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Philadelphia Cultural Fund announces its 2020 Art & Culture Grants

Thursday, March 26, 2020
... Philadelphia Cultural Fund has announced the recipients of its 2020 Art & Culture Grants. The grants total $2,928,500 ... they serve,” said Philadelphia Cultural Fund Executive Director Barbara J. Silzle. “Our grants are responsible for ... lives of black and brown girls while being one of the first of its kind in the United States. The non-cash award ...
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Wells Fargo Appoints New Wells Fargo Regional Foundation Executive Director

Aisha Miller
Monday, January 14, 2019
... 2019 –  Aishah Miller has been named the new Executive Director of The Wells Fargo Regional Foundation, a role she ... neighborhood revitalization.  Recognized nationally for its unique approach to community development, the Foundation ... Eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware and has had its model replicated in other regions such as Houston, ...
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Cheryl Brubaker named Executive Director for The Fund for Women and Girls

Cheryl Brubaker
Wednesday, June 26, 2024
... thrilled to announce the appointment of Cheryl Brubaker as its new Executive Director, effective July 15, 2024. Prior to this position, ... mission to “lead and unite the community through philanthropy and advocacy to ensure that women and girls have ...
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William Penn Foundation Announces Hilary Rhodes as New Director of Evaluation and Learning

Hilary Rhodes
Monday, January 29, 2018
... appointment of Hilary Rhodes as the organization’s new director of evaluation and learning.  Rhodes is responsible ... use of evaluation to improve the effectiveness of its grantmaking across all focus areas. Rhodes is the second ... foster creativity that enhances civic life, and advance philanthropy in the Philadelphia region. In partnership with ...
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Glenmede’s Nina L. Cohen Appointed to Exponent Philanthropy Board of Directors

Nina L. Cohen
Thursday, October 11, 2018
... management (AUM), is pleased to announce Nina L. Cohen, Director of Endowment & Foundation Advisory , has been appointed to the Exponent Philanthropy Board of Directors. As Director of Endowment & ... Glenmede offers. Cohen’s appointment to the Exponent Philanthropy Board will be facilitated through her role as a ...

Philadelphia Takes First Steps Toward City-wide Historic and Cultural Resources Survey

Wednesday, March 4, 2020
... survey based on that plan in one city neighborhood. In its April 2019 final report Mayor Kenney’s Historic ... historic and cultural resources. This project is the first step to implement that recommendation. The William Penn ... changing neighborhoods,” said Shawn McCaney, Executive Director of the William Penn Foundation. “We are pleased to ...

Can one business improve schools with a single donation? It's happened before | Donna Frisby-Greenwood

Thursday, April 5, 2018
Via Philly.com As the director of the nonprofit that raises funds to support ... to be in awe of the San Francisco company  Ripple  and its  $29 million donation  last week to the educational ... felt the generosity in one fell swoop. Ripple is not a first-time donor to the 18-year-old crowdfunding platform. ...
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How Mission-Aligned Investments Helped the Patricia Kind Family Foundation Expand Its Reach

Tuesday, January 22, 2019
... limits the amount of good a foundation can do with its endowment. And for her, this was a problem. “Why should ... was an early adopter and a pioneer,” said Casey Clark, Director of Sustainable and Impact Investing at Glenmede. ... a partner in this movement and in looking at this mission-first approach that traditional investing hasn’t figured ...
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Coatesville youths honored for philanthropy work

Wednesday, June 13, 2018
... school students were honored at the Coatesville Area Youth Philanthropy award ceremony on Wednesday. Alyson Ferguson, Coatesville Area Youth Philanthropy Program manager, explained that the 15 high ... two rules that he encourages his employees to follow. The first rule is to always do the right thing. His second rule ...
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The Board of Directors of the VNA Foundation of Greater North Penn Announces Two New Changes for 2019

Diana Doherty and Joanne Kline
Tuesday, January 8, 2019
In the Spring of 2019, Joanne Kline, the founding Executive Director of the VNA Foundation of Greater North Penn, will ... Diana currently serves on the Board of Directors of Philanthropy Network of Greater Philadelphia and is the ... North Penn, as the Foundation announces a change in its status from a public charity to a private foundation in ...
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The Fund for Women and Girls Bids Farewell to Current Executive Director, Announces Interim Appointee, and Looks Ahead to Diverse Executive Search

Mary Beth Morrissey
Thursday, September 16, 2021
... 16, 2021) - The Fund for Women and Girls says goodbye to its current Executive Director, Michelle Legaspi Sánchez , and announces an ... in Chester County leads and unites the community through philanthropy and advocacy to ensure that women and girls have ...
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Delaware County COVID-19 Response Fund announces first round of grants

Monday, April 6, 2020
The Foundation for Delaware County announced the first round of grants awarded from the Delaware County ... bearing the greatest impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The first wave of grants, totaling $73,655, was distributed to 11 ... applications and selections. According to Craig, “This first group of grantees provides a diversity of leadership, ...
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The Philadelphia Black Giving Circle (PBGC) Launches its Inaugural Grantmaking Cycle

Philadelphia Black Giving Circle
Wednesday, October 31, 2018
... the Philadelphia Black Giving Circle (PBGC) will launch its inaugural grantmaking cycle. PBGC will award grants for ... while also promoting a culture of charitable giving and philanthropy within the Black community. Recognizing that ... in Philadelphia. For more information about the PBGC and its grant application, please go to www.phillyblackgiving.org ...
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Philanthropy Network welcomes new team members

Friday, September 15, 2023
Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia is delighted to ... from Gwynedd Mercy University. Jay Guzmán (she/they) Director of Learning jay@philanthropynetwork.org Jay ... philanthropy, equity and civil rights, arts and culture, First Amendment and free speech, and higher education.  Her ...
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Foundations' Executive Director Ron Bernstein Awarded Lifetime Achievement Award

Ron Bernstein
Friday, May 31, 2019
... Partnership is pleased to announce that its Executive Director, Ron Bernstein, has been awarded a Lifetime ... and research. To learn more about Foundations and its mission please visit their website at  ...
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Glenmede appoints Nina Cohen director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Nina Cohen
Tuesday, January 4, 2022
... appointment of  Nina Cohen  to the newly created role of Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI). As part of ... she currently serves on the Board of Directors of Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia and Exponent Philanthropy, both nationally recognized organizations with a ...

Pia Agrawal named incoming executive director of Leeway Foundation

Pia Agrawal
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
... will join the Leeway Foundation as our new executive director beginning January 27, 2025. Pia is a seasoned arts ... and social justice. For more information about Leeway, its grant programs, grantees, and events, visit leeway.org. ... self-determination, and we use the term “trans” in its most inclusive sense, as an umbrella term encompassing ...
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New director of Philly Cultural Fund has a message for the next mayor

Gabriela Sanchez
Monday, April 3, 2023
... today, Gabriela Serena Sanchez is the new executive director of the Philadelphia Cultural Fund, overseeing the ... past directors of the Fund who came from the world of philanthropy and foundational giving, Sanchez is a theater ... and in my language on stages here.” CONTINUE READING New director of Philly Cultural Fund has a message for the next ...

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

Wednesday, May 4, 2022
... and impact May 4, 2022 (Washington, DC) – To maximize its impact and better serve the growing and diverse social sector, The Chronicle of Philanthropy (CoP) today announced it plans to become an ... webinars. The Chronicle of Philanthropy took its first step in this expanded mission over the past year ...
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VNA Foundation of Greater North Penn announces first round North Penn Unity Grants

VNA Foundation
Wednesday, August 26, 2020
... in general operating grants through the first round of its  North Penn Unity Grant  program, to the ... only basic and essential information and is a fraction of its former length  Relaxed Reporting:  In lieu of ...
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