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Philadelphia Food Justice Initiative Announces New Grant Awards

Food Equity
Tuesday, April 13, 2021
... and the Reinvestment Fund have awarded more than $443,500 to fund several innovative initiatives to create more healthy food options. This is part of an ... that support jobs. We use data to understand markets and how transactions can have the most powerful impact, which has ...

Where Does Your Cash Sleep at Night?

Wednesday, July 10, 2019
Originally posted to Exponent Philanthropy’s blog . By Kristina L. Wahl and ... are hot topics, but to many it is not always clear how to get started. We suggest taking a look at ... have taken a first step by making a low-interest loan to a nonprofit or other entity they already know well. Foundations ...

Philadelphia’s Placing a $500 Million Bet on Play

Monday, September 11, 2017
... is good for the economy and improves children’s life outcomes, Rebuild sites will be chosen in part based on ... diverse and younger. Our goal was to better understand how rec centers are being used in these neighborhoods that ... asked park users how safe they felt at Lawncrest, the most common answer – 34 percent — was neutral. Only 46 percent ...

United Way Receives More Than $1 Million from Lincoln Financial Group Employees for Sixth Straight Year

Tuesday, January 29, 2019
... efforts – through the Lincoln Financial Foundation – to strengthen local communities. "We are proud to have ...  matched, dollar for dollar. These efforts reinforce how the company and its employees champion the values of ... Lincoln Financial Foundation, established in 1962, is a nonprofit organization formed and supported by Lincoln ...
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HealthSpark Foundation Announces $631,000 in Grants to Support Montgomery County’s Social Safety Net

Monday, January 11, 2021
... is announcing the award of $631,000 in grant funds to support 14 projects under the Safety Net Resiliency ... housing insecure individuals from achieving their desired outcomes. Second, the Foundation awarded $50,000 in planning ... Montgomery County , $30,000 for a pilot program to explore how to better serve vulnerable seniors in Montgomery County ...

CC250 to Host Planning Summit at Thornbury Farm

Chester County 250
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
... County organizations, neighborhoods, and individuals to get ready. CC250 will host a community planning summit on ... have the opportunity to meet local legislators and discuss how their organizations and groups can present interactive, ... All are invited to attend. To register for this FREE event, contact CC250 at 610.696.8211, email ...

Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia and Philly Counts announce first-round of the COVID-19 Prevention & Response Fund grant recipients

Friday, May 21, 2021
... Prevention & Response Fund , a community-led effort to invest in neighborhood-based solutions to urgent needs ... round of grants totaling $365,150 to 49 individuals and nonprofit organizations working to increase COVID-19 ... of the COVID-19 vaccine. “We at Philly Counts team know how important it is to compliment community organizing with ...

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Center for Health Equity Receives $1M Grant from Bank of America

Thursday, July 21, 2022
... opportunity to help more families achieve optimal health outcomes, as we know that access to housing, food security, ... . Bank of America At Bank of America, we’re guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better, through ... embedded across our eight lines of business and reflects how we help fuel the global economy, build trust and ...

Tamela Luce Named CEO for Phoenixville Community Health Foundation

Tamela Luce
Tuesday, July 2, 2019
... and human services organizations in Montgomery County to build a more resilient safety net. Prior to that role, ... Tamela has an innovative spirit and a deep knowledge of how to strengthen our network of grantees and partner ...
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Every Voice, Every Vote grants $2.875 million to 71 Philadelphia media and community organizations to expand access to civic news and information

Tuesday, June 25, 2024
... partnering with  the Every Voice, Every Vote coalition to launch journalism and civic engagement projects  that ... their voices heard and engage in civic processes. All reporting and events hosted by Every Voice, Every Vote ... Others interested in learning more about how to join Every  Voice, Every Vote or support the project ...
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A Peek Inside the CCFWG’s Girls Advisory Board

CCFWG Girls Advisory Board
Friday, January 31, 2020
... need for it in my own backyard. One morning I was drawn to an advertisement on my high school message board. The ... and philanthropy in a program like GAB involves learning how to work together as a group to gain consensus. CCFWG ... comes from experience. At school, philanthropy is not a common career path discussed, but my experiences on the Girls ...
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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 ... from the civic and philanthropic sectors eager to create a sustainable source of grants to strengthen and ... the greater community. ( Click here to register for the event. ) A 2016 report on the state of Black non-profits in ...

Bartol Foundation names 2018 George Bartol Award Winner

Sister Cities Girlchoir
Tuesday, September 18, 2018
... George Bartol Arts Education Award. The Award is given to an organization that provides sustained, meaningful ... George Bartol Arts Education Award was established in 2001 to recognize outstanding arts education programs by a ... artists, community partners, and funders work toward the common goal of providing high-caliber, equitable arts ...
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An Open Letter to Arts Funders: Create a Pooled Loan Fund

BalletX by Chris Kendig
Tuesday, March 24, 2020
... such as endowments or other permanent capital according to the Nonprofit Finance Fund 2018 survey of nonprofit ... private foundation. It’s time for foundations to rethink how funds can be used. Foundations have at their disposal a ...

Pia Agrawal named incoming executive director of Leeway Foundation

Pia Agrawal
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
... 2024 — We, the Leeway Board of Directors, are delighted to announce that Pia Agrawal will join the Leeway Foundation ... Pia shared the following thoughts on her new role: “A common thread throughout my career has been advocating for ... inaugural board chair of Rendezvous, a Houston, TX-based nonprofit supporting the creation of interdisciplinary ...
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The Hardest Hit by COVID-19? Women and Girls

Woman in mask
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
... as men, the reality is that more women can directly relate to the professor’s experience. Even during the best of times, women are already 10 times more likely than men to stay home from work with sick children, according to a  ... stress, alcohol consumption, and financial woes – all common in this climate – will often trigger violence in the ...

Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance Releases Economic & Social Impact Study

Arts Culture and Economic Prosperity
Friday, May 3, 2024
... social impact study of the Greater Philadelphia region’s nonprofit arts and culture industry. The study found ... delivering profound economic and social benefit to our region,” said  Patricia Wilson Aden , President & ... by nonprofit arts and culture organizations and the event-related spending by their audiences. The Greater ...
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Future-focused takeaways from the 2017 Philanthropy Network conference

Friday, November 3, 2017
... annual gathering of those working in the philanthropic, nonprofit, corporate, and government sectors was titled ... — our north star — while finding new and creative ways to work together in order to amplify our impact” ... will begin to uncover personal values and learn how to recognize bias that may influence decision-making or ...

Aid for Ukraine

Aid for Ukraine
Wednesday, March 2, 2022
... invasion of Ukraine represents the largest threat to worldwide peace and democracy in over 70 years. ... in the longer-term. Listed below is information about how philanthropy is and can respond to the unfolding crisis ... shares his personal insights and suggestions for how philanthropy can to continue to support Ukraine. 03.20.22 ...

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