Funders and Grantees celebrate PA is Ready!
Tuesday, October 10, 2017
... to continue the work in 2017 and 2018. Thanks to Philanthropy Network members who have provided support for ...
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Take-Aways from the 2022 Member Pulse Survey
Monday, May 16, 2022
2022 Pulse Survey image.png Earlier this year, Philanthropy Network conducted its second Member Pulse Survey ... downturn and the ongoing impact of systemic racism. New in this year’s survey were questions relating to ... as compared to 74 received for the 2021 pulse survey. (An executive summary of the 2021 Member Pulse Survey results is ...
More than 300 U.S. philanthropic leaders call for removal of citizenship question from 2020 census
Tuesday, August 7, 2018
... of Columbia join in unanimous opposition; more than 30 philanthropy-serving organizations also speak out WASHINGTON ... question included in the 2020 census,” said Gary Bass, executive director of the Bauman Foundation. “A question about ...
The Barr, Kresge, and William Penn Foundations Introduce $13M Funding Collaborative
Tuesday, May 30, 2023
... economic development of people of the African diaspora in New Orleans. Asian Arts Initiative in Philadelphia ... says the Culture and Community Power Fund’s Co-Director Aviva Kapust. “This project will support the ... spaces and arts and culture experiences, and advance philanthropy in the Philadelphia region. For more information ...
City Launches “Kensington Community Resilience Fund”
Tuesday, April 27, 2021
... this happen, particularly the funders -- and I hope their philanthropy will encourage others to join in this vital ... neighborhoods,” noted Joanna Otero-Cruz, Deputy Managing Director for Community Services . “The KCR Fund ... in the Kensington community. As noted by Jennifer Leith, Executive Director of the Douty Foundation ,“This is an ...
Impact100 Philadelphia awards $362,000 to five organizations
Tuesday, June 6, 2023
... as honorariums to twelve nonprofit organizations as a new part of our grant-making process after hosting a site ...
Leading Philadelphia Civil Legal Aid and Social-Service Agencies Sign On to Become Founding Member Tenants in the First Collaborative Center of its Kind
Friday, March 8, 2019
... aid in Philadelphia,” said Jessica Hilburn-Holmes, Esq., executive director of the Philadelphia Bar Foundation. “The Member ... by the Philadelphia Bar Foundation, is setting a new national standard for inter‐agency collaboration, ...
How you can help Philly reimagine our civic spaces
Friday, June 15, 2018
... city’s revival. This week, Philadelphians welcome two new park projects as they complete the first phase of their ... neighborhood affordability. Read More Jamie Gauthier is executive director of the Fairmount Park Conservancy and Patrick J. ...
Code for America to strengthen local tech Brigade chapters with support from Knight Foundation
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
... and subject to a natural waning of engagement. This new investment will give local tech Brigade leaders training ... increase grassroots fundraising; and experiment with new revenue models. They will also be given technical tools ... in the digital age,” said Lilian Coral, Knight’s director of national strategy and technology innovation. ...
Impact100 Philadelphia awards five grants totaling $284,750
Wednesday, June 5, 2024
... program s. For more information, contact Kimberly Kirn, Executive Director of Impact100 Philadelphia, at ...
Philadelphia’s Placing a $500 Million Bet on Play
Monday, September 11, 2017
... even as neighbors use the same old rec infrastructure in new ways. Baseball has waned in popularity, so the center’s ... away, the rec center at Sturgis Playground gleams like new. Also located in the 9th District, in a neighborhood ... been surveyed, Sturgis and Lawncrest both reinforce social networks in a positive way,” says Kate DeSantis, designer ...
Community Voices: from a Moment and for a Movement
Monday, August 24, 2020
... caused by systemic oppression and reimagine and create a new normal that is better for the world, one where equality and justice are the norm. Both media and philanthropy play important roles in supporting movements ... Storytelling Project, Youth Set the Stage, the Information Networks Collaboration and Spiral Q are just a few examples. ...
Funders Must Walk the Talk of Collaboration
Friday, February 26, 2021
... By Nadya K. Shmavonian & Russell Johnson In 2015, Philanthropy Network and the Philadelphia Foundation ... The Fund recently released a new report – The Financial Health of Greater Philadelphia ... Shot Final low res 2016 10_0.jpg Nadya K. Shmavonian is Director, Greater Philadelphia Nonprofit Repositioning Fund, ...
William Penn Foundation previews revised programs and grantmaking approach
Thursday, May 16, 2024
Via William Penn Foundation WPF new funding areas_horiz.png OUR REVISED GRANTMAKING ... that the Foundation’s Board of Directors has set the new direction for our grant programs and the way we’ll ... sharing a high-level preview of our funding areas and a new approach that’s designed to make the grant application ...
Citizens Bank Teams with LISC Across Workforce Development Initiatives
Wednesday, November 14, 2018
... while expanding pilot program for career development NEW YORK and PROVIDENCE, RI (November 14, 2018)—Citizens ... CEO and Chairman of Citizens Financial Group. “This new national partnership with LISC allows us to fund ... around healthcare—in order to prepare people for new opportunities. To address post-employment needs, funding ...
The Presser Foundation Will Give Nearly $1.5 Million in General Operating Support Grants to Music Organizations
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
... a notable increase from 121 the previous year. Thirty-four new organizations applied for funding. Small organizations ... Station Singers* Anna Crusis Feminist Choir, Inc. Arcana New Music Ensemble* Ars Nova Workshop Artistas y Musicos ... States dedicated solely to music education and music philanthropy. The Presser Foundation supports music ...
Foundation Building
Tuesday, June 26, 2018
... | By Ayana Jones, Staff Writer Denise Armbrister is the executive director of the Wells Fargo Regional Foundation. She is ... neighborhoods in Eastern Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey. “We’ve really been focusing all of our ...
ComNet19: Lessons on Building a Community of Communicators
Wednesday, November 6, 2019
... 2019, more than 900 communicators from the non-profit and philanthropy world came together for three days to share ... at ComNet. The same isolation that Frank Karel felt in his new role at RWJF four decades ago is still felt by many in the nonprofit/philanthropy field today, despite all of our access to ...
FCP Board Awards $70,000 in General Operating Support Grants to Local Nonprofits
Wednesday, April 26, 2023
... to: Bucks County Housing Group ($10,000): to establish new communications platforms, expand food program operations, ...
Ellen Hwang Will Lead Knight Foundation Investments in Philadelphia
Thursday, April 18, 2019
... the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation as the program director based in Philadelphia. She is leader in driving and ... University. She also formerly served as member of the executive committee and chair for the Artists Committee for ... at prominent events including SXSW, the Smart City New York Conference, and Tech Foundations for Congressional ...