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Crozer-Keystone Community Foundation is now The Foundation for Delaware County

The Foundation for Delaware County
Friday, March 2, 2018
... Johnson The Media-based nonprofit formerly known as Crozer-Keystone Community Foundation (CKCF) announced a ... “We are starting with over $57 million in assets already as well as some fabulous evidence-based public health ... organization’s commitment to granting out $1 million to nonprofits in 2018, including $330,000 granted on March ...

SPARX 2019: Liz Dozier on Making an Impact

Liz Dozier keynote
Wednesday, November 20, 2019
PN_10.21.2019-354.jpg By Anh Nguyen American philanthropy has dealt ... and we need to resist it,” she said. When Dozier started as principal at Fenger High School, education was barely ... organizations and help them get out of the cycle of small nonprofits struggling to expand because no one believes in ...
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Collaborative IMPACT Fund of Bucks County Awards $75,000 Grant

Members of the Along the Way team accept the $75,000 IMPACT Bucks Grant from a coalition of local funders
Monday, July 15, 2024
... Along the Way in support of its Bucks Pathway Project, a comprehensive anti-poverty, workforce development, ... Bucks), launched by this coalition of funders to support nonprofits that are committed to creating safe, healthy, and ... & CEO Kristina Valdez, and Grant Writer Michael Vanelli, as well as Mandy Mundy, Bucks County Foundation’s Executive ...

Giving USA: Total U.S. charitable giving remained strong in 2021, reaching $484.85 billion

Tuesday, June 21, 2022
... not keep pace with inflation, causing challenges for many nonprofits,” said Laura MacDonald, CFRE, chair of Giving ... to grow throughout the year. The S&P 500 grew 26.9% (21.2% adjusted for inflation) and the GDP grew 10.1% (5.1% ... 2021. These types of megagifts (defined in Giving USA 2022 as gifts of $450 million or more) represent about 5% of all ...
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Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation awards over $1.4 million to community organizations

Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation
Friday, August 20, 2021
... Area Health & Wellness Foundation awarded $1,451,405 to 33 nonprofits, schools, and municipalities during the spring ... Physical and Emotional Health, and Strengthening Nonprofits. In the Healthy Behaviors-Schools program area, ... Children's Discovery Center Comes to Life Project Purpose—General Operating Save Alliance ...

Philadelphia Foundation Fund Supports Community-based Programs in Northwest Philadelphia

East Mt Airy Neighbors
Tuesday, November 5, 2019
... to announce it has awarded $69,700 in grants to six nonprofits providing services to Northwest Philadelphia, with ... Airy Public Elementary School Guides, a profile-raising project designed to support and promote local public schools ... development responsive to the community’s need. As an initiative of Mt.

The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage to Focus on Recovery Funding for Philadelphia Arts and History Organizations in 2021

Tuesday, January 19, 2021
... effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, pivoting from its usual project grants for individual public programs and events. The ... grantee institutions emerge from this challenging period as more resilient and sustainable and will be awarded to those seeking to adapt and reshape their operations, as well as to reimagine or expand approaches to programming ...

Healthcare & Economic Relief Fund Helping Coatesville Residents in Time of Need

Wednesday, April 29, 2020
BHF_2016.png PRESS RELEASE (Coatesville, Pennsylvania) - As it became apparent that the COVID-19 virus would threaten ... of $6,700 to address varied community needs identified as life sustaining and essential during the initial stages of ... necessary daily needs of homeless women and children such as food, personal hygiene and cleaning supplies.  Good ...
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Pia Agrawal named incoming executive director of Leeway Foundation

Pia Agrawal
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
... announce that Pia Agrawal will join the Leeway Foundation as our new executive director beginning January 27, 2025. Pia ... arts and culture sector. Most recently, Pia served as the executive director of Staten Island Arts, an ... New England Foundation for the Arts’s National Theater Project and has served as a panelist for the National ...
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Op-Ed: Families Need Child Care Resources Now More than Ever

Child Care
Friday, October 16, 2020
... the existing crisis for quality and affordable child care as well. Parents have adjusted to functioning as full-time employees, providing for the daily needs of ... for working families. Supporting these families will help rebuild our economy and create equity in the workplace. Now ...

Philanthropy Network welcomes LeBrian Brown as Manager, Network Organizing, Knowledge, & Engagement

LeBrian Brown
Monday, June 7, 2021
... Network is pleased to announce LeBrian Brown (he/him) as our new Manager, Network Organizing, Knowledge & ... encompasses a variety of roles in social service nonprofits where he developed his leadership, project development, advocacy and community building skills. ...
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2024 Donor-Advised Fund Report: Grantmaking to Charities Remains Steady at $54.77 Billion Despite Contributions Decreasing

Tuesday, November 12, 2024
... at $54.77 billion while contributions to DAFs decreased 21.7% to $59.43 billion. In 2023, DAFs continued to be one of ... to contribute both liquid and more complex assets such as appreciated stock, cryptocurrency, real estate or fine ... Contributions to DAFs are irrevocable and destined for qualified charities. Charitable assets in all DAF accounts ...
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Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia names Daria Torres as its first Executive in Residence

Daria Torres
Tuesday, April 9, 2019
... Daria Torres, Managing Partner of the Walls Torres Group, as its first Executive in Residence. Daria will be joining ... will be supporting foundation leaders across the region as they use the Equity Maturity Model to institutionalize ... of inequities across sectors makes her uniquely qualified to lead this important work.” During her early ...

Over $10 Million in New Funding to Strengthen Philadelphia-Area Cultural Groups and Artists

BalletX company performs choreographer Jennifer Archibald’s Maslow’s Peak, 2024. Photo by Whitney Browne, courtesy of BalletX.
Tuesday, September 24, 2024
... at a critical juncture following the pandemic, as the sector seeks to chart a path toward greater ... present timely and compelling public events and programs. As the country approaches the 250th anniversary of the ... support for individual artists and creative projects as well as to introduce the Evolving Futures grants this ...
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$2.5 million Philadelphia COVID-19 Community Information Fund to provide support for coronavirus news and information needs

Coronavirus Testing by Tim Tai - Philadelphia Inquirer
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
... a broad array of media and other community organizations as they provide accurate and actionable information. The Fund ... health, economic, and social services information — as well as platforms to share their stories, experiences, and ...

2019 Philanthropy Trends to Watch

Monday, January 7, 2019
... A shrinking donor pool raises a lot of questions, such as:    Will charitable giving in the US start to reflect ... fund charitable sponsors also offer impact investments as a way for donors to maximize their charitable impact. ... billion mark. Growth in grants from donor-advised funds to qualified charities has outpaced contributions to ...
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OPINION | Instead of blaming government for Philly’s poverty problems, we must band together

Monday, October 1, 2018
...   first responses  are to view the Kenney administration as either the solution to or the source of this problem. Most ... . Philadelphia Media Network is one of 21 news organizations producing Broke in Philly, a collaborative reporting project on solutions to poverty and the city's push towards ...

Chesco Residents Gather to Reflect on Lessons Learned and Strategies for Sustaining a Female-Led Cultural Movement

Friday, February 2, 2018
... , concerned citizen, for a discussion on coming together as fellow humans – despite political party – to find ... on the power of female representation and engagement. As midterm elections approach, the panelists also urged ... women's issues are not a partisan issue. We need to find qualified candidates and elect more women.” CCFWG continues ...
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New community-led pooled fund will support COVID-19 education and vaccine access

COVID-19 Prevention & Response Fund
Thursday, April 8, 2021
... disproportionately affected by COVID-19 are serving as Community Investment Advisors (complete list of names ... Vila, Norris Square Community Alliance, Kensington said, "As community investment advisors, we can support economically disadvantaged neighborhoods as COVID-19 has increased the day to day struggles they ...

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