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Connecting Regional Funders to Respond to COVID-19

COVID-19
Friday, March 20, 2020
... rapid response funds established to support the region’s nonprofits. Discussed were: A joint fund for the region being ... a crisis. While foundation endowments are taking a hit as a result of the stock market’s loss in value, now is ... and align resources as we work together to repair and rebuild moving forward. Posted  by Amy Seasholtz, Senior ...
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Philanthropy's Response to the Coronavirus Outbreak

Philanthropy's Response to Coronavirus
Monday, March 2, 2020
... speaker list and related materials. Briefing #23- 04.11.21| Recording available here Briefing #22- 03.31.21| ... League of Cities Presented by the National Council of Nonprofits (April 2021) What nonprofits need to know as staff ... (April 7, 2020) The Foundation for Delaware County County announces first round of COVID-19 Response Fund grants (April ...
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$10.6 Million Boost Will Close Key Gaps In Regional Circuit Trails Network

Friday, June 1, 2018
... provide opportunity for recreation, exercise, and travel, as well as valuable access to miles of rivers and streams. “With more than half of the total project left to complete, we have established an interim goal ... Philadelphia area. According to a survey of Circuit Trails users completed by the Rails to Trails Conservancy, more than ...
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Phoenixville Community Health Foundation Hires New Program Officer

Viviann Schorle
Thursday, December 10, 2020
... hiring of seasoned nonprofit professional Viviann Schorle as program officer, effective January 4, 2021. CEO Tamela ... direct its capacity-building programming for the nonprofits and staff that serve the greater Phoenixville ... PCHF with more than 20 years of experience in management, project coordination, and health and human services in the ...
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Tamela Luce Named CEO for Phoenixville Community Health Foundation

Tamela Luce
Tuesday, July 2, 2019
... philanthropic experience. She spent more than seven years as the Senior Program Officer for HealthSpark Foundation, a ... honor and privilege of guiding the foundation for the past 21 years, I’d like to express my support and endorsement ... of Tamela Luce as my successor.
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Opinion | As Philly’s historical organizations struggle, partnerships are key by Nadya K. Shmavonian

Historical Society photo by Heather Khalifa
Wednesday, April 17, 2019
... of Pennsylvania has laid off 30 percent of its staff  as it searches for a viable strategic alliance. Philadelphia ... what does that bode for the rest of the region’s nonprofits? The answer is not a positive one. A recent  ... seeking to enhance sustainable community impact. Each project we’ve supported represents a courageous willingness ...

Impact100 Philadelphia Awards $420,000 In Eight Grants and Awards

Impact100 Philadelphia 2021 Grant Awards
Friday, June 4, 2021
... members have provided more than $4 million to regional nonprofits since the organization's founding in 2008. ... de Cultura, Arte, Trabajo, y Educación (CCATE) serves as a point of community engagement, a social hub, and a food ... Philadelphia works: To join for 2022, a woman must be 21 years or older, and must donate $1,150 to Impact100 ...
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Chester County Funders Unite to Provide COVID-19 Rapid Response Funding

Tuesday, June 30, 2020
... to the increased demand for funding from essential nonprofits, local foundations raised funding from their ... (3) nonprofit organizations with general operating grants as they rebuild their capacity. BWHF expects to award in total over ...
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Kimberly Kirn joins Impact100 as first Executive Director

Kimberly Kirn
Tuesday, June 29, 2021
... is pleased to announce that it has hired Kimberly Kirn as its first Executive Director. Founded in 2008 by Beth ... Greater Philadelphia region. For its just-concluded 2020-21 grant cycle, Impact100’s 431 members awarded $420,000 in ... to fulfill our mission of providing high-impact funding to nonprofits in the region,” said Suzan Willcox, Co-President ...
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City Awards $200K to Community Organizations to Support Criminal Justice Reform

Wednesday, April 28, 2021
... support services to individuals impacted by the system as a whole. These grants will support the continuation of ... were invited to submit a full proposal did so by February 21, 2021. A collaborative grants committee made up of diverse ...
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Comcast RISE Awards 100 Small Businesses in Philadelphia With $10,000 grants

Comcast RISE
Wednesday, July 27, 2022
... Black, Indigenous, Hispanic, and Asian American owners, as well as technology and marketing resources to nearly 100 ... to help reach more clients.” “As we continue to rebuild from the effects of the pandemic, small businesses ...

Independence Public Media Foundation Welcomes Seven New Board Members

IPMF new board members 2025
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
... harmed by systems of oppression and media erasure. “As an organization that’s reimagining traditional ... included conversations with the IPMF board and staff. “As we become more established as a foundation, it’s ... journalist and product manager at the Marshall Project Ahmed Moor , Palestinian-American writer Hannah ...
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Foundations' Executive Director Ron Bernstein Awarded Lifetime Achievement Award

Ron Bernstein
Friday, May 31, 2019
Doylestown, PA (May 21, 2019) – Foundations Community Partnership is pleased ... also help effect positive change in the community.   As Executive Director of Foundations Community Partnership, ... created numerous grant programs for Bucks County nonprofits working with the neediest Bucks County residents ...
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Pew Awards More Than $800K to Support Philadelphia-Area Domestic Violence Survivors and Older Adults

Wednesday, September 23, 2020
... more than $800,000 in grants to 14 Philadelphia-area nonprofits serving two groups of residents who have been ... increased their vulnerability,” said Kristin Romens, project director of the Pew Fund for Health and Human ... need at a very challenging time.” The Pew Fund supports nonprofits that provide effective services to enhance the ...

Philadelphia Cultural Fund Gives $232,886 to Support Youth in 13 Local Arts and Culture Groups

Monday, June 11, 2018
... Institute of Science and Technology Charter School through project-based media art integrated with their Social Studies ... benefits of art-making, helping them to see themselves as confident thinkers, makers, and collaborators. They offer ... students’ writing-based literacy skills and critical 21 st century learning skills like creativity, collaboration, ...
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HAFI awards grants to support permanent housing for Philadelphia residents experiencing homelessness

Friday, July 12, 2019
... July 10, 2019 - The Homeless Assistance Fund, Inc. (HAFI) announces grants totaling $416,000 over two years to assist ... HAFI provides support for housing-related essentials such as security deposits, first and last month’s rent, ... grantee Women Against Abuse  describes HAFI’s support as critical for the organization:  “HAFI has been not just ...
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Donor Collaboration: How NPT Philanthropists are Working Together to Increase Impact

Donor Collaboration
Monday, October 21, 2019
... giving circles. But in recent years, interest has grown as more funders realize that individual efforts aren’t ... innovative public-private partnerships facilitated by NPT: Rebuild Philadelphia: Investing in the city’s youth and ... which has made a commitment of up to $100 million for the project. Donors who wish to participate can make ...

Impact100 Philadelphia Celebrates its 15th Grant-Making Year

Impact100 Philadelphia 15 Years
Friday, September 30, 2022
... can focus their efforts in the best way for the community, as the community wants and needs. “This was the best event ... working to improve our grant-making process for both nonprofits and members. We are on the right track, but have ... the impact of our funding is felt and the communities our nonprofits serve are seen.” With a 2022-2023 membership ...
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National Philanthropic Trust Donor-recommended Grants to Charities Increase 18% to $5.49 Billion in Fiscal Year 2024

Narional Philanthropic Trust
Tuesday, September 3, 2024
... donor-advised funds  (DAFs), granted $5.49 billion to qualified charitable organizations in the U.S. and 57 other ... latest completed fiscal year, representing an increase of 21% and 13% respectively. Fiscal Year 2019 to Fiscal Year ...
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