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Vanessa B. Briggs, President & CEO, Departs The Alliance for Health Equity After Five Years of Stellar Leadership

Vanessa B. Briggs
Wednesday, July 6, 2022
... Alliance will be August 19, 2022.   Ms. Briggs is the new Vice President for Health Equity in Woods System of Care and Executive Director of Woods’ New Jersey healthcare ventures starting in September. ... programmatic activities going forward.  The Board and the staff look forward to continued partnership with the ...
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More Than $1 Million in Fellowships Awarded to 12 BIPOC Artists Through Philadelphia’s Cultural Treasures Program

Tuesday, December 6, 2022
... Center for Arts & Heritage in collaboration with The Barra Foundation, Neubauer Family Foundation, William Penn Foundation, and Wyncote Foundation ... either core support or risk capital to test and advance new ideas and approaches. www.barrafoundation.org    About ...
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NBME Selects Its First Philanthropy Director

Allison Anderson Acevedo
Wednesday, January 19, 2022
... Philanthropy Director,  Allison Anderson Acevedo . In her new position, Allison will play a key role in leading the ... efforts to support marginalized students.    Allison’s new role complements her seasoned career in public service, ... on our developing philanthropic vision,” Linda Gadsby, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Diversity, ...

Five Local Organizations Receive $125k Grants from TD Bank to Develop Local Affordable Housing

Monday, March 9, 2020
... HILL, N.J., March, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- TD Charitable Foundation, the charitable giving arm of TD Bank, America's ... rental units for families, individuals, the elderly, new Americans, Veterans, the disabled, women and youth. ... ," said Paige Carlson-Heim, Director of TD Charitable Foundation and Office of Charitable and Community Giving. ...

City Launches “Kensington Community Resilience Fund”

Tuesday, April 27, 2021
... noted by Jennifer Leith, Executive Director of the Douty Foundation ,“This is an approach to funding support that ... first round of funding. Lead funders include The Douty Foundation , Scattergood Foundation , K10 Kids Foundation , ... round of funding anticipated in fall 2021. The KCR Fund welcomes contributions from foundations, corporations, and ...

Citizens Bank Teams with LISC Across Workforce Development Initiatives

Wednesday, November 14, 2018
... Philadelphia More than $500,000 in Citizens Charitable Foundation grants are fueling education and training in ... while expanding pilot program for career development NEW YORK and PROVIDENCE, RI (November 14, 2018)—Citizens ... Support Coalition (LISC) and the Citizens Charitable Foundation.  This partnership will fund a range of ...
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Fund Established to Support Law Student Exchange Program Between Lyon and Philadelphia

Tuesday, April 24, 2018
... PA – April 24, 2018 – The Philadelphia Bar Foundation and the International Law Committee of the ... 80 interns have participated in this program. This new fund will provide financial support for the exchange ... involved in the delivery of civil legal aid. The Bar Foundation is proud to be a partner in establishing this fund ...
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Opinion | Solving Philly’s poverty issues takes consistent, relentless effort by Mayor Jim Kenney

Wednesday, September 19, 2018
... where adults use computers to apply for jobs, and staff are forced to run outside to  administer life-saving ... created more than 250 jobs and the average hourly wage of new hires is $14.72. PBT also allows us to create 20 ... We've dedicated over half a billion dollars in new City revenue to the School District over the next five ...

Every Voice, Every Vote grants $2.875 million to 71 Philadelphia media and community organizations to expand access to civic news and information

Tuesday, June 25, 2024
... to local government and track the progress of the city’s new  administration.   The 71 media and community ... Vote in 2024 and 2025 is provided by the William Penn  Foundation with additional funding from The Lenfest Institute ... Comcast  NBC Universal, The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Henry L. Kimelman Family  Foundation, Judy and ...
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Beech celebrates neighborhood transformation over 30 years

Beech Companies Christine Brown and Kenneth Scott
Wednesday, June 22, 2022
Via The Philadelphia Tribune | Stephen Williams, Staff Writer Three decades ago, the Cecil B. Moore Avenue ... to the COVID pandemic. “We’ve come full circle as a foundation,” Scott said. “I am proud to be a part of it, ... which makes loans to small businesses; the Alston-Beech Foundation, which provides grants to small businesses; the ...

Chester County Complete Count Committee to Raise Awareness about 2020 Census

Chester County 2020 Census
Thursday, September 12, 2019
... next 30 years. “During the development of the County’s new comprehensive plan, Landscapes3, we learned that Chester ... of important services for all residents, including senior citizens, individuals with disabilities, and those in ...

City of Philadelphia Selected for $1 Million Bloomberg Philanthropies Public Art Challenge Grant to Fund Temporary Public Art Project that Addresses Gun Violence in Germantown

Bloomberg Art Challenge
Wednesday, October 18, 2023

PHILADELPHIA – The City of Philadelphia announced today that it has been selected to receive $1,000,000 as part of the Bloomberg Philanthropies Public Art Challenge, a program that supports temporary public art projects addressing an ur

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Pew Announces $4.5M in Grants Supporting Philadelphia Region’s Frail Elderly

Wednesday, March 28, 2018
... County Intercommunity Action Philip Jaisohn Memorial Foundation Supportive Older Women’s Network Goal 3: To ... and Leonard Abramson Center for Jewish Life Penn Asian Senior Services Senior Community Services Visiting Nurse Association ...

The Mayor’s Fund For Philadelphia is now The Philadelphia City Fund

Philadelphia City Fund
Thursday, February 9, 2023
... PA February 9, 2023 – With the launch of its new website,   www.philacityfund.org, the Mayor’s Fund for ... “Over the past three years, we have established new leadership, a new board, and strengthened our ... gift to the Fund itself. “With its talented and diverse staff and Board, the Philadelphia City Fund offers the unique ...
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Future-focused takeaways from the 2017 Philanthropy Network conference

Friday, November 3, 2017
By  Albert Hong  / STAFF via Generocity  What a year, huh? Last ... missions — our north star — while finding new and creative ways to work together in order to amplify ... Sidney Hargro, who became Philanthropy Network’s new ED this past July, kicked things off by asking conference ...

Eagles' Chris Long Teams Up With United Way And Philadelphia's Read By 4th Campaign To Increase Early Literacy

Chris Long
Friday, September 28, 2018
... 28, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The Chris Long Foundation, in partnership with United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey (UWGPSNJ) and in support of Philadelphia's  ... enable distribution to more kids. Through The Chris Long Foundation, Chris and Megan Long are investing nearly a ...
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$3.5 Million in COVID-19 Relief Awarded to Help Chester County Nonprofits Recover with Resiliency & Innovation

CCCF Grant
Thursday, December 10, 2020
Press Release via the Chester County Community Foundation For further information, contact: Beth Krallis, ... & Communications Officer< Chester County Community Foundation bethk@chescocf.org |  484-887-0467 CCCF.png (West ... over $18 million in grants and scholarships. Its new 2020-2022 strategic plan focuses on three priorities and ...

Philly parents, don't leave the city when your kids reach school age | Opinion

Friday, March 23, 2018
... a familiar refrain in Philadelphia, repeated every time  new census data show more people moved out than moved in . ... million in funding — from the district, the William Penn Foundation , the Lenfest Foundation, and others — teachers were supported with ...
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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
... public transit improvements, home heating assistance for senior citizens, and many more vital services,” read a ... said Gary D. Bass , executive director of the Bauman Foundation and chair of a national philanthropic ...

Beech launches resources directory to support families, individuals and communities

BEECH 2020 COMMUNITY RESOURCES DIRECTORY
Tuesday, August 18, 2020
... Bank, Beech Community Services and the Alston Beech Foundation. To access the Beech Community Resources Directory ...

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