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Foundation’s Someone You Know public health awareness campaign highlights the stigma of addiction

IBX Foundation with Governor Wolf
Wednesday, September 25, 2019
... Philadelphia, PA — September 25, 2019  —  In recognition of National Recovery Month, the Independence ... Cross Foundation will join Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf in the State Capitol Rotunda to discuss the opioid crisis and ... “It has permeated Pennsylvania – every corner, every community. And we have reached a point where there can no ...

Barra Foundation Announces $520,000 in Immediate Funding

Thursday, April 2, 2020
Related coverage: Half million dollars in coronavirus relief going to nonprofits from Barra ... Foundation (Barra) is immediately dedicating $520,000 in grants to respond to the short-term needs of the ... action as rapidly and widely as possible. The needs of our community are much larger than this one-time payment. Our ...
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Opinion: Philadelphia’s recovery from COVID-19 must put housing first

Wednesday, May 6, 2020
... stretches into May, local government and the philanthropic community have helped slow the curve in Philadelphia by raising an estimated $30 million for ... landlords. The city’s affordable housing was already in crisis prior to COVID-19, with a deficit of nearly 70,000 ...

The Leeway Foundation Announces $48,950 in Support to 22 Individual Artists and Cultural Producers

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Friday, October 16, 2020
... the true heart of our programming and the work of our community relies on in person connections. The realities of COVID have forced us ... our artists and grantees. Leeway continues to adapt in ways that support the immediate needs of artists in ...
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Mayor Kenney Cuts Ribbon at Hancock Playground

Tuesday, November 17, 2020
... initiative to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in neighborhood parks, recreation centers, and libraries. ... to show our communities that their city is invested in them by making critical investments in vital neighborhood ... with Rebuild, visit rebuild.phila.gov . ### Rebuilding Community Infrastructure (Rebuild) is an investment of ...

The Giant Company and its Customers Raise $3.3 Million to Fight Food Insecurity in Local School Districts

Monday, May 17, 2021
... childhood hunger throughout local public school districts in the communities it serves. The total donation was formally announced today at James R. Ludlow School in Philadelphia with the help of The School District of ... Philadelphia continues to add partners from our business community; The GIANT Company’s commitment through this ...

Salem Health & Wellness Foundation awards $25K to Southern NJ Perinatal Cooperative

Salem Halth & Wellness Foundation
Thursday, August 17, 2023
... health and wellbeing outcomes for children and families in New Jersey. Recent Kids Count data highlights the ... passion, and competence to bear these challenges every day in Salem County. Still, the outcomes remain unfavorable. ...

William Penn Foundation Awards $8 Million to Support Small Arts and Culture Organizations

Tuesday, November 19, 2024
... Among the largest arts and culture grants awarded in the Foundation’s 75+ year history, this initiative is ... Philanthropy Officer Elliot Weinbaum. “PCF has a process in place to reduce those barriers. We are pleased to be able ... that are the lifeblood of Philadelphia's cultural community," said Patricia Wilson Aden, President & CEO of the ...
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The Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy and the Arts and Culture Task Force Announce Awards from the $1.5 Million 2022 Illuminate the Arts Grant

Monday, August 8, 2022
... Arts Grant launched on May 12, 2022, to continue to aid in the recovery of Philadelphia’s arts and culture community from the impact and loss of revenue due to the ... Illuminate the Arts Grant. This is a 45 percent increase in awardees from the 645 awardees who received a  2021 ...

PHLove Variety Show Raises Over $1.5 Million For PHL COVID-19 Fund Rapid Response Effort; 6th Round of Grant Recipients Announced

PHL Covid-19 Fund
Thursday, May 28, 2020
... from regional celebrities, raised over $1.5 million in support of the Fund. Presented by the Middleton Family, ... enabling the Fund to continue its effort to respond to community needs through the work of local and regional ... Southern New Jersey (UWGPSNJ), has secured $17.25 million in gifts and pledges and granted more than $15 million to 468 ...
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Pew Awards $8M to Address Maternal and Infant Health, LGBTQ+ Youth Wellness and Stability, and Teacher Shortage in Philadelphia

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Friday, March 22, 2024
... local communities and seek to eliminate disparities in well-being based on race or income. “It is a privilege ... director of the Pew Fund for Health and Human Services in Philadelphia. “Pew’s grants will help these ... program improvements with input from clients, staff, and community stakeholders. ParentChild+ has been awarded $1 ...
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The Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy and the Arts and Culture Task Force Launch $1 Million Illuminate the Arts Grant

OACCE
Tuesday, May 4, 2021
... stimulate the recovery of Philadelphia's arts and culture community, which has been severely impacted by the COVID-19 ... Budget Act as an investment to address racial disparities in the City of Philadelphia. City Council’s transfer ... repay artists and arts organizations that OACCE canceled in 2020 due to the pandemic, and to support artists and arts ...

Philanthropy Network Fall Preview

Wednesday, October 4, 2023
Fall Preview.png With the busy fall season already in high gear, we know calendars are filling up, so before the ... of a number of programs and learning opportunities we have in the pipeline for Philanthropy Network members this fall.  ... Doylestown, PA) hosted by Dr. Tobias Bruhn, Foundations Community Partnership Funder Tour of the City of Chester  ...
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Knight Foundation taps news media trailblazer Maribel Perez Wadsworth as new president and CEO

Maribel Perez Wadsworth
Tuesday, November 14, 2023
... of experience to this role, along with a steadfast belief in journalistic excellence as a pillar of a vibrant ... nation-wide search, her tenure is set to begin in January 2024.   Wadsworth succeeds Alberto Ibargüen, who ... they served. They believed that a well-informed community could best ‘determine its own true interests’ ...
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The Foundation for Delaware County announces retirement of president Frances M. Sheehan

Frances M. Sheehan
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
... that its President, Frances M. Sheehan, will retire in the fall of this year after eight years of ... Sheehan became the Foundation’s first president in January 2017, guiding its transition from the sale of ... System to Prospect Medical Holdings into the thriving community foundation it is today. Under her leadership, the ...
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Chester County Fund for Women and Girls to Honor Susan Elko with Kitchen Table Award

Thursday, January 25, 2018
... honor Susan Elko, a long-time advocate for social change in Chester County, with its annual Kitchen Table Award at the ... May 4, 2018, at the Desmond Hotel and Conference Center in Malvern, PA. CCFWG established the Kitchen Table Award in ... girls today. Susan currently serves on the board of the Community Coalition, and was a former committee member of the ...
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Philanthropy Network names Shira Hodges as Director of Leadership and Advancement

Tuesday, February 6, 2018
... Hodges as our new Director of Leadership and Advancement . In this newly-created role, Shira will be responsible for ... identifying resources to support leadership initiatives in greater Philadelphia. She begins in her new position on ... policy research specialist for the National Association of Community Health Centers, which serves as a network of state ...
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A Philanthropic Response to White Supremacy from the Birthplace of Freedom

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Monday, August 14, 2017
... gave the Nazi salute.  At that moment, a mere protest in favor of saving a statue, an exercise protected under the ... counter-protesters. Although these events did not happen in the greater Philadelphia region, we are not immune to the ... light the path toward an equitable and just future in our community and our country. A Philanthropic Response to White ...
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