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Pew Awards $8M to Address Maternal and Infant Health, LGBTQ+ Youth Wellness and Stability, and Teacher Shortage in Philadelphia

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Friday, March 22, 2024
... are detailed below, grouped by focus area, along with some supporting data. Improving maternal and infant health ... will be better able to pay for basic needs such as food, rent, and health care, which can help reduce prenatal ... supports. Addressing Philadelphia’s teacher shortage The Pennsylvania Department of Education has said the ...
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City announces first round of the Kensington Community Resilience Fund grant recipients

Kensington Community Resilience Fund
Wednesday, July 14, 2021
... between community members, the City, and regional funders to explicitly address the community impacts of the ... Lane Neighborhood Farm Kensington Soccer Club Papermill Food Hub Photography without Borders Power Street Theatre ... as much flexibility as possible to carry out their work supporting the Kensington community. The purpose is to give ...

Regional Foundation Announces $1.95 Million in Grant Awards

Thursday, July 13, 2023
... Habitat is positioned to sustain its critically needed food distribution system created during its COVID-19 ... to distribute about 4,000 weekly meals andexpand its ID restoration program and re-entry work in partnership with ... multiple grassroots organizations solving food insecurity; supporting women and children; and providing family supports ...
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Philanthropy Network selects Christine Robinson as its new President

Christine Robinson
Friday, October 21, 2022
... leader with expertise in nonprofit and public sector systems, generative networks and systems across the U.S. and ... has held board positions with Economic Opportunity Funders (formerly Grantmakers Income Security Task Force), ... Vassar College, Brandeis University, and the University of Pennsylvania and is trained as a developmental and community ...
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Walking the Talk of Transparency

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Wednesday, August 31, 2022
... abound, including the Center for Effective Philanthropy’s report “ Sharing What Matters: Foundation Transparency ... ” on the National Center for Family Philanthropy’s blog, and the blog post “ Why Transparency of ... and preparing and presenting budgets and financials for funders. Presenting at conferences and events is another way ...
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Rebuild Awards $15.4M for work at Vare Rec Center and Glavin Playground

Tuesday, April 23, 2019
Make the World Better and the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society will lead improvements to ... center is currently kept open thanks to structural braces supporting the front of the building. The Pennsylvania ...

Douty Foundation releases $1.5 million in emergency funding amid COVID-19 crisis

Wednesday, April 8, 2020
... into areas where they don’t usually operate - such as food distribution, translation of pandemic-related materials, ... The two worker relief funds that The Douty Foundation is supporting with $500,000.00 each are the Philadelphia Worker ... to organizations in Montgomery & Philadelphia counties in Pennsylvania.                      ...

The Middleton Family presents PHLove, a concert for COVID-19 relief, on May 21

PHLove concert
Sunday, May 17, 2020
... The Enon Tabernacle Fresh Anointing. The family-friendly event will air live on 6ABC, CBS3, NBC10, 96.5 TDY, 98.1 ... up right now.” The PHL COVID-19 Fund has prioritized supporting people who have been hardest hit by the ... and Southern New Jersey, serving communities in Pennsylvania’s Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and ...
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COVID-19Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability

Philanthropy Needs A New Endgame: The Liberation of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color Communities In America

Breaking Chains
Thursday, June 4, 2020
... humanity over assets and were intentional about naming and supporting organizations led by people of color, immigrants, ... However, these approaches have fallen short of addressing systems of racial injustice. What philanthropy needs is not a ... excellent educational experience, healthcare, and quality food choices, to name a few, regardless of where they live or ...

Philadelphia Bar Foundation Announces Release of Emergency Funding

Monday, April 20, 2020
... line – which is almost 25 percent of Philadelphia's population. For these clients, legal aid helps secure housing, food, education, and healthcare assistance, among other ... Law Project, and SeniorLAW Center. Drafting a guide of Pennsylvania-specific resources for helping students ...
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Applications open Sept. 13th for third round of COVID-19 funding

COVID-19 Prevention & Response Fund
Monday, September 13, 2021
... Network Greater Philadelphia, in collaboration with funders across the region, is launching a third round of the ... pandemic with greater access to essential needs such as food, diapers, masks, etc. and mental health ... Network is also partnering with the City of Philadelphia’s Philly Counts office, which will work with fund grantees to ...

New Community Grants by Philadelphia City Fund Announced

Philadelphia City Fund
Wednesday, July 26, 2023
... taken a strategic approach to its health equity grants. By supporting a broad range of projects -- from breastfeeding ... our fiscal management of the Marathon ensure a successful event that allow us to award grants that are timely and ... free, ongoing clinical lactation support Covenant House Pennsylvania, $22,000 for general operating support Education ...

Foundation’s Someone You Know public health awareness campaign highlights the stigma of addiction

IBX Foundation with Governor Wolf
Wednesday, September 25, 2019
... Month, the Independence Blue Cross Foundation will join Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf in the State Capitol Rotunda ... campaign to reduce the stigma of opioid addiction. The event will feature the Someone You Know mobile exhibit. In ... the loss of a loved one to an opioid overdose, or supporting someone in recovery. Today is also one of two days ...

The Alliance for Health Equity Kicks off the Nonprofit Justice and Equity Institute

Nonprofit Justice and Equity Institute Wordle
Wednesday, February 9, 2022
(Coatesville, Pennsylvania) - On February 1st  2022, The Alliance for ... the understanding and investment by these Chester County funders: CCCF Grantmaking Fund for Chester County Social ...

Healthcare & Economic Relief Fund Helping Coatesville Residents in Time of Need

Wednesday, April 29, 2020
BHF_2016.png PRESS RELEASE (Coatesville, Pennsylvania) - As it became apparent that the COVID-19 virus ... Center | COVID-19 Response:   Addressing life sustaining food access by supporting freshly prepared grab-n-go-lunches to ...
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Montgomery County, PA launches COVID-19 rapid response fund

MontCoPA COVID-19 Response Fund
Thursday, March 26, 2020
... rates of coronavirus transmission in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Preventive community health measures, such as ... reduced or no pay, families are left struggling to pay for food, rent, utilities, student loans, and other basic ... net organizations serving vulnerable populations.
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The Mayor’s Fund For Philadelphia is now The Philadelphia City Fund

Philadelphia City Fund
Thursday, February 9, 2023
... of its new website,   www.philacityfund.org, the Mayor’s Fund for Philadelphia officially has become the ... (PCF), a name that more accurately describes the Fund’s role as an independent charitable fiscal sponsor and ... facilitating public-private partnerships, in addition to event management. He named a new executive director and a new ...
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Donor Collaboration: How NPT Philanthropists are Working Together to Increase Impact

Donor Collaboration
Monday, October 21, 2019
... or rebuilding urban community spaces, private and public funders are working with National Philanthropic Trust (NPT) ... Keystone Scholars: Investing in the future of every Pennsylvania baby Pennsylvania has the second highest student ... original $250,000 gift. In 2019, the program expanded statewide and is now being funded privately and through the ...

City Announces $1 Million Investment in Organizations Developing Innovative Workforce Solutions

Wednesday, February 10, 2021
... of poverty. PHILADELPHIA — The City of Philadelphia’s Department of Commerce—in partnership with Philadelphia's ... and accelerate innovative, evidence-informed approaches to supporting un- and under-employed Philadelphians. These ... awarded $250,000 for this work.  EDSI (Educational Data Systems, Inc.) will use the funds to develop a new ...

Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia and Philly Counts announce third-round COVID-19 Prevention & Response Fund grant recipients

COVID-19 PR Fund Round 3 Grant Recipents
Thursday, November 4, 2021
PHILADELPHIA — The City of Philadelphia’s Philly Counts office and Philanthropy Network Greater ... Greater Philadelphia, combined with support from other funders, enables the Anti-Violence Partnership of ... Network connects, convenes, and leads the region’s funders to amplify the power of philanthropy as a catalyst ...

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