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Eight Heads Are Better Than One

Wednesday, June 5, 2019
By Diana Loukedis Doherty As a general rule, I think most funders are the type of people ... more education around how to raise individual donations from the community.  Seeing as our foundation funding can be ... comments/edits to ensure that we were all on the same page in terms of what decisions were made and what next steps ...

The Mayor’s Fund For Philadelphia is now The Philadelphia City Fund

Philadelphia City Fund
Thursday, February 9, 2023
... officially has become the Philadelphia City Fund (PCF), a name that more accurately describes the Fund’s role as an ... Fund grant cycle is now open. PCF will accept proposals from charitable organizations for projects that focus on ... for grant funding, please visit PCF’s Community Fund page. The Philadelphia City Fund also supports fresh thinking ...
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William Penn Foundation announces new grants

Monday, December 16, 2019
... to: Carnegie Hall Corporation to pilot and evaluate a music-based family engagement program for families of young ... who are raising their grandchildren. Learnings from the report will be shared with the broader Philadelphia ... to sponsor the 2021 Greater & Greener  international conference in Philadelphia, reinforcing the identity of the ...

Eagles' Chris Long Teams Up With United Way And Philadelphia's Read By 4th Campaign To Increase Early Literacy

Chris Long
Friday, September 28, 2018
Long launches First Quarter for Literacy drive, pledging a quarter of his salary PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 28, ... to get kids reading on grade level but also to amplify the message about the importance of early childhood literacy ...
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Gerry Lenfest, Philly’s greatest philanthropist of all time | Opinion by Keith Leaphart

Thursday, November 15, 2018
... Inquirer Nov. 15 is National Philanthropy Day, a day when people around the country are invited to reflect ... Gerry knew exactly what he was doing and what type of message he was sending to our region when he elevated me — ...

Applications open Sept. 13th for third round of COVID-19 funding

COVID-19 Prevention & Response Fund
Monday, September 13, 2021
... collaboration with funders across the region, is launching a third round of the COVID-19 Prevention & Response Fund, a ... literacy, disability, etc. Assisting those hurting from the pandemic with greater access to essential needs such ... as those with 20-30 thousand followers), approved by our Community Investment Advisors, in exchange for ...

Foundations Community Partnerships Announces Grants at 19th Annual Partnership in Youth Services Luncheon

Monday, November 13, 2017
... community programs in Bucks County that are making a difference in the lives of local children and their ... grant to grow their initiative to reach students in need from schools throughout Bucks County. The Acting Can Teach ... offer community grants for the 19 th year in a row through our Partnership in Youth Services Program and with the ...

Rebuild Announces First Project to Launch, More to Come

Thursday, May 17, 2018
... Center as the first project to receive investment from Rebuilding Community Infrastructure (Rebuild), the ... across Philadelphia. The announcement comes following a request from the Mayor to City Council to fund Rebuild ... investing to improve facilities like this, we’re putting our communities at risk. With two unprecedented commitments ...

The Foundation for Delaware County Awards Over $1.1 Million to Local Nonprofits

Foundation for Delawre County
Tuesday, October 30, 2018
... grants back in March, the foundation is sending the message that collaboration and partnerships are key to moving ... to launch Delaware County 's Voicefor  Children, a collective impact campaign to improve the child welfare ...

National Movement for Children’s Literacy Converges on Philadelphia

Thursday, July 19, 2018
... involved in the effort to share successful practices in a series of presentations, discussions and panels. Representatives from communities across the country will participate in ... just a series of annual get-togethers,” said Smith. “Our weeklong theme of Lift, Learn, and Lead is an expression ...
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William Penn Foundation Announces Hilary Rhodes as New Director of Evaluation and Learning

Hilary Rhodes
Monday, January 29, 2018
... Rhodes is responsible for developing and implementing a new internal evaluation and learning program for the ... to join William Penn Foundation’s leadership team from a national foundation in recent months. Rhodes ... and national perspective will be a tremendous addition to our team,” said Shawn McCaney, Executive Director of the ...
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IBX’s Share Your Opioid Story is collecting the tales of Pennsylvanians impacted by addiction

Independence Blue Cross Foundation
Friday, November 30, 2018
... said Figueroa-Vargas, who is in long-term recovery and a program manager for the nonprofit Mental Health ... launched in June and has collected a total of 150 stories from nearly every county in the state. Submissions are always ... the “breadth of depth of the opioid epidemic within our region.”  All of Pennsylvania’s counties but two ...
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Independence Public Media Foundation Announces $800,000 in 2023 Community Voices Grants

IPMF Community Voices 2023 - Save Chinatown
Tuesday, August 15, 2023
... strengthening their information networks.  “We envision a world where local communities have the freedom to create, ... Asian Americans United ($35,000) — to amplify the message, to both non-English- and English-speaking ...
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October 2018 Rebuild Update

Friday, October 19, 2018
... C. Jackson joins as Compliance Manager. Rebuild held a networking event on October 9 th for minority and woman ... Network Greater Philadelphia’s Rebuild pages on our website and look for updates in your inbox! To receive ... website and enter your email address on the bottom of the page.   October 2018 Rebuild Update ...

United Way launches new funding cycle

Monday, October 16, 2017
... being an IRS-certified 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, a minimum two-year service provision track record in the ... Letters to ensure your organization's work aligns with our key strategies and feel free to forward this news to your ... partners must visit our Impact Fund grant application page to read the RFP Guidance Letters and other details to ...

City of Philadelphia and PIDC Open Applications to Philadelphia COVID-19 Small Business Relief Fund

Philadelphia COVID-19 Small Business Relief Fund
Monday, March 23, 2020
... today launched the COVID-19 Small Business Relief Fund, a more-than-$9 million grant and loan program designed to ... long as possible. “With this new fund, we are sending a message to entrepreneurs and small business owners across ... for workers have been added to the  phila.gov/covid-19  page. A  blog post  will be updated with additional ...
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Sidney Hargro named to Generocity's 2018 Leaders List

Wednesday, September 5, 2018
... calendar, but this time asked for community input via a nomination form. More than 130 nominations were received from which Generocity selected the 2018 Leaders List. ... the reality is, if we achieve embedding equity not only in our work, but also in seeking equity in our communities, the ...

Arts + Business Council programming, including Business on Board, finds new home within The Nonprofit Center at La Salle University

Tuesday, October 15, 2024
... the programming of the 43-year-old Arts + Business Council from its longtime host, the  Chamber of Commerce for Greater ... organizations to identify and address additional needs of our regional arts and culture organizations.  “La Salle ... Salle President Daniel J. Allen, Ph.D., said. “This is a wonderful expansion of The Nonprofit Center’s work to ...
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Special Report: Corporate Philanthropy

Corporate Philanthropy_The Inquirer
Sunday, September 23, 2018
This special story package from the Philadelphia Inquirer spotlights how Philadelphia ... area businesses and nonprofits are contributing to our community. It is being released in conjunction with the ... Chris Long is the keynote speaker, plus there will be a panel discussion about philanthropy, a nonprofit expo and ...
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