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Independence Public Media Foundation Announces $500,000 in Grants Awarded to Local Independent Filmmakers

Independence Public Media Foundation
Thursday, April 17, 2025
... of their films and the expansion of their skills. A total of 30 film projects received funding through IPMF’s ... process. Each year, the foundation partners with a panel of local filmmakers and film advocates to select the ... opportunity to screen their projects at IPMF’s annual Fall Film Screening to gain more public interest and ...

First Round of Neighborhood Equitable Recovery Fund Grant Recipients Announced

Thursday, September 23, 2021
... recipients for the Neighborhood Equitable Recovery Fund, a partnership with Bread & Roses Community Fund to support ... arts. Aleks Martray, BPA 's executive director, said, “Our programs provide Philly youth a safe and supportive space ... and professionals through producing original films from script-to-screen under the guidance of industry mentors. ...

Chester County Community Foundation announces capacity building grant opportunity

Chester County Community Foundation
Wednesday, July 5, 2023
... care with causes that matter, so their philanthropy makes a difference now & forever. The Community Foundation ... cultural, health, educational and/or economic character of a community.   “Capacity building provides grantees the ... .  Complete proposals include the 1-page Grant Proposal Summary Sheet, a brief Grant Proposal ...
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Census 2020: Your Family Foundation Needs to Engage

Monday, January 28, 2019
... family foundations to do five actions in support of a fair and accurate census in 2020. I want to highlight the ... not only philanthropy and your family foundation, but for our democracy. I would encourage your family foundation to ... fashion industry. MGO Partners, Osborn’s consulting firm from 1998-2013, provided training and capacity building ...
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PHL COVID-19 Fund Opens New Grant Application for Nonprofits

Tuesday, June 9, 2020
... today that it will be accepting new grant applications for a three-day period beginning on Wednesday, June 10. ... “As reopening begins and the conversation transitions from relief to recovery, we’re seeing new needs emerge, ... to meet the moment but need additional funding to help our neighbors through this transition.” The Fund will ...
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The Fund for Women and Girls to Honor Fredda Maddox and WSFS Bank at Sixth Annual Champions of Change Event

Fredda Maddox
Tuesday, September 20, 2022
... Champions of Change Event on Wednesday, October 26, 2022, from 7:30-8:45am at The Farmhouse at People’s Light. The ... late friend and committed Board member Gladys Black. As a business leader and supporter of women and girls in Chester County, Gladys left a lasting impact on our community. This year, The Fund honors Fredda for her ...
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City launches $1.5 Million 2024 Illuminate the Arts Grant

Monday, August 12, 2024
... 2024 at 11:59 p.m. The 2024 Illuminate the Arts Grant is a means to help strengthen and financially uplift ... funding opportunities like this one help strengthen our creative sector and enrich the quality of life for so ... budgets of $100,000 or less can apply for grants ranging from $3,000-$5,000. Mid-size nonprofit arts organizations ...
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To Whom the Economic Justice Baton Is Passed

I Am A Man Mural
Wednesday, April 4, 2018
By Sidney Hargro On April 4, 1968, fifty years ago today, a shot rang out toward the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in ... Memphis Sanitation Workers strike, which he declared to be a major part of his new Poor People’s Campaign . After the ... of poverty.  According to the Pew Charitable Trusts’ 2017 Study, Philadelphia’s Poor: Who they are, Where they ...
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Pew Awards $4.25 Million to 4 Philadelphia Nonprofits to Expand Economic Opportunities and Address Growing Impacts of Community Violence

Wednesday, July 20, 2022
... impact of violence on local residents. The awards include a grant to University City District’s West Philadelphia ... and security of Philadelphians at this critical moment as our region starts to emerge from the pandemic.” “Our growth grant to University City ...

Systems transformation could have saved Daniel Prude’s life

Photo credit Warren Wong on Unsplash
Thursday, September 10, 2020
... Warren Wong on   Unsplash By Joe Pyle “A system cannot fail those it was never meant to ... receiving inadequate health care and experiencing violence from police. Rather than understand and address the vulnerabilities that our systems created for Daniel, they were weaponized to ...

Pew Awards $5.41 Million to Five Philadelphia Nonprofits to Address Human, Economic Impacts of COVID-19

The Pew Charitable Trusts
Friday, April 9, 2021
... Pew Charitable Trusts announced today that it has awarded a total of $5.41 million in grants to five Philadelphia ... hit financially during the pandemic due to revenue losses from periods of closure and reduced visitor capacity. Pew’s ... as well as the overall civic and economic vitality of our region,” said Frazierita Klasen , senior vice president ...

The Fund for Women and Girls’ Fifth Annual Champions of Change Event Leaves Local Business Community Inspired to Elevate Women in the Workplace

The Fund for Women and Girls
Wednesday, November 10, 2021
... over breakfast. The program opened with remarks from The Fund’s Board Chair Denise Wine and Interim ... Leadership search and its upcoming Blueprint Report, a comprehensive study of how women and girls are faring at ... The Fund’s Interim Executive Director. Thank you to our generous partners who made this event a success: Barbara ...
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City Announces $360,000 in Grants to Improve Quality of Life in Kensington through Fourth Round of the Kensington Community Resilience Fund

KCR Fund
Thursday, July 11, 2024
... Fund (KCR Fund). The KCR Fund was launched in 2021 as a collaborative grant-making partnership between community ... of Philadelphia’s opioid settlement dollars and grants from the Scattergood Foundation , the Patricia Kind Family ... funding and weren’t sure what to expect when we launched our Cook, Eat, Meet and Get Paid program,” shared Bryan ...

Leeway Foundation awards 12 artists with the Transformation Award

Leeway Foundation (mark)
Friday, January 17, 2025
... change for the past five years or more, demonstrating a long-term commitment to social change work. Leeway received ... Award applications in 2024 – a 49% increase from the previous year and the second largest amount received ... intersection of art, culture, and social change. Through our grantmaking and other programs, we promote artistic ...

Foundations Community Partnership Joins Nonprofit Repositioning Fund

The Nonprofit Repositioning Fund’s Director Lindsay T. Kijewski (right) with Dr. Tobi Bruhn, CEO of Foundations Community Partnership.
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
... to join the Nonprofit Repositioning Fund (“the Fund”), a pooled-funding effort by local philanthropic organizations ... Nonprofit Growth Grant cycle, joining the Fund will expand our ability to help our local non-profit community to explore ... with Kijewski for interested nonprofits on May 9, 2025, from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. E-mail info@fcpartnership.org for ...
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The Funders’ Network announces Partners for Places grantees

Monday, November 6, 2017
Eleven cities across the United States will receive nearly a million dollars for sustainability efforts that largely ... to support sustainability projects that promote a healthy environment, a strong economy, and well-being for all residents. Of the 11 grantees, two are from the greater Philadelphia region: • Lancaster, Pa. ...
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First Hospital Foundation is Now Philadelphia Health Partnership

Thursday, February 1, 2018
... Foundation is now Philadelphia Health Partnership: a Foundation for Healthy Communities . The Foundation has ... local assets and challenges and to apply knowledge gained from research, practice, and community experience. For more ... Hospital Foundation, is a private independent foundation. Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of ...

Impact100 Philadelphia Awards $382,500 in Funding to Five Area Nonprofits

Impact100 Philadelphia 2019 Grant Awards
Tuesday, June 4, 2019
... Wanamaker building, Impact100 members heard presentations from five grant finalists and cast their votes for those ... system in Philadelphia. They seek to refine and scale our reentry program, which connects youth charged as adults, ... Education Law Center’ s mission is to ensure access to a quality public education for all children in Pennsylvania. ...
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Independence Public Media Foundation Announces $2 Million in Grants to Media Making Organizations

Independence Public Media Foundation
Thursday, June 3, 2021
... Thirteen grants totaling $2 million were awarded to a range of film, journalism, storytelling, and youth media ... and storytelling projects that have been excluded from access to resources that amplify the voices of the communities they serve. “We are thrilled to offer our continued support to organizations that foster ...
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