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City Council and Mayor Kenney play nice as rec center ‘rebuild’ advances

Thursday, May 24, 2018
... this week, with key legislation passing favorably out of a City Council committee on Monday. The positive movement ... he did last week , Kenney announced the latest progress at a press conference held at one of the city’s public facilities in ...

Molly de Aguiar wonders why philanthropy isn’t ‘placing bigger bets’

Molly de Aguiar
Wednesday, July 17, 2019
... after the foundation announced its first set of grants and a new partnership with Bread & Roses Community Fund. The ... million. With the auction proceeds, IPM transformed itself from the television station into a private foundation ... how powerfully (in positive and harmful ways) media shapes our understanding of the world. So our foundation represents ...
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Leeway Foundation announces 2019 Transformation Awardees

Leeway Transformation Awards
Friday, December 27, 2019
... millennials who have used their work and representation on a global level, and a poet laureate who continues to inspire ... intersection of art, culture, and social change. Through our grantmaking and other programs we promote artistic ... or gender expression is nonconforming and/or different from their gender assigned at birth. Leeway Foundation ...

Hospital Closures: Community Leaders Partner to Minimize Disruption of Healthcare Services

Monday, January 31, 2022
... to minimize disruption of healthcare services and rebuild a strong and equitable healthcare system in the region. “We ... President & CEO of The Alliance for Health Equity. “Our goals in bringing together this group are to minimize the ... Brandywine Hospitals. The County has also created a web page – www.chesco.org/hospitals - dedicated to providing ...

Alexandra (Sani) Wolf Fogel | 1936-2023

Sani Fogel
Wednesday, March 8, 2023
... is deeply saddened by the news of the passing of our founding executive director, Alexandra (Sani) Wolf Fogel, ... and an enthusiast: an accomplished arts executive, a long-time philanthropic leader, an active member of many ... 16, she purchased her first boat, the Chip-in, with help from her younger brothers and sisters. In a life that ...
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How Mission-Aligned Investments Helped the Patricia Kind Family Foundation Expand Its Reach

Tuesday, January 22, 2019
... communities it supports. For example, the Foundation made a private equity investment in  ULTRA Testing , a QA ... think of [direct investments] as a way to add value to our money, in addition to grants. It’s another way to do ... led by Managing Trustee Christine Kind* and the support from the entire board, PKFF continues to push the impact ...
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Philadelphia Cultural Fund Gives $232,886 to Support Youth in 13 Local Arts and Culture Groups

Monday, June 11, 2018
... community minded organizations that serve our children in a variety of artistic disciplines and at a high quality.” ... in foreign languages and gain exposure to visiting choirs from other regions and countries.    Fleisher Art Memorial ... and communications. Through a process that moves “from page to stage”, Core program high school residencies ...
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#FCPresents Internationally Known Founder of Nonprofit AF, Vu Le

Vu Le
Thursday, February 1, 2024
... College’s Zlock Performing Arts Center in Newtown, Pa., from 8:45 to 11:15 a.m.  Supported by Comcast (Presenting Sponsor), Penn ... and irreverent sense of humor, we are thrilled to bring a thought leader like Vu to Bucks County to share his unique ...

$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 toward their continued work ... a key trail within the Circuit. The Circuit makes our region stronger by providing a place for healthy ...
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PHLCares Presents $500,000 in Grants to Four Philadelphia Homeless Service Organizations

Friday, February 25, 2022
PHILADELPHIA - PHL Cares fund of Philadelphia Foundation, a business-led initiative investing in solutions to ... founding in 2019, PHLCares has raised more than $1 million from corporate and individual donors in support of providing ... to help individuals experiencing homelessness. It is our hope that these grants provide opportunities to the ...
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Coatesville youths honored for philanthropy work

Wednesday, June 13, 2018
... help, and they fulfilled their roles while thinking like a board of directors. “Over the last nine months we have become a family,” Ferguson said. “This is the most cohesive ... group I have had. We are really open and transparent about our biases and our differences and we talk about them and ...
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Philly Counts, Philanthropy Network Launch Fund to Support 2020 Census

Thursday, August 8, 2019
... Fund seeks to support Philadelphia’s efforts to ensure a complete count of all residents in the upcoming census. ... Philadelphia. The Action Fund will provide grants ranging from $2,500 to $10,000. Higher grant requests may be ...
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$2.5 million Philadelphia COVID-19 Community Information Fund to provide support for coronavirus news and information needs

Coronavirus Testing by Tim Tai - Philadelphia Inquirer
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
... Inquirer Via The Lenfest Institute for Journalism A broad-based, collaborative group of media funders, news ... Local News Transformation Fund. “This work acknowledges our interdependence and the need to address barriers that ... languages, based on an assessment of community needs. From this grant, Resolve will also help distribute funding to ...

Chester County Fund for Women and Girls Hosts Inaugural Champions of Change Breakfast

Tuesday, March 6, 2018
... and are not afraid to swing away. Every effort and act – from mentoring a young female professional to hiring a woman in an executive ... a man makes. "As women are a growing economic force, our economic impact would be greater if earnings were more ...
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Wells Fargo Helps LISC Expand Financial Opportunity

Thursday, March 15, 2018
... and training services to more than 26,000 people, with a particular focus on the helping build the skills needed to ... Rizer, head of Wells Fargo Community Relations. “We take our responsibility to the communities we serve very ... address critical needs at the local level.” The grant from Wells Fargo will support new FOC sites in Jacksonville ...
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Philadelphia Selected For New Anti-Displacement Policy Network

Friday, March 23, 2018
... Cities Anti-Displacement Policy Network . With support from J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. and The Kresge Foundation, the ... of color out of cities, while creating the conditions for our cities and communities to thrive,” said Angela Glover ... Development Corporations The city teams will advance a range of strategies, including renter protections, ...

On the Table Philly returns for 2018

Thursday, September 20, 2018
The Philadelphia Foundation with support from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation will again ... marks the second time that the region will participate in a full day dedicated to elevating civic conversations, ... – as individuals and collectively – can work to make our communities stronger, safer and more dynamic.  On the ...

National Philanthropic Trust Appoints Holly Welch Stubbing President and Chief Executive Officer

Holly Welch Stubbing
Friday, April 26, 2024
... July 1, 2024, upon the retirement of Eileen R. Heisman from NPT. Heisman has led the organization since 1998. ... National Philanthropic Trust. “She immediately impressed our board with her decades of experience in the philanthropy ... serving since 2017 as president and CEO of E4E Relief, a national charitable organization offering emergency ...
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