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Glenmede’s Nina L. Cohen Appointed to Exponent Philanthropy Board of Directors

Nina L. Cohen
Thursday, October 11, 2018
... and wealth management firm with over $40 billion in assets under management (AUM), is pleased to announce Nina ... endowments and other not-for-profit organizations. In addition, she assists individuals, families and ... Jewish Family & Children’s Services and the Jewish Community Foundation of Southern New Jersey, where she ...

A New Giving Circle That is Exclusively Funding Black-led, Black-Serving Nonprofits

Wednesday, December 26, 2018
... out last month, giving circles are becoming more diverse in terms of race, gender, and income levels and more popular ... to mobilize resources on their own. What’s happening in Philadelphia is a case in point. A couple years ago, the ... Greater Philadelphia, said : Historically, the black community has always valued the giving of money, goods, and ...

Bartol Foundation Awards 18 Grants to Philadelphia Arts & Cultural Organizations

Danse4Nia
Thursday, July 25, 2019
... Foundation announced today that it will distribute $95,000 in grants to 18 Philadelphia arts and cultural organizations. The Foundation supports organizations in a range of artistic disciplines with an emphasis on arts education and community-based arts programs. A complete list with ...
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Philanthropy Network partners to launch the Philly Counts 2020 Action Fund

Thursday, August 1, 2019
... our ongoing efforts to encourage philanthropic engagement in the 2020 Census, Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia ... to launch the Philly Counts 2020 Action Fund . Developed in conjunction with the Corporate and Philanthropy ... investments Streamlining support for education, community outreach, regional communications, policy advocacy ...

The Judge Alfred L. Luongo Fund Provides Immediate Support for Reentry Program Participants

Tuesday, July 7, 2020
PHILADELPHIA, PA (July 7, 2020) –  In response to the coronavirus pandemic, financial support ... Judge Alfred L. Luongo Fund was released to participants in court programs dedicated to supporting individuals in ... the Federal Public Defender’s Office, and various community partners in Philadelphia. Founded in 2015, the ...

More than 500 U.S. Philanthropy Leaders Sign Unprecedented Letter: Don’t Cut the Census Short

2020 Census
Wednesday, August 5, 2020
... communities, leaving them underrepresented locally and in Congress and cutting their fair share of federal funding ... 2020 census timeline as the COVID-19 pandemic took hold in the United States. The philanthropic leaders that signed ... month is needed to complete the count; nearly four in ten households were still yet to be counted as August ...

Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia announces Mariah Casias as Vice President, Learning & Evaluation

Mariah Casias
Tuesday, November 24, 2020
... as our new Vice President of Learning and Evaluation. In this newly-created role, Mariah will be responsible for ... Regional COVID-19 Response Dashboard, developed by CHIP in partnership with Philanthropy Network. Previously Mariah ... & Economic Justice Giving Project with Bread & Roses Community Fund and has volunteered for a range of community ...
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Wawa Donates 3,000 Appreciation Kits to the Fund for the School District of Philadelphia to Distribute to The School District of Philadelphia Essential Employees

Wawa and The Fund for the SDP
Monday, March 15, 2021
... to provide food and support to students and families in need.   The Fund, at the urging of the School District ... conditions.  As a company dedicated to serving the community with essential services as well, Wawa donated 3,000 ... firsthand the importance of remaining open to serve the community during times of need and are honored to help Dr. ...
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The Alliance for Health Equity Invests $225,000 over two years in Opportunities Industrialization Center Inc. at Chester County (OIC) for the Coatesville Homelessness and Unemployment Collective

The Alliance for Health Equity
Friday, December 17, 2021
... Equity (AHE) is pleased to announce a two-year grant award in the amount of $225,000 to the Opportunities ... adults 18–24-year-old males and females of color living in Coatesville by 2026.  “Collective Impact lays the ... aligned responses to the needs of the underserved in our community.  Working together, our local service agencies can ...

Leadership Transition at the Philadelphia Cultural Fund

Barbara Silzle
Monday, April 11, 2022
... its grant panel process, and increased the number of small community-based organizations that receive important ... While City Council led the way for additional funding in the City’s FY2021 and FY2022 budget, the Mayor’s ... proposed FY2023 budget does not reflect the need to invest in the City’s critical arts and culture sector which will ...
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Philanthropy Network selects Christine Robinson as its new President

Christine Robinson
Friday, October 21, 2022
... Boston area, Christine is a seasoned leader with expertise in nonprofit and public sector systems, generative networks ... justice. She is a recognized strategist known for her work in equity, vision articulation, program development, and ... to working with the staff, board, the philanthropic community and numerous stakeholders. I know that the Greater ...
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Independence Blue Cross Foundation convenes Recovery Ready Summit to engage stakeholders in mission to support recovery on college campuses

Independence Blue Cross Foundation
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
... need for recovery support on college campuses and in the workplace. The event — the IBX Foundation Recovery ... to $50,000 — to establish or expand a recovery program in Southeastern Pennsylvania. The grant application is open ... the IBX Foundation’s most important stakeholder – the community – has been at the center of the work. By the end ...
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Cheryl Brubaker named Executive Director for The Fund for Women and Girls

Cheryl Brubaker
Wednesday, June 26, 2024
... Fund for Women and Girls, a leading nonprofit organization in Chester County dedicated to empowering women and girls ... commitment to advancing gender equity. With over 7 years in nonprofit leadership at the Women’s Resource Center, she ... strategic planning, program development, fundraising, and community engagement. She will also work closely with the ...
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Seventeen-member oversight board named for Rebuild

Monday, October 30, 2017
... is a $500 million citywide initiative that’s seven years in the making, so you can bet that there have been a lot of questions in recent months about how the whole process is going to roll ... next one  is this Thursday, Nov. 2, at the  Mayfair Community Center .) Now, the Rebuild effort has its own ...

How you can help Philly reimagine our civic spaces

Friday, June 15, 2018
... city’s ongoing renaissance. Recent and deep investment in the public spaces that bring us together is also a sure ... the first phase of their development: Centennial Commons in West Fairmount Park and the Rail Park in Callowhill. With ... two ribbon cuttings comes one important lesson learned: community engagement is crucial to creating a common vision ...

Eagles Announce Additional $275,000 in Grants to Local Nonprofits Through Eagles Social Justice Fund

Thursday, December 20, 2018
Via the Philadelphia Eagles Following  an initial $190,000 in grants  and a  $20,000 donation to MenzFit earlier in the week , the Philadelphia Eagles announced that the ... to equal opportunity, with a specific focus on education, community and police relations, improving the criminal ...
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Leeway Foundation Awards Nine Philadelphia Artists with $15,000 Transformation Award

Friday, December 21, 2018
... – Today, Leeway Foundation announced $135,000 in grants to nine women and trans* artists and cultural producers in Greater Philadelphia, acknowledging their commitment to ... art and social justice that impacts a larger audience or community. This year’s recipients work in an array of ...

Pew Center for Arts & Heritage Announces 2019 Grants for Philadelphia Artists, Organizations

Philadelphia Orchestra
Tuesday, October 22, 2019
... Pew Center for Arts & Heritage announced 39 grants today in support of the Philadelphia region’s cultural ... This year’s grants include two new areas of support. In addition to the Center’s longstanding annual fellowships ... the region to live, work, and embed themselves in the community, becoming part of the city’s vibrant arts scene ...
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Brandywine Health Foundation Enters Second Phase of Healthcare & Economic Relief Fund

Thursday, May 7, 2020
... Recovery Phase of its Healthcare & Economic Relief Fund. In phase one, the Foundation provided rapid-release grants to assist with the community’s basic needs and to support frontline ... available by Governor Wolf about his plan to relax shelter in place regulations and strategically open up businesses ...
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Pew Announces $1M to Support Vulnerable Philadelphia-Area Residents Amid Pandemic

Wednesday, July 1, 2020
... Trusts announced today that it has awarded $1 million in new grants to 13 Philadelphia-area nonprofits serving ... increase the agencies’ capacity to respond to changing community needs resulting from an already high poverty rate ... caused by the virus. “Philadelphia-area residents living in poverty, experiencing job losses, fighting addiction, and ...

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