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TD Charitable Foundation Awards $3.125 Million in Grants to Non-Profits Expanding Access to Affordable Housing

Friday, November 16, 2018
... of programs that educate and assist individuals in finding permanent or transitional housing opportunities ... Commitment, TD targets CDN $1 billion (US $775 million) in total by 2030 towards community giving in four areas critical to building an ...
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Pennsylvania Announces Composition of Census 2020 Complete Count Commission

Governor Tom Wolf
Thursday, February 21, 2019
... to facilitate the most complete and accurate census count in the year 2020, including implementing strategies to reach ... if Pennsylvania’s population is undercounted in 2020. If the data snapshot does not include all residents, ... Alliance of Pennsylvania Local Development Districts Community Legal Services PA Parents Teachers Association ...
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Independence Public Media Foundation announces grants totaling $4.3 million

Media Mobilizing Project
Thursday, December 19, 2019
... or that have innovative media projects, were nominated by community members to receive $25,000 grants each, totaling ... de Aguiar. She added, “We are committed to investing in the people and organizations who can build and strengthen ... partnerships across the region.” $2.6 million in this round will support a large-scale collaborative ...
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Restore and Reopen Program Grants Awarded

Thursday, July 16, 2020
Via the City of Philadelphia The City of Philadelphia, in partnership with The Merchants Fund, today announced that 171 businesses were awarded a total of $1.4 million in grants from the Restore and Reopen program. The program, ... during the recent civil unrest—with a focus on those in historically disadvantaged communities. ...
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Pottstown Area Schools Awarded Over $13,000 through Checklist Challenge

Face Mask Challenge
Tuesday, June 8, 2021
... the 7th year that Pottstown area schools have participated in the wellness initiative. This year, the initiative was successfully implemented in a total of 29 schools across six school districts and ... strategies and resources that meet the needs of a school community. Schools earn points based on the number of ...

Carrolle Perry Devonish, former director of the Philadelphia Foundation and celebrated philanthropy expert, has died at 85

Carrolle Perry Devonish
Tuesday, May 30, 2023
... Foundation, retired executive director of the Anguilla Community Foundation, former local development director for ... Wednesday, May 3, of a heart condition while traveling in Bogota, Colombia. Mrs. Perry Devonish began her career coordinating philanthropy in Philadelphia in the 1980s and, over the next two decades, ...

A Full House in Delco!

Delco Listening Tour - Laura, Joanne, Christine, Cyrise, Frances
Tuesday, August 15, 2023
... Network Greater Philadelphia’s Delaware County Funders Community of Practice for a delicious breakfast and ... build connections with government and community partners in every county. Robinson also shared some new offerings the Network will launch in the coming months, including expanding our communities of ...
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Bipartisan Policy Center and United Philanthropy Forum Create Partnership to Tackle Critical Policy Issues

Tuesday, November 7, 2023
... Forum and BPC strive to: Reinforce the idea that advocacy, in addition to grantmaking, is critical to achieving ... recommendations, the introduction of relevant legislation in Congress, and other momentum for policy reform. As the largest and most diverse network in American philanthropy, United Philanthropy Forum (the ...
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Citizens Bank Teams with LISC Across Workforce Development Initiatives

Wednesday, November 14, 2018
Press release via LISC Philadelphia More than $500,000 in Citizens Charitable Foundation grants are fueling education and training in Boston, Philadelphia, Providence while expanding pilot ... for income growth. The services are offered through community-based Financial Opportunity Centers (FOC) sponsored ...
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Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation Awards Over $800K in Grant Dollars

Pottstown Area Health and Wellness Foundation
Tuesday, December 18, 2018
... Health & Wellness Foundation (PAHWF) has awarded $854,078 in grant requests during the fall grant round of fiscal year ... and municipalities. "These programs play a vital role in championing health and wellness in the community, fulfilling the mission of the Foundation," ...

Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation Awards $1.25M in Grants

Tuesday, July 30, 2019
Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation Awards $1.25M in Grants in Spring 2019 for Local Organizations, Quality of Life ... health or that strengthen non-profits, and ultimately the community. “To make a difference in the health and wellness ...

Innovative COVID-19 Response Dashboard yields lessons for future disaster philanthropy

Covid-19 Signs
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
... Businesses and schools closed, basic essentials were in short supply, and thousands began losing income and ... more than a dozen charitable funds to support the community. Within weeks, tens of millions of philanthropic ... dollars were distributed for emergency COVID-19 relief in this region. The rapid infusion of funding was critical, ...

HealthSpark Foundation Announces $631,000 in Grants to Support Montgomery County’s Social Safety Net

Monday, January 11, 2021
... HealthSpark Foundation is announcing the award of $631,000 in grant funds to support 14 projects under the Safety Net ... and planning grant to support anti-racist practice in homeless services, and planning to support the development ... “HealthSpark Foundation is incredibly grateful to our community partners for identifying projects with true ...

Parks & Rec and RecPhilly announce the 10 local entrepreneurs selected as finalists for Making Space program

Wednesday, March 1, 2023
...   PHILADELPHIA–Philadelphia Parks & Recreation, in partnership with REC Philly, the City of Philadelphia ... They have so much creativity and passion with strong community-oriented mindsets. This is an exciting next step ... of Philadelphia Parks & Recreation. The new entrepreneur-in-residence program attracted more than 600 applications ...

United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey names Bill Golderer as President & CEO

Bill Golderer
Wednesday, February 7, 2018
... named Bill Golderer president and chief executive officer. In this role, Golderer will work closely with UWGPSNJ’s regional Board of Directors and corporate and community partners to lead efforts around UWGPSNJ’s ... is committed to achieving this cause through investing in the success of youth and the stability of individuals and ...
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GSK awards Greater Philadelphia nonprofits making a dynamic IMPACT on health outcomes

GSK
Thursday, November 15, 2018
... Nov 15] GSK today announced the GSK IMPACT Award Winners in a ceremony at GSK’s Navy Yard site. Ten local nonprofits were awarded $40,000 each in recognition of their outstanding contributions to building ... organizations that are working hand-in-hand with the community to improve health. “Healthy communities support ...
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Chester County Fund for Women and Girls’ Grants Allocation Committee Awards $217,000 in Grants

CCFWG 2019 Grants Celebration
Monday, July 8, 2019
... Fund for Women and Girls (CCFWG) has awarded $217,000 in grants to 27 non-profit organizations serving the needs of women and girls throughout Chester County. Nearly 100 community members, grantee partners, and CCFWG Board and ... of brave female survivors finally finding their voice in the aftermath of trauma; Jill Laufenberg, Executive ...
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Provides $50 Million to Support Those Facing Greatest Strain Under the COVID-19 Pandemic

Tuesday, April 7, 2020
... Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) will provide $50 million in immediate short-term relief to several national and community organizations to help some of the families and ... emergency. This includes $5 million for relief efforts in RWJF’s home state of New Jersey, hit particularly hard ...

Derrick Morgan partners with Brandywine Health Foundation to support COVID-19 Healthcare and Economic Relief Fun

Derrick Morgan
Friday, April 10, 2020
Via the Daily Local News DerrickMorgan_BHF.jpg In this file photo, former NFL player Derrick Morgan ... commitment to the betterment of the Greater Coatesville community and in an effort to help address unmet needs resulting from the ...

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