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Pew Announces $4.5M in Grants Supporting Philadelphia Region’s Frail Elderly

Wednesday, March 28, 2018
... organizations that work to preserve the dignity, independence, and quality of life of the region’s frail seniors, many of whom are ... to make ends meet,” said Frazierita Klasen, the vice president overseeing Pew’s work in Philadelphia. “Pew is ...

Chester County Women’s Commission and Chester County Fund for Women and Girls Partner on County-wide Survey of Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

Thursday, November 15, 2018
... WEST CHESTER, PA (November 14, 2018) As the number of workplace sexual harassment claims continue to rise on a ... environments in Chester County,” says Wendy Leeper, President of the Women’s Commission and Executive Director ... to promote the survey in their workplaces. Please contact President of the Women’s Commission, Wendy Leeper, at ...
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Women and Girls

Four Takeaways from Race, Class AND Gender: Intersectional Approaches to Social Justice Funding

Friday, April 5, 2019
By Diane Cornman-Levy As part of its ongoing efforts to foster a more equitable ... grantmaking practices. Seulky McInneshin, Founder and CEO and Melody Keim, Lead Practitioner of FiveSpires, ... For more information on the cohort, contact Sidney Hargro, President, Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia, at  ...
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Funders Must Walk the Talk of Collaboration

Working together
Friday, February 26, 2021
... as our supporters as we move into our next three years of activity – these funders are, if you will, walking the ... Partner, SeaChange Capital Partners; Russell Johnson is President & CEO, HealthSpark Foundation, and Past Chair, Greater ...

GSK Announces $10M Program to Advance Black People, Latinx People, Women in STEM

STEM Equity
Wednesday, August 12, 2020
... Global healthcare company GSK today announced a commitment of $10 million over 10 years to help Black, Latinx and female ... news conference that included Maya Martinez-Davis, GSK President of US Pharmaceuticals; Farah Jimenez, President and CEO of the Philadelphia Education Fund (PEF); Philadelphia ...

The Alliance for Health Equity announces the Judy Spangler Memorial Scholarship

Judy Spangler
Monday, May 8, 2023
... Spangler Memorial Scholarship was established by three of her former colleagues to honor the legacy of Judy Dunson ... and as Chief Program Officer of Big Brothers Big Sisters Independence Region from 2001-2018. During her time at The ... with both The Alliance for Health Equity and the Newlin Foundation as we remember the distinguished life of Judy ...

Successful ‘Read To Succeed’ Summer Program Goes Virtual

Read to Succeed
Monday, June 22, 2020
... Summer Program (R2S), a free program with a track record of boosting reading skills among Philadelphia schoolchildren, ... had stayed in classrooms,” said Donna Frisby-Greenwood, President and CEO of The Fund for the School District of Philadelphia , ...
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Read by 4th Initiative

PHLCares Presents $500,000 in Grants to Four Philadelphia Homeless Service Organizations

Friday, February 25, 2022
PHILADELPHIA - PHL Cares fund of Philadelphia Foundation, a business-led initiative ... populations they serve,” said John J. McNichol, President and CEO, Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority, who also ...
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Growing the Mission-Aligned Investing Ecosystem: Reflections from September 16

Mission-Aligned Investing
Tuesday, September 23, 2025
... how foundations across the country are shifting more of their assets—not only their grant dollars—toward ... to better support the Philadelphia region. Ty Thiele (CEO of Andorra), leaned on data and foundation stories to ... their mission-aligned investing journey. Chris Capato from Independence Public Media Foundation walked through key ...
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Comcast RISE Investment Fund to Provide Additional $1 Million In Grants To Support Philadelphia Small Businesses

Monday, May 16, 2022
... – May 12, 2022 – Comcast announced today a new round of cities will receive grants from the Comcast RISE ... impact and change,” said Dennis Mathew, Senior Vice President, Comcast’s Freedom Region. “Comcast RISE and ... Greater Philadelphia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Independence Business Alliance The Enterprise Center ...

2020 Complete Count Committee Recommends State Funding To Ensure Accurate Census In PA

Monday, May 20, 2019
... Complete Count Commissioner Micah Sims, who led a group of commissioners to discuss and design the public funds ... community stakeholders organizing to tackle the challenge of insuring a successful 2020 census. One of the key aspects ... religious and health care communities, elected and appointed officials, employees from all levels of government, ...
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PHL COVID-19 Fund Deploys Funds to Aid Pandemic Recovery Efforts

PHL Covid-19 Fund
Thursday, June 25, 2020
... -- The PHL COVID-19 Fund announced awardees of its Community Reopening Grants. In its seventh round of ... touch in each one of our programs," said Marco Giordano, CEO of Resources for Human Development. "We are immensely ... by tackling these hurdles together," said Bill Golderer, President & CEO of UWGPSNJ. "The PHL COVID-19 Fund has ...
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Mission-Aligned Investing: A model for maximizing philanthropic impact and equity

Evolving ideas
Wednesday, September 29, 2021
... forward. – Martin Luther King Jr. During this period of racial reawakening, philanthropy is grappling with a ... in 2017 from Laura Kind Mckenna, Patricia Kind Family Foundation , and Elizabeth Killough, and the Untours ... from other funders,” said Cohort Member Mindy Aldridge, President, The Nelson Foundation . One of the invaluable ...

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Center for Health Equity Receives $1M Grant from Bank of America

Thursday, July 21, 2022
The  Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s  (CHOP)  Center for Health Equity ... go beyond medical care,” said Ron Keren, Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer at Children’s Hospital ... by the pandemic in Philadelphia,” said Jim Dever, president, Bank of America Greater Philadelphia. ...

FCM Hospitality and 8 Philadelphia restaurants donate to School District’s Culinary Arts Program in 12 schools

Thursday, February 17, 2022
... 17, 2022) – Today, FCM Hospitality (FCM), and eight of the hospitality company’s restaurants - Liberty Point, ... next restaurant operators.”  Donna Frisby-Greenwood, President and CEO of The Fund for the School District of Philadelphia said ...

Every Voice, Every Vote grants $2.875 million to 71 Philadelphia media and community organizations to expand access to civic news and information

Tuesday, June 25, 2024
... residents to local government and track the progress of the city’s new  administration.   The 71 media and community organizations have been awarded a total of $2.875 million by The Lenfest Institute for Journalism, ... Vote in 2024 and 2025 is provided by the William Penn  Foundation with additional funding from The Lenfest Institute ...
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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, ... up to help local nonprofits recover from the impact of COVID-19. Through the Restore Chester County Nonprofit ... fund programs that effectively move people from crisis to independence. https://www.unitedwayscc.org/ $3.5 Million in ...

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