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HealthSpark Foundation announces the Dr. Frank E. Boston Black Justice Fund

HealthSpark Foundation
Tuesday, October 5, 2021
... a hospital and ambulance corps in Lansdale nearly a century ago,  the Fund invests in emerging Black leaders in ... in Black communities to advance justice and liberation for all County residents. HealthSpark Foundation has ... listening sessions last summer. You set a community vision for becoming an anti-racist and justice-oriented safety net ...

37th Annual Members Meeting Highlights

Monday, April 7, 2025
... over 100 Philanthropy Network members to the Center for DesignPhiladelphia for our 37th Annual Members Meeting. ... inspiration in our work and in each other, and explore new ways we can find focus and courage against challenges we ... reboot our Corporate Funders group in April, and launch a new Program/Grant Officer Community of Practice for ...
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Highlights from the 36th Annual Members Meeting

Friday, March 29, 2024
On March 25, we were delighted to welcome over 150 members for our 36th Annual Members Meeting. Some of the event ... Philadelphia's Office of Strategic Partnerships about her new role and opportunities for philanthropy to partner with ... The Pew Charitable Trusts presented findings* from a new Pew research report, “Roadmap for Quality Jobs.”  ...
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William Penn Foundation announces Creative Communities Grants

Thursday, December 13, 2018
... and communication among our grantees and can surface new opportunities to learn from each other and work ... of the natural environment, and offer platforms for cultural expression. Grants were awarded to the following ... development of a resident-driven planning process for a new park in Fairhill. The process will engage local residents ...
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Philadelphia opens a ‘Hub of Hope’ For Those in Need

Wednesday, January 31, 2018
... cutting ceremony today to celebrate the opening of the new Hub of Hope in the Center City sub-concourse.  The ... HOME and provides a gateway to vital services and care for Philadelphia’s homeless. The Hub of Hope is a ... visited the Hub of Hope more than 11,000 times. The new permanent facility will be open Monday-Friday from 7 ...

Chester County Funders Unite to Provide COVID-19 Rapid Response Funding

Tuesday, June 30, 2020
... organizations.  Responding to the increased demand for funding from essential nonprofits, local foundations ... related support to over $1 million and will be issuing a new, more responsive funding model that will help reimagine a ... The Community Foundation holds nearly $70 million in trust and annually awards $3.5 million in grants and ...
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Take-Aways from the 2022 Member Pulse Survey

2022 Member Pulse Survey
Monday, May 16, 2022
... downturn and the ongoing impact of systemic racism.  New in this year’s survey were questions relating to ... 2022, we received 49 responses as compared to 74 received for the 2021 pulse survey. (An executive summary of the 2021 ... the same period, other categories remained the same (trust-based philanthropy, 47%) or decreased ...
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John Churchill appointed Knight Foundation’s Philadelphia program director

John Churchill
Wednesday, July 19, 2023
... to announce the appointment of  John Churchill  as the new  Philadelphia program  director. A lifelong resident of ... among residents. “We are thrilled to welcome John as our new Philadelphia program director,” said Kelly Jin, vice ... National Initiatives at Knight Foundation. “His passion for our mission, combined with his business acumen and ...
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Update from the Greater Philadelphia Nonprofit Repositioning Fund

Nonprofit Repositioning Fund
Tuesday, December 26, 2017
... and excited to share that our funders have re-committed for Round II of the Fund, which will carry us through 2020. ... that nonprofits will be facing in the coming years.  A new tax code, severe regulatory changes, and a pervasive ... Capital Partners is a nonprofit merchant bank, based in New York, and much of the Fund’s structure and approach was ...

Philanthropy Network names Shira Hodges as Director of Leadership and Advancement

Tuesday, February 6, 2018
... Philadelphia is pleased to announce Shira Hodges as our new Director of Leadership and Advancement . In this newly-created role, Shira will be responsible for facilitating the Network’s funder groups, supporting ... action initiatives, conducting outreach to recruit new members, and identifying resources to support leadership ...
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The Starting Line: Behind a Push by Foundations to Expand Access to Childcare in Their Cities

Thursday, September 6, 2018
... becomes more common, childcare could be the next frontier for funders focused on early childhood learning and ... D.C., the Foundation for Newark’s Future in Newark, New Jersey, and the Nicholson and the Henry and Marilyn Taub foundations in Paterson City and Passaic County, New Jersey. The starting point for each of these ...
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Are Philly-area nonprofits really making a difference? Foundations put up $3 million to find out

Wednesday, January 16, 2019
...  |  hbrubaker@phillynews.com Foundations are notorious for demanding that nonprofits document how donations and ... that seek to improve the lives of area residents. The new partnership, RISE (Readiness, Implementation, ...   and the  Edna McConnell Clark Foundation , of New York, and has the backing of the  United Way of Greater ...
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Early Learnings on Building Foundation Openness

Friday, December 21, 2018
... strategies and goals. A recent report by The Center for Effective Philanthropy , a United Philanthropy Forum ... and sustaining the work. 3. Foundation openness requires trust and relationship building to break down power dynamics, ... which allowed them to network and build invaluable new relationships to support their change in practice. The ...
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Connecting Regional Funders to Respond to COVID-19

COVID-19
Friday, March 20, 2020
... March 17 and March 18 , we hosted video conference calls for funders to connect and provide updates. Several ... , United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey and Philadelphia Foundation (Details for the PHL ... stepping up to the challenge and embracing many of the trust-based philanthropy principles that these unpredictable ...
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$3.5 Million in COVID-19 Relief Awarded to Help Chester County Nonprofits Recover with Resiliency & Innovation

CCCF Grant
Thursday, December 10, 2020
Press Release via the Chester County Community Foundation For further information, contact: Beth Krallis, Marketing & ... The Community Foundation holds nearly $75 million in trust and annually awards $6 million in grants and ... over $18 million in grants and scholarships. Its new 2020-2022 strategic plan focuses on three priorities and ...

Philadelphia to benefit from $100M Starbucks initiative to advance racial equity

Starbucks
Thursday, January 14, 2021
... Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, New Orleans, New York City, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle and ...

Patricia Kind Family Foundation announces Black-led Organization grant award winners

Patricia Kind Family Foundation
Wednesday, June 30, 2021
The Patricia Kind Family Foundation (PKFF) initiated a new grant cycle specifically for Black-led organizations in Philadelphia. The Foundation ... $25,000 general operating support grants. These mostly-new to PKFF organizations are led by a wonderful cohort of ...

Changes to charitable deduction will hurt PA and NJ nonprofits

Tuesday, November 28, 2017
... By Mike Candilo and Pedro A. Ramos This is a critical time for our nonprofit community, as lawmakers consider ... our nation, but more specifically here in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, as the legislation in play would cause ... during the tax year 2015. 1.53 million donors in New Jersey claimed the charitable deduction and gave more ...

Wells Fargo Helps LISC Expand Financial Opportunity

Thursday, March 15, 2018
NEW YORK (March 15, 2018)—Wells Fargo is teaming up with ... local level.” The grant from Wells Fargo will support new FOC sites in Jacksonville and Atlanta, while helping to ... we help people develop the skills they need to compete for living-wage jobs, we are creating opportunities to ...
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