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Ruch Family Foundation Awards Richard R. Ruch Scholarship to Deserving College Student

Chester County Community Foundation
Thursday, June 25, 2020
... Foundation. In memory of Randy Ruch’s late son, Richard, a $5000 scholarship per year for up to 4 years will now be ... State Berks, majoring in business management and marketing with an emphasis on finance. Not only is Bethany’s father ... credit hours. Over the years, the Ruch Family Foundation Fund has made distributions for charitable purposes to ...
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William Penn Foundation announces new Creative Communities Grants

Monday, March 18, 2019
... communities; they are places in which we spend time with family, friends, and neighbors. They can also promote ... to support the development of the Esperanza Arts Center, a multi-faceted public space in Hunting Park. Foundation ... be free and open to the public, as well as support for a conference center and programming of Theatre ...

Impact100 Philadelphia announces 2021 grant finalists

Impact100 Philadelphia
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
... the eight organizations selected as Finalists to receive a total of $420,000 in funding in 2021. Core Mission Grants Each of the following organizations will receive a grant of either $50,000 or $100,000, as determined by the ... services. It provides a safe, supportive environment with an 8:1 student-teacher ratio to engage, educate, and ...

Coordinating for Impact: An Initiative To Watch

Image Credit: PDR Peace Wall, Peter Pagast & Jane Golden, 29th & Wharton Streets
Monday, October 20, 2025
... as the Executive Director of The Ruckus Society , a nonprofit that “sponsors skill-sharing and nonviolent ... reach for many leaders in the sector. Our current system, with its small budgets, smaller teams, and competing ... “I think more organizations could come together to fund various trainings and learning opportunities…, rather ...
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City Appoints New Executive Director of Rebuild

Kira Strong
Friday, January 3, 2020
... the last year. Kira-Strong-Headshot.jpg Rebuild, a signature initiative of Mayor Kenney’s Administration ... of investment and deferred maintenance.  “Rebuild is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to invest in our ... an outstanding leader able to drive these projects forward with a sense of urgency and deep commitment to equity, ...

Philanthropy Network names Shira Hodges as Director of Leadership and Advancement

Tuesday, February 6, 2018
... 12. Prior to joining Philanthropy Network, Shira was a Program Director for Geneva Global, an international ... launch and scaling of work in South India for the Freedom Fund, the world’s first private multi-million-dollar fund ... to combat exploitation of vulnerable girls and worked with retail brands H&M, GAP, and C&A to improve standard ...
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Dr. Myra Forrest joins Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation as Education Advocate

Myra Forrest
Tuesday, February 16, 2021
... education in the Tri-County area has always been a priority at the Pottstown Area Health & Wellness ... towards fair school funding, Dr. Myra Forrest has taken up a new role as the Foundation’s education advocate to help ... Using a data-driven approach, Forrest is collaborating with an existing statewide advocacy group, Uniting for ...
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More Than $1 Million in Fellowships Awarded to 12 BIPOC Artists Through Philadelphia’s Cultural Treasures Program

Tuesday, December 6, 2022
... — The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage in collaboration with The Barra Foundation, Neubauer Family Foundation, ... BIPOC artists and cultural workers who make a material difference in their communities over and above the ... for Arts & Heritage. “We are honored and delighted to be a part of the collaborative effort with our regional partners ...
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Roadmap for Growth event highlights business and school partnerships

Tuesday, January 30, 2018
... about the different ways that businesses are partnering with schools and education programs. Some of the top ... education in Philadelphia doesn’t always mean writing a check . Businesses and individuals can assist in after ... summer jobs to high school students.

Coordinated Capacity Strengthening Initiative Seeking Coordinating Organization

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Tuesday, September 2, 2025
Screenshot 2025-09-01 at 8.16.24 AM.png   In 2024, a group of regional funders launched the Coordinated Capacity ... to invest in the collective impact of nonprofits through a more accessible, cohesive, and responsive capacity ... newly formed partnerships aligned for this work) with demonstrated experience in collective impact, systems ...
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Citizens Bank Teams with LISC Across Workforce Development Initiatives

Wednesday, November 14, 2018
... Charitable Foundation.  This partnership will fund a range of employment services designed to help people to ... Citizens Financial Group. “This new national partnership with LISC allows us to fund initiatives that will drive ... is one component of this program which is focused on giving back by investing in resources that create solutions ...
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SPARX 2019: Liz Dozier on Making an Impact

Liz Dozier keynote
Wednesday, November 20, 2019
... Addressing the crowd at SPARX Conference 2019, Dozier, now a social-impact investor with the firm she founded, Chicago ... from those who are wary of the non-traditional grant-giving model. The Lawndale Christian Legal Center, a ... impact its long-term mission. Chicago Beyond held a peace circle about equity that recognized the center’s concerns ...
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The Philadelphia Foundation Announces 2019 Grantmaking Programs

Tuesday, February 5, 2019
... Foundation's commitment to supporting healthy nonprofits with effective programs as well as fostering diverse ... performance, leadership at the board and staff levels and a clear history of effective programs that serve vulnerable ... and Leadership grants .
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Community Nonprofits Awarded $13.8 million To Renovate Cecil B. Moore and Heitzman Recreation Centers

Cecil B. Moore's karate students perform at the Rebuild launch celebration.
Friday, March 15, 2019
... Harrowgate-based nonprofit IMPACT Services will deliver a $1.8 million improvement project at the Heitzman Recreation ... at the Rebuild launch celebration.   “Rebuild is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to modernize and transform ... Executive Director Nicole Westerman said. “Partnering with trusted community nonprofits allows the City to complete ...
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Independence Blue Cross Foundation Institute for Health Equity grant expands Penn Medicine and CHOP’s Alliance of Minority Physicians

Independence Blue Cross Foundation
Wednesday, June 21, 2023
... The Independence Blue Cross Foundation announced a grant award through its Institute for Health Equity to the ... Philadelphia (CHOP)’s Alliance of Minority Physicians (AMP). The diversity of the healthcare workforce is lagging in ... President of the Independence Blue Cross Foundation. “With one out of every six U.S. doctors trained in ...
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Independence Foundation Announces CEO’s Retirement

Susan Sherman
Thursday, July 11, 2024
... 2024.jpg [Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 2024] It is with mixed emotions that the Independence Foundation Board of ... Sherman, who will leave her role as President & CEO after a dynamic and highly successful tenure, and more than three ... I feel lucky to have joined a foundation that believed in giving to non-profits that serve people in Philadelphia and ...
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Alexandra (Sani) Wolf Fogel | 1936-2023

Sani Fogel
Wednesday, March 8, 2023
... and an enthusiast: an accomplished arts executive, a long-time philanthropic leader, an active member of many ... leader, inclined to adventure. During summers spent with her family in Rockport, Maine, Sani discovered a love ... and volunteer achievements, Sani sustained a vibrant circle of family and friends, who relied upon her to provide ...
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Foundations Community Partnership Launches #FCPresents Series to Help Strengthen Non-Profit Sector

Foundations Community Partnership
Thursday, May 25, 2023
... thought leaders who virtually share their expertise with their peers. Recent workshops feature Chad Barger , who ... your expertise through #FCPresents, click here to submit a proposal. Topics of interest include: Board Engagement, ...
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What Barra Foundation has learned from dipping a toe into mission investing

Wednesday, August 9, 2017
Via Generocity  | by  Julie Zeglen In the past year and a half, the foundation has employed two new investing ...  former managing trustee,  Laura Kind McKenna , shared with us around the same time,  private foundations are ... “It’s leveraging more resources for them rather than giving them a grant that’s going to go away,” Wahl said. ...

City Announces Second Round of Anti-Violence Community Expansion Grant Program Awardees

Wednesday, October 27, 2021
... In July 2021, Mayor Jim Kenney and City Council announced a $22 million investment in Anti-Violence Community ... by gun violence, the City is investing in organizations with proven track records of delivering quality anti-violence ... shift in how city government will fight gun violence and fund community groups dealing with the issue for years to ...
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