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Foundation Building

Tuesday, June 26, 2018
... of neighborhood revitalization in those communities and what that really entails is providing dollars for ... planning,” said Armbrister, who is the foundation’s executive director. The organization has invested $15.8 ... the issues that they plan to focus on during the next five years. “It’s really a consensus building ...
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Leeway Foundation Announces $49,950 in Support To 23 Individual Artists Highlighting Practices of Reclamation Of LGBQA Social Movements and Cultural Preservation

Leeway Foundation
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
... in collaboration with their communities. Leeway’s Art and Change Grant provides grants of up to $2,500 to fund art for social change projects by women and trans* artists and ... with a staff member for one-on-one support. The next Art and Change Grant deadline is March 1, 2022.   ABOUT ...

Philadelphia’s Placing a $500 Million Bet on Play

Monday, September 11, 2017
By Jen Kinney via NEXT CITY As the city plans a major investment in rec ... Philadelphia and the near-suburban neatness of the city’s far northeast. Best known for hosting one of the city’s ... City public spaces, in the outlying neighborhoods, this is what has kept rec centers running: neighbors and residents, ...

37th Annual Members Meeting Highlights

Monday, April 7, 2025
... purpose of our gathering is to conduct the Network’s business, it is important to acknowledge the unique and ... on a search process to identify Philanthropy Network’s next Executive Director, and throughout the year to continue ... forthcoming Charitable Act, as well as an exploration of what other regions do to use their collective voice and how ...
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New report outlines the scale and scope of employer-driven philanthropy and volunteerism in Philadelphia

Report Cover - How Employers Give
Wednesday, May 15, 2019
... Vourvoulias  [May 15, 2019]  The Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia and Philanthropy Network Greater ... early 2019 to 100 companies represented on the Chamber’s Board of Directors, many of whom are also members of ... provided by Philadelphia employers is much higher than what the survey data reports. “Our city becomes stronger ...

Philadelphia Selected For New Anti-Displacement Policy Network

Friday, March 23, 2018
... the network of ten cities will work together over the next year on strategies to fight displacement and build ... strategies, develop new and innovative ideas, and amplify what is working so that we can spread success across the ... senior city staff, and community leaders. Philadelphia’s team includes: Eleanor Sharpe, Deputy Director, Department ...

100+ gather for Philanthropy Network's 35th Annual Members' Meeting

Mailee Walker and Christine Robinson
Wednesday, April 12, 2023
... for Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia’s 35th Annual Members’ Meeting. Opening the program was ... roles after more than two years of exceptional service. Next at the podium was Board Secretary and Governance ... Q&A session with members. In response to a question about what trustees can do to create a community of allies in ...
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Four Takeaways from Race, Class AND Gender: Intersectional Approaches to Social Justice Funding

Friday, April 5, 2019
... Network Greater Philadelphia partnered with the Women’s Funding Collaborative to host a discussion on gender ... sector to build a more equitable and just region. 1. What are gender norms and why are they important to gender ... transformative philanthropy. Below are some recommended next steps: Support an initial convening that brings together ...
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Barra Foundation Announces $520,000 in Immediate Funding

Thursday, April 2, 2020
... from Barra Foundation (04.02.20) by Peter Dobrin for the Philadelphia Inquirer Barra-Logo.jpg PHILADELPHIA, ... grants to respond to the short-term needs of the region’s nonprofit organizations due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The ... a more rapid response with some longer-term thinking about what recovery might look like.”  She explained that the ...
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The Barr, Kresge, and William Penn Foundations Introduce $13M Funding Collaborative

The Cuture and Community Power Fund
Tuesday, May 30, 2023
... Northend Christian CDC  preserves and improves Detroit’s North End Historic Community by providing opportunities for ... and claim decision making authority.”    Over the next two years, the Fund will partner with the aforementioned ... Fund’s Co-Director Erik Takeshita.

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

Tuesday, March 27, 2018
... leaders attended the grant award ceremony in the Mayor’s reception room. “Our city is all the more vibrant and ... of the arts is not an option, it is an essential part of what defines us as a first class city.” Since 1991, the ...

National Movement for Children’s Literacy Converges on Philadelphia

Thursday, July 19, 2018
... Reading Week (GLR Week in Philadelphia), the nation’s most significant convening focused on early learning, ... Campaign for Grade-Level Reading is convening the weeklong event for funders, national and state leaders, partners in ... esteemed Author Events series. Her book, “What the Eyes Don’t See: A Story of Crisis, Resistance and ...
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A Working Mom on Back-to-School Life in COVID

Sanchez family
Thursday, September 3, 2020
... in some form or another. As complicated as my family’s schedule and contingency plans look right now (believe ... Fund for Women and Girls (CCFWG) , hosted the virtual event “Overlooked and Undercounted: Struggling to Make Ends ... community leaders, and foundations, to reimagine what has been status quo. What are the policies and supports ...

FAQ: Trust-Based Philanthropy Cohort with a Racial Equity Lens

2022 Trust-Based Philanthropy Cohort
Thursday, January 27, 2022
... have reached out to learn more as they decide whether it’s right for them. To help share this information across the ... to racial equity through trust-based philanthropy.   What? What is unique about this Trust-Based Philanthropy ... Approaches to Your Grantmaking - June 16 Clarifying Next Steps on Your Trust-Based Journey - June 30 Who? Who ...

Leeway Foundation announces $180,000 in Transformation Awards

Leeway Foundation 2023 Transformation Awardees
Tuesday, January 16, 2024
... producers living in greater Philadelphia who create art for social change and have done so for the past five years or ... Brazil-native and longtime activist in women’s, LGBTQIA, Latine, immigrant, and arts and culture ... with a staff member for one-on-one support.  The next deadline for the Transformation Award is May 15, 2024. ...

Independence Public Media Foundation Announces 75 Grants Totaling $4 Million

Independence Public Media Foundation
Wednesday, August 11, 2021
... open call, as well as nearly $750,000 in continued support for key IPMF partners. “We are grateful to our partners at ... expand media making opportunities in the Philly region.  What unites our three foundations is the belief that ... Local News Transformation Fund. ► Read IPMF's press release for complete details. ► Read IPMF Program ...

FCP Selects Tobias Bruhn as New Executive Director

Tobias Bruhn
Thursday, January 9, 2020
... 12, 2019) – Foundations Community Partnership’s (FCP) Board of Directors has announced that Tobi Bruhn, ... and Alumni Association, where he was responsible for advancing the College as a diverse community of learners ... the FCP team as the organization prepares to write the next chapter of its remarkable history,” says Dr. Bruhn. ...
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Connecting Regional Funders to Respond to COVID-19

COVID-19
Friday, March 20, 2020
... (and virtually, of course) so they can communicate what they’re hearing from their grantee partners about ... March 17 and March 18 , we hosted video conference calls for funders to connect and provide updates. Several ... rapid response funds established to support the region’s nonprofits. Discussed were: A joint fund for the region ...
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Philadelphia Cultural Fund to Award $2.68M to 339 Arts Organizations Across the City

Friday, March 29, 2019
... and cultural organizations in Philadelphia. This year’s grantee list is the largest in its 28-year history and a 19 ... Artistic Director Joan Myers Brown. At the March 27 event, the Cultural Fund will recognize ... volunteer and make a financial contribution. Part of what we at the Cultural Fund underwrite is making these ...
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