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Update from the Greater Philadelphia Nonprofit Repositioning Fund

Nonprofit Repositioning Fund
Tuesday, December 26, 2017
By Nadya Shmavonian After a little over two years in business, the Fund appears to be ... our 25 grants to support exploration and implementation of collaborative transactions among nonprofits in the ... team we will now be able extend our experience in Philadelphia to help build the field of nonprofit ...

Philadelphia's Lenfests receive Carnegie Medal for their extraordinary philanthropy

Thursday, October 5, 2017
... Library. NEW YORK — As patrons and major supporters of the arts in Philadelphia, Marguerite and H.F. “Gerry” Lenfest are ... to giving ovations. Tuesday afternoon they received one at a tony luncheon at the New York Public Library as they and ...
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New report assesses the financial health of Philadelphia nonprofits

Friday, October 27, 2017
... looked at broadly or in aggregate, the nonprofit sector in Philadelphia actually isn’t doing too bad financially, according to a recently published report examining the financial health of local nonprofits. The report, funded by  The  ...

Forman Arts Initiative and Philadelphia Foundation Launch Art Works, A New Grant Program to Support Arts and Culture in Greater Philadelphia

Forman Art Works
Friday, March 26, 2021
Press release via Philadelphia Foundation PHILADELPHIA, PA (3/25/ 2021) – ... and Philadelphia Foundation are launching Art Works, a new $3 million grant program for community-based ... working in partnership with Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) and other under-served communities. This is ...
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The Philadelphia Foundation and Catchafire Announce Partnership to Provide Volunteer Skills to Greater Philadelphia Nonprofits

Tuesday, March 13, 2018
PHILADELPHIA, PA (3/13/2018) - The Philadelphia Foundation (TPF) today announced a formalized partnership with Catchafire, an online service ... that connects social good organizations with a network of skills-based volunteers. The partnership will provide ...
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The Philadelphia Black Giving Circle (PBGC) Launches its Inaugural Grantmaking Cycle

Philadelphia Black Giving Circle
Wednesday, October 31, 2018
Philadelphia, PA – October 31, 2018. On Thursday, November ... December 13, 2018 with the announcement and awarding of grants in February 2019. The Philadelphia Black Giving Circle launched in February 2018 with a mission to build the capacity and financial sustainability ...
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Fund Established to Support Law Student Exchange Program Between Lyon and Philadelphia

Tuesday, April 24, 2018
... program advances diversity in the legal profession PHILADELPHIA, PA – April 24, 2018 – The Philadelphia Bar Foundation and the International Law Committee of the Philadelphia Bar Association (“ILC”) have established a fund to provide stipends to students participating in the ...
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Philadelphia Foundation launches $1 million Key to Community Grants Program

Tuesday, April 9, 2019
PHILADELPHIA, PA (April 8, 2019) – The Philadelphia ... its $1 million Key to Community Grant Program with a request for grant proposals from Greater Philadelphia ... the general public will select nine winners from a list of published finalists in the categories of Economic ...
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Philadelphia Foundation’s YOUTHadelphia grants help Philly youth initiatives

Monday, May 28, 2018
Via The Philadelphia Tribune | By Eric Moody   Six local non-profit ... help build philanthropic resources to improve the quality of life for the city as a whole. YOUTHadelphia launched in 2004 and serves as the ...

Philadelphia Seeks $500 Million Shift in “Eds and Meds” Spending to Local Firms

Wednesday, November 28, 2018
Via NPQ | By STEVE DUBB   SOURCE: November 26, 2018;  Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia Anchors for Growth & Equity , or PAGE, is a new citywide initiative that seeks to significant ... collaboration between the city, a nonprofit, and all of our major eds and meds institutions.… They’re all ...
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Pew Announces $6.8M in Grants Supporting Philadelphia Region's Vulnerable Adults

Monday, May 4, 2020
PHILADELPHIA—The Pew Charitable Trusts announced today that ... years to 38 Philadelphia-area nonprofits serving some of the region’s most vulnerable adults, including those ... COVID-19, the Philadelphia region was already home to a large number of working-age adults striving to overcome ...

Philadelphia to benefit from $100M Starbucks initiative to advance racial equity

Starbucks
Thursday, January 14, 2021
Via the Philadelphia Business Journal By Chris Fuhrmeister   Philadelphia will be one of the first cities to benefit from a $100 million Starbucks initiative meant to "advance racial ...

Pew Announces $1M to Support Vulnerable Philadelphia-Area Residents Amid Pandemic

Wednesday, July 1, 2020
PHILADELPHIA—The Pew Charitable Trusts announced today that ... susceptible to the health, emotional, and economic impacts of COVID-19,” said Kristin Romens, project director of the ... critical community needs during the pandemic. Following is a list of the Pew Fund’s June 2020 grants. For more on the ...

Leeway Foundation Awards Nine Philadelphia Artists with $15,000 Transformation Award

Friday, December 21, 2018
PHILADELPHIA – Today, Leeway Foundation announced $135,000 ... their commitment to art and social justice that impacts a larger audience or community. This year’s recipients work in an array of disciplines, including folk arts, media arts, and ...

WOMEN’S WAY Receives Grant to Advance the Financial Health of Women in the Philadelphia Region

WOMEN'S WAY Gender Wealth Institute
Thursday, April 13, 2023
... on The Move to positively impact the economic security of women, girls, and gender-expansive individuals. Philadelphia, PA (April 13, 2023) – WOMEN’S WAY is ... reality of many women. To address this challenge, a grant from JPMorgan Chase will enable WOMEN’S WAY to ...

GreenLight Fund is bringing a new model of financial empowerment to Philadelphia

Friday, July 27, 2018
By  Julie Zeglen | Via Generocity GreenLight Fund Philadelphia  has announced its newest portfolio company:  ... the Philadelphia Housing Authority (PHA). GreenLight is a national venture philanthropy network that supports the expansion of nonprofits with proven results to the cities where the ...
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