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

CCFWG Suffrage Mural
Tuesday, November 3, 2020
... reminded the crowd. “Though a public art project is new for CCFWG, what is not new is being a beacon for gender equity. We leverage our ... represented in the mural. Althea Mae Hutchinson , a senior at B. Reed Henderson High School and a member of ...

Changes to charitable deduction will hurt PA and NJ nonprofits

Tuesday, November 28, 2017
... our nation, but more specifically here in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, as the legislation in play would cause ... Pedro A. Ramos is president and CEO of  the Philadelphia Foundation.  president@philafound.org . The Inquirer’s ... auspices of the Special Assets Fund of the Philadelphia Foundation. Changes to charitable deduction will hurt PA and ...

Sidney Hargro named to Generocity's 2018 Leaders List

Wednesday, September 5, 2018
... not necessarily grants,” he said — think the Barra Foundation’s  investment  in New Day Chester, Inc. and Patricia Kind McKenna’s push ... Network in  Summer 2017  from the Community Foundation of South Jersey, “but the reality is, if we ...

Investing in Women: A Gender-Lens Investing Conversation

Friday, March 1, 2019
... as a woman in finance, and being one of the few women in senior positions for much of my life,” she said, “I think ... effect on women’s lives, such as a firm developing new breast cancer therapies. Some investors are beginning to ... and breadwinners. LaRosa hopes that companies will tackle new challenges pertinent to women’s lives including ...
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How a Small Craft Navigates Shifting Tides

Tuesday, September 19, 2017
... By Ann Marie Healy, Executive Director, First Hospital Foundation (now Philadelphia Health Partnership) Uncertainty, ... months, we have found ourselves wondering: is this the new reality? And as a relatively small local foundation (with $45 million in assets), how can we most ...

Pew Awards $7.7M to Philadelphia Human Services, Arts, and Civic Nonprofits to Expand Programs, Adapt Business Models

The Pew Charitable Trusts
Wednesday, February 16, 2022
... These grants will help the recipients create and implement new strategies to adapt their programs, operations, and ... to bring more tourists back to Greater Philadelphia. The new grants are as follows: Project HOME  has been awarded a ... playful learning activities at home. Frazierita Klasen , senior vice president leading Pew’s work in Philadelphia, ...

Ten Philly Elementary Schools Awarded $500K in “Good To Great” Grants to Strengthen Early Literacy Programs

Wednesday, April 24, 2019
... $20,000 to nearly $75,000, are funded by the William Penn Foundation. The grants totaled $535,826. The Good to Great ... the School District of Philadelphia developed this smart new grant program as a way to help schools build on the ... framework,” said Elliot Weinbaum of The William Penn Foundation. “By giving individual schools the resources to ...
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Vanguard Supports First-of-Its-Kind Project Integrating Home Visiting Nurses into Pediatric Primary Care Setting

Thursday, September 5, 2019
... Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) launched a new pilot program today aimed at improving the health and ... Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) launched a new pilot program today aimed at improving the health and ... awareness of quality child care options, and improves staff satisfaction and retention. "Families served by nurse ...

Chester County Funders Unite to Provide COVID-19 Rapid Response Funding

Tuesday, June 30, 2020
... of partner nonprofits.  The Brandywine Health Foundation (BWHF) launched the Healthcare and Economic Relief ... 1 and phase 2 grant making. The Chester County Community Foundation (CCCF) has awarded close to $450,000 in COVID-19 ... related support to over $1 million and will be issuing a new, more responsive funding model that will help reimagine a ...
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PHL COVID-19 Fund Reaches $10M in Funds Deployed, Continuing to Amplify Regional Community Efforts

PHL Covid-19 Fund
Thursday, May 7, 2020
... Fund, launched on March 19 and led by the Philadelphia Foundation and United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey (UWGPSNJ), has secured $15.8 million in gifts ... Neighborhood Ministries $        25,000 Middletown Senior Citizens Association $          8,000 Mission ...

As Violence Against Asian Americans Intensifies, the Moment for Philanthropy to Act Is Now

Stop Asian Hate
Tuesday, March 23, 2021
... - An #ArtistResource Conversation Seeking to Soar: Foundation Funding for Asian American and Pacific Islander ... Month by Seema Agnani for Nonprofit Quarterly (05.25.21) New Asian American Foundation Aims to Shift Narratives, Curb Hate Crimes, and ...

Nine School District of Philadelphia Schools Awarded “Good To Great” Grants to Strengthen Early Literacy Programs

The Fund for the SDP
Thursday, May 21, 2020
... we could not be more grateful for The Fund, William Penn Foundation and the Mayor’s commitment,” said William R. ... families in engaging ways to continue to build a strong foundation and love of literacy. Solomon Solis-Cohen School : ... ongoing training and professional development to teachers, staff, parents and community partners to collaboratively ...
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On the Table Philly returns for 2018

Thursday, September 20, 2018
The Philadelphia Foundation with support from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation will again engage residents and inspire solutions ... day dedicated to elevating civic conversations, fostering new relationships and crea t ing unifying experiences. The ...

City's Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy Shares Plans for 2021

OACCE
Thursday, January 14, 2021
... the Creative Economy (OACCE) today shared its plans for new and returning programs to support Philadelphia's diverse ... said Kelly Lee, Chief Cultural Officer.  NEW: Visit Creativephl.org OACCE launched a brand-new version ... FY21 budget includes funds to support four full-time staff members and OACCE programs, a $1M allocation to the ...
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Pew Awards $8M to Address Maternal and Infant Health, LGBTQ+ Youth Wellness and Stability, and Teacher Shortage in Philadelphia

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Friday, March 22, 2024
... housing, and social services for LGBTQ+ youth; and test new approaches to address the city’s K-12 teacher shortage, ... solutions so that more Philadelphians can thrive.” The new grants are detailed below, grouped by focus area, along ... 2,800 families. Pew’s funding will help MCHC expand its staff to keep up with growing client needs and conduct an ...
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The Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy and the Arts and Culture Task Force Announce Awards from the $1.5 Million 2022 Illuminate the Arts Grant

Monday, August 8, 2022
... zip codes. 78 percent of these awardees report that their staff is 75-100 percent BIPOC employees. On average, these ... the Arts Grant came from the City’s General Fund. OACCE staff along with members of the Task Force make up the ... is more important than ever,” shared Bill Rhoads, Senior Vice President of Esperanza Arts Center. “The ...

Awards Celebrate Our Region's Social Innovators

Wednesday, January 30, 2019
... while stepping out of the box to grow these ideas into new innovative practices. The awards celebrated innovations ... were: Philanthropy 1st Place - Independence Blue Cross Foundation ; 2nd Place - Union Benevolent Association ; 3rd Place - Claneil Foundation Out of the Box Social Investors  2nd Place- The ...
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