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Pushing Impact Investing Forward: 4 Themes for 2021

Impact Investing blog post
Tuesday, March 30, 2021
This article appears on Glenmede's Impactivate Blog . Re-posted with permission. ... the United States to protest racial injustice and call for police reform. The Black Lives Matter movement  won new ... racial justice lens as well as reinvestment in underserved communities. Investors including the  New Mexico Educational ...
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National Philanthropic Trust Donor-Recommended Grants to Charities Surpass $5.53 Billion During Fiscal Year 2022

Narional Philanthropic Trust
Tuesday, August 30, 2022
... compared to pre-pandemic giving in Fiscal Year 2019. For the first time in NPT’s 26-year history, the number of grants to charities exceeded ... philanthropy. Visit NPT’s resource library to learn  what you can do with a DAF  and about  NPT’s impact ...
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Bipartisan Policy Center and United Philanthropy Forum Create Partnership to Tackle Critical Policy Issues

Tuesday, November 7, 2023
... and security, and strengthen and modernize the Farm Bill for the benefit of all Americans. This partnership brings ... in the social sector to help increase philanthropy’s impact in communities across the country. With a mission to ... the political spectrum to advance practical solutions to our national challenges. Since 2007, BPC has helped shepherd ...
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Knight Foundation invests $2.2 million in projects to advance Philadelphia’s public spaces and digital engagement

Photo courtesy Smith Memorial Playground
Friday, April 9, 2021
... PHILADELPHIA — April 8, 2021 — The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation today announced a $2.2 ... In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic amplified a need for accessible public spaces and strategic digital ... public spaces are critical assets and places for our communities. These new investments will help ensure that ...

The Alliance for Health Equity Launches the Equity Health Center to address Health Access in Greater Coatesville

Equity Health Network Providers
Thursday, April 6, 2023
... care model would be an accessible, effective resource for Greater Coatesville. The combined studies led The Alliance to apply for Chester County’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding. At the end of ... improve health outcomes, and provide the healthcare our region deserves”. – Rev. Dr. Linwood Smith Jr., ...

Impact100 Philadelphia Awards $420,000 In Eight Grants and Awards

Impact100 Philadelphia 2021 Grant Awards
Friday, June 4, 2021
... the highest number of recipients in Impact100's history. Including these 2021 grants and awards, Impact100 ... to permanently break the generational cycle of poverty for low income, single parent, and homeless families in ... "one woman, one vote." A significant thing to note about our organization is that each member chooses her level of ...
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#FCPresents Internationally Known Founder of Nonprofit AF, Vu Le

Vu Le
Thursday, February 1, 2024
... County on March 20 at Bucks County Community College’s Zlock Performing Arts Center in Newtown, Pa., from 8:45 to ... collective impact during his keynote address. “Known for his no-BS approach and irreverent sense of humor, we are ... thought leaders to share their expertise. Tickets to the event are $25 per person. For more information and to ...

Pew Announces $1.85M to Strengthen the Free Library of Philadelphia and Improve Access to Drexel University’s Atwater Kent Collection

Free Library of Philadelphia
Wednesday, July 19, 2023
... of COVID-19 and to preserve and highlight the region’s unique history and civic treasures. The awards include $1 million for the Free Library of Philadelphia Foundation to undertake ... “The Pew Charitable Trusts is pleased to support two of our city’s most important institutions—the Free Library ...

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Center for Health Equity Receives $1M Grant from Bank of America

Thursday, July 21, 2022
The  Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s  (CHOP)  Center for Health Equity  received a $1 million grant from Bank of ... at no cost to families. Block Builds will now expand our reach to doing exterior repairs for the entire ...

Getting Past Inertia: Ten Simple, Valiant Steps To Align Your Foundation’s Endowment With Your Mission – Or Not

Thursday, June 29, 2017
... Elizabeth Killough , Director, Untours Foundation There’s a lot of judgment these days about your endowment. You use ... if you demanded more of your endowment. While you wish for more resources to grow your foundation’s effectiveness, ... or re-write your mission statement. Rediscover why you do what you do: why your foundation exists and should exist. ...

Aid for Ukraine

Aid for Ukraine
Wednesday, March 2, 2022
AidforUkraine.png Russia's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine represents the largest ... infrastructure. Funders are also beginning to consider what supports will be needed in the longer-term. Listed below ... Human Trafficking of Ukrainian Refugees by Suzanne Hoff  for the Chroncile of Philanthropy Vulnerable people fleeing ...

More than 500 U.S. Philanthropy Leaders Sign Unprecedented Letter: Don’t Cut the Census Short

2020 Census
Wednesday, August 5, 2020
... organizations, alarmed by the announcement that the U.S. Department of Commerce intends to “drastically cut ... Congress and cutting their fair share of federal funding for Medicaid, economic development, child care, schools, road ... data, distorting the true picture of America for the next decade,” said Gary D. Bass , executive director of the ...

Derrick Morgan partners with Brandywine Health Foundation to support COVID-19 Healthcare and Economic Relief Fun

Derrick Morgan
Friday, April 10, 2020
... an initial $10,000 to Brandywine Health Foundation’s Health and Economic Relief Fund . “As this crisis began ... goal of the Healthcare and Economic Relief Fund is to help our nonprofit partners on the frontlines of serving the ... Brandywine Health Foundation. “We are grateful not only for his generosity but for his unique perspective and ...

John Templeton Foundation to Invest $325 Million in Strategic Priorities

JTF Strategic Priorities
Tuesday, March 12, 2019
Over the next five years, the John Templeton Foundation will devote a ... in disseminating the results of that research. That’s why we intend to devote more philanthropic resources in the ... Foundation’s investment in these priorities will account for 80 percent of its grantmaking in the  Science & the Big ...
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With $16 million gift, gay causes get a big boost

Friday, October 20, 2017
... $16 million from the sale plus cash will join Heifetz’s existing $4 million donor-advised fund at the Philadelphia ... and it will change LGBT advocacy in this region not just for decades, but for all time,” said State Rep. Brian K. ... William Way LGBT Community Center , and at least part of what he would like to see this new gift do is to lift ...
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The Alliance for Health Equity Kicks off Cohort Two of The Nonprofit Justice and Equity Institute

Nonprofit Justice and Equity Institute Cohort Two Funders
Wednesday, February 1, 2023
Coatesville, Pennsylvania -  On January 24th, The Alliance for Health Equity launched its second cohort of the Nonprofit ... including those experienced by the Black and Brown communities. Learning session topics focus on: (1) justice ... the Nonprofit Justice and Equity Institute, please visit our website at ...

Philly foundations launch $6.5M COVID-19 emergency fund for local nonprofits

Friday, March 20, 2020
By Peter Crimmins for WHYY Philadelphia officials announced on Thursday a $6.5M ... “The pandemic is placing extraordinary stress on our city and region, particularly on already strained ... said Diane Melley, the Philadelphia Foundation’s director of corporate partnerships. “Maybe delivering ...
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$100,000 Grant Kicks off Campaign for Chromebooks for Pottstown School District

Tuesday, May 5, 2020
... Area Health & Wellness Foundation and the Foundation for Pottstown Education are providing a way for the community ... “Most of us are aware of the inequality of the state’s educational funding and the impact that this has on the ... director of the Foundation for Pottstown Education.

Brandywine Health Foundation Receives Grant in Support of Coatesville Food Truck Project

Coatesville Food Truck
Wednesday, January 6, 2021
... clients we serve already have to balance the need to pay for medication, healthcare services, basic needs like rent or ... Executive Director of Health Partners Foundation.  “Our foundation has made food insecurity a priority within the ... “We are truly grateful for Health Partners Foundation’s generosity and commitment to address this important basic ...

Philanthropy Network names Shira Hodges as Director of Leadership and Advancement

Tuesday, February 6, 2018
... Philadelphia is pleased to announce Shira Hodges as our new Director of Leadership and Advancement . In this newly-created role, Shira will be responsible for facilitating the Network’s funder groups, supporting collective action initiatives, ...
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