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Kimberly Kirn joins Impact100 as first Executive Director

Kimberly Kirn
Tuesday, June 29, 2021
... that engages women to collectively fund large grants and community awards, is pleased to announce that it has hired ... Kimberly Kirn as its first Executive Director. Founded in 2008 by Beth Dahle and Mary Broach, Impact100 Philadelphia ... program design and evaluation, and a strong belief in the power and potential of collective giving. Co-President Monica ...
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A look ahead to 2022

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Monday, November 29, 2021
... we are grateful for the dedication of regional funders and community partners who continue their tireless efforts to ... reverberating calls for racial justice and greater equity in philanthropy grow louder and more urgent with each passing ... steadfast in our commitment to growing trust, shifting power to the community and helping funders discover how they ...
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Blog Post: Finding Your Perfect Grants Management System

PhillyCAM producers retreat
Thursday, August 1, 2024
... manager at Independence Public Media Foundation (IPMF) in 2020, our identity was just developing. IPMF was a new ... with our grantmaking rooted in equity as we resourced community-owned and-led BIPOC media organizations and ... minimizing the grantee burden or ceding decision-making power in mind. Achieving ease of use and accessibility for ...

All K-3 students in School District of Philadelphia to receive free books every month

Elliot Weinbaum
Monday, June 3, 2019
... organization supporting book ownership and early reading in schools, along with the William Penn Foundation , today ... we’re helping Philadelphia students discover the joy and power of reading, creating limitless possibilities,” said ... & CEO. About The School District of Philadelphia A community of great learners, caring families, committed ...
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Build up Nepal Wins $250,000 Lipman Family Prize

Barry & Marie Lipman presenting the 2023 Lipman Family Grand Prize award to Björn Söderberg, Co-Founder & CEO of Build up Nepal (Photo: Rebecca Barger)
Friday, April 21, 2023
... up Nepal  empowers rural entrepreneurs and communities in Nepal and India to build safe, affordable homes and ... are honored to welcome them into the Lipman Family Prize community. Our award ceremony was just the beginning of our ... the cusp of great change with resources, skills and people-power to expand the impact and influence of their ideas. ...
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Experiments in the Innovation Lab

Food Pantry
Wednesday, June 26, 2019
... a subsidized senior living facility for low-income seniors in Red Hill, PA. Some seniors have mobility issues, others do ... are: Catholic Social Services - $30,000 for People Power, which aims to strengthen the safety net in the ... services to individuals who have or are re-entering the community (within 30 days) from the penal system. ...

Hurricane Dorian: How to Help

Thursday, September 5, 2019
... Labor Day storm as the strongest storm to make landfall in the Atlantic and the strongest hurricane ever to hit the ... in flash flooding, storm surges, tornadoes and large-scale power outages. While the full extent of Hurricane Dorian's ... page with a number of relief and recovery resources The  Community Foundation of Palm Beach and Martin Counties  has ...

Philadelphia Food Justice Initiative Announces New Grant Awards to Increase Health Food Access in Philadelphia

Reinvestment Fund Food Justice Initiative
Thursday, January 27, 2022
Since its launch in 2019, the initiative has awarded $1.25 million in grants to advance community-driven solutions to historic food injustice   ...

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

NBCUniversal Local Impact Grants
Tuesday, August 27, 2024
... the grant program. The competitive grant challenge, now in its seventh year, provides unrestricted funding to ... and empowerment, next-generation storytellers, and community engagement. The 2024 application period for ... blocks for personal and professional success through the power of an improv education. Programs are free for public ...
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The Middleton Family presents PHLove, a concert for COVID-19 relief, on May 21

PHLove concert
Sunday, May 17, 2020
... serving on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic. In eight weeks, the Fund has raised $16 million dollars and aided nearly 400 regional nonprofits. However, in order to continue to meet the critical needs of the community, more funding is vital. “Despite the Fund’s ...
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Bridgespan Group Announces Launch of Leadership Program to Serve Philadelphia-Area Nonprofits with Support of $4 Million from Harris Philanthropies and The Pew Charitable Trusts

Thursday, August 13, 2020
... city, following the program’s successful implementation in cities such as Boston, Chicago and Detroit. Through these ... and strategic issues and improve their effectiveness in diverse local communities. The funding provided by Harris ... we can drive change and enable a lasting impact on this community.” “The Pew Charitable Trusts is very pleased to ...

The Collective Is Active: A Dispatch from the Mission-Aligned Investing (MAI) Program

Mission-Aligned Investing
Thursday, May 22, 2025
... it easier to do mission-aligned investing but puts us in position to better serve our communities and drive positive change in the Philadelphia region. One of the unique features of the ... how can foundations partner with CDFIs to better support community development? The group has spoken to several local ...
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A Working Mom on Back-to-School Life in COVID

Sanchez family
Thursday, September 3, 2020
... The Sanchez family at home, at work, and at school — all in the same room.   By Michelle Legaspi Sanchez ... racial justice, and access to healthcare — are the same community needs that brought CCFWG and other non-profit ... can we seize this moment? I challenge those with formal power and influence, such as our elected officials, ...

Area funders call on Governor Wolf and Secretary Miller to close the Berks County Residential Center (BCRC)

Friday, November 9, 2018
In two letters posted on election day (Nov. 6, 2018), seven ... Center (BCRC). The BCRC is one of only three centers in the United States that detains migrant families. Read the ... they await their immigration status hearings. We as a community of grantmakers in Pennsylvania - whose work ...

As Violence Against Asian Americans Intensifies, the Moment for Philanthropy to Act Is Now

Stop Asian Hate
Tuesday, March 23, 2021
By Patricia Eng of Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy (AAPIP) and Eric Stegman of Native Americans ... communities. The authors say that grantmakers can use the power of their voice and their dollars to make a difference, ... ways that you can take a stand and stop Asian hate in your community today (via the City of Philadelphia's Office of ...

Impact100 Philadelphia Awards $420,000 In Eight Grants and Awards

Impact100 Philadelphia 2021 Grant Awards
Friday, June 4, 2021
... Philadelphia has announced the award of $420,000 in unrestricted funds to eight nonprofit organizations in the ... higher education, affordable housing, supportive services, community and economic development, and accountability. ... job insecurity. Theatre Horizon uses the transformative power of storytelling to foster empathy and create an ...
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The Philadelphia Cultural Fund distributes $2.67 million to a diverse mix of arts & culture organizations

Tuesday, March 27, 2018
... OF ARTS PROGRAMS ENRICHING CITY LIFE PHILADELPHIA — In a City Hall ceremony, hundreds of Philadelphia arts and ... than $50,000. Many of these groups have no paid staff. Power Street Theater Company is an excellent example of the type of community arts making that the Cultural Fund helps to sustain ...

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 related to ... convenes, and leads the region’s funders to amplify the power of philanthropy as a catalyst for collective action, ...

Putting Values into Action: Building Mission & Impact-Aligned Operations

Putting Your Foundation's Values into Action
Monday, March 17, 2025
... (IPMF) we are committed to centering racial equity in our operations, governance, and funding while continuing ... many tenets of trust-based philanthropy to redistribute power to the communities we serve including but not limited to multi-year unrestricted funding, community-led grantmaking, and streamlined applications and ...
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