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Twelve Greater Philadelphia Foundations Pursue a More Equitable Future

Equit Cohort Kick-Off Meeting
Thursday, June 20, 2019
... inequity?” There are no perfect paths to progress, but in philanthropy the pursuit of equity starts with examining how power and privilege influence and shape our policies and practices internally, and manifest in our approach to social impact externally. In other words, ...
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HealthSpark Foundation's Emma Hertz elected to Board of Directors

Emma Hertz
Monday, July 29, 2024
... election was conducted to ensure that the Network remained in compliance with its bylaws, which require the Board ... coalitions, and networks promoting a more just and healthy community. Hertz rejoined the Foundation as it entered the ... the Dr. Frank E. Boston Black Justice Fund, which supports power-building, storytelling, and leadership development ...
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Philadelphia Selected For New Anti-Displacement Policy Network

Friday, March 23, 2018
... has been selected for the first cohort of the All-In Cities Anti-Displacement Policy Network . With support ... mayors and city councilmembers, senior city staff, and community leaders. Philadelphia’s team includes: Eleanor ... strategies. Participants will work to build the power, voice, and capacity of communities directly impacted ...

New EPIP Philly Book Club Discusses "Decolonizing Wealth"

Decolonizing Wealth book cover
Friday, May 17, 2019
... book club to bring together EPIP Philly members and others in the world of philanthropy to discuss the hottest new ... when its reputation is threatened. In the world of power and money, image is always more important than impact. ... will help us all learn so that we may heal. Represent the community:  We should explore grassroots funding and stop ...
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Philadelphia Arts Groups to Lift Diverse Voices with $923,600 in Funding from Knight Foundation

Wednesday, March 7, 2018
... Photo Art Center, which will expand its successful community programming with new Knight funding, and the ... include:  Kimmel Center  ($20,000) - Bringing the latest in contemporary performance to Philadelphia with the U.S. ... a world-class art and culture city. They demonstrate the power of art to connect people to place and each other,” ...
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Youth Philanthropists Award $15K to Prevent Rising Teen Suicide in ChesCo

Coatesville Area Youth Philanthropy Program (CAYPP) Awards Ceremony
Tuesday, June 11, 2019
... held their Grants Award Ceremony at Citadel’s offices in Thorndale.  Seventeen Coatesville area youth, young women ... a myriad of possible philanthropic goals to improve their community before deciding to fund programs that address ... with philanthropists, group sessions and team building in a safe and trusting environment.  This spring, after a ...
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Leeway Foundation announces $180,000 in Transformation Awards

Leeway Foundation 2023 Transformation Awardees
Tuesday, January 16, 2024
... gender nonconforming artists and cultural producers living in greater Philadelphia who create art for social change and ... respectability politics, filmmakers documenting community resistance and joy, playwrights combating medical ... production to shift or transform the perception of power and/or privilege and the dynamics associated with ...

City of Philadelphia, in Partnership with the MacArthur Foundation Safety and Justice Challenge, Announces Second Round of Microgrants for Criminal Justice Reform

Tuesday, May 24, 2022
... a second round of microgrants for organizations involved in criminal justice reform work across the City. The over ... cross-system data capacity. Fostering meaningful community engagement. With these goals and strategies in ... legal system should inform decision-makers who have power to ensure the system produces more just outcomes, does ...
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CEO, Scattergood Announce 22 Grant Recipients for Tax Credit Outreach

Friday, January 13, 2023
The community-based organizations will serve as messengers to ... EITC help to reduce poverty, particularly among children. In 2021, thanks largely to an expanded CTC and stimulus ... We approach our work with humility and strive to share power responsibly while being unrelenting advocates for ...
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Philadelphia Receives $5 Million in JPMorgan Chase’s AdvancingCities Challenge

Thursday, October 8, 2020
... announced Philadelphia is one of seven winning cities in its AdvancingCities Challenge, part of the firm’s $500 ... recovery and promote greater economic opportunity in cities. The collaborative will receive a $5 million ... which may enable them to grow.  PIDC, Rebuilding Community Infrastructure (Rebuild), and Philadelphia Works, ...

Chester County Fund for Women and Girls’ Hosts "Yes, All Women!" Dialogue

Yes, All Women!
Tuesday, October 24, 2017
... a rapid-fire presentation of videos on race and gender in mainstream media, including Dove and Procter and Gamble ... on. It’s clear that women as a collective should use our power to make a greater impact,” said one attendee. Juliana ... Executive Director. CCFWG continues to lead and unite the community on the issues facing women and girls by providing ...
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Fund Established to Support Law Student Exchange Program Between Lyon and Philadelphia

Tuesday, April 24, 2018
Internship program advances diversity in the legal profession PHILADELPHIA, PA – April 24, 2018 ... a fund to provide stipends to students participating in the Lyon-Philadelphia Bar Association Internship Exchange ... to promoting access to justice for all people in the community, particularly those struggling with poverty, abuse, ...
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HealthSpark Foundation Announces New Leader

Emma Hertz
Friday, November 4, 2022
... was one of more than one hundred people who participated in the national executive search process.  Numerous highly ... guiding principles of the foundation, her knowledge of the community, and her past experience in philanthropy combined ... the Dr. Frank E. Boston Black Justice Fund, which supports power-building, storytelling, and leadership development ...
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Impact100 Philadelphia announces 2021 grant finalists

Impact100 Philadelphia
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
... selected as Finalists to receive a total of $420,000 in funding in 2021. Core Mission Grants Each of the following ... Theatre Horizon’s mission is to use the transformative power of storytelling to foster empathy and to create an ... seek to serve as a vital public space in the Norristown community. During the pandemic they have provided a variety ...

Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia and Philly Counts announce second-round COVID-19 Prevention & Response Fund grant recipients

COVID-19 Prevention & Response Fund
Friday, July 16, 2021
... vaccine access, health resources, and outreach activities in Philadelphia, Montgomery, Delaware, and Chester counties. ... can be found here .  “We perform weekly in the community with signs that say ‘Get Vaxxed’ and a scratch ... convenes, and leads the region’s funders to amplify the power of philanthropy as a catalyst for collective action, ...

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Center for Health Equity Receives $1M Grant from Bank of America

Thursday, July 21, 2022
... Builds Program and improve children’s overall health in West Philadelphia. In Philadelphia residential segregation ... which will extend the hospital’s evidence-based  Community Asthma Prevention Program Plus (CAPP+)  to make ... purpose to help make financial lives better, through the power of every connection. We’re delivering on this through ...

2019 Lipman Family Prize Honorees Named

Lipman Family Prize
Friday, March 1, 2019
... Pennsylvania. One grand prize winner will receive $250,000 in unrestricted funds. The winner is announced at the ... to welcoming new organizations into our growing honoree community. The unique and creative work of these three ... cusp of great change with resources, skills, and people-power to expand the impact and influence of their ideas. ...
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Learning Together: How to Create a Regional Coordinated Capacity Building System

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Thursday, December 12, 2024
CCBI blog1 image.png First in a series of blog posts about the Coordinated Capacity ... thinking, a number noted that it did not fully encompass a community-centered, equitable approach. Several suggested ... for funders new to capacity building. Not surprisingly, power dynamics was a major theme of discussion among ...
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October 2018 Rebuild Update

Friday, October 19, 2018
... Philanthropy ’s National Conference that was held in Philadelphia in September.  The session, “Harnessing the Power of Collaboration,” highlighted how Rebuild investors ... expected to be selected later this year. That will allow community engagement to begin in the winter to help decide ...

Kimberly Kirn joins Impact100 as first Executive Director

Kimberly Kirn
Tuesday, June 29, 2021
... that engages women to collectively fund large grants and community awards, is pleased to announce that it has hired ... Kimberly Kirn as its first Executive Director. Founded in 2008 by Beth Dahle and Mary Broach, Impact100 Philadelphia ... program design and evaluation, and a strong belief in the power and potential of collective giving. Co-President Monica ...
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