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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) ... 2021, the Foundation will grant more than $117 million to support vital efforts in the region.  ...
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Philanthropy Network launching new Equity Cohort with major support from Scattergood Foundation

Wednesday, March 20, 2019
... for learning and growth, allowing participating foundations to begin implementing change and measuring ... initiative, which is made possible with the support of the William Penn Foundation and the Samuel S. Fels Fund and led by the ...

Citizens Bank Teams with LISC Across Workforce Development Initiatives

Wednesday, November 14, 2018
... partnership between national nonprofit Local Initiatives Support Coalition (LISC) and the Citizens Charitable ... Foundation.  This partnership will fund a range of employment services designed to help people to find work, ... economic renewal. Citizens Bank Teams with LISC Across Workforce Development Initiatives ...
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William Penn Foundation previews revised programs and grantmaking approach

William Penn Foundation new funding areas
Thursday, May 16, 2024
Via William Penn Foundation WPF new funding areas_horiz.png   OUR ... our grantmaking should evolve to meet the changing needs of communities across the region. After a comprehensive ... we can build Philadelphia’s future. CONTINUE READING >> William Penn Foundation previews revised programs and ...

City and Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians Launch Citywide Immigrant Workforce Initiative

Monica Munn
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
  IMG_1680.jpg Monica Munn, Senior Director of the WES Mariam Asefa Fund Philadelphia, PA (January 15, ... Pennsylvanians, in partnership with the City’s Office of Workforce Development, announced today an 18-month initiative ... the Office of Workforce Development. “We are thrilled to support this innovative partnership among the Office of ...

Philadelphia Foundation Announces Winners of Key to Community Grants

Key to Community Grants
Thursday, August 1, 2019
... (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Philadelphia Foundation is thrilled to announce the nine winners of its $1 million Key to Community ... University-Camden; Shawn McCaney, Executive Director, William Penn Foundation; Victor Reinoso, Chief Operating Officer, ...

VNA Foundation of Greater North Penn announces first round North Penn Unity Grants

VNA Foundation
Wednesday, August 26, 2020
News Release VNA Foundation.jpg The VNA Foundation of Greater North Penn proudly distributed $135,000 in general operating ... within 30-60 days of submission  General Operating support:  All grants will be made in the form of General ...
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Regional Foundation Announces $2 Million in Grant Awards

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Wednesday, December 20, 2023
... 12 and 18 months in length, Neighborhood Planning Grants support the creation of neighborhood plans that address root causes of inequality ... for the Olney neighborhood of Philadelphia. With two major corridors in the neighborhood, and many languages ...

Independence Blue Cross Foundation Institute for Health Equity grant expands Penn Medicine and CHOP’s Alliance of Minority Physicians

Independence Blue Cross Foundation
Wednesday, June 21, 2023
... through its Institute for Health Equity to the University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS) and the Children’s ... in engaging students underrepresented in medicine to support the diversity of medical students throughout the ... Cross Foundation Institute for Health Equity grant expands Penn Medicine and CHOP’s Alliance of Minority Physicians ...
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City Announces $1 Million Investment in Organizations Developing Innovative Workforce Solutions

Wednesday, February 10, 2021
Four organizations awarded $1 million from Workforce Solutions Grant for innovative solutions to support un- and under-employed Philadelphians.  Workforce ... and align resources to lift Philadelphians out of poverty. PHILADELPHIA — The City of Philadelphia’s ...

Seybert Foundation Announces Management Transition

Tuesday, January 8, 2019
... Seybert Board President Rich Sedmak, “Diana has played a major role in the bold steps that Seybert has made over the ... foundation, a move designed to be a model for how small foundations could merge assets to create greater ... Executive Director of the VNA Foundation of Greater North Penn in Spring, 2019. Notes Sidney Hargro, Philanthropy ...
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Independence Foundation Announces CEO’s Retirement

Susan Sherman
Thursday, July 11, 2024
... with mixed emotions that the Independence Foundation Board of Directors announces the upcoming retirement of Susan ... counties; non-profits that help people who needed support but did not ordinarily have access to it. It has been ... of Nursing. Dr. Antonia Villarruel, Dean of Nursing at Penn Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, stated “Susan has ...
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Stoneleigh Foundation names Marie Williams Deputy Director

Marie Williams
Thursday, June 17, 2021
... PHILADELPHIA – The Stoneleigh Foundation is pleased to announce that Marie N. Williams, Esq. has been named as ... as a public policy advocate, working on a variety of issues including immigration, economic justice, women’s ... (CJJ), where she executed the organization’s strategy to support robust appropriations for the federal Juvenile ...
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Coordinating for Impact: An Initiative To Watch

Image Credit: PDR Peace Wall, Peter Pagast & Jane Golden, 29th & Wharton Streets
Monday, October 20, 2025
... that one person has all the skills needed to lead and support the work.”   In her article “ Transforming ... author—recounts her experience as the Executive Director of The Ruckus Society , a nonprofit that “sponsors ... political and economic landscapes, topped with a strained workforce, they’ve candidly shared their concerns. One ...
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Is Your Organization Prepared for a Major Market Shift?

Glenmede Post 2019
Monday, November 4, 2019
... strategies and risk management, provide audit and staff support, or advise on strategic grantmaking, governance ... highly customized investment services to endowments, foundations, institutional entities, and high-net-worth ... representative. Is Your Organization Prepared for a Major Market Shift? ...

Independence Blue Cross Foundation announces new funding to support recovery and sobriety for college students

IBX Foundation
Wednesday, March 31, 2021
... expand ARHE’s model to campuses across the region with support to other schools that join the effort. Two ... are currently designing programs to address the needs of their student population: Saint Joseph’s ... and services address access to care, the health care workforce, and nonprofit sustainability. Learn more by ...

William Penn Foundation, Philly’s biggest foundation focused solely on the city, is changing what it funds

Thursday, June 27, 2024
... foundation devoted solely to giving in the region. The William Penn Foundation is instituting a broad set of changes — from the kinds of projects and organizations ...

Regional Foundation Announces $4.75 Million in Grant Awards

Regional Foundation Neighborhood Implementation Grants
Tuesday, April 18, 2023
... announced today are an exciting next step in the journey of the Regional Foundation,” stated Kevin Dow, Executive ... residents through a new “ambassador” program and support small businesses. Their goals are to change the ... Neighbors, East Mt. Airy Neighbors, and the Mt. Airy BID. Major activities for this second round of implementation ...

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