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Independence Foundation Announces CEO’s Retirement

Susan Sherman
Thursday, July 11, 2024
... will be with the Foundation through January 1, 2025. On her decision to retire as CEO, Susan said “After ... operating, multi-year support.” “Susan is an extraordinary leader whose wisdom, insight and unwavering ... has profoundly touched many lives, including mine, making Philadelphia a more humane & beautiful place.” said ...
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William Penn Foundation Awards $8 Million to Support Small Arts and Culture Organizations

Tuesday, November 19, 2024
... arts and culture organizations have very limited staff, making it hard to identify and access sources of funding,” ... the city’s small and mid-sized arts organizations. With an accessible open application, robust peer review process, ... expand PCF’s reach, deepen our trust-based philanthropic impact, and provide vital general operating support for our ...
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What Barra Foundation has learned from dipping a toe into mission investing

Wednesday, August 9, 2017
... good way to get started,” Wahl said in a phone interview on the heels of a trip to the  national Mission Investors ... and the core loan fund offered a chance to “also support an important project.” That investment carries a three-year ... There may come a time when every foundation is making PRIs and otherwise using their corpus in ...

Community Voices: from a Moment and for a Movement

Spiral Q 2
Monday, August 24, 2020
... media in the Philly region, I’ve been reflecting on what it means for a philanthropic institution to respond ... that’s designed for me?” Facilitated and curated by an Afrofuturist-in-Residence at The Village, the workshops ... leverage networks, and other resources to invest in media making efforts and real change. We want to continue to ...

Philadelphia Foundation and Mural Arts Unveil “Strength in our Bonds” Centennial Legacy Mural

Philadelphia Foundation Centennial Mural Dedication
Friday, November 8, 2019
... & CEO, Philadelphia Foundation PHILADELPHIA, PA (11/7/2019) — The Philadelphia Foundation and Mural Arts today ... The colorful mural spanning 20 feet high and 120 feet wide on a previously vacant wall owned by PennDot that fronts ...

Chesco Women’s Commission & Fund for Women and Girls releases findings of survey on sexual harassment in the workplace

Wednesday, July 10, 2019
... Chester County between November 2018 and January 2019 and garnered more than 900 responses (81 percent female) ... Commission to establish a coalition of support, spurred on by the #MeToo movement, to help prepare women for the ... it as ‘not a big deal’ and others experiencing the impact for years,” said Michelle Legaspi Sanchez, Executive ...

Pat Yoder to receive 2020 Kitchen Table Award from CCFWG

Patricia Yoder
Friday, February 7, 2020
... – with our Kitchen Table Award at the 15 th Annual Making a Difference Luncheon on Friday, May 1, 2020 , at the Desmond Hotel and Conference ... and unassuming professional who has made a significant impact on the lives of thousands of women and children who ...
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Code for America to strengthen local tech Brigade chapters with support from Knight Foundation

Code for America
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
... technology Brigades chapters in seven U.S. cities with an investment from the John S. and James L. Knight ... The $1 million investment will help these Brigades deliver impact and create a blueprint for success in their ... for everyone.  Knight’s latest investment will focus on strengthening Brigades in Miami, Charlotte, Va., Detroit, ...

Philadelphia Foundation Announces Fund Focused on Black-Led Nonprofits Serving Black Communities in Greater Philadelphia

Philadelphia Foundation
Thursday, May 13, 2021
... communities in Greater Philadelphia. The Fund includes an initial $1 million contribution from Facebook, which ... Differ from White-led Organizations: Research Report on African American Nonprofit Organization in Philadelphia ... Black-led nonprofits and ensure that people locally are making the decisions about where these dollars are most ...

Connecting Regional Funders to Respond to COVID-19

COVID-19
Friday, March 20, 2020
... with intention and urgency to address the devastating impact the crisis is having on individuals, organizations and communities in Greater ... grantees that they won’t be penalized down the road for making the changes you approved. Plan in phases. From past ...
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Community Foundation of South Jersey Announces COVID-19 Response Fund

CFSJ
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
... Fund at CFSJ, $25,000 from Atlantic City Electric, an Exelon Company, and contributions from members of the ... grateful for donations from our founding supporters, and on behalf of those in need, I ask private foundations, ... phase: Triage, Treatment, or Recovery. For more details on making donations, funding priorities and how to apply, please ...
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The Chronicle of Philanthropy Unveils Ambitious Growth Plan To Put National Spotlight On Social Sector, Become Nonprofit

Wednesday, May 4, 2022
... new grant commitments will support innovation, growth, and impact May 4, 2022 (Washington, DC) – To maximize its ... of Philanthropy (CoP) today announced it plans to become an independent nonprofit organization. Since its founding in ... for social sector professionals but also to double down on our collaboration with other global news outlets to ensure ...
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GreenLight Raises New $3.5 Million Fund to Combat Systemic Poverty in Philadelphia

Omar Woodard
Monday, September 14, 2020
... 70 percent, and residents’ credit scores increased an average of 61 points. Public-private partnerships like ... and a vote of confidence in GreenLight’s long-term focus on community need, evidence, and local fit,” said Kat ... and founding Executive Director of the Center for High Impact Philanthropy at the University of Pennsylvania’s ...

How a Small Craft Navigates Shifting Tides

Tuesday, September 19, 2017
... of organizations to demonstrate their effectiveness, while making the case to public and private funding sources ... social determinants of health would positively impact an individual’s overall health and well-being, the ... partners to explore, inform, and inspire collective action on policies and practices that will advance health equity and ...

Chester County Fund for Women and Girls Hosts Inaugural Champions of Change Breakfast

Tuesday, March 6, 2018
... hosted its first annual Champions of Change Breakfast on Thursday, March 1, 2018 at The Farmhouse Bistro at ... mentoring a young female professional to hiring a woman in an executive position – creates a crack that brings us closer to making it rain glass," said Cate Sennett, CCFWG Board Member ...
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Opinion | Solving Philly’s poverty issues takes consistent, relentless effort by Mayor Jim Kenney

Wednesday, September 19, 2018
... The  U.S. Census Bureau report  released last week on Philadelphia's poverty rates was disappointing, but not ... in previously unclaimed public assistance. I also formed an Eviction Task Force that identified ways we can stem the ... homes that were at risk of losing affordability, and we're making improvements and repairs to the homes of 6,000 ...

Seventeen-member oversight board named for Rebuild

Monday, October 30, 2017
... million citywide initiative that’s seven years in the making, so you can bet that there have been a lot of ... reviewing Rebuild’s progress and making recommendations on program implementation,” according to a statement. ... Councilwoman Cindy Bass , chair of the  Commission on Parks and Recreation Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell ...

Changes to charitable deduction will hurt PA and NJ nonprofits

Tuesday, November 28, 2017
... consideration could have tangible, long-lasting effects on private charitable giving throughout our nation, but more ... rely on gifts from middle-class donors. Consider the local impact: 1.5 million taxpayers in Pennsylvania claimed the ... of the most charitable nations in the world, contributing an estimated $390.1 billion to U.S. charities in 2016, ...

Brandywine Health Foundation Advances Mission with New Community Opportunities

Wednesday, March 11, 2020
... area youth live healthier lives and the other recognizes an outstanding member of the community for their dedicated ... alignment with The Brandywine Health Foundation’s focus on the social determinants of health (SDOH), proposals are ... has and/or still gives back to the Coatesville community, making a positive difference with their time, energy and ...

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