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City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia Foundation and United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey Launch PHL COVID-19 Fund

PHL COVID-19 Fund Partners
Thursday, March 19, 2020
Image_FundPartners.png   For Immediate Release : March 19, 2020 For the City: ... is proud to be a partner in this effort.” Janet Haas, Board Chair of the William Penn Foundation “It is more ... and decisive action.” Dr. Keith Leaphart, Chair of the Board of Directors for The Lenfest Foundation “Gerry would ...
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PECO Announces New Powering the Arts Grant for Community-Based Organizations in Southeastern PA

Friday, July 1, 2022
... one-year or two-year grants of up to $10,000 per year for a maximum of $20,000 over two years to support new or ongoing efforts to attract diverse audiences and rebuild arts communities across the region. According to ... access to art and culture in our communities and advocate for opportunities that will enhance engagement as ...
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Leadership Transition at the Philadelphia Cultural Fund

Barbara Silzle
Monday, April 11, 2022
BarbaraSilzle2022.png April 11, 2022 -- The board of the Philadelphia Cultural Fund announces that its ... explore other interests. Barbara has led the organization for seven years. During this time, she has strengthened the ... had a ripple effect across the sector. On behalf of the board and grantees of the Cultural Fund, I would like to ...
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Philly Counts, Philanthropy Network Launch Fund to Support 2020 Census

Thursday, August 8, 2019
... Philadelphia.” In early July, Philanthropy Network’s Board of Directors approved the organization to serve as fiscal sponsor for the newly-established Philly Counts 2020 Action Fund. ... to partner with Philly Counts to ensure a complete count for the upcoming census. With combined financial resources, ...
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A Working Mom on Back-to-School Life in COVID

Sanchez family
Thursday, September 3, 2020
... have imagined. My “third shift” job has been preparing for the start of this school year and worrying about how to ... of the Chester County Fund for Women and Girls and a board member of Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia. A ...

William Penn Foundation and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Announce more than $8 million in Covid-19 Relief and Recovery Grants

Philadelphia Orchestra by Jeff Fusco
Wednesday, December 2, 2020
... to the funding collaboration with the Mellon Foundation for Philadelphia arts organizations, William Penn's board of directors also approved Relief and Recovery Support grants for several cultural and public space grantee organizations. ...

Philadelphia Health Partnership Designates Funds to Support the Launch of Two New Early Childhood Programs

Thursday, September 8, 2022
... by promoting nurturing parenting and healthy development for babies and toddlers so they are prepared for school and life. The pilot will serve a patient ... of our top priorities today,” said Loree D. Jones-Brown, Board Chair of Philadelphia Health Partnership.“The ...

The New FAQ: What Do Our Nonprofit Partners REALLY want from the Funder/Grantee Relationship?

VNA Foundation Grant Partners
Wednesday, August 30, 2023
... we were on the same page.  At our recent annual breakfast for grantees, we asked for their thoughts about “What Works/What Doesn’t in the ... fill out” “Don't ask us to fill out your form for our Board list, please let us attach our own” Some Takeaways ...

New EPIP Philly Book Club Discusses "Decolonizing Wealth"

Decolonizing Wealth book cover
Friday, May 17, 2019
... the Stanford Social Innovation Review by Edgar Villanueva for an overview of the key concepts, including his seven ... of the participants in our discussion. What does that mean for people working in or interested in philanthropy? In the ... which perpetuates the myth that the Executive Director or board chair is the only person who speaks on behalf of an ...
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William Penn Foundation, Philly’s biggest foundation focused solely on the city, is changing what it funds

Thursday, June 27, 2024
By Peter Dobrin for the Philadelphia Inquirer Change is coming to ... turnover playing out gradually on the foundation’s board. Founded by the Haas family with fortunes amassed ... before it, says Katherine H. Christiano, William Penn’s board chair. CONTINUE READING>> William Penn Foundation, ...

Lenfest Institute offering $1 million in grants

Monday, June 5, 2017
... | by Jeff Gammage , Staff Writer The Lenfest Institute for Journalism will award up to $1 million in grants to drive ... products, and to sponsor a residency program for entrepreneurs. Applications are being accepted for two ... up to $100,000 to help existing endeavors expand. Those named as entrepreneurs in residence are expected to be ...
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Philadelphia Health Partnership announces 2018 grant awards

Thursday, December 20, 2018
In September and December 2018, the PHP Board awarded more than $950,000 to 17 nonprofit ... conditions. To learn more, click here . Legal Clinic for the Disabled (LCD) - $60,000 in support of PhilaKids, the ... Partnership (MLP) at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children. PhilaKids provides patients and their families ...
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FCP Selects Tobias Bruhn as New Executive Director

Tobias Bruhn
Thursday, January 9, 2020
... 12, 2019) – Foundations Community Partnership’s (FCP) Board of Directors has announced that Tobi Bruhn, Ed.D., CFRE ... and Alumni Association, where he was responsible for advancing the College as a diverse community of learners ... Karen Lasorda, Chair, Foundations Community Partnership Board of Directors. ”His expertise managing volunteers, ...
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In Pennsylvania, three newsrooms are teaming up to cover state government

Tuesday, October 2, 2018
... goal of $2 million dollars from The Lenfest Institute for Journalism, The Nicholas B. Ottaway Foundation, The ... , the Kinsley Family Foundation and The Lenfest Institute for Journalism . It will rely on individual donations and ... Kristen Hare covers the transformation of local news for the Poynter Institute. Her work for Poynter has earned ...

HAFI awards grants to support permanent housing for Philadelphia residents experiencing homelessness

Friday, July 12, 2019
... performing nonprofit organizations, HAFI provides support for housing-related essentials such as security deposits, ... arrearages – costs that are too often prohibitive for very low-income individuals and families This funding cycle is focused on services for young adults and families. Among the organizations ...
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Douty Foundation celebrates 50th anniversary, releases new funding guidelines

Thursday, August 1, 2019
... the creation of a funding focus to its annual Request for Proposals. Douty is seeking to support organizations for which a $20,000 grant will have notable impact; ... Writers Philadelphians Organized to Witness, Empower & Rebuild (P.O.W.E.R.) These organizations have been supported ...

Op-Ed: Families Need Child Care Resources Now More than Ever

Child Care
Friday, October 16, 2020
... health crisis, but it has exposed 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 their children, and helping with ... for working families. Supporting these families will help rebuild our economy and create equity in the workplace. Now ...

Centering Community Voice with Data: Perspectives from a Nonprofit and a Funder

Trellis for Tomorrow students building a compost station
Friday, October 27, 2023
... Mindy Aldridge Listen4Good (L4G) recently invited Trellis for Tomorrow and The Nelson Foundation , an L4G participant ... One of the ways we do this is by having a community member on our board. We also value partnership . We’re working to build ...
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Pushing Impact Investing Forward: 4 Themes for 2021

Impact Investing blog post
Tuesday, March 30, 2021
... the United States to protest racial injustice and call for police reform. The Black Lives Matter movement  won new ... support , funding, and public recognition, particularly for its activism on  Juneteenth . Dozens of asset management ... including the  New Mexico Educational Retirement Board  and the  Rhode Island Employees’ Retirement System ...
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