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The Case for General Operating Support

Thursday, August 23, 2018
First posted on the Center for Effective Philanthropy blog | Image via CEP By Andrea ... Bretting, Michael Jordan, and Mailee Walker, Claneil Foundation Recently, a grantee sent us an email to request an ... given as general operating support has not increased over the past decade.” Taking this context into account, we ...
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$2,500 Grants Distributed to The Alliance for Health Equity’s Grant Partners to Support the Health and Wellness of the Staff

The Alliance for Health Equity
Wednesday, December 22, 2021
(Coatesville, PA) – Over the summer of 2021, The Alliance for Health Equity held ... Executive Officer, Domestic Violence Center of Chester County said, “When I opened the mail and saw the generous ...

Philadelphia Cultural Fund announces Gabriela Sanchez as its new Executive Director

Gabriela Sanchez
Wednesday, February 1, 2023
... Arts in Theater from Temple University. Sanchez is known for effectively building coalitions in a diverse range of ... a bridge that connected us with other funders. For over a decade, I have worked for multiple arts and culture ... GALAEI David Acosta Revolutionary Award (2017), Knight Foundation Emerging City Champions Fellowship (2018) and ...
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Philanthropy Network Fall Preview

Wednesday, October 4, 2023
... and learning opportunities we have in the pipeline for Philanthropy Network members this fall.  This menu of ... Small Funders , and regional groups in Chester County , Delaware County and Montgomery County . Also coming soon are ... Community of Practice co-chairs Frances Sheehan, The Foundation for Delaware County and Jennifer Bohnenberger, ...
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Applications open Sept. 13th for third round of COVID-19 funding

COVID-19 Prevention & Response Fund
Monday, September 13, 2021
... imbalances exacerbated by the pandemic. Applications for third round grants will be open starting today, September ... community-based organizations in Philadelphia, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties with budgets less than $2.5 ... & Response Fund is supported by: Independence Public Media Foundation, Green Family Foundation, The Barra Foundation, ...

Strengthening the Field of Philanthropic Evaluation: A Call to Action

Thursday, June 28, 2018
Blog originally posted for GEO Perspectives By Meg Long and Clare Nolan One year ago, catalyzed by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation’s initial investment, Engage R+D and Equal ... our roles and professional settings to make a large impact over time. We will crowdsource the topics of highest ...
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Glenmede’s Nina L. Cohen Appointed to Exponent Philanthropy Board of Directors

Nina L. Cohen
Thursday, October 11, 2018
... and independent investment and wealth management firm with over $40 billion in assets under management (AUM), is pleased to announce Nina L. Cohen, Director of Endowment & Foundation Advisory , has been appointed to the Exponent ... services to foundations, endowments and other not-for-profit organizations. In addition, she assists ...

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 Philadelphia are pleased to release “ How Employers Give: A Look at Philanthropy and ... with more than a third of respondents supporting over 50 nonprofits over the past year. Employers struggle ...

Aid for Ukraine

Aid for Ukraine
Wednesday, March 2, 2022
... Human Trafficking of Ukrainian Refugees by Suzanne Hoff  for the Chroncile of Philanthropy Vulnerable people fleeing ... Things to Know   via Inside Philanthropy The C.S. Mott Foundation’s work to bolster civil society in Ukraine goes ... for the Chronicle of Philanthropy 03.12.22 | A Montgomery County food festival raises funds for Ukraine’s armed ...

Kimberly Kirn joins Impact100 as first Executive Director

Kimberly Kirn
Tuesday, June 29, 2021
... women to collectively fund large grants and community awards, is pleased to announce that it has hired Kimberly ... organizations in the Greater Philadelphia region. For its just-concluded 2020-21 grant cycle, Impact100’s 431 ... grant cycle, a woman must be 21 years or older and donate $1,150 to Impact100 Philadelphia by November 15 (by ...
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PA is Ready! receives $150k in funding to support immigration services

Friday, April 6, 2018
A total of $150,000 in grants from the Ford Foundation , JPB Foundation , and Open Society Foundations ... the coalition, two funders, and a representative of PICC. Over the past two years, PA is Ready! has reached 6,265 ... statewide entity capable of addressing emerging needs.
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Seventeen-member oversight board named for Rebuild

Monday, October 30, 2017
... team has been regularly hosting informational meetings over the past few months throughout the city’s ... Councilman Bobby Henon Rob Dubow , director of finance for the City of Philadelphia Harold Epps , deputy managing ... Council Janet Haas , board chair of the  William Penn Foundation Stacy Holland , educational consultant Floyd ...

A Working Mom on Back-to-School Life in COVID

Sanchez family
Thursday, September 3, 2020
... have imagined. My “third shift” job has been preparing for the start of this school year and worrying about how to ... with a job that gives me a fair amount of flexibility over my schedule and a spouse who contributes to our ... a few weeks ago, the organization I lead, the  Chester County Fund for Women and Girls (CCFWG) , hosted the virtual ...

City of Philadelphia Launches “PHLConnectED”

Thursday, August 6, 2020
... will also provide digital skills training and tech support for families, is an urgent response to schools moving to ... Prep Charter Comcast Corporation and Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation Lenfest Foundation Neubauer Family Foundation ... . This phase of PHLConnectED will cost $17.1 Million over two years to implement, this means $9.1 Million in year ...

How Pew Is Addressing COVID-19's Impacts on Philadelphia and Our Grantees

Tuesday, May 5, 2020
... in poverty—the pandemic presents significant challenges for health and human services organizations, including those ... current Pew Fellows in the Arts, for a combined total of over $535,000, to help offset lost revenue. The Pew Fund for ... months, we’ll share additional information on any new awards that the Pew Fund makes to help current grantees and ...
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SPARX 2019: Liz Dozier on Making an Impact

Liz Dozier keynote
Wednesday, November 20, 2019
... American philanthropy has dealt with the same issues for generations, Liz Dozier pondered aloud, “if we’re so ... changed. “Kids act out because they don’t have control over their lives,” she said. Fenger needs to be “a ... It took Dozier and her team a year to convince the Cook County Police and Sheriff’s Department to take part in the ...
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Unprecedented program aims to ‘Rebuild’ Philadelphia, serve as national community investment model

Monday, October 2, 2017
... annual meeting of the park and recreation community, over a three-day period conference attendees were presented ... sessions ,  Shawn McCaney  — now William Penn Foundation’s Executive Director , presented the City of ... trails and public spaces,” McCaney said. “But for the city as a whole to thrive, these kinds of high ...

Reinvestment Fund and Health Department Announce $500,000 in Funding for Food Justice

Wednesday, October 11, 2023
... in  Philadelphia Food Justice Initiative (PFJI) grant awards to nine local Philadelphia organizations to create a ... just food system. In total, the Initiative has provided over $1.99 million in grants to 27 grantees since its launch ... strengthen Philadelphia’s food assets and opportunities for individual and collective action to further food justice. ...

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