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Foundations Community Partnership Recognizes Outstanding Bucks County Students Through its Partnership in Education Scholarship Program

FCP Executive Director Dr. Tobi Bruhn and Temple University student Ani Zeytunyan
Wednesday, June 14, 2023
... recipients. School administrators and guidance counselors from every Bucks County public and technical high school nominated students who best demonstrated a commitment to community service, academic performance, and ... commitment to community service and academic excellence of our local high school students is evident within our ...
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Philanthropy Network Announces Tynetta T. Brown as Interim Executive Operations Director

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Tuesday, September 23, 2025
... Network’s mission and service to its members from throughout the five-county Philadelphia region. Tynetta comes to our Network following five years as President and CEO of ... Tynetta serves on several Boards and Committees. She is a newly appointed member of the Delaware Commission for ...
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2019 Philanthropy Trends to Watch

Monday, January 7, 2019
... Giving will increase… and people will ask if that is a good thing? Total charitable giving in the US has increased ... for total charitable dollars donated each year since. In 2017, Americans gave  more than $410 billion , 70 percent of ... come into higher income earning years. Grantmaking from donor-advised funds will surpass $20B NPT produces the ...
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Philadelphia Cultural Fund announces Gabriela Sanchez as its new Executive Director

Gabriela Sanchez
Wednesday, February 1, 2023
... and health and well-being. Gabriela Serena Sanchez, is a cultural producer and multidisciplinary mother artist- a ... justice action. A Philadelphia native, Sanchez graduated from the Creative and Performing Arts highschool and received ... of the PCF. I remember going to City Hall to pick up our award checks and the pride I felt in seeing so much ...
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Igniting the Power in Community

Igniting the Power in Community
Tuesday, October 22, 2019
... in Community What does ‘community’ mean to you? Is it a specific place or neighborhood? Or a group of people with ... community evokes different ideas for each of us, shaped by our own individual perceptions, experiences and aspirations. ... priority is to ensure that knowledge is not only learned from one another, but that it's also co-created with one ...
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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
... Repositioning Fund , in partnership with its members from HealthSpark Foundation , The Scattergood Foundation and ... of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey , released a new report today at Philanthropy Network Greater ... basis for continued analysis of the financial health of our region’s nonprofits – a sector comprised of over ...

Philadelphia Bar Foundation Posts Largest Grant Distribution Increase in Nearly a Decade

Wednesday, February 14, 2018
... their scope of support for the legal aid community with a 22 percent increase in grants awarded to nearly 40 ... due to “Cy Pres,” the disposition of residual funds from class action settlements. Cy Pres is an unfixed source ... education on matters in the public interest. Through our various programs, services and partnerships, we remove ...

City of Philadelphia Launches “PHLConnectED”

Thursday, August 6, 2020
... The City of Philadelphia today announced  PHLConnectED , a collaboration to connect up to 35,000 low-income K-12 ... to virtual learning in the upcoming academic year as a result of the global pandemic. A broad coalition of ... wired, high-speed, reliable broadband internet to the home from Comcast’s Internet Essentials program, or a high-speed ...

Independence Public Media Foundation Announces 71 Grants Totaling $8.9 Million

IPMF grantee
Monday, August 15, 2022
... takes some time to reflect on what we’ve learned in our first three years as an organization, and hone our vision ... and the Media, Inequality & Change Center (MIC) each a three-year grant to organize journalists, researchers, ... local journalism to “ defund the crime beat ,” as just a few examples of this pioneering collaboration. IPMF is ...

VNA Foundation of Greater North Penn announces first round North Penn Unity Grants

VNA Foundation
Wednesday, August 26, 2020
... $5,000 The North Penn Unity Grant program represents a departure from the VNA Foundation’s traditional form of grantmaking, ... and was inspired by the challenges expressed by our grantee partners during the COVID-19 pandemic.  To help ...
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Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation announces changes to grant process

Friday, July 14, 2023
... To simplify the grantmaking process, we no longer require a letter of intent for grant applications. The upcoming grant application window will be open from September 1 to October 2. An information session on the ... transitioning to a new grant management system, akoyaGO.  Our current grant management system, Blackbaud, will not be ...
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The Seybert Foundation Announces New Strategic Direction for Grants, Technical Assistance

Monday, April 16, 2018
... of Directors of the Seybert Foundation has engaged in a months-long process to review and revise its strategy for ... “By making bigger, multi-year operating grants, we show our nonprofit partners that we take their long-term ...

Lenfest Institute awards $2 million to 12 local news outlets

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Tuesday, September 26, 2017
... the Nonprofit Quarterly  (By  ANNE EIGEMAN )   During a time when news outlets of all sizes are experiencing ... Philadelphia Media Network , and (with support from the Knight Foundation) $1 million for Innovation Grants ... in a statement, “We were delighted by the response to our open call for innovative ideas to help advance the ...
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Fund Established to Support Law Student Exchange Program Between Lyon and Philadelphia

Tuesday, April 24, 2018
... Philadelphia Bar Association (“ILC”) have established a fund to provide stipends to students participating in the ... of the program at a three-day conference held in April of 2017 in Philadelphia. During the conference, seed money was ... education on matters in the public interest. Through our various programs, services and partnerships, we remove ...
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Healthcare & Economic Relief Fund Helping Coatesville Residents in Time of Need

Wednesday, April 29, 2020
... address the urgent needs of the Coatesville community and our nonprofit partners. To double the impact of each donation ... were boosted further by the decision of many Garden Party sponsors to transfer their sponsorship dollars to the new ... during the initial stages of this pandemic. Below are a few of our grant partners.  For a complete list visit ...
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Opinion | As Philly’s historical organizations struggle, partnerships are key by Nadya K. Shmavonian

Historical Society photo by Heather Khalifa
Wednesday, April 17, 2019
... has laid off 30 percent of its staff  as it searches for a viable strategic alliance. Philadelphia is the birthplace of our nation’s history, yet sadly we cannot sustain two vital ... of mission above all else. A 2017 cultural community grant from the Repositioning Fund supported  the merger of the ...

The Sarah Ralston Foundation Announces Successful Inaugural Year Funding Nonprofits that Serve Philadelphia’s Aging Population

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Monday, January 29, 2024
... and over represent 20% of Philadelphia’s population – a total of 316,478 aging men and women. Of those, 21% live ... report difficulty living independently. These statistics, from the 2022 American Community Survey, illustrate the ... plumber to do the repair work.
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Leadership Transition at the Philadelphia Cultural Fund

Caralyn Spector
Tuesday, July 5, 2022
... Executive Director Barbara Silzle , who will step down from her position on July 15, 2022 to explore other ... years of service to the Cultural Fund and is committed to a thoughtful transition process that seamlessly continues the essential work of the Fund in support of our grantees. The search committee is charged with engaging a ...
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City and Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians Launch Citywide Immigrant Workforce Initiative

Monica Munn
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
... jobs and tomorrow’s economy. It is supported by a $242,000 grant from the World Education Services (WES)   Mariam Assefa Fund ... role to play in improving equitable outcomes for all our residents,” said Mayor Kenney. “Increasing ...

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