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Foundations Community Partnership Founder Ron Bernstein to Retire

Ron Bernstein
Friday, November 1, 2019
... and residents. FCP’s grant programs provide funding to a wide variety of organizations serving children, youth, and ... sought to strengthen the County’s nonprofit community with FCP’s unique programs, in addition to sharing wisdom ... with Doylestown psychologist Dr. Dan Weldon, Ron developed a “service learning” program for Bucks County college ...

Pia Agrawal named incoming executive director of Leeway Foundation

Pia Agrawal
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
... new executive director beginning January 27, 2025. Pia is a seasoned arts administrator and grantmaker with a demonstrated passion for curating and resourcing ... Capital, the Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, and the MAP Fund, amongst others. She is the inaugural board chair of ...
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Independence Foundation Mourns the Loss of Judge Phyllis W. Beck

Hon. Phyllis W. Beck
Thursday, March 6, 2025
New Beck Headshot (002).jpg It is with profound sorrow that the Independence Foundation ... 3, 2025, at the age of 97, in Philadelphia. Judge Beck was a remarkable leader whose passion for the Foundation's ... Judge Beck championed numerous initiatives that made a meaningful difference, especially in the public interest ...
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What's New at Rebuild (November 2017)

Monday, December 4, 2017
    Here is a round-up of recent news and developments with the City of Philadelphia's Rebuild initiative for ... Center.  The Oversight Board, which is made up of a diverse coalition of city officials, community leaders and ...

NBC10, Telemundo62 and Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation Award $227,000 in Unrestricted Grants to Eight Local Nonprofits

NBCUniversal Local Impact Grants
Tuesday, August 27, 2024
... are excited to honor eight local non-profit organizations with grants for unrestricted funding through the NBCUniversal ... music mentorship framework is designed to provide youth a pathway to academic, economic, and emotional stability by ... People Advancing Reintegration-Recycle Works - $42,957 As a long-term solution to recidivism, People Advancing ...
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William Penn Foundation Awards Additional $2.6M to Support COVID-19 Relief, Recovery Efforts in Philadelphia

Tuesday, June 30, 2020
... meeting since March, the Board of Directors approved a series of grants to immediately support multiple elements ... alter the way they offer services and interact with families, from designing new online delivery models to ... access.   Grants were awarded to: Philly Summer Jobs Fund (Philadelphia Youth Network)  to expand and adapt the ...

Health Department Announces Significant Contributions to the Philly Joy Bank from the William Penn Foundation and Spring Point Partners

Monday, March 20, 2023
... activities of the Philly Joy Bank. The Philly Joy Bank is a pilot program of the Philadelphia Community Action Network ... income for approximately 250 pregnant Philadelphians with the aim of reducing racial disparities in birth ... pregnancy pilots. The Health Department believes that giving cash during and immediately after pregnancy is a ...
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Putting Values into Action: Building Mission & Impact-Aligned Operations

Putting Your Foundation's Values into Action
Monday, March 17, 2025
... applications and reporting. We approach our work from a liberatory perspective, shifting away from the traditional ... historic wealth extraction and systemic racism has played a role in the amount of assets amassed and controlled by ... that could be reviewed and ultimately replaced with local providers? Could these providers offer more ...
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Alliance for Health Equity launches Community-Designed Solutions Challenge for Greater Coatesville

Jeff Hunt, Haven Behavioral Hospital LLC discussing Coatesville’s behavioral health recovery.
Wednesday, January 11, 2023
... Allyship: Community-Designed Solutions Challenge. This is a five-part series developed to invest in Coatesville’s ... Allyship Challenge Series will take participants through a process of innovation to explore, test, adapt, and ... 20, May 18, and June 15.

The Presser Foundation Announces Over $1.3 Million in a Special Round of Grants to Music Organizations

Tuesday, April 28, 2020
... Recipients call Presser Foundation awards of more than a half million dollars ‘amazing’ at a critical time by Peter Dobrin for the Philadelphia Inquirer ... area and those which enjoy a legacy relationship with the Foundation.  Jeffrey Cornelius, President of The ...
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CEO BenePhilly and Clarifi Announce New Partnership to Address Benefits Access

Clarifi and BenePhilly
Monday, March 10, 2025
... Community Empowerment and Opportunity (CEO) and Clarifi, a leading financial empowerment nonprofit in Philadelphia, ... telephone hotline that will assist residents in connecting with public benefits access via a network of dedicated ... with funding from CEO include Utility Emergency Services Fund (UESF), Nueva Esperanza, Impact Services Corporation, ...

Philadelphia Selected For New Anti-Displacement Policy Network

Friday, March 23, 2018
... of the All-In Cities Anti-Displacement Policy Network . With support from J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. and The Kresge ... Development Corporations The city teams will advance a range of strategies, including renter protections, ... to create communities of choice.”  “Philadelphia has a broad network of housing and equity advocacy organizations ...

Pew Announces $4.5M in Grants Supporting Philadelphia Region’s Frail Elderly

Wednesday, March 28, 2018
... the region’s frail seniors, many of whom are struggling with economic hardship, social isolation, and health and ... extended unemployment, and behavioral health problems. A list of the 2018 grantees follows. For more information ... Madlyn and Leonard Abramson Center for Jewish Life Penn Asian Senior Services Senior Community Services Visiting ...

The Lenfest Institute announces $1.3 million in grants to support The Philadelphia Inquirer’s community-focused journalism

The Lenfest Institute for Journalism
Thursday, May 20, 2021
... enhance coverage of Philadelphia’s most pressing issues, with a particular focus on communities that have been historically ... with the Knight-Lenfest Local News Transformation Fund, will provide support to Philadelphia-area news ...

Mighty Writers El Futuro Kennett

Mighty Writers El Futuro
Monday, December 13, 2021
... clinics Website: mightywriters.org Click here to download a PDF of this profile. Based on an interview with Sara Dickens-Trillo, Program Director, & Naomi ... families really need. When the pandemic hit, we found out a lot of our kids weren’t able to pick up their lunches ...
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Eagles' Chris Long Teams Up With United Way And Philadelphia's Read By 4th Campaign To Increase Early Literacy

Chris Long
Friday, September 28, 2018
Long launches First Quarter for Literacy drive, pledging a quarter of his salary PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 28, ... -- The Chris Long Foundation, in partnership with United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New ... Allen, kicked off the matching portion of the drive by giving $5,000 during week two when the Eagles faced the ...
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How Mission-Aligned Investments Helped the Patricia Kind Family Foundation Expand Its Reach

Tuesday, January 22, 2019
... wanted to do even more. Starting in 2000, she worked with the rest of the board to move the Foundation’s ... communities it supports. For example, the Foundation made a private equity investment in  ULTRA Testing , a QA software testing firm that employs people on the autism ...
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The Brandywine Health Foundation Announces Over $800,000 In Grants to Non-Profits Serving Greater Coatesville

Monday, February 11, 2019
... totaling $834,000, bringing the Foundation’s total giving since it began awarding grants and scholarships in ... and CEO.  She added, “The Foundation strives to fund organizations that positively influence the health and ... becomes more complex, the foundation will take a coordinated and holistic approach to health as we look to ...
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Justice, not charity: Liz Dozier thinks philanthropy should be rooted in equity and solidarity

Liz Dozier
Tuesday, October 29, 2019
... Philadelphia's SPARX Conference, taking place from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursday, October 31 at the Hilton ... most violent and underperforming high schools. Charged with turning the school around, Dozier and her team employed ... Sparx Conference , taking place from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursday, October 31 at the Hilton ...

Women’s work is, and always has been, “essential” work. It’s time to value it.

Gender Justice_Photo by Josh Howard on Unsplash
Friday, May 8, 2020
... halted, even as cities and whole states are on lockdown. A majority of those jobs are held by women. In fact, one in ... by women has been designated as essential according to a  New York Times  analysis  of census data crossed with the federal government’s essential worker guidelines. ...

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