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HAFI awards grants to support permanent housing for Philadelphia residents experiencing homelessness

Friday, July 12, 2019
... so they can afford permanent housing. Jeannine Lisitski, Executive Director for long-time HAFI grantee Women Against Abuse  ... furniture or appliances they need as they transition to a new home. These resources are a critical part of establishing ...
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Unprecedented program aims to ‘Rebuild’ Philadelphia, serve as national community investment model

Monday, October 2, 2017
...  (NRPA) concluded its  annual conference  in New Orleans, bringing together more than 7,000 park and ... ,  Shawn McCaney  — now William Penn Foundation’s Executive Director , presented the City of Philadelphia’s Rebuild ...

Pennsylvania establishes blueprint for successful collegiate recovery programs

Thursday, September 22, 2022
... students in recovery from substance use disorder.* Ten new programs have launched in Pennsylvania in the past 12 ... but across Pennsylvania,” said Kristina Canfield, executive director at ARHE. “This effective model including direct ...

Bartol Foundation Awards 18 Grants to Philadelphia Arts & Cultural Organizations

Danse4Nia
Thursday, July 25, 2019
... their Bomba dance program. Four first-time grantees bring new perspectives and audiences to the roster of grantees:  ... has a budget of $35,000,” added Beth Feldman Brandt, Executive Director of the Foundation. “These organizations often ...
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PHL COVID-19 Fund Continues to Meet Deep Community Needs in Fifth Round of Funding to Nonprofits

Thursday, May 14, 2020
... and United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey (UWGPSNJ), has secured $16 million in gifts and ... to keep up with the demand?’” said Suzan Neiger Gould, Executive Director of Manna on Main. “It is a huge relief to receive ...

Knight Foundation gives $4M for citywide conversation about park over I-95

Tuesday, September 18, 2018
... to give all Philadelphians a chance to shape plans for a new waterfront park over I-95 at Penn's Landing, project ... the $225 million effort to cap lanes of traffic with a new public destination. “This is meant to bring that focus ... scars of urban renewal,” said Patrick Morgan , program director for Philadelphia at the foundation. “This is a way ...

Connecting Regional Funders to Respond to COVID-19

COVID-19
Friday, March 20, 2020
... adjust and respond to the fast-moving COVID-19 pandemic, Philanthropy Network members and other regional funders are ... , United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey and Philadelphia Foundation (Details for the PHL ... rebuild moving forward. Posted  by Amy Seasholtz, Senior Director, Marketing and Communications at Philanthropy ...
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First Round of South Jersey COVID-19 Response Fund Grants Awarded

CFSJ COVID Response Fund Round 1 Grants
Tuesday, April 28, 2020
... on our most vulnerable neighbors,” said Andy Fraizer, Executive Director. “South Jersey neighbors and organizations ... Requests for funding total more than $1.5 million, with new requests arriving daily. The Fund is the only such effort ...
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Douty Foundation releases $1.5 million in emergency funding amid COVID-19 crisis

Wednesday, April 8, 2020
For more information: Jennifer Leith, Executive Director, The Douty Foundation 215-620-1869  ... these organizations' financial needs as they take on new approaches to their general operations.”  In addition ... opportunity for leadership and action in all sectors – philanthropy, government, corporate and nonprofit - to ...

Green Tree Community Health Foundation Is Now Foundation for Health Equity™

Foundation for Health Equity
Tuesday, July 20, 2021
... Green Tree Community Health Foundation today announced a new name -- Foundation for Health Equity (f4HE) -- as well as ... access to health and health care,” said Bethany Flood, Executive Director of the Foundation for Health Equity. “We look ...
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Census 2020: Your Family Foundation Needs to Engage

Monday, January 28, 2019
... originally posted here by the National Center for Family Philanthropy . By Maggie Osborn In October, you may have read ... the amazing work being done about census efforts by philanthropy-serving organizations (PSO) that are part of the ... Vice President of the Florida Philanthropic Network, Grant Director for the Conn Memorial Foundation, Vice President of ...
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Philadelphia to benefit from $100M Starbucks initiative to advance racial equity

Starbucks
Thursday, January 14, 2021
... Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, New Orleans, New York City, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle and ...

H.F. "Gerry" Lenfest | 1930-2018

Monday, August 6, 2018
... the sale of their cable business in 2000, and were among a new breed of donors whose mission was to give away the vast ... giving has exceeded $1.3 billion. While the Lenfest’s philanthropy touched on a range of issues, Gerry is perhaps ... lasting legacy: Saving local journalism by Jim Friedlich, Executive Director of the Lenfest Institute for Journalism ...
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Animal Grantmakers 2023 Conference in Philadelphia: Advancing Social Change Through an Animal Protection Lens

Animal Grantmakers
Thursday, October 12, 2023
Animal Grantmakers.png Philanthropy Network President Christine Robinson to ... and keynote presentation from Beth Allgood, founder and executive director of OneNature ; a panel with two speakers ... short solo presentations aimed to inspire, and spark new ideas and grantmaking approaches; a screening of a ...
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The Presser Foundation Will Distribute $1.148 Million In Capital Support Grants This Year

Tuesday, May 3, 2022
... and their efforts, The Presser Foundation announces new Capital Support grants totaling $687,800 in single year ... Capital projects typically include the construction of new facilities and the renovation or expansion of existing ... States dedicated solely to music education and music philanthropy. The Presser Foundation considers proposals for ...
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Pushing Impact Investing Forward: 4 Themes for 2021

Impact Investing blog post
Tuesday, March 30, 2021
... year have shown that there is more work to be done and new, higher goals to be set. Fortunately, the field has never ... 2020 saw additional progress for women in boardrooms and executive suites. By the end of June, women made up a ... organizations to found Investing for Impact: A Philanthropy California Investment Collaborative. The ...
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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
40 new grants will fund artists and public events that connect ... on salient issues of the moment,” says Paula Marincola, executive director of The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage. “From ...
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