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Leadership Transition at the Philadelphia Cultural Fund

Barbara Silzle
Monday, April 11, 2022
... board of the Philadelphia Cultural Fund announces that its Executive Director, Barbara Silzle, will step down from her position on ... years of service to Philadelphia’s nonprofit arts and philanthropy sectors. She served as Executive Director of The ...
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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
... to the ongoing global pandemic. The fund offers a mix of new grants and zero-interest loans for businesses that make ... time,” said Sylvie Gallier Howard, Acting Commerce Director for the City of Philadelphia. “Acting quickly will ... for workers have been added to the  phila.gov/covid-19  page. A  blog post  will be updated with additional ...
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Growing the Mission-Aligned Investing Ecosystem: Reflections from September 16

Mission-Aligned Investing
Tuesday, September 23, 2025
On September 16 th , Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia, ImpactPHL and ... dollars—toward mission. What emerged was a picture of philanthropy evolving: moving from a narrow focus on annual ... region.   13 of the 17 participating foundations made new, formal commitments to mission-aligned investing and the ...
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The Starting Line: Behind a Push by Foundations to Expand Access to Childcare in Their Cities

Thursday, September 6, 2018
Via Inside Philanthropy | By Caitlin Reilly The Reinvestment Fund is ... D.C., the Foundation for Newark’s Future in Newark, New Jersey, and the Nicholson and the Henry and Marilyn Taub ... in each city to identify gaps. Elliot Weinbaum, the director of the William Penn Foundation’s Great Learning ...
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OPINION | Instead of blaming government for Philly’s poverty problems, we must band together

Monday, October 1, 2018
... CEO of United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey I know I am not alone in sharing my deep ... shared. In each peer city I studied, leaders from philanthropy, government, the private sector, and citizen ... CEO of United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey. To learn more about or be part of a cross-sector ...

Atlanta-based First Step Staffing Expands into Philadelphia

Wednesday, January 10, 2018
... this model to Philadelphia,” said Andy Rachlin, Managing Director at Reinvestment Fund. “The amazing support ... rest of the community lending group, but from the City, philanthropy, and other leading homeless services providers ... jobs, these partnerships will be critical to ensuring the new candidates are work-ready and fully supported.

Hospital Closures: Community Leaders Partner to Minimize Disruption of Healthcare Services

Monday, January 31, 2022
... Brandywine Hospitals. The County has also created a web page – www.chesco.org/hospitals - dedicated to providing ... to the hospital closures. The information on the web page continues to be updated. “At times like these, our ...

Fund Established to Support Law Student Exchange Program Between Lyon and Philadelphia

Tuesday, April 24, 2018
... 80 interns have participated in this program. This new fund will provide financial support for the exchange ... of Lyon and Philadelphia,” says Jessica Hilburn-Holmes, Executive Director of the Philadelphia Bar Foundation. “We are ...
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FCM Hospitality and 8 Philadelphia restaurants donate to School District’s Culinary Arts Program in 12 schools

Thursday, February 17, 2022
... and other hospitality venues,” said Michelle Armstrong, executive director of the District’s CTE programs. “Beyond the ... pandemic. “Over the last two years, we’ve made some new partners and enhanced relationships with longtime ...

Twelve Greater Philadelphia Foundations Pursue a More Equitable Future

Equit Cohort Kick-Off Meeting
Thursday, June 20, 2019
... leads us to ask: “How did we get here?” and “How can philanthropy be more deliberate about addressing historical, ... There are no perfect paths to progress, but in philanthropy the pursuit of equity starts with examining how ... the first month, participants in the cohort – where each executive is paired with a board member/trustee - will ...
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Pew Awards $4M to Support Housing, Legal Services for Older Philadelphians

Pew
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
... homelessness, including older adults; supporting a new approach to provide housing and care for older adults ... is too often overlooked,” said Kristin Romens, project director of the Pew Fund for Health and Human Services in ... according to Pew data. The following includes the three new grantees and what they aim to accomplish: Pathways to ...

$2.5 million Philadelphia COVID-19 Community Information Fund to provide support for coronavirus news and information needs

Coronavirus Testing by Tim Tai - Philadelphia Inquirer
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
... and be of service,” said Roxann Stafford, managing director of the Knight-Lenfest Local News Transformation ... the Knight-Lenfest Fund in September 2019 that enabled new product development at The Philadelphia Inquirer ... the Foundation supports building and strengthening networks of people creating and sharing information, ideas, ...

William Penn Foundation awards $11.8 million in Arts & Culture funding

Thursday, May 30, 2019
... to support mission-related expenses, to experiment with new artistic programming, and to explore approaches to ... Ensemble Mendelssohn Club of Philadelphia Network for New Music Painted Bride Art Center People’s Light and ... foster creativity that enhances civic life, and advance philanthropy in the Philadelphia region. The Foundation’s ...

Foundations Community Partnership Board Awards $166,350 in Grants to Local Nonprofits

FCP grantee Alice Silverman Health Clinic
Wednesday, December 27, 2023
... volunteer Amal Thalody, Clinic Coordinator Susan Hartsock, Executive Director Meri L. Gaumond, Dr. Amy Ruesch, Nurse Practitioner, ... program into Joe Hand’s youth boxing classes and recruit new veteran mentors through free boxing classes for local ...
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Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation East Auxiliary Volunteers Raise $20K to Promote Health & Wellness

Monday, January 22, 2018
... East Auxiliary are: (left to right) Brian Parkes, Executive Director, TriCounty Area Active Adult Center; Felicity Jeans, ... gift shop, in addition to their annual holiday bazaar. New members are always welcome. For more information on how ...
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Where Does Your Cash Sleep at Night?

Wednesday, July 10, 2019
Originally posted to Exponent Philanthropy’s blog . By Kristina L. Wahl and Paige Chapel ... giving is a priority for the vast majority of Exponent Philanthropy members. This is probably no surprise for those ... grant can help orient investment decisionmakers to a new way of thinking about deploying financial resources. Some ...

Mayor Kenney Cuts Ribbon at Hancock Playground

Tuesday, November 17, 2020
... Kenney alongside Council President Darrell Clarke, Rebuild Executive Director Kira Strong and City Officials today celebrated the ... neighborhood spaces,” said Mayor Kenney. “With these new improvements, Hancock Playground is now a space where ...

Funder/Nonprofit Happy Hour: Connecting the PEOPLE behind the roles

Happy Hour
Wednesday, September 18, 2019
8.8.19_HappyHOur(2).jpg   By Philanthropy Network's Member Engagement Committee Somehow, despite the fact that the word philanthropy derives from the Greek meaning “love for ... and grantees can feel awkward, artificial and imbalanced. Philanthropy Network’s Member Engagement Committee, which ...

Giving USA 2021: In a year of unprecedented events and challenges, charitable giving reached a record $471.44 billion in 2020

Giving USA 2021
Tuesday, June 15, 2021
Via the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy Giving USA 2021: The Annual Report on ... some organizations,” said  Patrick M. Rooney, Ph.D. , executive associate dean for academic programs at the Lilly ... upcoming Giving USA Special Reports (including an upcoming new study on Donor-Advised Funds) • Complimentary copy of ...

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