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New Regional COVID-19 Response Dashboard analyzes more than $40M in giving from 13 shared funds in Greater Philadelphia

Wednesday, September 30, 2020
... of more than a dozen shared philanthropic response funds in the Greater Philadelphia region, whose giving is measured ... philanthropic support to address the effects of COVID-19 in Greater Philadelphia, including where grants were directed, who the funds were meant to help, what community needs were being addressed, which organizations ...

100+ gather for Philanthropy Network's 35th Annual Members' Meeting

Mailee Walker and Christine Robinson
Wednesday, April 12, 2023
... gathered at the beautiful Center for Architecture & Design in Center City Philadelphia for Philanthropy Network Greater ... Gaul , Associate Vice President, Strategic Partnerships & Community Impact, Comcast NBCUniversal Dominique Goss , ... make strides to address these issues, Robinson cited the power of conversation, and added that it will be critical to ...
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Health Department Announces Significant Contributions to the Philly Joy Bank from the William Penn Foundation and Spring Point Partners

Monday, March 20, 2023
... The Philly Joy Bank is a pilot program of the Philadelphia Community Action Network (CAN) a collective impact ... stakeholder group focused on reducing racial disparities in infant mortality. This generous funding will help provide ... design and leadership by directly impacted people, the power of unrestricted cash through guaranteed income ...
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How Mission-Aligned Investments Helped the Patricia Kind Family Foundation Expand Its Reach

Tuesday, January 22, 2019
... Family Foundation  (PKFF) has worked to alleviate poverty in the Greater Philadelphia area. Although PKFF’s ... Laura Kind McKenna wanted to do even more. Starting in 2000, she worked with the rest of the board to move the ... more good and change more lives can look to the untapped power of their endowments. This post originally appeared on ...
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Four Takeaways from Race, Class AND Gender: Intersectional Approaches to Social Justice Funding

Friday, April 5, 2019
... reinforce narrow ideals about masculinity and femininity. In a room full of local and regional foundations, Riki ... norms were…as important as jobs and opportunity” in moving women and girls out of poverty.” Researchers, ... day-to-day decisions, and reinforce gender inequities of power. Foundations are funding programs, but not the attitude ...
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FCP Selects Tobias Bruhn as New Executive Director

Tobias Bruhn
Thursday, January 9, 2020
BCCC Executive Brings Strategic Leadership to Foundations Community Partnership Bruhn.jpg Doylestown, PA (November 12, ... Ed.D., CFRE will take on the role of Executive Director in April 2020, upon the retirement of Ron Bernstein, who ... to welcome Tobi to our team and value his experience in strategic leadership and community outreach,” says Karen ...
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The Fund for Women and Girls to launch 2022 Blueprint Report on September 13th

2022 Blueprint Report
Wednesday, August 17, 2022
... September 13, 2022, from 5pm-6pm at the Colonial Theatre in Phoenixville . Published every five years, the Blueprint ... and only comprehensive needs assessment of women and girls in Chester County. This fourth edition of the Report ... and areas for improvement, with clear action steps for the community on ways to ignite change.
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Philadelphia: Building a Stronger City Through Public Spaces

Thursday, May 24, 2018
In this post Patrick Morgan , program director for ... Knight Foundation, reflects on the role of public spaces in creating more informed and engaged communities, and how ... between people and their city and fostering greater community connection, trust and involvement. Philadelphia: ...

Independence Public Media Foundation Announces 75 Grants Totaling $4 Million

Independence Public Media Foundation
Wednesday, August 11, 2021
... Foundation (IPMF), announces grants totaling $4 million to community media-makers, journalism, film and digital equity ... Digital Equity Fund open call, as well as nearly $750,000 in continued support for key IPMF partners. “We are ... Fund for helping to expand media making opportunities in the Philly region.  What unites our three foundations is ...

Foundations' Executive Director Ron Bernstein Awarded Lifetime Achievement Award

Ron Bernstein
Friday, May 31, 2019
Doylestown, PA (May 21, 2019) – Foundations Community Partnership is pleased to announce that its ... has been awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award in the humanitarian category from the Central Bucks Chamber ... that have made an impact on the quality of life in Bucks County.   The prestigious Humanitarian Award was ...
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$2,500 Grants Distributed to The Alliance for Health Equity’s Grant Partners to Support the Health and Wellness of the Staff

The Alliance for Health Equity
Wednesday, December 22, 2021
... COVID-19 put a significant burden on nonprofits and community members associated with mental health and ... and care about the staff who continue to work tirelessly in helping The AHE to carry out its mission, to advance a ... more about The AHE upcoming grantmaking opportunities in 2022. The awarded grant partners included: Better ...

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

Wednesday, March 28, 2018
... help agencies fulfill four core objectives: Assist seniors in meeting their basic needs by helping them obtain available ... (Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Delaware Valley) Community Legal Services  of Philadelphia Family Service ... University The Pew Charitable Trusts is driven by the power of knowledge to solve today’s most challenging ...

Kevin Ressler Appointed Incoming President and CEO of The Alliance for Health Equity

Kevin Ressler
Monday, May 22, 2023
... a Bachelor’s Degree from Eastern Mennonite University in Justice, Peace, and Conflict Studies and a Masters of ... Chief Executive Officer.  He brings a deep background in nonprofit management and a passion for his work and the community.  On behalf of the board and staff of The ...
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City of Philadelphia and PIDC Open Applications to Philadelphia COVID-19 Small Business Relief Fund

Philadelphia COVID-19 Small Business Relief Fund
Monday, March 23, 2020
... and preserve jobs impacted by the spread of the virus. In addition to the $9 million commitment of City and PIDC ... business owners responded. “Philadelphia’s business community has been severely impacted, and we must do everything in our power to ensure that capital continues to flow to small ...
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Philadelphia to benefit from $100M Starbucks initiative to advance racial equity

Starbucks
Thursday, January 14, 2021
... Corp. (NASDAQ: SBUX) announced the launch of its Starbucks Community Resilience Fund, which is "focused on supporting ... small businesses and community development projects in Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) ... small business growth and community development projects in neighborhoods with historically limited access to capital. ...

Patricia Kind Family Foundation shares Strategic Plan update

Tuesday, July 16, 2024
... Patricia Kind Family Foundation (PKFF ) has been involved in developing a strategic plan which will strengthen the focus of our grantmaking and community networking activities. The information we gathered ... members will enable the Foundation to fine tune our work in the coming years.   In order for PKFF to extend ...
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Wells Fargo Appoints New Wells Fargo Regional Foundation Executive Director

Aisha Miller
Monday, January 14, 2019
... she is also charged with leading the Wells Fargo Regional Community Development Corporation (CDC).  Miller replaces ... McGregor Armbrister, who retired after more than 20 years in the role.   “We are excited to have Aishah join us as ... revitalization initiatives play a critical role in our region’s community engagement strategy.  Aishah is ...
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Vanessa B. Briggs, President & CEO, Departs The Alliance for Health Equity After Five Years of Stellar Leadership

Vanessa B. Briggs
Wednesday, July 6, 2022
... CEO of The Alliance for Health Equity, after five years in the role.  Her last day with The Alliance will be August ...   Ms. Briggs is the new Vice President for Health Equity in Woods System of Care and Executive Director of Woods’ ... with her three decades of public health, healthcare, community health, social determinants of health and community ...
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