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Investing in Women: A Gender-Lens Investing Conversation

Friday, March 1, 2019
... gender equality. That’s true for Laura LaRosa, the Director of Client Development at Glenmede. “When I think ... effect on women’s lives, such as a firm developing new breast cancer therapies. Some investors are beginning to ... benefits can accrue within individual firms. Board and executive diversity is  good for a company’s growth ...
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Greater Philadelphia Corporate Volunteer Council Partners with Philadelphia Foundation

Greater Philadelphia Corporate Volunteer Council
Friday, November 22, 2019
... “The GPCVC is very excited to embark on this new journey with the Philadelphia Foundation. We expect this ... possible,” added Marcia Gelbart, Senior Communications Director of Community Impact at Comcast and a GPCVC Co-Chair. ... the United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey, Vanguard, and Wells Fargo. The City of ...
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Giving USA: U.S. charitable giving totaled $557.16 billion in 2023

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Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Key findings from  Giving USA 2024: The Annual Report on Philanthropy for the Year 2023 , released today, report that ... Total giving grew 1.9% in current dollars, reaching a new high by that measure. Nevertheless, growth in total ... high set in 2021. Giving USA: The Annual Report on Philanthropy, the longest-running and most comprehensive ...
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Foundations Community Partnership Board Approves $240K in Grants to 28 Bucks Nonprofits

Thursday, July 11, 2019
... Learning Program to diverse populations, including two new schools and an addiction recovery program for women. 11. ... Foundations Community Partnership,” said Jennifer King, Executive Director of The Council of Southeast Pennsylvania, Inc.  ...
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The Philadelphia Foundation and Reinvestment Fund Launch PhilaImpact Fund

Monday, April 30, 2018
... (4.28.18): Meet PhilaImpact Fund, Philadelphia’s new place-based impact investment fund PHILADELPHIA, PA ... Fund announced the launch of  PhilaImpactFund , a new place-based impact investment opportunity targeted to the ...

United Way of PA Sheds Light on Financial Hardships: The ALICE Report

United for ALICE
Tuesday, June 18, 2019
... 2019) – United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey (UWGPSNJ), along with United Way of Pennsylvania ... and CEO of United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey. “When you add to that the sheer number of those ... help ALICE take steps toward empowering them and creating new opportunity.” UWP’s report defines the cost of a ...

Philadelphia Cultural Fund to Award $2.68M to 339 Arts Organizations Across the City

Friday, March 29, 2019
... can do their best work,” said Philadelphia Cultural Fund executive director Barbara J. Silzle. Twenty-eight organizations are ... humbled to accept for this hometown award,” said Founder/Executive Artistic Director Joan Myers Brown. At the March 27 ...
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Brandywine Health Foundation Responds to Public Health Crisis

Thursday, March 19, 2020
... rate is expected to more than double. Acknowledging the new reality of the impact of  COVID-19 coupled with the fact ... outbreak will cause, therefore the Fund will support new ways to deliver social and behavioral health services.  ... Garden Party sponsors to donate their contributions to the new Healthcare and Economic Relief Fund. In addition, dozens ...

Centering Community Voice with Data: Perspectives from a Nonprofit and a Funder

Trellis for Tomorrow students building a compost station
Friday, October 27, 2023
... , Program Operations Manager, and Jennifer Anderson , the Executive Director of Trellis for Tomorrow about their feedback program ... their learning. Here are some of the highlights of those new feedback muscles: Stronger survey development . The team ...
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Philadelphia Foundation Fund Supports Community-based Programs in Northwest Philadelphia

East Mt Airy Neighbors
Tuesday, November 5, 2019
... a good community better ’ said Natalia Serejko, EMAN’s Executive Director. “We are extremely proud to be able to support the ...

An Open Letter to Arts Funders: Create a Pooled Loan Fund

BalletX by Chris Kendig
Tuesday, March 24, 2020
... Andrew Ross Sorkin’s recent opinion piece in The New York Times, This Is the Only Way to End  the Coronavirus ... program for the Ford Foundation, and was a Program Director for the Arts at the Irvine Foundation, among other ... directed the Nonprofit Finance Fund in Philadelphia and New Jersey and led the growth of NFF Programs nationwide. She ...

Chester County Funders Unite to Provide COVID-19 Rapid Response Funding

Tuesday, June 30, 2020
... related support to over $1 million and will be issuing a new, more responsive funding model that will help reimagine a ... people who care with causes that matter so their legacy philanthropy makes a difference now and forever.  The ... for Women and Girls leads and unites the community through philanthropy and advocacy to ensure that women and girls have ...
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The Alliance for Health Equity Launches the Equity Health Center to address Health Access in Greater Coatesville

Equity Health Network Providers
Thursday, April 6, 2023
... services the existing Coatesville LINK, will introduce a new “on-demand” service to allow community members easier ... to health and social service appointments and work. The new electronic fare system will now meet the modern ...

Five Local Organizations Receive $125k Grants from TD Bank to Develop Local Affordable Housing

Monday, March 9, 2020
... rental units for families, individuals, the elderly, new Americans, Veterans, the disabled, women and youth. ... Nation's 2019 Housing Report ," said Paige Carlson-Heim, Director of TD Charitable Foundation and Office of Charitable ... Housing (Jacksonville, FL) Asian Americans for Equality (New York, NY) Avesta Housing (Portland, ME) Bergen County ...

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