comprehensive 12-month national search and welcomes a highly respected and transformational arts and ... 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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Arts & Culture
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Leadership, Culture and Community

PHL COVID-19 Fund Responds to Urgent Community Needs, More than $12 Million Pledged to Date

PHL COVID-19 Fund Partners
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
... established between the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia Foundation and United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey (UWGPSNJ) to aid nonprofits working to respond to ... costs. For example, we have had to hire additional staff and purchase to-go containers, bottled water and hand ...

PHL COVID-19 Fund Continues Urgent Response to Community Amid Growing Needs

PHL Covid-19 Fund
Thursday, April 16, 2020
... Fund, launched four weeks ago and led by the Philadelphia Foundation and United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey, has secured $13.7 million in gifts and pledges, ... Of equal importance to SEAMAAC is protecting its thinning staff and volunteer bases, who are delivering these critical ...
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Philanthropy Network President Jennifer Pedroni to Join FMA

Jennifer Pedroni
Friday, November 2, 2018
... Network Board president Jennifer Pedroni will become Senior Consultant at FMA, a national consultant to nonprofit ... her current role as VP of Administration with HealthSpark Foundation , which she has held since 2010.   She was ... will strengthen the firm’s work in the Philadelphia and New Jersey region.   Philanthropy Network President Jennifer ...
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YOUTHadelphia 2019 Announces $60,000 In Grants

Thursday, May 16, 2019
... PA (5/16/2019) –  YOUTHadelphia, the Philadelphia Foundation ’s Youth-in-Philanthropy Committee, today ... include Ahmir Day (Mastery Charter Shoemaker Campus senior), Amelia Dogan (William Penn Charter School senior), ... Eagles and the Philadelphia Phillies when they built their new stadiums. Grants are made to organizations within the ...
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PHL COVID-19 Fund Provides Rapid Response to Community: $7.3M Distributed to Nearly 200 Nonprofits in Three Weeks

PHL Covid-19 Fund
Thursday, April 23, 2020
... Fund, launched on March 19 and led by the Philadelphia Foundation and United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey, has secured $14.5 million in gifts and pledges, ... organizations such as SOWN and the Bristol Township Senior Center, are receiving grants this week of $30,000 and ...
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After federal cuts, Philly funders are stepping up for this refugee service nonprofit

Generocity
Thursday, January 11, 2018
... you’re expected to sustain a capacity of X number of staff to get them houses, to get their kids into school, to ... including from Samuel S. Fels Fund, First Hospital Foundation and Bennett Family Foundation, has helped to provide relief. “I’ll be frank: ...
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Seeking to Build Community, Philadelphia Invests $500M in Recreational Spaces

FDR Park
Friday, September 22, 2017
... hundred-million-dollar grant  from the William Penn Foundation, the City of Philadelphia launched a high-profile, ... and increasingly for basics like air conditioning and new floors.” While “wealthier neighborhoods can more ... facilities.”—Cyndi Suarez   Cyndi Suarez is a Senior Editor at NPQ. She is the author of the forthcoming ...

Largest Study on Narratives in Philanthropy Shows Sector’s Messaging Creates Confusion, But Better Stories Can Build Trust

Report - Philanthropy's New Voice
Thursday, April 4, 2024
...  today announced the release of  Philanthropy’s New Voice , the largest study ever of narratives in ... that the American public, members of Congress and their staff, and sector practitioners want foundations to be more ... including nitty-gritty details and the perspectives of foundation staff and community partners.” Part of the study ...
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Atlanta-based First Step Staffing Expands into Philadelphia

Wednesday, January 10, 2018
... dollars, including a significant grant from The Barra Foundation, support from the City of Philadelphia, ... of socially minded members of Investors’ Circle, and a senior acquisition loan from four Community Development ... jobs, these partnerships will be critical to ensuring the new candidates are work-ready and fully supported. “We are ...

Highlights from the 36th Annual Members Meeting

Friday, March 29, 2024
... public-philanthropic partnerships - including William Penn Foundation's partnership with the city on the Rebuild ... Philadelphia's Office of Strategic Partnerships about her new role and opportunities for philanthropy to partner with ... Regional Workforce Panel Elinor Haider , Senior Director, The Pew Charitable Trusts presented ...
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The Chronicle of Philanthropy Unveils Ambitious Growth Plan To Put National Spotlight On Social Sector, Become Nonprofit

Wednesday, May 4, 2022
Press release Nearly $6 million in new grant commitments will support innovation, growth, and ... political spectrum,” Palmer said. “By expanding our staff and lifting ambitions, we can help overcome the ... and practical advice to nonprofit professionals, foundation executives, board members, development staff, and ...
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Community Fund for Immigrant Wellness announces first grantee cohort

Wednesday, June 20, 2018
... our region,” said Joe Pyle, President of the Scattergood Foundation. “Yet they often face unique and complex ... (a Mural Arts program), SEAMAAC, and Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians. It is supported by the Scattergood Foundation , United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern ...
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Philly groups offer $9 million in funding for nonprofits celebrating the 250th birthday of the United States

Fireworks_Wawa Welcome America
Tuesday, August 8, 2023
... for the Semiquincentennial, a joint effort by the Connelly Foundation, the William Penn Foundation, the Pew Charitable Trusts, and the Neubauer ...

Glenmede’s Nina L. Cohen Appointed to Exponent Philanthropy Board of Directors

Nina L. Cohen
Thursday, October 11, 2018
... pleased to announce Nina L. Cohen, Director of Endowment & Foundation Advisory , has been appointed to the Exponent ... Services and the Jewish Community Foundation of Southern New Jersey, where she previously served as president. She is ... only one dedicated to serving foundations with few or no staff, philanthropic families, and individual donors. Our ...

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