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2022 Lipman Family Prize Honorees Named

Lipman Family Prize
Friday, March 18, 2022
... organizations from around the globe. We are thrilled to be able to finally celebrate our three honorees with an ... said Euria Min, Director of the Lipman Family Prize. Founder Barry Lipman said, “The important work of these ... truly inspiring to us as an organization and as a growing community to expand our honoree base in such a way.” In ...
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Horizon Commits $2.5 Million for Masks, Face Shields, Food, and Social Services

Thursday, April 2, 2020
To help address the serious shortage of critical personal ... April. The Company is also donating $100,000 to the Community Food Bank of New Jersey and $60,000 to the Jewish ... care professionals. We are working closely with the many community organizations we support across the state to ensure ...
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City of Philadelphia Launches “PHLConnectED”

Thursday, August 6, 2020
... Philanthropic, and Civic Leaders Partner with the City to Provide Support The City of Philadelphia today announced  PHLConnectED , a collaboration to connect up to 35,000 low-income K-12 student households ... Foundation Neubauer Family Foundation Philadelphia School Partnership William Penn Foundation Philadelphia Housing ...

GSK Announces $10M Program to Advance Black People, Latinx People, Women in STEM

STEM Equity
Wednesday, August 12, 2020
RELATED COVERAGE: A $10 million pledge to get more Philly Black, Latinx people, women in STEM ... employers, local government, and the philanthropic community using a collective impact approach to identify and ... Ms. Jimenez, “and we are grateful for the leadership, partnership, and commitment exhibited by GSK’s investment ...

Govenor Wolf Creates Commission to Ensure Fair, Accurate Count in 2020 Census

Governor Wolf
Friday, September 14, 2018
... us, from the number of seats Pennsylvania has in Congress to the amount of federal funds we revive, to the decisions government, businesses and non-profits ... to 45 members to the commission from businesses, academia, community and nonprofit organizations, religious and health ...
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GreenLight Fund is bringing a new model of financial empowerment to Philadelphia

Friday, July 27, 2018
... portfolio company:  Compass Working Capital  (CWC), in partnership with  Clarifi  and the Philadelphia Housing ... supports the expansion of nonprofits with proven results to the cities where the network’s sites are based, focusing ... The Boston-based CWC trains public housing residents to build credit so they can move to home ownership. Financial ...
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The Mayor’s Fund For Philadelphia is now The Philadelphia City Fund

Philadelphia City Fund
Thursday, February 9, 2023
... all over Philadelphia, so we felt it was time to change our name as well,” said PCF Executive Director ... mission and the work we do, managing public-private partnership projects that improve the quality of life for all ... each year and distributes those dollars to fund charitable community projects across the city through its Community Fund ...
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Philadelphia’s Placing a $500 Million Bet on Play

Monday, September 11, 2017
... parks and libraries, two neighborhoods offer a road map to getting this overhaul right. Even as Lawncrest, the ... (replaced two decades ago, now dilapidated), and the community garden (just a few years old), the Lawncrest ... supply at Lawncrest — on people’s attitudes about a community. Researchers found that litter is associated with ...

Pew Awards $3.25M to Philadelphia Nonprofits to Support Students and Address Food Insecurity

Heights Philadelphia | Photo Credit Paola Nogueras
Wednesday, March 29, 2023
... Trusts announced today that it has awarded $3.25 million to two Philadelphia nonprofits: Heights Philadelphia—which ... them graduate high school and successfully transition to college and careers—and Sharing Excess, which addresses ... to deliver food to 300 nonprofits, food banks, and community organizations working to alleviate hunger. Pew Fund ...

City of Philadelphia Selected for $1 Million Bloomberg Philanthropies Public Art Challenge Grant to Fund Temporary Public Art Project that Addresses Gun Violence in Germantown

Bloomberg Art Challenge
Wednesday, October 18, 2023
... of Philadelphia announced today that it has been selected to receive $1,000,000 as part of the Bloomberg Philanthropies ... in Germantown.   “Our project will help Germantown community members translate their experiences with gun ... broad partnerships with local businesses, nonprofits, and community organizations.
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With $16 million gift, gay causes get a big boost

Friday, October 20, 2017
... When he was in his mid-20s, Mel Heifetz made a pledge to himself that if he ever became successful, he would give ... and that the object of his generosity would be the gay community. Successful he was, and now, about to turn 82, the ... up, which at 82 is easy to do.” Others in the LGBT community are also feeling emotional. “This massive ...
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PAHWF Awards Over $1 Million in Fall Grant Round

Thursday, December 19, 2019
... Area Health & Wellness Foundation has awarded $1,126,826 to 37 nonprofits, schools, and municipalities during the fall ... Capacity Preservation Pottstown Inc.—Mosaic Community Garden Program 2020 Preservation Pottstown ... Center—Prime Time Health for Older Adults TriCounty Community Network Inc.—C2 (Community Camp) YWCA Tri-County ...

Pew Announces $1.85M to Strengthen the Free Library of Philadelphia and Improve Access to Drexel University’s Atwater Kent Collection

Free Library of Philadelphia
Wednesday, July 19, 2023
... grants totaling $1.85 million in its ongoing commitment to help Philadelphia-area organizations recover from the ... Foundation to undertake a comprehensive planning and community engagement process to improve the Free Library’s ... thousands of pieces of our region’s history to schools, community centers, and library branches to engage ...

Arts + Business Council programming, including Business on Board, finds new home within The Nonprofit Center at La Salle University

Tuesday, October 15, 2024
... , beginning fall 2024. The Nonprofit Center plans to host the regional board member training program ... the nation.  With a refreshed vision, its 60-plus member community of nonprofit consultants and instructors work ... for the growth of Greater Philadelphia’s business community, we know the arts play a critical role in our ...
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Leadership, Culture and Community

Eight Heads Are Better Than One

Wednesday, June 5, 2019
... nicely in the sandbox” with other kids.  We tend to be bridge-builders, reaching out to create connections, ... practical, worthwhile collaborative initiative that eight foundations worked on together in 2018 for the benefit of our ... around how to raise individual donations from the community.  Seeing as our foundation funding can be fickle ...

Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia and Philly Counts announce third-round COVID-19 Prevention & Response Fund grant recipients

COVID-19 PR Fund Round 3 Grant Recipents
Thursday, November 4, 2021
... of grants from the COVID-19 Prevention & Response Fund , a community-led effort to invest in neighborhood-based solutions to urgent needs ... with support from other funders, enables the Anti-Violence Partnership of Philadelphia to hire an additional therapist ...

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 ... ways that you can take a stand and stop Asian hate in your community today (via the City of Philadelphia's Office of ... since pandemic began via AP (08.13.21) Philly’s Asian community is on edge after recent assaults by Julie Shaw for ...

Lenfest Institute Announces Inaugural Lenfest Next Generation Fund Winners

Tuesday, May 7, 2019
... and students of color who will receive stipends to attend the national professional development conference of ... support from the Institute. In order for local journalism to survive and thrive, newsrooms — and the coverage they ... Institute is also focused on improving communication and partnership within the Philadelphia news ecosystem; creating ...

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