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Build up Nepal Wins $250,000 Lipman Family Prize

Barry & Marie Lipman presenting the 2023 Lipman Family Grand Prize award to Björn Söderberg, Co-Founder & CEO of Build up Nepal (Photo: Rebecca Barger)
Friday, April 21, 2023
... held in Philadelphia, PA on April 20, 2023. Lipman Director Euria Min said, “The 2023 Lipman Prize winners are ... and guide their work.   About the Lipman Family Prize First awarded in 2012, the Lipman Family Prize at the ... About the Wharton School Founded in 1881 as the world’s first collegiate business school, the  Wharton School  of ...
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Leeway Foundation announces $55,000 in Art and Change Grants

Leeway Foundation (mark)
Monday, October 7, 2019
... 2019 Art and Change grantees are (in alphabetical order by first name): Addye Durant (Port Fishington), Visual and ... and social justice. For more information about Leeway, its grant programs, grantees and events, visit leeway.org .  *We use the term “trans” in its most inclusive sense, as an umbrella term encompassing ...

WCU Students Demonstrate Benjamin Franklin’s Philanthropic Legacy through Annual Grant

CCCF Grant Students
Tuesday, February 18, 2020
... County Community Foundation (CCCF) aims to grow legacy philanthropy by engaging students in the power of giving ... class is taught by Dr. Gerardina L. Martin, Assistant Director for the Honors College at WCU, who also serves on ... to giving back to their communities and carrying on legacy philanthropy for generations to come.
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New grocery store experiment hopes to inspire learning

"Talk it Up"
Tuesday, September 11, 2018
... ShopRite, A.J. asks kids to pick a nearby product, guess its weight, and then use the scale below the sign to check ... right away to be meaningful," said Jenny Bogoni, executive director of the  Read By 4th Campaig n , a early literacy ...
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WOMEN’S WAY Receives Grant to Advance the Financial Health of Women in the Philadelphia Region

WOMEN'S WAY Gender Wealth Institute
Thursday, April 13, 2023
... 13, 2023) – WOMEN’S WAY is excited to announce its collaboration with JPMorgan Chase to build the wealth and ... opportunities to thrive,” said Sam Saperstein, Managing Director and Global Head of Women on the Move at JPMorgan ...

Barra Foundation Announces $520,000 in Immediate Funding

Thursday, April 2, 2020
... deal with the public health and economic crises. As one of its immediate-responses, Barra has made one-time grant ... what recovery might look like.”  She explained that the Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia has been playing a ... promote a continued vibrant cultural community. Through its Catalyst Fund and Barra Awards, the Foundation provides ...
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The Presser Foundation Will Distribute $1.148 Million In Capital Support Grants This Year

Tuesday, May 3, 2022
... - In a continued response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on Greater Philadelphia’s music organizations ... expansion of existing facilities. The Foundation extended its COVID-guidelines for another year to consider the ... States dedicated solely to music education and music philanthropy. The Presser Foundation considers proposals for ...
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Philly Counts launches COVID-19 Community Response Captain Program

Wednesday, April 8, 2020
... speak languages other than English,” said Amy Eusebio, Director of the Office of Immigrant Affairs. “They can also ... The relationships that Philly Counts has established with its community partners through census action is an ... they know and trust,” said Stephanie Reid, Executive Director of Philly Counts. “We’re working with community ...

Philadelphia City Council to Invest Over $3 Million in Local Arts Community

Philadelphia City Hall
Wednesday, December 1, 2021
... of the city itself,” said Barbara Silzle, Executive Director of the Philadelphia Cultural Fund. “COVID has had ... will play a central role in the recovery of the city and its people.” Through the New Normal Budget Act, City ... Council, I thank you,” said Sharon Pinkenson, Executive Director of the Greater Philadelphia Film Office. “The ...
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Foundations Community Partnership Launches #FCPresents Series to Help Strengthen Non-Profit Sector

Foundations Community Partnership
Thursday, May 25, 2023
... the non-profit sector in Bucks County, Pa. Complementing its FCP Conversations Online podcast, the series features ... from self-centered to donor centered. He is the Director of Donor Impact for Independence Mission Schools and ...
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FCP Board Aids Bucks County Non-Profits Stricken by Pandemic

Tuesday, May 19, 2020
... United Way,” said Ron Bernstein, founding  executive director of FCP. ”The board also voted to devote all our ... and research. To learn more about Foundations and its mission please visit their website at ...

Knight Foundation invests $2.2 million in projects to advance Philadelphia’s public spaces and digital engagement

Photo courtesy Smith Memorial Playground
Friday, April 9, 2021
... said Ellen Hwang, Knight Foundation program director for Philadelphia. “Accessible public spaces are ... the following local digital innovation projects as part of its growing work to advance projects that foster ... pressing needs,” said Lilian Coral, Knight Foundation director for national strategy and technology innovation. ...

Strengthening the Field of Philanthropic Evaluation: A Call to Action

Thursday, June 28, 2018
... three main concerns: Learning and evaluation needs in philanthropy are shifting.  Foundations are placing greater ... of evaluation.  A  study  by the Center for Effective Philanthropy and the Center for Evaluation Innovation ... professional services nonprofit focused on helping its clients—foundations, nonprofit organizations, and ...
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Pew Awards $4.25 Million to 4 Philadelphia Nonprofits to Expand Economic Opportunities and Address Growing Impacts of Community Violence

Wednesday, July 20, 2022
... grant totaling $3.5 million over five years to expand its successful workforce training program to new ... the initiative will double the number of participants in its core training program, many of whom have experienced an ... emerging issues. Kristin Romens, the Pew Fund’s project director, said of the grants, “Pew is pleased to support ...

$9.5 Million From The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage to Support 30 Philadelphia Organizations and 12 Artist Fellowships

Mural: The Talented Mr. Trotter: You Can Be Anything
Monday, September 19, 2022
... Pew Center for Arts & Heritage (the Center) announced its 2022 grants and fellowships today in support of cultural ... project support for public programs and events, while its fellowships for Philadelphia’s artists—awarded ... said Paula Marincola, the Center’s executive director. “The local arts community remains deeply ...
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