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3 Questions with Liz Dozier

Liz Dozier
Friday, October 25, 2019
... In the lead up to her keynote address at our 2019 SPARX Conference , we asked Chicago Beyond founder and CEO Liz ... we saw an alternative path to checklists and discipline for our students. We grew conscious of the trauma they were ... well with the theme of Philanthropy Network’s 2019 SPARX Conference , which is Igniting the Power in Community . Can ...
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Leeway Foundation announces the inaugural recipients of the IPMF Artist + Activist Residency

Leeway Foundation
Monday, December 13, 2021
... Activist Residency recipients. This residency will support women, trans*, and gender nonconforming media artists in ... Executive Director Denise Brown. “We are grateful for the support for this residency from our partners at the ... Quintana Aguilar and Movement of Immigrant Leaders in Pennsylvania (MILPA) Media Artist + Activist Residency ...

Salem Health and Wellness Foundation names new leader

Salem Halth & Wellness Foundation
Thursday, September 22, 2022
... Paul will follow Brenda Goins who has served in this role for the past 15 years. During that time, the foundation has ... that have improved the health and well-being outcomes for the citizens of Salem County, New Jersey. Paul comes to ... the non-profit sector and in project management for federally funded multi-state efforts. He was also a ...
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United Way of PA Reminds Faith-Based and Nonprofit Organizations that Grants are Available to Help Vaccinate Children, in addition to 1st, 2nd Doses and Boosters

Thursday, November 4, 2021
Lemoyne, PA – The United Way of Pennsylvania is administering a grant program to help ... COVID-19 vaccinations, including boosters and vaccines for children. The Local Innovations in Vaccine Equity in ... initially to range from $400 to $40,000 per vaccination event. Organizations will also be funded $10 per direct ...

Philadelphia Cultural Fund announces Gabriela Sanchez as its new Executive Director

Gabriela Sanchez
Wednesday, February 1, 2023
... Arts in Theater from Temple University. Sanchez is known for effectively building coalitions in a diverse range of ... out of her role as managing director. Power Street is a women of color- led multicultural theater collective ... at the 2018 Association for Theatre in Higher Education Conference, in addition, to the plenary speaker for the 2019 ...
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Vanessa B. Briggs, President & CEO, Departs The Alliance for Health Equity After Five Years of Stellar Leadership

Vanessa B. Briggs
Wednesday, July 6, 2022
Coatesville, Pennsylvania, July 6, 2022 –  It is with sadness and ... Briggs has resigned as President and CEO of The Alliance for Health Equity, after five years in the role.  Her last ... and wish her much success.”  More details regarding the event will be forthcoming. The Board of Directors will ...
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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, Marketing & ... About the Chester County Fund for Women & Girls – The Chester County Fund for Women and Girls ... healthiest places to live and work in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. They work to improve health care access, ...

The Presser Foundation Will Give Nearly $1.5 Million in General Operating Support Grants to Music Organizations

Wednesday, March 5, 2025
... the previous year. Thirty-four new organizations applied for funding. Small organizations seeking support also rose ... programming and commissioning works by people of color and women, while expanding financial assistance and improving ... Harmony Works Capital Philharmonic of New Jersey Central Pennsylvania Friends of Jazz Chamber Music Lehigh Valley ...
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Giving Circle Spotlight: Q&A with the Asian Mosaic Fund

Giving Circles Roundtable Chat at SPARX 2019
Tuesday, December 3, 2019
... American Community House (PAACH), at the 2019 SPARX Conference. By Asian Mosaic Fund The  Asian Mosaic Fund ... in a roundtable chat on giving circles at the 2019 SPARX Conference, we invited Asian Mosaic Fund to answer a few ... voting members one vote in the grant selection process. For every additional $50 donation, the donor earns another ...
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Pia Agrawal named incoming executive director of Leeway Foundation

Pia Agrawal
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
... administrator and grantmaker with a demonstrated passion for curating and resourcing community-based arts and artists. ... arts programs that highlight local artists (see below for Pia’s full bio). Germaine Ingram, chair of the search ... Leeway's ongoing prowess in supporting opportunities for women and trans artists and putting the arts in service of ...
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National Movement for Children’s Literacy Converges on Philadelphia

Thursday, July 19, 2018
... Campaign for Grade-Level Reading is convening the weeklong event for funders, national and state leaders, partners in ... nearby sites. “GLR Week in Philadelphia is more than a conference — it is a collaborative opportunity for people ... and securities regulation at the University of Pennsylvania. He has also served the School District of ...
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2019 Lipman Family Prize Honorees Named

Lipman Family Prize
Friday, March 1, 2019
...  and World Bicycle Relief  have been named as honorees for the 2019 Barry & Marie Lipman Family Prize . Chosen from ... and support from the Wharton School and the University of Pennsylvania. One grand prize winner will receive $250,000 in ... ,  Riders for Health ,  Soccer without Borders ,  Women Against Abuse , and MyAgro   About the Wharton School ...
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2025 Lipman Family Prize Winners Named

2025 Lipman Family Prize Winners
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
... support from both the Wharton School and the University of Pennsylvania. One grand prize winner will receive $250,000 in ... inspire Black boys and other vulnerable children to read for fun through child-centered, culturally responsive, and ... ,  Riders for Health ,  Soccer Without Borders ,  Women Against Abuse ,  MyAgro ,  World Bicycle Relief ,  ...
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Philly Counts Honors 80+ Action Fund Grantees Taking Census Action

Tuesday, February 25, 2020
... of political representation and federal funding for the next decade will rely on a complete and accurate ... Your information is safe and protected.  If you live in Pennsylvania you matter to me and to the census, ” said Gisele Fetterman, Second Lady of Pennsylvania, during her stop in Philadelphia as part of her ...
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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 ...  among those suffering from mental illness.   3. Women Gain Seats in the Boardroom, but Challenges Remain for ...
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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 Health Equity (The AHE) launched the Nonprofit Justice ... for Health Equity, The Barra Foundation, The Fund for Women and Girls, and United Way of Chester County/Chester ...

Connecting Regional Funders to Respond to COVID-19

COVID-19
Friday, March 20, 2020
... efforts. On March 17 and March 18 , we hosted video conference calls for funders to connect and provide updates. Several ... Foundation , who is convening its grantee cohorts via Zoom conference calls to hear how they are faring in the crisis, ...
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Philanthropy Network welcomes new team members

Friday, September 15, 2023
... Network’s efforts to execute an ambitious agenda for our organization centered on equity and in sync with ... in Social Impact Strategies from the University of Pennsylvania. Lubna A. Mian (she/her) Senior Vice President ... higher education.  Her community service has centered on women, children, and equity and inclusion. Lubna obtained ...
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Leeway Foundation announces $55,000 in Art and Change Grants

Leeway Foundation (mark)
Monday, October 7, 2019
... Today, the Leeway Foundation announced $55,000 in funding for 31 individual women, trans* and gender nonconforming artists and cultural ... the year or schedule an appointment with a staff member for one-on-one support. Press inquiries and photo requests ...

Love & Equity in News

Love Now Media
Thursday, May 13, 2021
... and inclusion initiatives increase along with demands for newsrooms to dismantle and repair long standing racist ... In feminist theory, the male gaze is the act of depicting women in the world, often through a white, masculine, ... wellness, now. She was a keynote speaker at our 2020 SPARX Conference, Justice: From Moment to Movement .   ...

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