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$9 Million From The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage Supports 28 Philadelphia Organizations and 12 Artist Fellowships

Pew Fellow Pepón Osorio, My Beating Heart/Mi corazón latiente, 2023, installation view at the New Museum, New York. Photo by Liz Ligon.
Thursday, September 14, 2023
... artists as Pew Fellowships in the Arts. “Our newest grants illustrate the arts’ contributions to ... director of The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage. “From contemplating experiences of living through a pandemic to interpreting multifaceted cultural identities, ...
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$9.5 Million From The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage to Support 30 Philadelphia Organizations and 12 Artist Fellowships

Mural: The Talented Mr. Trotter: You Can Be Anything
Monday, September 19, 2022
... work to public spaces and nontraditional venues such as a public park, a community recreation center, and a botanical ... heartened to see such dynamic and thoughtful work coming from the Philadelphia region’s institutions and artists, ... necessary role in the civic life and economic success of our region.” Following is a partial list of organizations ...
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Awards Celebrate Our Region's Social Innovators

Wednesday, January 30, 2019
The Greater Philadelphia SIJ Awards honors our region’s most passionate social innovators, ... goes unacknowledged, yet their efforts are what makes our communities across Greater Philadelphia the thriving ... to revolutionize realities to bring us all forward to a more equitable and inclusive tomorrow -- today. SIJ’s ...
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The Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy and the Arts and Culture Task Force Announce Awards from the $1.5 Million 2022 Illuminate the Arts Grant

Monday, August 8, 2022
... and small creative enterprises have been  awarded a total of $1,500,000 through the 2022 Illuminate the Arts ... recovery of Philadelphia’s arts and culture community from the impact and loss of revenue due to the COVID-19 ... to help those who need support while also working to grow our economy and bring struggling artists out of poverty."  ...

Bridgespan Group Announces Launch of Leadership Program to Serve Philadelphia-Area Nonprofits with Support of $4 Million from Harris Philanthropies and The Pew Charitable Trusts

Thursday, August 13, 2020
... Area, including Camden, NJ. Made possible by support from Harris Philanthropies and The Pew Charitable Trusts ... Bridgespan’s more intensive leadership program, LFI, is a two-year consulting program that helps nonprofit executive ... and The Pew Charitable Trusts have chosen to help us bring our programs to the Philadelphia region to strengthen the ...

New Regional COVID-19 Response Dashboard analyzes more than $40M in giving from 13 shared funds in Greater Philadelphia

Wednesday, September 30, 2020
... prolonged COVID-19 crisis led to the creation of more than a dozen shared philanthropic response funds in the Greater ... Greater Philadelphia (Philanthropy Network) with support from William Penn and Lenfest Foundations, the dashboard is ... version of the dashboard provides a data-informed view of our region’s initial philanthropic response to COVID-19,” ...

Take-Aways from the 2022 Member Pulse Survey

2022 Member Pulse Survey
Monday, May 16, 2022
... and evolve their grantmaking practices and priorities as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the economic downturn and ... part- and full- time staff, with few reporting having a formal compensation policy While Racial/Social Justice is a ... to share any specific feedback or concerns they’ve heard from their grantees and community partners. Among those ...
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Brandywine Health Foundation Receives $100,000 Grant from Philadelphia Foundation

BHF Cohort
Monday, June 15, 2020
... is pleased to announce that they are the recipients of a $100,000 grant from Philadelphia Foundation’s donor-advised funds. This ... that their voices are at the forefront of plans to advance a more equitable, resilient and healthy Greater Coatesville ...
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Philadelphia to benefit from $100M Starbucks initiative to advance racial equity

Starbucks
Thursday, January 14, 2021
... Philadelphia will be one of the first cities to benefit from a $100 million Starbucks initiative meant to "advance racial ... assistance. >> CONTINUE READING Philadelphia to benefit from $100M Starbucks initiative to advance racial equity ...

Five Local Organizations Receive $125k Grants from TD Bank to Develop Local Affordable Housing

Monday, March 9, 2020
... awarded 30 affordable housing development organizations from Maine to Florida a total of $3.75 million through its Housing for Everyone ... organizations and look forward to watching them create a pathway to financial stability for individuals and ...

Nonprofit Organizations Awarded More than $6 Million from William Penn Foundation for Workforce Development and Pandemic Recovery Efforts

William Penn Foundation
Tuesday, January 4, 2022
... offer relevant skills, certifications, or credentials, and a connection to in-demand jobs that pay a living wage and offer opportunities for upward mobility. ... programs tailored to Philadelphians who would benefit from extra supports, such as young people aging out of the ...

Giving Circle Spotlight: Q&A with the Asian Mosaic Fund

Giving Circles Roundtable Chat at SPARX 2019
Tuesday, December 3, 2019
... Mosaic Fund The  Asian Mosaic Fund (AMF) giving circle is a diverse group of multi-generational supporters committed to ... together members of local AAPI communities, spread the message of our organization as well as our past grantees, and ...
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BMe founder Trabian Shorters: The philanthropic sector is thinking about equity all wrong

Trabian Shorters
Thursday, October 25, 2018
... Zeglen Asset framing : the shift to narratives that define a people by their aspirations and assets rather than their ... the people their work is serving. “It’s different even from telling success stories,” Shorters said. “It is more ... However, philanthropy doesn’t often work that way: “Our field defines people as ‘low-income,’ ‘at-risk,’ ...
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Nonprofit Organizations Awarded More than $8 Million from William Penn Foundation for Continued Relief Efforts Supporting Philadelphia Families

William Penn Foundation
Thursday, June 17, 2021
... Covid-19 pandemic. Through the  Family Recovery Fund , a one-year, $10 million initiative supporting both direct ... homes, and enhanced K-12 learning opportunities. “After a year of virtual schooling, children must come first this ... that increase educational opportunities for children from low-income families, ensure a sustainable environment, ...

Chesco Residents Gather to Reflect on Lessons Learned and Strategies for Sustaining a Female-Led Cultural Movement

Friday, February 2, 2018
... 2018) - The Chester County Fund for Women and Girls hosted a panel discussion in our WomenTalk series on the cultural ... through Facebook Live and is available on our Facebook page . Facilitator Nia Meeks , communications leader and ... One attendee, Amber Little-Turner, is taking that last message to heart. The lifelong Coatesville resident and ...
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City Announces $300,000 in Grants for Third Round of the Kensington Community Resilience Fund

Tuesday, March 14, 2023
... the  Kensington Community Resilience Fund (KCR Fund) , a public-private-community partnership between community ... Services. The group has been working to bring community message boards that can address a core focus area of the KCR ...

Strengthening the Field of Philanthropic Evaluation: A Call to Action

Thursday, June 28, 2018
... an affinity network of leaders. In 12 short months, our informal network has increased to nearly 200 strong, and ... in San Francisco, CA, nearly 100 individuals spent a Monday morning considering ways to address three main ... Based on what we heard, interest is ripe to move from idea exchange to action. To build on this momentum, and ...
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