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The Leeway Foundation Announces $48,950 in Support to 22 Individual Artists and Cultural Producers

Leeway Foundation (mark)
Friday, October 16, 2020
... we adapt art and community-based practices in the time of a global pandemic. This cohort is reimagining how we engage ... Figueroa (West Philadelphia), Visual Arts, $2,500 Nicole A. Ayers (North Philadelphia), Media Arts/Visual Arts, $2,500 ... Park, Delaware County), Media Arts, $2,500 Yolonda Johnson-Young (Carroll Park/West Philadelphia), Media ...
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Arts & CultureSocial JusticeWomen and Girls

William Penn Foundation Welcomes Stuart Clarke as New Program Director of Watershed Protection

Stuart A. Clarke
Wednesday, July 28, 2021
... Penn Foundation announced today the appointment of Stuart A. Clarke as the organization’s new Program Director of Watershed Protection. Clarke will oversee a $30 million annual grant portfolio, which includes ... accomplished wonderfully important things under Andrew Johnson’s excellent leadership, and I am tremendously ...
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Kenney names new board to oversee Mayor's Fund

Thursday, March 22, 2018
...  | cvargas@phillynews.com Mayor Kenney has appointed a new board to oversee the beleaguered Mayor’s Fund . The new nine-member board is part of a  reform plan  for the nonprofit set up to advance the ... Marathon. Plans to restructure the fund began after a series of stories in the Inquirer and Daily News  raised ...
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$10.6 Million Boost Will Close Key Gaps In Regional Circuit Trails Network

Friday, June 1, 2018
... partners in the regional Circuit Trails Coalition received a combined $10.6 million from the William Penn Foundation ... ambitious goal, as every mile of multi-use trail requires a significant level of investment for planning, feasibility ... of completing the full system of trails,” said Andrew Johnson, Program Director of Watershed Protection at the ...
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William Penn Foundation announces grants for Creative Communities, Great Learning and Watershed

Thursday, June 6, 2019
... works to support equitable access to great public spaces . A $1,498,200 grant was awarded to Local Initiatives Support ... Mansion Community Development Corporation in piloting a historic home repair program in Strawberry Mansion that ... Directors: J udilee Reed ,  Creative Communities Andrew Johnson,  Watershed Elliot Weinbaum ,  Great Learning ...

Chesco Women’s Commission & Fund for Women and Girls releases findings of survey on sexual harassment in the workplace

Wednesday, July 10, 2019
... female) in both English and Spanish. The results captured a range of experiences and insights from current Chester ... in Chester County have experienced sexual harassment from a client, customer or contractor in their current workplace. ... workplace. The keynote speakers for the event are Brad Johnson and David Smith, co-authors of “Athena Rising – ...

Philadelphia Foundation’s Youth-In-Philanthropy Program Awards $72,000 In Grants to Philadelphia Nonprofits

Youthadelphia
Tuesday, June 23, 2020
... pressing issues for young adults. YOUTHadelphia, a group comprised of Philadelphia teens ages 14-18, ... provides leadership development opportunities, as well as a forum for youth dialogue and action. “The YOUTHadelphia ... led by, Mina Ado formerly of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and financial accountability from ...
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New Report on Nonprofit Financial Health Pre-Pandemic Serves as a Wake-Up Call

The Financial Heath of Greater Philadelphia Nonprofits 2020
Tuesday, December 8, 2020
... of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey , released a new report today at Philanthropy Network Greater ... and boards to benchmark their financial performance within a comparable pool – a common for-profit industry practice. ... great for most organizations before 2020,” said Russell Johnson, President and CEO of the HealthSpark Foundation and ...

New community-led pooled fund will support COVID-19 education and vaccine access

COVID-19 Prevention & Response Fund
Thursday, April 8, 2021
... The COVID-19 Prevention & Response Fund will employ a rapid response, trust-based philanthropy model, ... is launching the new COVID-19 Prevention & Response Fund, a community-led effort to invest in neighborhood-based ... (Tacony)                       John Johnson III   (Chester)                  ...

Love & Equity in News

Love Now Media
Thursday, May 13, 2021
... working to create equitable work through Love Now Media, a Philadelphia based media company that uplifts the voices of ... information, resources, and access. As the founder of a Black, woman, LGBT+ led media organization, I am committed ... stories, in 2004, was about a young lady named Tikel Johnson who returned home from a tour in the Army. On her ...

Francis J. Myers Recreation Center Rebuild Project Awarded $4.5 Million in State Funding

Francis J. Myers Recreation Center Rebuild Project
Thursday, April 28, 2022
... this past summer Rebuild unveiled new athletics courts and a soccer mini pitch as part of the first phase of the ... from RACP will enable us to transform FJ Myers into a dynamic space to learn, grow, and play.”   “The ... " said Philadelphia City Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson (Second District). "Francis Myers is located in the ...

Rebuild Awards $15.4M for work at Vare Rec Center and Glavin Playground

Tuesday, April 23, 2019
... Made possible by the Philadelphia Beverage Tax and a signature initiative of Mayor Jim Kenney’s, Rebuild is ... The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) will deliver a $1.4 million improvement project to modernize and upgrade ... the kids in this neighborhood,” said Councilman Kenyatta Johnson.

ComNet19: Lessons on Building a Community of Communicators

ComNet19
Wednesday, November 6, 2019
... the newly-appointed communications lead at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. As the first person to have this role, Karel felt a bit lost. He knew public relations, but he did not know the ... communicator would do: he picked up the phone. He called a colleague at Rockefeller Foundation and asked him to meet ...

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

Wednesday, October 27, 2021
... In July 2021, Mayor Jim Kenney and City Council announced a $22 million investment in Anti-Violence Community Partnership Grants. This is a major piece of the historic $155.7 million investment in a ... Grants),” said Philadelphia City Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson (2nd District), Chairman of Council's Special ...
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YOUTHadelphia 2019 Announces $60,000 In Grants

Thursday, May 16, 2019
... of nonprofit finances and outreach,” said Pedro A. Ramos, Philadelphia Foundation President & CEO. “We ... Foundation’s centennial year of service to the region, a signature $25,000 grant – the largest made in ... led by Mina Ado, formerly of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. They discussed the role of fundraising in ...
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Giving USA 2021: In a year of unprecedented events and challenges, charitable giving reached a record $471.44 billion in 2020

Giving USA 2021
Tuesday, June 15, 2021
... total giving increased 3.8%. (Please see below for a more detailed breakdown of the numbers for each ... in America, is published by  Giving USA Foundation , a public service initiative of The Giving Institute. It is ... The Giving Institute, and senior consultant and founder of Johnson, Grossnickle + Associates. “It’s interesting to ...

NBME Supports Medical Students with New Scholarship Program

Thursday, November 2, 2023
... is partnering with National Medical Fellowships (NMF) on a new collaboration to support the next generation of ... on learners in order to continue the goal of creating a more diverse, equitable and inclusive environment within ... is a fourth-year medical student at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. He earned a bachelor's degree in ...
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Philanthropy's Response to the Coronavirus Outbreak

Philanthropy's Response to Coronavirus
Monday, March 2, 2020
... is adapting its practices and partnering to support a coordinated response among funders as well as with key ... about the COVID-19 Prevention & Response Fund , a community-led effort launched in April 2021 to invest in ... funding amid COVID-19 crisis (April 8, 2020) Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Provides $50 Million to Support Those ...
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