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A Farewell Message from President Sidney Hargro: A Time for Change

Time for Change
Friday, July 16, 2021
... Network Greater Philadelphia.  My last virtual day in the office will be August 13.  My tenure at Philanthropy ... communities that honor lived experience, shift and share power, and seek to co-create change with communities, not for ... to unlock leaders’ radical imagination and inherent power to achieve transformative change, healing, and ...
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Finding evidence of our collective courage and strength

215 People's Alliance
Wednesday, May 27, 2020
Photo courtesy 215 People's Alliance   By Casey Cook In the last two months, we’ve all tried to adjust to seeing ... and interconnected. It’s the weekly convening of our community grantmaking committee for our Solidarity Fund for ... Fund grantees : I promise you’ll join me in feeling the power and ingenuity of our community.   Casey Cook.jpg Casey ...

New Century Trust Adopts Trust-Based Philanthropy Approach

Thursday, May 24, 2018
... Trust has worked to build the economic and political power of women and girls throughout the Philadelphia region. In response to overwhelming feedback from the non-profit community, New Century Trust is transitioning to a ...

Philadelphia Cultural Fund Gives Much-Needed Support to Youth in 13 Local Arts and Culture Groups

Philadelphia Cultural Fund
Thursday, June 27, 2019
... The Philadelphia Cultural Fund today announced $223,918 in grants to 13 cultural organizations that use arts to ... and help them build their craft or expose them to the power of the arts. We’re also proud that our City knows how ... goals, and strengths. It’s gratifying to know that these community-minded organizations can help serve our children ...
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United Way of PA Reminds Faith-Based and Nonprofit Organizations that Grants are Available to Help Vaccinate Children, in addition to 1st, 2nd Doses and Boosters

Thursday, November 4, 2021
... boosters and vaccines for children. The Local Innovations in Vaccine Equity in Pennsylvania project (LIVE PA) is a ... resources to support small nonprofits, churches, other community and neighborhood organizations with the relationship power to increase equitable vaccine distribution,” said ...

SPARX 2019: Liz Dozier on Making an Impact

Liz Dozier keynote
Wednesday, November 20, 2019
... pondered aloud, “if we’re so good, why are we still in business?” Addressing the crowd at SPARX Conference ... the veil for Dozier. “Philanthropy creates the same power imbalance in society, and we need to resist it,” she ... “The best solution can be found within the community,” Dozier said. With Chicago Beyond, Dozier was ...
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FAQ: Trust-Based Philanthropy Cohort with a Racial Equity Lens

2022 Trust-Based Philanthropy Cohort
Thursday, January 27, 2022
... racial equity work. While these themes have been explored in past programs, this is the first cohort to provide a ... core, trust-based philanthropy begins with understanding power -- and acknowledging how race, gender, and other ... in learning from peers and a desire to be part of a community. Please also note that this program is not intended ...

Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia elects new directors and officers

New Board members 2019
Wednesday, April 3, 2019
... Trusts Dalila Wilson-Scott , Senior Vice President, Community Impact, Comcast Corporation, and President, Comcast ... term as Treasurer. Board officers who will continue in their roles through March 31, 2020 are: Chair: Jennfer ... harness, leverage and strategically invest the collective power of more than 100,000 donors, advocates and volunteers, ...
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WCU Students Demonstrate Benjamin Franklin’s Philanthropic Legacy through Annual Grant

CCCF Grant Students
Tuesday, February 18, 2020
Grant Awarded to West Chester Public Library and The Garage Community & Youth Center WEST CHESTER, PA – February 17, ... aims to grow legacy philanthropy by engaging students in the power of giving back.  The Community Foundation recently ...
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Philadelphia Seeks $500 Million Shift in “Eds and Meds” Spending to Local Firms

Wednesday, November 28, 2018
... 13 city universities and hospitals, writes Diane Mastrull in the Philadelphia Inquirer. “This is a unique ... all lined up to figure out how to use their purchasing power to create more jobs,” says Jeff Hornstein, executive ... seed funding. Also participating are Salus University, Community College of Philadelphia, Einstein Healthcare ...
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Douty Foundation celebrates 50th anniversary, releases new funding guidelines

Thursday, August 1, 2019
... has awarded grants to small grassroots organizations in Philadelphia and Montgomery Counties that are creating social change in their communities. In honor of its 50th anniversary, ... organizations right now.    “We believe that the power to create change is propelled by lived experience and ...

Big Picture Alliance Named 2020 Bartol Award Winner

Monday, July 27, 2020
... that provides sustained, meaningful participation in the arts; that demonstrates an active engagement in the lives of its students and community; and that maintains high artistic standards for its ... where digital media is so pervasive, we teach students the power of bringing their stories to life through the craft of ...
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Philadelphia Cultural Fund announces Gabriela Sanchez as its new Executive Director

Gabriela Sanchez
Wednesday, February 1, 2023
... April 3, 2023. Sanchez will provide leadership and vision in the fulfillment of PCF’s mission to support and enhance ... leader. PCF opened up a door of possibilities for me and Power Street Theatre and gave us a chance to learn about ... presenting powerful new plays, theater education and community story circles in the heart of el barrio as well as ...
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Love & Equity in News

Love Now Media
Thursday, May 13, 2021
... and equity. I define equity as sharing and distributing power, information, resources, and access. As the founder of ... and cultural producer existed on the fringes of news. In fact, for many years, my work as a storyteller was a ... to filming it - and NOT as a journalist but as part of the community. One of my very first community stories, in 2004, ...

Sidney Hargro is Philanthropy Network’s new executive director

Sidney R. Hargro
Friday, June 16, 2017
Via Generocity | By Julie Zeglen, Editor The current Community Foundation of South Jersey ED envisions a local ... of philanthropy is not how we've handled philanthropy in the past." Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia ... director  after former head  Maari Porter  left back in November for a job as the city’s  director of policy ...
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Philadelphia Foundation and Mural Arts Unveil “Strength in our Bonds” Centennial Legacy Mural

Philadelphia Foundation Centennial Mural Dedication
Friday, November 8, 2019
... the foundation’s Centennial Legacy Mural “Strength in our Bonds” at its permanent location at 23rd and Market ... Martinez, Lead Muralist. “This mural is a testament to community philanthropy,” Ramos said.  “We knew that the ... debut of the mural, which will stand as a testament to the power of philanthropy to bring people together and move the ...

City of Philadelphia Selected for $1 Million Bloomberg Philanthropies Public Art Challenge Grant to Fund Temporary Public Art Project that Addresses Gun Violence in Germantown

Bloomberg Art Challenge
Wednesday, October 18, 2023
... Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy (OACCE), in collaboration with artistic leads Trapeta Mayson and ... art coordinator Rob Blackson—will address gun violence in Germantown.   “Our project will help Germantown community members translate their experiences with gun ...
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Independence Public Media Foundation Welcomes Seven New Board Members

IPMF new board members 2025
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
... They will join IPMF’s seven other board members in support of the foundation’s mission to move resources ... IPMF, through its  first-ever board open call , invited community members to apply and join its board. This aligns with the foundation’s ongoing commitment to share power with communities typically excluded from philanthropy. ...
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Brandywine Health Foundation’s Youth Philanthropy Program Issues RFP

Monday, February 12, 2018
... and/or substance use programs that treat individuals in a holistic and trauma-informed manner. Fourteen ... and determined a significant area of need in their community.  The CAYPP members have met regularly during the ... a group for our community that gives youth a voice, the power, and an opportunity to make a difference. That does not ...

Regional Foundation Announces $2 Million in Grant Awards

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Wednesday, December 20, 2023
... – Today the Regional Foundation announced $2,000,000 in Neighborhood Planning and Implementation Grants to 11 ... plans that address root causes of inequality and community development priorities including but not limited to ... Century Alliance’s strategies include fostering resident power through deep engagement, enhanced workforce development ...

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