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The Presser Foundation will distribute more than $787,000 In Capital Support Grants in 2024

Friday, May 3, 2024
... to announce new Capital Support grants totaling $474,125 in single year and multi-year grants to 16 music organizations. Grant payments made in 2024 for previous commitments total $363,500. A full ... impacting music students, their teachers, and the broader community.” 2024 Capital Support Grantees (in alphabetical ...
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Pushing Impact Investing Forward: 4 Themes for 2021

Impact Investing blog post
Tuesday, March 30, 2021
... The COVID-19 pandemic brought worldwide catastrophe in 2020, and the fallout revealed systemic shortcomings that ... positioned to meet these challenges and opportunities. In the months ahead, impact investors can continue to make a ...  supporting businesses with Black owners and to back  community development financial institutions , which broaden ...
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U.S. Giving Tops the $400 Billion Mark for the First Time

Tuesday, June 12, 2018
... Giving USA 2018: Americans Gave $410.02 Billion to Charity in 2017, Crossing the $400 Billion Mark for the First Time ... market, economic conditions helped drive solid growth in contributions across the board   CHICAGO  [June 12, ... to U.S. charities surged to an estimated $410.02 billion in 2017, according to  Giving USA 2018: The Annual Report on ...
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HealthSpark Foundation launches new Safety New Resiliency Initiative

Wednesday, December 20, 2017
... direct service and advocacy organizations to participate in a collaborative and faciliated 6-month process to design ... participating organization will receive a $6,000 stipend in recognition of the time they will invest in this work. The ... Both sessions will be held in the Walton Room at the Community Partners Center at 2506 North Broad Street in ...
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Atlanta-based First Step Staffing Expands into Philadelphia

Wednesday, January 10, 2018
... First Step Staffing , a nonprofit social enterprise based in Atlanta, today announced its expansion into Philadelphia. Founded in 2007, First Step’s mission is to secure sustainable ... us to give back in a more meaningful way and serve the community of associations and clients that allowed for the ...

Chester County Fund for Women and Girls Hosts Inaugural Champions of Change Breakfast

Tuesday, March 6, 2018
... of Change Breakfast Leaves Chester County Business Community Inspired to Elevate Women in the Workplace The Chester County Fund for Women and Girls ... March 1, 2018 at The Farmhouse Bistro at People’s Light in Malvern, PA. The event honored Patricia B. Miller and Fox ...
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Strengthening the Field of Philanthropic Evaluation: A Call to Action

Thursday, June 28, 2018
... goal was to test the salience of the topic and interest in building an affinity network of leaders. In 12 short months, our informal network has increased to ... on achieving measurable results, and many are now tackling community and systems change work. This has challenged ...
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Knight Foundation gives $4M for citywide conversation about park over I-95

Tuesday, September 18, 2018

A newly funded citywide public engagement campaign will be designed to give all Philadelphians a chance to shape plans for a new waterfront park over I-95 at Penn's Landing.

United Way Receives More Than $1 Million from Lincoln Financial Group Employees for Sixth Straight Year

Tuesday, January 29, 2019
... during its annual month-long campaign, which took place in October 2018. Lincoln Financial’s employees have a rich history of charitable giving and community commitment, and the campaign is an extension of the ... social responsibility. To see their generosity manifest in volunteer hours and financial support reaffirms our ...
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Lenfest Institute Announces Inaugural Lenfest Next Generation Fund Winners

Tuesday, May 7, 2019
... choice and receive related support from the Institute. In order for local journalism to survive and thrive, ... goal is that 50 percent or more of working journalists in Philadelphia will be people of color by 2025. The Next ... the Philadelphia news ecosystem; creating initiatives in digital training, talent development, and newsroom ...

Chesco Women’s Commission & Fund for Women and Girls releases findings of survey on sexual harassment in the workplace

Wednesday, July 10, 2019
... County Fund for Women and Girls (CCFWG), reveal that one in four people (26 percent) in Chester County have witnessed or experienced sexual ... kind in Chester County and is among few to be done in any community,” said Wendy Leeper, President of the Chester ...

Donor Collaboration: How NPT Philanthropists are Working Together to Increase Impact

Donor Collaboration
Monday, October 21, 2019
... Picher Whether tackling student debt or rebuilding urban community spaces, private and public funders are working with ... immigrant aid societies and giving circles. But in recent years, interest has grown as more funders realize ... facilitated by NPT: Rebuild Philadelphia: Investing in the city’s youth and neighborhoods By renovating and ...

GSK names 23rd annual IMPACT Award Winners

GSK IMPACT Award winner Coded by Kids
Wednesday, November 20, 2019
Ten nonprofits each receive $40,000 for work in mentoring, homelessness, legal aid and more GSK2019_Coded ... $40,000 to help further their efforts to improve health in a region where GSK has had roots for some 180 years. The ... consisting of GSK employees as well as local and national community health experts. The nonprofits needed to ...

Philadelphia Cultural Fund announces its 2020 Art & Culture Grants

Thursday, March 26, 2020
... the Cultural Fund supports the largest and broadest community of arts and cultural organizations in Philadelphia. The funding is critical at this time when a ... commitment to the arts and the impact of the funding. “In many cases, the Philadelphia Cultural Fund is the ...
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Second Round of MontCoPA COVID-19 Response Fund Grants Awarded, Bringing Total to $212,000

Friday, April 17, 2020
... equipment purchase for nonprofits continuing essential in-person services, public benefits navigator support, and ... ranging from $1,000 to $5,000 were awarded. The Fund is a community-wide effort to support the immediate needs of ...
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New Report on Nonprofit Financial Health Pre-Pandemic Serves as a Wake-Up Call

The Financial Heath of Greater Philadelphia Nonprofits 2020
Tuesday, December 8, 2020
... — (Dec. 8, 2020) — The Nonprofit Repositioning Fund , in partnership with its members from HealthSpark Foundation , ... events of 2020. Today, the risks brought forward in the report’s data have been greatly exacerbated by the ... prepare financial plans to help stabilize the nonprofit community that provides crucial services that advance the ...

The Chronicle of Philanthropy Unveils Ambitious Growth Plan To Put National Spotlight On Social Sector, Become Nonprofit

Wednesday, May 4, 2022
Press release Nearly $6 million in new grant commitments will support innovation, growth, and ... an independent nonprofit organization. Since its founding in 1988, the publication has been owned by The Chronicle of ... directors led by Trabian Shorters, CEO and founder of BMe Community. Shorters is a retired tech entrepreneur, former ...
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Philadelphia Health Partnership Designates Funds to Support the Launch of Two New Early Childhood Programs

Thursday, September 8, 2022
... TO THREE . PHP’s grant will support a HealthySteps pilot in West Philadelphia at the CHOP Primary Care location in Cobbs Creek , which will join a national network of ... through a two-year $100,000 grant to the Bread & Roses Community Fund to develop and implement the Early Childhood ...

Ralston Center Announces the Launch of The Sarah Ralston Foundation

Friday, January 13, 2023
The historic provider of senior services in West Philadelphia is now a philanthropy dedicated to ... caregivers; and coordinate the care of older adults in Philadelphia. “We’ve always been an organization that ... by using its resources to give grants and to serve as a community partner to organizations serving older adults in ...
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