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Philly Counts Honors 80+ Action Fund Grantees Taking Census Action

Tuesday, February 25, 2020
... in mind, community leaders have taken it upon themselves to ensure their neighbors know the importance of getting ... Way) at the Philly Counts Action Fund Partners Reception to celebrate the successful implementation of community ... census participation in their communities and encouraged to continue the action when the census becomes available in ...
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Census 2020

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

IBX Foundation with Governor Wolf
Wednesday, September 25, 2019
... Governor Tom Wolf in the State Capitol Rotunda to discuss the opioid crisis and to showcase  Someone You ... campaign to reduce the stigma of opioid addiction. The event will feature the Someone You Know mobile exhibit. In ... with their loved ones about opioids.” In honor of the event and the campaign, “Someone You Know Day” ...

Vanessa B. Briggs, President & CEO, Departs The Alliance for Health Equity After Five Years of Stellar Leadership

Vanessa B. Briggs
Wednesday, July 6, 2022
... in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, provides life cycle care to meet the lifelong needs of children and adults with ... health and community development and leadership expertise to Chester County.  When she arrived, Vanessa immediately ... and wish her much success.”  More details regarding the event will be forthcoming. The Board of Directors will ...
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First Round of South Jersey COVID-19 Response Fund Grants Awarded

CFSJ COVID Response Fund Round 1 Grants
Tuesday, April 28, 2020
... of requests received by the Community Foundation to date. Additional rounds will be announced in the coming ... Jersey neighbors and organizations responded quickly to our call for help in meeting the growing need.” ... difficulty  because of lost revenue due to closures and event cancellations, as well as other business model ...
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Derrick Morgan partners with Brandywine Health Foundation to support COVID-19 Healthcare and Economic Relief Fun

Derrick Morgan
Friday, April 10, 2020
...   COATESVILLE—As part of his ongoing commitment to the betterment of the Greater Coatesville community and in an effort to help address unmet needs resulting from the COVID-19 ... Derrick Morgan, Managing Partner of KNGDM Group and Opportunity Zone investor, has committed an initial $10,000 ...

The Fund for Women and Girls' Girls Philanthropy Program Awards Grants

Wednesday, March 29, 2023
... GAB provides 20+ local high school girls each year with an opportunity to learn firsthand about the deep and varied needs in their ... communities and equip themselves with the skills needed to address them.  Over 18 years, GAB youth philanthropists ...

City Announces Second Round of Anti-Violence Community Expansion Grant Program Awardees

Wednesday, October 27, 2021
... bringing the total amount distributed through this program to more than $4.8 million. The second round of awardees are: ... prevention programming and services that contribute to the City’s violence prevention and reduction goals. To ... a unique, alternative education program that offers an opportunity for young adults, ages 18-21, to earn their high ...
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Leeway Foundation announces $62,500 in project-based funding

Leeway Foundation (mark)
Monday, November 25, 2024
... Foundation announces $62,500 in project-based funding to 30 women, trans*, and/or gender nonconforming artists and ... challenges dominant narratives and gives radical voice to topics such as adoption, aging, immigration, mental ... audio tours of historic jazz venues; a documentary exploring the intersections of autism, race, and gender; son ...

CEO, Scattergood Announce Local Organizations Funded to Conduct Grassroots Outreach for Child Tax Credit

Wednesday, January 19, 2022
... PHILADELPHIA - The Office of Community Empowerment and Opportunity (CEO) and Thomas Scattergood Behavioral Health ... will receive a total of $192,000 in City funding to conduct grassroots outreach to maximize the number of Philadelphia households claiming ...

Chester County Fund for Women and Girls’ Grants Allocation Committee Awards $219,000 in Grants

Monday, June 18, 2018
... for Women and Girls (CCFWG) has awarded $219,000 in grants to 24 non-profit organizations working to improve the lives of women and girls in Chester County. ... Housing) and Parkesburg Point. CCFWG also launched ‘Moving Her Forward’ Impact Grants, a grantmaking program ...

The Case for General Operating Support

Thursday, August 23, 2018
... Claneil Foundation Recently, a grantee sent us an email to request an early disbursement of their organization’s ... had a one-month gap in covering operational expenses. By moving our annual disbursement up a couple of months, the organization would be able to bridge that gap. This is an organization that is making a ...
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Four Takeaways from Race, Class AND Gender: Intersectional Approaches to Social Justice Funding

Friday, April 5, 2019
By Diane Cornman-Levy As part of its ongoing efforts to foster a more equitable philanthropic ... them.  “Gender norms were…as important as jobs and opportunity” in moving women and girls out of poverty.” Researchers, ...
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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
... a diverse group of multi-generational supporters committed to advancing the well-being of the Greater ... at the 2019 SPARX Conference, we invited Asian Mosaic Fund to answer a few questions about their structure and how they ... of five votes for $250. Of course, donors are welcome to donate more than $250, but will not earn additional votes. ...
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City Appoints New Executive Director of Rebuild

Kira Strong
Friday, January 3, 2020
... hundreds of millions of dollars in capital improvements to neighborhood parks, recreation centers, and libraries. ... and all are in need of critical facilities upgrades due to years of lack of investment and deferred maintenance.  “Rebuild is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to invest in our communities, and the places ...

Youth Philanthropists Award $15K to Prevent Rising Teen Suicide in ChesCo

Coatesville Area Youth Philanthropy Program (CAYPP) Awards Ceremony
Tuesday, June 11, 2019
... between the ages of 14 -18, met during the fall and winter to learn how philanthropy works, and researched and discussed a myriad of possible philanthropic goals to improve their community before deciding to fund programs ... address preventing youth suicide. CAYPP offers teens the opportunity to learn about the world of philanthropy through ...
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Bloomberg-Funded Efforts to Stem Pennsylvania Opioid Crisis Announced

Friday, July 12, 2019
... public health systems, has announced the first projects to be funded by  Bloomberg Philanthropies  as part of a $10 million commitment to address the opioid crisis in Pennsylvania. The initiative ... ,  Johns Hopkins University , and the  CDC Foundation  to help up to ten states with high rates of opioid use ...
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Deepen, Connect, and Recharge – Thoughts on Philanthropy Network's 2018 Equity Symposium

Equity Symposium 2018
Monday, November 19, 2018
... Philadelphia’s Equity Symposium. This symposium was an opportunity for attendees to deepen their knowledge of equity in philanthropy, connect ... Inclusion committee—which created and facilitated this event—I was excited to see the passion and energy on ...
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Funder/Nonprofit Happy Hour: Connecting the PEOPLE behind the roles

Happy Hour
Wednesday, September 18, 2019
... and canned, with both funders and nonprofits trying subtly to learn about each other’s work and priorities without ... from Philanthropy Network, sought partners to bring this event to fruition.  Soon, this became a collaborative effort ... was a hit, because almost 200 people signed up! The event was held in University City on August 8, 2019, and ...

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