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Bank of America Announces 2018 Museums on Us® Program

Wednesday, January 24, 2018
... announcement of more than 20 new institutions being added to the roster of participating museums and cultural ... across the United States to offer free general admission for cardholders – including art, history and children’s ... Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), the Art Institute of Chicago, ...
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A Philanthropic Response to White Supremacy from the Birthplace of Freedom

Octavius Catto Statue
Monday, August 14, 2017
... supremacists descended upon Charlottesville, Virginia to protest the planned removal of a statue of Confederate ... terrorism.  The next day, Heather Heyer, a 32-year-old local woman was killed and 19 others were injured when a ... ideology. In the birthplace of freedom and liberty for the United States, it is imperative that philanthropy ...
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Impact100 Philadelphia announces 2021 grant finalists

Impact100 Philadelphia
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
... to foster empathy and to create an inclusive home for artists, audiences, and students. They provide theater ... serves the Latinx community of Norristown and Montgomery County, a community hit particularly hard in the past year as ... programming, and food and housing assistance. Community Awards Each of the following organizations will receive an ...

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

2022 Trust-Based Philanthropy Cohort
Thursday, January 27, 2022
... Philanthropy Project, advised by CHANGE Philanthropy, for a brand new cohort series! The three-month Trust-Based ... curriculum will be broken out into six virtual sessions over three months. Sessions will be three hours long, ... power. For example, a program officer at a larger foundation who has a great deal of influence over the grant ...

Mayor Kenney Signs Executive Order Establishing Philly Counts 2020

City of Philadelphia
Tuesday, January 29, 2019
For immediate release : January 29, 2019 | Published by :  ... announcement officially kicked off the City’s efforts to ensure a complete and accurate census in 2020. Every ten ... to have completed their census questionnaires by April 1, 2020 . “A complete and accurate count will ensure that ...
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New Era for New Century Trust

Friday, March 2, 2018
... This Women’s History Month marks the start of a new era for New Century Trust. After more than 111 years in our home at 1307 Locust Street, we have chosen to sell the building, move our offices, and recommit to the ... organization – improving the lives of women and girls. For the past year, our Board of Directors and staff have ...
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New Lenfest initiative aims to connect more North Philadelphians to employment

Attendees during the first meeting of the Lenfest North Philadelphia Workforce Initiative. Photo: Jensen Toussaint/AL DÍA News
Wednesday, October 2, 2019
By Jensen Toussaint for Al Dia   LenfestNPhillyWorkforce.jpg Attendees during ... employed,” said Wes Somerville, director of the Lenfest Foundation . That was the message given during the first ... North Philadelphia residents.  North Philadelphia is home to roughly more than 275,000 residents — approximately 18% ...
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3 Questions with Liz Dozier

Liz Dozier
Friday, October 25, 2019
... philanthropy, community and the power to drive change.   1. The turnaround story from your time as principal at Fenger ... 300 arrests were happening inside the building every year. Over six years, my team, our students and I turned the school ... we saw an alternative path to checklists and discipline for our students. We grew conscious of the trauma they were ...
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As Violence Against Asian Americans Intensifies, the Moment for Philanthropy to Act Is Now

Stop Asian Hate
Tuesday, March 23, 2021
... Months of escalating violence against Asian Americans came to a head on March 16th in Atlanta when a white gunman shot ... and Native Americans in Philanthropy  issued a call for philanthropy to take action to stop this violence and ... - An #ArtistResource Conversation Seeking to Soar: Foundation Funding for Asian American and Pacific Islander ...

Showing up is half the battle when it comes to change. Here’s what comes next | Opinion by Pedro Ramos

Tuesday, November 20, 2018
... showed up. In the rain, in unusually big numbers, to vote for the women and men we believed would help make our ... an idea, and especially to other people.  As Philadelphia Foundation's team crisscrossed the region visiting tables ... emotions play out.

Giving Circle Spotlight: Q&A with the Asian Mosaic Fund

Giving Circles Roundtable Chat at SPARX 2019
Tuesday, December 3, 2019
... a diverse group of multi-generational supporters committed to advancing the well-being of the Greater ... voting members one vote in the grant selection process. For every additional $50 donation, the donor earns another ... subcommittees collaborate to bring together members of local AAPI communities, spread the message of our ...
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Future-focused takeaways from the 2017 Philanthropy Network conference

Friday, November 3, 2017
... — our north star — while finding new and creative ways to work together in order to amplify our impact” ... that advances a more just, equitable and prosperous region for all” “Reaffirming and activating the core values that ... with the  ABCD model , which involves building up local communities by focusing on their existing strengths. ...

2019 A Look Ahead – From Building to Relevant Action

Monday, January 14, 2019
... and fun holiday with friends and family.  I took time off to “reintroduce” a little balance to my personal and ... and reading with the purpose of expanding my own thinking. For meditation, I finally got to try the Headspace meditation ... philanthropy sector and a few colleagues that I’ve known over the years are mentioned in the book, it was an obvious ...
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Pew Report Examines Philadelphia’s Foreign-Born Population

Thursday, June 7, 2018
... primarily on census data, with 2016 being the last year for which numbers were available, and included results of a ... included nearly 76,000 children under age 18, or about 1 in 4 city children. From 2000 to 2016, a period in which ... more than double the increase among U.S.-born workers over the same period. Immigrants’ median household income ...

BMe founder Trabian Shorters: The philanthropic sector is thinking about equity all wrong

Trabian Shorters
Thursday, October 25, 2018
Via Generocity - Media Partner for Philanthropy Network's 2018 Fall Conference, ONRAMPS to EQUITY in ACTION . By Julie Zeglen Asset framing : the ... by DEI expert Trabian Shorters, the former Knight Foundation VP who founded  BMe Community , a community ...
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Susan K. Urahn Appointed Pew’s New President and CEO

Susan K. Urahn
Friday, March 20, 2020
... K. Urahn as its new president and CEO, effective July 1. Urahn, who currently serves as the organization’s ... Rimel, who is retiring after overseeing the organization for 32 years.   “We are incredibly pleased to announce Sue ... investments to improve the public good. The Pew Memorial Foundation, which later became a trust, was created by four ...
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2024 Donor-Advised Fund Report: Grantmaking to Charities Remains Steady at $54.77 Billion Despite Contributions Decreasing

Tuesday, November 12, 2024
... to charitable organizations essentially remained flat year-over-year at $54.77 billion while contributions to DAFs ... continued to be one of the most consistent funding sources for charities despite economic and financial market ... charitable organizations totaled $54.77 billion in 2023, a 1.4% decrease from $55.53 billion in 2022. DAF grantmaking ...
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