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Derrick Morgan partners with Brandywine Health Foundation to support COVID-19 Healthcare and Economic Relief Fun

Derrick Morgan
Friday, April 10, 2020
... School students during an assembly.   COATESVILLE—As part of his ongoing commitment to the betterment of the ... Health Foundation’s Health and Economic Relief Fund . “As this crisis began to unfold, I quickly realized that the ... would be devastating,” said Morgan. “I felt that as a business member of this community it was important to ...

Opinion: Philadelphia’s recovery from COVID-19 must put housing first

Wednesday, May 6, 2020
... Carolyn Placke, Housing Program Officer, LISC Philadelphia As the COVID-19 pandemic stretches into May, local government ... recovery from COVID-19 must put housing first. As critical first steps, the federal CARES Act has provided ... million to community development corporations and other nonprofits for housing assistance and services for vulnerable ...

The Fund for Women and Girls to Honor Fredda Maddox and WSFS Bank at Sixth Annual Champions of Change Event

Fredda Maddox
Tuesday, September 20, 2022
... late friend and committed Board member Gladys Black. As a business leader and supporter of women and girls in ... Fredda Maddox has broken glass ceilings. She started as a Pennsylvania State Trooper in Chester County, then moved ... and desire to protect abused women and children by working as an attorney with the Domestic Violence Center of Chester ...
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William Penn Foundation previews revised programs and grantmaking approach

William Penn Foundation new funding areas
Thursday, May 16, 2024
... programs and the way we’ll operate in the years ahead. As of this summer, our approach will be focused on one ... by the work ahead and look forward to engaging with you as we implement this new approach in the coming weeks and ...

City of Philadelphia and PIDC Open Applications to Philadelphia COVID-19 Small Business Relief Fund

Philadelphia COVID-19 Small Business Relief Fund
Monday, March 23, 2020
... survive the COVID-19 crisis while also retaining as many jobs for workers as possible.” The COVID-19 Small Business Relief Fund was ... recovery, and a commitment to retaining their employees as long as possible. “With this new fund, we are sending a ...
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Chester County Fund for Women and Girls Hosts Inaugural Champions of Change Breakfast

Tuesday, March 6, 2018
... (third from left) and Carolyn Comitta (third from right). As a further testament to its commitment to female employees, ... women to become equity partners and hold leadership roles. As a whole, 43% of its chief officers are women; female ... named – and the young women who will come after her – as the inspiration for why she has spent decades advocating ...
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Opinion | Solving Philly’s poverty issues takes consistent, relentless effort by Mayor Jim Kenney

Wednesday, September 19, 2018
... poverty has been a scourge on Philadelphia for as long as I can remember. It has disproportionately impacted low and ... administration. All of us — government, businesses, nonprofits, philanthropy, and residents — must continue to ...

A digital effort to fight hunger in Montgomery County

Food pantry by ANTHONY PEZZOTTI
Tuesday, January 29, 2019
... Penn Commons in Lansdale, is bustling. Manna’s Market, as it’s called, is the size of a small corner grocery. It stocks a modest donated supply of items such as Cheerios, Barilla pasta, Stove Top stuffing, as well as produce and some dairy products, for low-income ...

Pat Yoder to receive 2020 Kitchen Table Award from CCFWG

Patricia Yoder
Friday, February 7, 2020
... caring for Chester County mothers and children in her role as the Chester County Health Department’s maternal-child ... with a focus on health assessment and health education. As a Registered Nurse (RN), she has played a critical role in ... opportunities necessary for long-term change. Pat served as a founding board member for several years, and as their ...
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Successful ‘Read To Succeed’ Summer Program Goes Virtual

Read to Succeed
Monday, June 22, 2020
... of promoting literacy and preventing the phenomenon known as “summer slide” have been expanded to include ... scores, 37.3 remained the same and none regressed. “As I have said many times before, education is the anchor ... for the School District of Philadelphia , which serves as a fiscal manager for Read to Succeed. “Senator Hughes’ ...
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A Working Mom on Back-to-School Life in COVID

Sanchez family
Thursday, September 3, 2020
... never made the list before, and never have I seen as many children starting their academic year in sweatpants. I totally get it. As a mother of five (a rising high schooler, a rising middle ... their academic needs met, connect with their classmates as they start in new school communities, and remain healthy. ...

The Fund for Women and Girls‘ Inaugural Champions of Change Summit Inspires Local Business Community to Embrace Inclusive Leadership and Elevate Women in the Workplace

Presentation by Dr. Katrina Sawyer
Thursday, April 8, 2021
... all young women have “great women leaders that help us as we’ve come up in our professions and we really wanted to ... women in the workplace, this was the case from day one. As one of the founding members of the bank, there was always ... honorees about their motivations, their accomplishments as impactful leaders, and how they have navigated challenges: ...
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The Fund for Women and Girls’ Fifth Annual Champions of Change Event Leaves Local Business Community Inspired to Elevate Women in the Workplace

The Fund for Women and Girls
Wednesday, November 10, 2021
... for female employees. The event began with networking, as attendees had the opportunity to meet and connect with ...
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Getting Past Inertia: Ten Simple, Valiant Steps To Align Your Foundation’s Endowment With Your Mission – Or Not

Thursday, June 29, 2017
... that is worth studying. Celebrating its hundredth year as a family foundation, the Surdna Foundation committed $100 ... • Investing directly in your grantees themselves, such as carrying mortgages for them, so they can own and control ... now and perhaps later. It might be a first step – such as moving 10% of your portfolio to mission aligned ...

U.S. Giving Tops the $400 Billion Mark for the First Time

Tuesday, June 12, 2018
... in divisive times our commitment to philanthropy is solid. As people have more resources available, they are choosing to ... was generated in part by increases in the stock market, as evidenced by the nearly 20 percent growth in the S&P 500. ... economic environment and other factors that can help nonprofits sustain this growth over time.” Highlights about ...
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CCFWG Unites Women and Girls in Chester County for Virtual Conveings to Raise Awareness About Impacts of COVID-19 on Local Women and Girls

CCFWG 2020 Making a Difference Luncheon
Friday, May 8, 2020
... communities while engaging in strategic grantmaking.   As a Summit participant, each girl will have the chance to:  ... Luncheon is going virtual! It will no longer be held as an in-person event while stay-at-home restrictions remain ... Table Award for her work on behalf of mothers and children as the Chester County Health Department’s maternal-child ...
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100+ gather for Philanthropy Network's 35th Annual Members' Meeting

Mailee Walker and Christine Robinson
Wednesday, April 12, 2023
... . Mitchell described Fogel, who led DVG from 1988-1995, as a “force of nature” and went on to detail some of her ... regional philanthropy and the nonprofit sector as a whole. Following Mitchell’s remarks, Del Bianco called ... Dwayne Wharton and Omar Woodard - whose terms conclude as of April 1st.  Del Bianco also offered a special thanks ...
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