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PHL COVID-19 Fund Reaches $10M in Funds Deployed, Continuing to Amplify Regional Community Efforts

PHL Covid-19 Fund
Thursday, May 7, 2020
... fourth round of grants, totaling more than $3.25 million to 101 non-profit organizations serving on the frontlines of ... pandemic has forced many of AFAHO's clients out of work and families are desperate for immediate, short-term financial and other support as a result. Additionally, many individuals AFAHO ...

Five Local Organizations Receive $125k Grants from TD Bank to Develop Local Affordable Housing

Monday, March 9, 2020
... supporting the refurbishing of existing housing properties to create much-needed affordable rental units CHERRY HILL, ... for Everyone grant recipients are committed to finding ways to ease that burden by increasing the availability of ... Foundation's 14 th  annual Housing for Everyone program support local non-profits in creating affordable rental ...

Pottstown Play Streets Promotes Community Connection

Pottstown Play Streets
Thursday, June 8, 2023
... will run through August 10 on select Thursdays from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Now in its second year, the Pottstown Play ... and Recreation Facebook page  by 3:30 p.m. the day of the event. Pottstown Play Streets Coalition members include: ... Tomorrow, and YWCA Tri-County Area. These partners will support and attend at least one Play Streets event in Summer ...

The Philadelphia Black Giving Circle (PBGC) Launches its Inaugural Grantmaking Cycle

Philadelphia Black Giving Circle
Wednesday, October 31, 2018
... cycle. PBGC will award grants for general operating support to eligible Philadelphia non-profits. Applications will be ... Black Giving Circle launched in February 2018 with a mission to build the capacity and financial sustainability ...
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Foundations Community Partnership Board Awards Nearly $170,000 to Local Nonprofits

Wednesday, June 26, 2024
... (FCP) Board of Directors awarded $169,200 in grants to 24 non-profit organizations, including 15 Bucks Innovation ... families in Bucks County, while Capital Improvement Grants support structural improvements to facilities, renovations, ... and technology upgrades. NGG grants intend to strengthen a nonprofit’s operations by offering support for ...

Alexandra (Sani) Wolf Fogel | 1936-2023

Sani Fogel
Wednesday, March 8, 2023
... died February 28, 2023 at the age of 86.   Sani was named to lead the newly-formed Delaware Valley Grantmakers (DVG) in ... and an enthusiast: an accomplished arts executive, a long-time philanthropic leader, an active member of many ... sailing lessons, spectacular meals, and unwavering support. She is survived by two daughters, Alexa Lea Fogel ...
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Horizon Commits $2.5 Million for Masks, Face Shields, Food, and Social Services

Thursday, April 2, 2020
To help address the serious shortage of critical personal ... is responding with our most significant donation ever to support New Jersey’s vital organizations and health care ... this essential equipment needed to protect them while they work,” added Allen Karp, Horizon BCBSNJ’s Executive Vice ...
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Your board isn’t diverse enough

Wednesday, September 13, 2017
... some local foundations are heeding the call. Here's how to make leadership reflect the people you're serving. Seybert ... development , it was important to find individuals who work in the fields represented by its programs. In turn, ... attract a different kind of person who is looking to support the college,” Murphy said. “The foundation has ...

Lenfest Institute for Journalism Announces Local News Sustainability Grants

The Lenfest Institute
Wednesday, January 30, 2019
... Lenfest Institute awards half a million in grants to promote sustainable local journalism PHILADELPHIA (Jan. ... and WHYY: To train and mentor community members to work with residents, develop stories with journalists and ... and the Rutgers Camden Office of Civic Engagement: To support a daily after-school workshop for Camden teens at a ...
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The Board of Directors of the VNA Foundation of Greater North Penn Announces Two New Changes for 2019

Diana Doherty and Joanne Kline
Tuesday, January 8, 2019
... structure and grantmaking program, and she led us through a tremendous period of growth,” notes Kathleen Fitzgerald, ... Doherty, who brings a wealth of expertise and experience to the position. Diana is known to many of the local ... groups for her philanthropic management and consulting work. Diana served on the Board of the VNA Foundation from ...
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The Foundation for Delaware County awards over $1M to local nonprofits, launches COVID-19 Response Fund

Wednesday, April 1, 2020
... for Delaware County awarded $1,055,488 in grant awards to 52 area nonprofits. Grants were awarded in the areas of ... census outreach. "Our grant awards could not have come at a more opportune time as we learn about nonprofits shifting ... their grant to mitigate COVID-19 challenges and will work with each organization on an individual basis." Learn ...

The Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance Appoints Patricia Wilson Aden as President & CEO

GPCA
Tuesday, September 21, 2021
... comprehensive 12-month national search and welcomes a highly respected and transformational arts and culture leader back to Philadelphia. Aden currently serves as president and CEO ... demands for social justice and structural change.  The work that the Cultural Alliance will undertake in these next ...
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The Presser Foundation Will Give Nearly $1.3 Million in Grants to Music Organizations This Year

Tuesday, February 27, 2024
The Presser Foundation is pleased to announce another round of general operating support grants totaling $1,128,500.00 in new single- and ... projects; undergraduate and graduate student awards; and assistance to retired music teachers. Much of the grant ...
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Philadelphia Black Giving Circle Launching on February 22

Philadelphia Black Giving Circle
Wednesday, February 21, 2018
... Circle (PBGC) is holding its inaugural launch from 5:30 to 7:00 pm on Thursday, February 22, 2018 at Independence ... to create a sustainable source of grants to strengthen and support Black-led and Black-serving non-profits in ... the greater community. ( Click here to register for the event. ) A 2016 report on the state of Black non-profits in ...

Enthusiastic Crowd Gathers at CCFWG Summit to Raise Awareness of Workplace Sexual Harassment

Chesco Knows Summit
Monday, October 21, 2019
... Mark Hostutler   for VISTA Today As a direct response to survey findings on workplace sexual harassment in Chester ... crowd of more than 150 community leaders and employees who work in Chester County gathered to empower the sexual ... was to present survey results in more detail and explore ways all key partners can work together to address sexual ...

Philadelphia Cultural Fund announces its 2020 Art & Culture Grants

Thursday, March 26, 2020
... this time when a great many arts organizations are forced to cancel their  programming because of the Coronavirus ... the Philadelphia Cultural Fund is the lifeblood behind the work of so many of our city’s creative residents and the ... the Philadelphia Cultural Fund Established in 1991 to support and enhance the cultural life and vitality of the ...
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Independence Public Media Foundation announces grants totaling $4.3 million

Media Mobilizing Project
Thursday, December 19, 2019
... a new round of grants today, including $3.6 million to six organizations representing key partners for advancing ... across the region.” $2.6 million in this round will support a large-scale collaborative project between Media ... that highlights and amplifies the organizations’ work. Additionally, Leeway will launch a program to help ...
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The Council on Foundations opens 2024 Grantmaker Salary and Benefits Survey

2024 Grantmaker Salary and Benefits Survey
Friday, March 8, 2024
... survey yields the GSB Report, the most comprehensive guide to compensation information in the philanthropic sector, ... in the GSB Survey.  All survey participants receive a complimentary copy of the full GSB Report, as well as ... The survey is open through May 16, 2024 . For questions or assistance logging in, contact communications@cof.org . The ...
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Chesco Residents Gather to Reflect on Lessons Learned and Strategies for Sustaining a Female-Led Cultural Movement

Friday, February 2, 2018
... Women on the Rise: Stories from a Movement on January 24 to reflect on ways to truly engage with issues affecting our communities. ... elections approach, the panelists also urged attendees to support female candidates whose beliefs resonate with them ...
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