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Bridgespan Group Announces Launch of Leadership Program to Serve Philadelphia-Area Nonprofits with Support of $4 Million from Harris Philanthropies and The Pew Charitable Trusts

Thursday, August 13, 2020
... “This initiative combines the cornerstones of our Foundation’s goals to uplift communities in need, pioneer ... in eight U.S. cities: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Detroit, New York, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington, D.C., serving more than 250 organizations and 1,500 senior leaders. The program will also launch in Dallas and ...

The Philadelphia Cultural Fund distributes $2.67 million to a diverse mix of arts & culture organizations

Tuesday, March 27, 2018
... institutions such as Taller Puertorriqueño and The Barnes Foundation, these cultural venues are essential to the ... of less than $50,000. Many of these groups have no paid staff. Power Street Theater Company is an excellent example ...

Four Takeaways from Race, Class AND Gender: Intersectional Approaches to Social Justice Funding

Friday, April 5, 2019
... make it imperative for funders to seek out and support new and innovative pathways out of poverty. Yet funders often do not take new and innovative approaches to economic justice. More ... call to continue this internal work with ourselves and our staff and board members. 4. Building a more equitable region ...
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City Awards $200K to Community Organizations to Support Criminal Justice Reform

Wednesday, April 28, 2021
... . Resources for this effort are provided by the MacArthur Foundation Safety and Justice Challenge .  The Criminal ... of existing criminal justice reform efforts and new projects and/or innovative approaches to criminal justice ... work into a holistic approach,” said Erica Atwood, Senior Director for the Office of Policy and Strategic ...
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Pew Awards $4M to Support Housing, Legal Services for Older Philadelphians

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Wednesday, July 17, 2024
... homelessness, including older adults; supporting a new approach to provide housing and care for older adults ... according to Pew data. The following includes the three new grantees and what they aim to accomplish: Pathways to ... the number of available affordable housing units and equip new and existing units with assistive technology, such as ...

Pottstown Area Schools Awarded Over $13,000 through Checklist Challenge

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Tuesday, June 8, 2021
... (June 8)— The Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation announced a total of $13,152 awarded to Pottstown ... and active lifestyles. “This program is core to what our Foundation is doing to foster wellness in schools and across ... it becomes more and more important,” said Howard Brown, senior program officer, who oversees the implementation of ...

City Announces Third Round of Kensington Community Resilience Fund Grantees

Monday, August 28, 2023
... City government, regional funders, and the Scattergood Foundation. The grants were awarded to grassroots ... House Inc. Firm Hope Baptist Church (Fiscal sponsor by New Kensington Community Development Corporation) ... Nelson Foundation , and the Douty Foundation . The Fund welcomes additional contributions from foundation, corporate ...

Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia launches field scan

Friday, May 3, 2019
... in our region. Through a grant from the William Penn Foundation, we’ve partnered with Equal Measure – a local ... and operations, to be completed by an executive level staff person with a broad view of these areas.   A brief ... is made possible with the support of the  William Penn Foundation and the  Samuel S. Fels Fund  and led by the ...
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Giving USA 2021: In a year of unprecedented events and challenges, charitable giving reached a record $471.44 billion in 2020

Giving USA 2021
Tuesday, June 15, 2021
... charitable giving in America, is published by  Giving USA Foundation , a public service initiative of The Giving ... said Ted Grossnickle, chair of The Giving Institute, and senior consultant and founder of Johnson, Grossnickle + ... upcoming Giving USA Special Reports (including an upcoming new study on Donor-Advised Funds) • Complimentary copy of ...

Pennsylvania establishes blueprint for successful collegiate recovery programs

Thursday, September 22, 2022
... students in recovery from substance use disorder.* Ten new programs have launched in Pennsylvania in the past 12 ... leadership and investment by the  Independence Blue Cross Foundation  (Foundation). The announcement was made during a forum in ...

County Commissioners Approve $3.5M in COVID-19 Grants for Resilient, Innovative Chester County Nonprofits

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Friday, October 9, 2020
... Fund will be administered by the Chester County Community Foundation, with input from regional funders, United Ways, ... notes Karen Simmons, President/CEO of the Community Foundation On behalf of the County Commissioners, Chair ... Grant decisions will be made weekly by the Community Foundation, on an ongoing basis. High priority will be given ...
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National Philanthropic Trust Appoints Holly Welch Stubbing President and Chief Executive Officer

Holly Welch Stubbing
Friday, April 26, 2024
... 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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Pew Appoints Donna Frisby-Greenwood as Vice President for Philadelphia Programs

Donna Frisby-Greenwood
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
... program director for the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, executive director of After-School All-Stars ... of Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education Foundation. Frisby-Greenwood graduated from the University of ...

Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia announces Mariah Casias as Vice President, Learning & Evaluation

Mariah Casias
Tuesday, November 24, 2020
... Philadelphia is pleased to announce Mariah Casias as our new Vice President of Learning and Evaluation. In this ... racial equity and intersectionality. She will begin her new role on December 16, 2020. Mariah comes to Philanthropy ... at the United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey. Mariah currently sits on the Steering Committee ...
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PA is Ready! grants expand support for Immigrant communities

PA is Ready!
Monday, November 23, 2020
... Immigration and Citizenship Coalition. The Philadelphia Foundation hosts the pooled fund and provides technical ... and national institutional donors:  Alfred and Mary Douty Foundation, S. Albert Fund of the Philadelphia Foundation, Samuel S. Fels Fund, Philadelphia Foundation , ...

Learning Together: How to Create a Regional Coordinated Capacity Building System

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Thursday, December 12, 2024
... to share insights from The Pew Charitable Trusts and the Foundation for Delaware County.  ImpactED also offered data ... –Nonprofit Leader ► Long-term support: Nonprofit staff shared that “one off”capacity building efforts ... skills and strengths. Providing an entry point for funders new to capacity building. Not surprisingly, power dynamics ...
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Pew Announces $1M to Support Vulnerable Philadelphia-Area Residents Amid Pandemic

Wednesday, July 1, 2020
... Trusts announced today that it has awarded $1 million in new grants to 13 Philadelphia-area nonprofits serving local ... Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery counties. Two of the new grants, to Philabundance and Prevention Point ... —$66,000 Lutheran Settlement House —$41,000 Penn Asian Senior Services —$54,000 Senior Community Services ...

FCM Hospitality and 8 Philadelphia restaurants donate to School District’s Culinary Arts Program in 12 schools

Thursday, February 17, 2022
... experience. "These students might be some of our future staff members and Philadelphia’s next restaurant ... pandemic. “Over the last two years, we’ve made some new partners and enhanced relationships with longtime ... helped the District serve its community and students in new ways,” said Frisby-Greenwood. “And we hope to ...

COVID-19 Nonprofit Continuity Grants available for Berks County nonprofits

Wednesday, April 1, 2020
  READING, PA (April 1, 2020) – Berks County Community Foundation has launched an emergency grant program to help ... to all Berks County nonprofits,” said Heidi Williamson, Senior Vice President for Programs and Initiatives at the Community Foundation. “The broad guidelines and range of grant size ...
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Philly Counts releases Final Report on 2020 Census Operation

Philly Counts
Friday, January 29, 2021
... Count Committee members and their subcommittees, built the foundation for this outreach, and community partners across ... the initial phases of the 2020 Census. Understanding the new reality and limitations due to COVID-19, Philly Counts’ ... 2030. A close relationship with the local Census Bureau staff proved vital. Flaws in the national Census Bureau plan ...

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