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2017 Women on the Move: Alyson Ferguson

Alyson Ferguson
Tuesday, October 24, 2017
... Philanthropy Program Director of Grantmaking, Scattergood Foundation Alyson Ferguson is a do-gooder with a ... “It’s all about behavioral change, which is hard to do even if you know it’s the right thing,” she says. “We have to be strong advocates for people who can’t be their own advocates.” Ferguson ...

Can one business improve schools with a single donation? It's happened before | Donna Frisby-Greenwood

Thursday, April 5, 2018
... As the director of the nonprofit that raises funds to support Philadelphia’s public schools, it’s hard not ... awe of the San Francisco company  Ripple  and its  $29 million donation  last week to the educational crowdsourcing ...
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Leading Philadelphia Civil Legal Aid and Social-Service Agencies Sign On to Become Founding Member Tenants in the First Collaborative Center of its Kind

Friday, March 8, 2019
... PA – (March 3, 2019) – The Philadelphia Bar Foundation has secured commitments from many of the city’s ... civil legal aid agencies and social-service non-profits to become Member Tenants in a first-of-its-kind collaboration ... and will be a permanent and purpose-built location for the city’s legal aid community to call home. The EJC ...
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Bank of America Commits Support to Help Philadelphia Students Start Remote-Learning Classes by Mid-April

Wednesday, April 1, 2020
PHILADELPHIA, April 3, 2020 —   The Fund for the School District of Philadelphia announced today it ... has received a $100,000 contribution from Bank of America to give laptops to Philadelphia students so they can begin ... philanthropic resources to level the playing field in local public schools. The Fund's partnership with the School ...
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COVID-19

Philly Counts 2020 Action Fund Round II Grantees Announced

Wednesday, October 16, 2019
... awarded funding from the Philly Counts 2020 Action Fund to date is below. ActionFund Grants_Oct 2019.png The   ... Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia. It was created to support Philadelphia organizations in promoting a complete ... the upcoming 2020 Census. The fund will provide grants up to $10,000 and in certain circumstances above $10,000 to ...
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New grocery store experiment hopes to inspire learning

"Talk it Up"
Tuesday, September 11, 2018
... -- If you're grocery shopping in Philadelphia over the next year you might run into a cherubic cartoon ... is that parents will see household tasks as opportunities for learning instead of chores to endure. Based on  research ... initiative doesn't require much money. The William Penn Foundation is spending $190,000 over two years to seed the ...
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Read by 4th Initiative

Pennsylvania Announces Composition of Census 2020 Complete Count Commission

Governor Tom Wolf
Thursday, February 21, 2019
... accurate count of Pennsylvania’s population is essential for fair representation at the federal level,” said ... “ The next decennial census will be conducted on April 1, 2020. The Commission shall recommend methods and policies ... on the Governor’s Census 2020 Complete Count Commission: County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania (CCAP) ...
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What's New at Rebuild (November 2017)

Monday, December 4, 2017
... with the City of Philadelphia's Rebuild initiative for November 2017: November 1  - The Rebuild Oversight Board held its inaugural meeting ... (about 100 Philadelphians attended the first meeting!) to the public and will be held quarterly. Stay tuned for ...

Roadmap for Growth event highlights business and school partnerships

Tuesday, January 30, 2018
... Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce hosted Roadmap for Growth: Exploring Business Engagement in Philadelphia's ... Schools. Nearly 200 people were in attendance to hear about the different ways that businesses are ...

City's Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy Shares Plans for 2021

OACCE
Thursday, January 14, 2021
... and the Creative Economy (OACCE) today shared its plans for new and returning programs to support Philadelphia's ... public art that will recognize and celebrate the over 5,000 African Americans buried at the historic Bethel ... continues the conservation and management of the City’s 1,100-piece public art collection.  Later in 2021: ...
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Vanessa B. Briggs, President & CEO, Departs The Alliance for Health Equity After Five Years of Stellar Leadership

Vanessa B. Briggs
Wednesday, July 6, 2022
... Briggs has resigned as President and CEO of The Alliance for Health Equity, after five years in the role.  Her last ... in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, provides life cycle care to meet the lifelong needs of children and adults with ... community development and leadership expertise to Chester County.  When she arrived, Vanessa immediately set out to ...
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Putting Art to Work

Color me Back mural. Photo by Steve Weinik
Monday, August 5, 2019
BY  PATRICK BILOW   for The Philadelphia Citizen In the southeast concourse at ... on April 23 and is funded by grants from The Barra Foundation and The Sheller Family Foundation, holds a lottery ... by Steve Weinik In the first 13 weeks of the program, over 430 participants received payments totaling more than ...

Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia announces Mariah Casias as Vice President, Learning & Evaluation

Mariah Casias
Tuesday, November 24, 2020
... Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia is pleased to announce Mariah Casias as our new Vice President of ... In this newly-created role, Mariah will be responsible for leading the design and evaluation of Philanthropy ... of practice, which convene funders who are aligned by county, social impact issue, or funder type. Please join us ...
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Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia names Daria Torres as its first Executive in Residence

Daria Torres
Tuesday, April 9, 2019
... the 12-month, immersive program, she will be supporting foundation leaders across the region as they use the Equity ... their organization’s commitment to equity. With over 20 years of strategy consulting experience, Daria is a ... of the Philadelphia Black Giving Circle. As she prepares for the Executive in Residence role at Philanthropy Network, ...

Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia launches field scan

Friday, May 3, 2019
... (Philanthropy Network) has launched a field scan to learn more about the state of philanthropic practices in our region. Through a grant from the William Penn Foundation, we’ve partnered with Equal Measure – a local ... . We are extremely grateful to our members for their participation and valued insights. The field scan ...
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Leadership Transition at the Philadelphia Cultural Fund

Barbara Silzle
Monday, April 11, 2022
... Silzle, will step down from her position on July 15, 2022 to explore other interests. Barbara has led the organization for seven years. During this time, she has strengthened the ... sectors. She served as Executive Director of The Leeway Foundation, a private foundation that invests in women and ...
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Four Takeaways from Race, Class AND Gender: Intersectional Approaches to Social Justice Funding

Friday, April 5, 2019
By Diane Cornman-Levy As part of its ongoing efforts to foster a more equitable philanthropic ... of researchers and experts that improves life outcomes for at-risk youth through race- and gender-responsive ... sector to build a more equitable and just region. 1. What are gender norms and why are they important to gender ...
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