Philadelphia: Building a Stronger City Through Public Spaces
Thursday, May 24, 2018
In this post Patrick Morgan , program director for Philadelphia at John S. and James L. ...
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Philanthropy Network partners to launch the Philly Counts 2020 Action Fund
Thursday, August 1, 2019
As part of our ongoing efforts to encourage philanthropic engagement in the 2020 Census, Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia has partnered with Philly Counts 2020 to launch the Philly Counts 2020 Action Fund.
Applications open Sept. 13th for third round of COVID-19 funding
Monday, September 13, 2021
... exacerbated by the pandemic. Applications for third round grants will be open starting today, September 13th, through ...
Pushing Impact Investing Forward: 4 Themes for 2021
Tuesday, March 30, 2021
... women remain greatly underrepresented among founders awarded venture funding and research has found smaller ... initiative plans to deploy investment capital alongside grants to increase access to affordable housing, ...
Alliance for Health Equity launches Community-Designed Solutions Challenge for Greater Coatesville
Wednesday, January 11, 2023
... nonprofit, business, and community sectors will be awarded financial awards in the amounts of $2,500, $1,000, ...
Growing the Mission-Aligned Investing Ecosystem: Reflections from September 16
Tuesday, September 23, 2025
... Philanthropy Network’s Mission-Aligned Investing Cohort program, designed in partnership with Andorra, a group of 17 ... What started off as a mission-aligned investing cohort program has now become a group of champion foundations that ...
Patricia Kind Family Foundation shares Strategic Plan update
Tuesday, July 16, 2024
... the Trustees have agreed to pause new direct service grants until 2026. This decision will give us the opportunity ...
PHL COVID-19 Fund Continues Urgent Response to Community Amid Growing Needs
Thursday, April 16, 2020
... The PHL COVID-19 Fund today announced its second round of grants totaling more than $2.5 million to 79 non-profit ... and SEAMAAC in South Philadelphia, both receiving $50,000 grants this week, are facing tremendous challenges. They ... President & CEO, UWGPSNJ. “This second round of grants will help equip the nonprofits serving the people ...
Knight Foundation invests $2.2 million in projects to advance Philadelphia’s public spaces and digital engagement
Friday, April 9, 2021
... Philadelphia,” said Ellen Hwang, Knight Foundation program director for Philadelphia. “Accessible public ... Tree Tenders,” a community-centered stewardship program to make Southwest Philadelphia’s public spaces more ... To reimagine the City of Philadelphia’s Playstreets program through digital engagement and a pilot program that ...
Chester County Fund for Women and Girls Hosts Inaugural Champions of Change Breakfast
Tuesday, March 6, 2018
... about the critical needs of women and girls, and has awarded almost $3 million to 70 local non-profit ...
Philadelphia Arts Groups to Lift Diverse Voices with $923,600 in Funding from Knight Foundation
Wednesday, March 7, 2018
... to attend the Arts + Business Council's Business On Board program, which teaches leadership skills, board governance ... of Philadelphia's signature classical music training program for young artists of color. Philadelphia Photo Arts ... said Patrick Morgan, Knight Foundation’s Philadelphia program director. Philadelphia Arts Groups to Lift Diverse ...
Take-Aways from the 2022 Member Pulse Survey
Monday, May 16, 2022
... about pursuing similar activities in the future Project grants are still common, but General Operating Support has ... both an increase (68%) and decrease (20%) in their grants budget, as compared to 2022 rates of increase (44%) and decrease (4%). Grants Profile In 2021, nearly all respondents reported the ...
Philanthropy Needs A New Endgame: The Liberation of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color Communities In America
Thursday, June 4, 2020
What philanthropy needs is not a new framework, but a new endgame, racial liberation, which requires an intentional and laser-like focus on breaking systems of oppression that are based in white supremacist culture.
Ellen Hwang Will Lead Knight Foundation Investments in Philadelphia
Thursday, April 18, 2019
... join the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation as the program director based in Philadelphia. She is leader in ... informed and engaged Philadelphia. Knight’s Philadelphia program has recently included significant investments in ...
United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey and Comcast Launch Nonprofit Finance Accelerator to Strengthen Nonprofit Community
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
... Accelerator for regional nonprofits. This inaugural program will provide up to 200 poverty-fighting nonprofits ... organizations’ infrastructure and financial health. This program provides high-caliber expertise and a responsive ... is critical to our region’s recovery efforts and this program aims to help ensure that organizations can continue ...
City's Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy Shares Plans for 2021
Thursday, January 14, 2021
... new public art is commissioned through the Percent for Art program by creating a process that increases community ... more in Philadelphia neighborhoods. A timeline for this program is dependent upon the City’s COVID-19 guidelines. ... Later in 2021: Art in City Hall The Art in City Hall program will return on a limited scale and frequency. A ...
2019 Philanthropy Trends to Watch
Monday, January 7, 2019
... year’s report, we predicted that 2018 would be the year grants from donor-advised funds surpass the $20 billion mark. Growth in grants from donor-advised funds to qualified charities has ... to see that trend continue: in 2018 we made 28% more grants (by volume) worth 12% more (by dollars) than in 2017. ...
Philadelphia Black Giving Circle is ready to fund its first Black-led, Black-centered nonprofits
Wednesday, November 14, 2018
... is now accepting applications for its inaugural round of grants. Led by a group of local civic and philanthropy ... the impact we can have on the City of Philadelphia.” The grants will provide general operating support exclusively for ...
New director of Philly Cultural Fund has a message for the next mayor
Monday, April 3, 2023
... Fund, overseeing the distribution of city funding as arts grants. She starts the job in a time of transition in the ...
2024 Donor-Advised Fund Report: Grantmaking to Charities Remains Steady at $54.77 Billion Despite Contributions Decreasing
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
... 2024 Donor-Advised Fund Report Key Findings Value of grants from DAF accounts to charitable organizations totaled ... exceeded 20% for every year on record. The value of DAF grants ($54.77 billion) in 2023 amounts to almost half (48.0%) of the value of total grants and expenditures from private foundations ($114.11 ...