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More than 300 U.S. philanthropic leaders call for removal of citizenship question from 2020 census

Tuesday, August 7, 2018
PRESS RELEASE Contact: Gary Bass, The Bauman Foundation 202/328-2040 | gbass@baumanfoundation.org ... consensus in philanthropy from local foundations to national grantmaking organizations, 304 philanthropic ... and chief executives, trustees and others speaking for their organizations said the question would ...

Philanthropy Needs A New Endgame: The Liberation of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color Communities In America

Breaking Chains
Thursday, June 4, 2020
... pepper spray to intimidate and disperse those advocating for change. This is America and Philanthropy Operates in It ... philanthropic paradigms.  Darren Walker, from The Ford Foundation, called for philanthropy to move from a charity ... a verbal commitment to equity to action, choosing humanity over assets and were intentional about naming and supporting ...

Brandywine Health and Housing Center Celebrates 10th Anniversary

Friday, May 4, 2018
... by:  Ken Knickerbocker Pictured: Former Brandywine Health Foundation CEO Frances Sheehan (l) joins the Foundation's ... more than four decades and the first major accomplishment for the Brandywine Health Foundation. The Brandywine Health ... is the only Federally Qualified Health Center in Chester County. The co-location with two behavioral health provider ...

Pew Appoints Donna Frisby-Greenwood as Vice President for Philadelphia Programs

Donna Frisby-Greenwood
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
... will join the organization as vice president for Philadelphia programs, effective Oct. 3, 2022. In this ... will lead the organization’s work across the region to advance critical public policy solutions, support local ... program director for the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, executive director of After-School All-Stars ...

Philly dominates Knight Cities Challenge … again

Monday, June 12, 2017
...  @wbender99  |   benderw@phillynews.com You want ideas for how to make cities more successful? Philadelphia has a ... dominated the Knight Cities Challenge, winning more than $1 million out of $5 million in urban-revitalization grants that the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation  offers annually  to 26 cities. The foundation ...
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Campaign Aims to Reduce Stigma of Opioid Misuse, Inspire Hope Through Personal Stories

Tuesday, July 17, 2018
... residents of southeastern Pennsylvania, including Chester County,  writes Richard Gaw for the Chester County Press . The multimedia awareness ... campaign has been developed by the Independence Blue Cross Foundation . It partnered with the Justice Center for ...
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IPMF Announces 2024 Community Voices Fund Grant Recipients

IPMF 2024 Community Voices
Thursday, November 21, 2024
... November 21, 2024—The Independence Public Media Foundation (IPMF) announced its 2024 Community Voices Fund grant recipients, with $800,000 awarded to 33 organizations and projects. These grants will support ... violence through community-led storytelling, archives for building community power, community-centered news and ...

New coalition to tackle Philadelphia's gun violence

Sharman Matlock-Turner, president and CEO of the Urban Affairs Coalition
Sunday, November 20, 2022
... Naiser Warren-Robinson As gun violence and crime continues to plague the city of Philadelphia, businesses, nonprofits, ... do to help curb the issue. In response, the Philadelphia Foundation and the William Penn Foundation, in partnership ... Danielle Outlaw have expressed their appreciation for the coalition, welcoming the support in efforts to end ...

IBX’s Share Your Opioid Story is collecting the tales of Pennsylvanians impacted by addiction

Independence Blue Cross Foundation
Friday, November 30, 2018
... who is in long-term recovery and a program manager for the nonprofit Mental Health Partnerships (MHP). ... and has collected a total of 150 stories from nearly every county in the state. Submissions are always being accepted  ... The project is funded by the Independence Blue Cross Foundation with support from the state’s Department of ...
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Philadelphia Health Partnership Launches 25th Milestone Year with Kickoff and News of Celebration Plans

Friday, March 17, 2023
... reconnect with colleagues and hear about anniversary plans for the upcoming months. The plans include a series of ... in-person programs and culminate with a party in June. The foundation’s new web page features information about the ... perinatal care. To date, PHP has invested nearly $30 million in 175 different nonprofits through more than 500 ...
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More than 500 U.S. Philanthropy Leaders Sign Unprecedented Letter: Don’t Cut the Census Short

2020 Census
Wednesday, August 5, 2020
... Congress and cutting their fair share of federal funding for Medicaid, economic development, child care, schools, road ... institutions that have given a total of more than $100 million to help ensure an accurate census. The Administration ... said Gary D. Bass , executive director of the Bauman Foundation and chair of a national philanthropic ...

Build up Nepal Wins $250,000 Lipman Family Prize

Barry & Marie Lipman presenting the 2023 Lipman Family Grand Prize award to Björn Söderberg, Co-Founder & CEO of Build up Nepal (Photo: Rebecca Barger)
Friday, April 21, 2023
... rural entrepreneurs and communities in Nepal and India to build safe, affordable homes and resilient incomes. ... fired bricks with low-carbon, affordable bricks made by local micro-enterprises.   As the 2023 grand prize winner, ... said, “The 2023 Lipman Prize winners are paving the way for real change in their respective social impact sectors. We ...
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Philanthropy Network partners to launch the Philly Counts 2020 Action Fund

Thursday, August 1, 2019
Related coverage: Philly seeks money for 2020 Census by Michaelle Bond for the Philadelphia ... their fair share of federal dollars and representation.   Over the past 18 months, we have heard from both corporate and foundation members about the need for regional funders to ...

Beech launches resources directory to support families, individuals and communities

BEECH 2020 COMMUNITY RESOURCES DIRECTORY
Tuesday, August 18, 2020
... that can help uplift and improve the quality of life for families, individuals and communities in the Philadelphia ... the heart of North Central Philadelphia, it has leveraged over $2 billion in community reinvestment funds in North ... Bank, Beech Community Services and the Alston Beech Foundation. To access the Beech Community Resources Directory ...

GreenLight Fund is bringing a new model of financial empowerment to Philadelphia

Friday, July 27, 2018
... supports the expansion of nonprofits with proven results to the cities where the network’s sites are based, focusing ... following Parent-Child Home Program, Year Up, Center for Employment Opportunities and Single Stop USA; it’s ... $600,000. Its funders are Josh Kopelman, Burke Family Foundation, Santander Bank, Lenfest Foundation, Marc and Leah ...
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October 2018 Rebuild Update

Friday, October 19, 2018
... forces in an unprecedented public–private partnership to move projects and communities forward together. Speakers ... Greater Philadelphia , Shawn McCaney of William Penn Foundation , and Kristi Poling of The Barra Foundation . In ... and Cecil B. Moore Recreation Center.  The nonprofit for each project is expected to be selected later this year. ...

Successful ‘Read To Succeed’ Summer Program Goes Virtual

Read to Succeed
Monday, June 22, 2020
... will begin on July 6, and the registration deadline for the four-week program has been extended to June 25. ... are entering kindergarten through third grade in literacy over the summer months. The program's goals of promoting ... Philadelphia nonprofit funded in part by the William Penn Foundation, Waterman II Fund of The Philadelphia Foundation, ...
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Philanthropy Network selects Christine Robinson as its new President

Christine Robinson
Friday, October 21, 2022
... of Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia is pleased to announce Christine Robinson as the organization’s new ... the U.S. and building onramps to policy and systems change for justice. She is a recognized strategist known for her ... of the nation’s leading foundations, including the Ford Foundation (as co-architect of the six-year initiative to ...
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