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New Era for New Century Trust

Friday, March 2, 2018
... years in our home at 1307 Locust Street, we have chosen to sell the building, move our offices, and recommit to the ... and staff have undertaken an extensive analysis of how New Century Trust can be most useful to our community. We ... non-profits, and community members for input on how we could be of service. Given the enormous need in our ...
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Philly parents, don't leave the city when your kids reach school age | Opinion

Friday, March 23, 2018
... the Inquirer When the kids reach school age, it’s time to leave the city. So goes a familiar refrain in ... data show more people moved out than moved in . Yet, how well do you know Philadelphia public schools? The truth ... tracking the results of these efforts, and sees every day how teacher instruction is getting stronger. To help teachers ...
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Brandywine Health Foundation announces over $320K in grants to benefit greater Coatesville

Tuesday, October 8, 2019
... since it began awarding grants and scholarships in 2002 to more than $18 million. “Our new strategic plan and ... and community members throughout the year. We are pleased to have provided general operating funds to 36 local nonprofits to support the continuation of ...

New director of Philly Cultural Fund has a message for the next mayor

Gabriela Sanchez
Monday, April 3, 2023
... a mayoral election upcoming, much of City Council leaving to campaign for that position, and a new council president on ... culture sector healthy and thriving. Let us use the arts to help revitalize our city.” Unlike past directors of the ... “I quickly realized the power of community and how I wanted to be dedicated to Philadelphia,” Sanchez ...

Independence Blue Cross Foundation Collaborates with Temple University to Create a Pathway to Nursing for Students of Color

Independence Blue Cross Foundation
Tuesday, October 12, 2021
... College of Public Health and Department of Nursing  to create a direct pathway to nursing from high school to college for students of color. ... address access to care, the health care workforce, and nonprofit sustainability. Learn more by visiting our ...
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Applications Open for $1.2 Million in Recovery Grants for the Humanities in Pennsylvania

PA SHARP
Wednesday, September 1, 2021
... the American Rescue Plan), the initiative provides up to $20,000 in flexible funding to strengthen and grow the humanities in Pennsylvania.   ... Council. “Through PA SHARP we have the opportunity to build on this essential recovery work by reimagining the ...

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 ... media projects, were nominated by community members to receive $25,000 grants each, totaling $425,000. “With ... on the region. The three-year project aims to understand how social change happens, the media’s role in creating ...
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City Awards $200K to Community Organizations to Support Criminal Justice Reform

Wednesday, April 28, 2021
... Office of Criminal Justice will award twenty microgrants to community organizations that support the criminal justice ... efforts of the Kenney Administration. These grants of up to $10,000 are designed to advance racial equity in the criminal justice system and ...
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Hale Street Explosion Committee to Connect Residents with Resources

Thursday, June 9, 2022
... 8, 2022—A committee of community stakeholders has formed to help connect those impacted by the Pottstown Hale Street ... ground providing counseling since the day of the tragic event. In both cases, mention Pottstown Explosion Support. ... TriCounty Community Network will provide all financial reporting and will correspond with donors to provide ...
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Strengthening the Field of Philanthropic Evaluation: A Call to Action

Thursday, June 28, 2018
... among funders and small/mid-sized evaluation firms to consider ways we could work together differently to deepen the impact of evaluation and learning on ... of Equal Measure, Philadelphia-based professional services nonprofit focused on helping its clients—foundations, ...
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Union Benevolent Assoication announces change to funding priorities

Union Benevolent Association
Friday, August 17, 2018
... announced it has changed its funding priorities to better focus on alleviating the burden of poverty. ... cycle, the organization will target its charitable giving to organizations that help Philadelphia’s poorest residents ... documents such as birth certificates and State Photo ID; The provision of post office boxes for those who lack an ...

CCFWG Unveils Women’s Suffrage Mural Before Election Day to Inspire Community to Get Out and Vote

CCFWG Suffrage Mural
Tuesday, November 3, 2020
... Chester Public Arts Commission (PAC), and Zukin Properties to unveil the Women’s Suffrage Mural at 119 E. Market ... of the 19th Amendment, which granted many women the right to vote, and celebrates the suffrage movement of the past, ... Beitzel, and CCFWG Board Chair Judi Bell shared remarks to honor the occasion. CCFWG Suffrage Mural Photo Final.jpg ...

City Launches “Kensington Community Resilience Fund”

Tuesday, April 27, 2021
... members, the City of Philadelphia, and regional funders to explicitly address the community impacts of the opioid crisis in Kensington. Core to its approach is a participatory grantmaking process that ... provider experiences and priorities, placing the power to make funding decisions in their hands. “I am convinced ...

Foundations Community Partnerships Announces Grants at 19th Annual Partnership in Youth Services Luncheon

Monday, November 13, 2017
... Country Club in Doylestown on October 24. This year the event honored 12 non-profit community programs in Bucks ... their families with monetary grants of $3,000 each. The event’s keynote speaker was Nancy Lublin, Founder and CEO ... “As non-profit leaders, we have a wonderful opportunity to promote kindness, diversity of thought and new ideas that ...

Philanthropy Network welcomes new team members

Friday, September 15, 2023
Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia is delighted to announce that a new cohort of colleagues joined our staff ... brings an incredible depth of knowledge and skill to their individual roles, and collectively will support and advance Philanthropy Network’s efforts to execute an ambitious agenda for our organization centered ...
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Mighty Writers El Futuro Kennett

Mighty Writers El Futuro
Monday, December 13, 2021
... vaccine clinics Website: mightywriters.org Click here to download a PDF of this profile. Based on an interview with ... kids weren’t able to pick up their lunches from school. How can you put a child in front of a computer if they’re ... vaccinated. We were watching the news stories about how Philadelphia was getting vaccinated, while the number of ...
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Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia announces Mariah Casias as Vice President, Learning & Evaluation

Mariah Casias
Tuesday, November 24, 2020
... Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia is pleased to announce Mariah Casias as our new Vice President of ... for the delivery of core and signature programming, peer-to-peer learning, as well as assuring that all offerings ... of Haverford College and received a master’s degree in Nonprofit Leadership from the University of Pennsylvania. ...
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Brandywine Health Foundation announces community service award winners

Sam Brown and Sandra Simmons
Tuesday, June 22, 2021
... local heroes who have made meaningful contributions to the Coatesville community. During a worldwide pandemic and ... and inspiration necessary for members of our community to thrive and succeed.  Samuel Brown began his community ... Independence program and the Youth Advisory Board to create resources for youth involved with the foster care ...
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