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Foundations Community Partnerships Announces Grants at 19th Annual Partnership in Youth Services Luncheon

Monday, November 13, 2017
... opportunity to promote kindness, diversity of thought and new ideas that will help drive policy change.” Foundations Executive Director Ron Bernstein, Nancy Lublin, Bucks County Diane ...

Reinvestment Fund and Health Department Announce $500,000 in Funding for Food Justice

Wednesday, October 11, 2023
... Fund joins the Philadelphia Department of Public Health in announcing $556,280 in  Philadelphia Food Justice Initiative ... city,” said Jenny Flores, Head of Small Business Growth Philanthropy at Wells Fargo. “As the Bank of Doing, Wells ... that need it most,” said Kendra Van de Water, LSW, Executive Director of YEAH Philly.  “Not only will the ...

First Round of Neighborhood Equitable Recovery Fund Grant Recipients Announced

Thursday, September 23, 2021
... filmmaking and digital media arts. Aleks Martray, BPA 's executive director, said, “Our programs provide Philly youth a safe ... was an intentional shift from our traditional approach to philanthropy to one which centers the lived experience of ...

City announces first round of the Kensington Community Resilience Fund grant recipients

Kensington Community Resilience Fund
Wednesday, July 14, 2021
... Gonzalez, President of HACE, noted the importance of this new fund to the greater Kensington community. “It was a ... stakeholders that are mission driven to develop a new mechanism that is targeted to support grassroots level ... in the area," said Joanna Otero-Cruz, Deputy Managing Director of Community Services. “The KCR Fund represents ...

City Announces $1 Million Investment in Organizations Developing Innovative Workforce Solutions

Wednesday, February 10, 2021
... Authority will utilize the funds to develop and launch the new Green Retrofit Immersive Training (GRIT) Program, which ... Data Systems, Inc.) will use the funds to develop a new Multi-generational Program, which aims to address the ... full of opportunity,” said Michael Rashid, Commerce Director for the City of Philadelphia. “We’re very ...

Beyond the Check: Building Bridges in Arts and Trauma-Informed Practice through Philanthropy

Bartol staff and teaching artists
Wednesday, April 10, 2019
... is a critical outlet for people to share, heal, and build new strength.” –Joe Pyle, Scattergood Foundation It was ... jpyle@scattergoodfoundation.org . Beth Feldman Brandt is Executive Director and Lauren Scharf is Social Media ... Bridges in Arts and Trauma-Informed Practice through Philanthropy ...
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Innovative COVID-19 Response Dashboard yields lessons for future disaster philanthropy

Covid-19 Signs
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
... sectors sprang into action. The need was great, and philanthropy responded by establishing more than a dozen ... with some exceptions. For example, Cumberland County in New Jersey had the lowest grant awards per capita ($0.62) but ... and Lessons for the Road Ahead .   Hilary Rhodes is Director of Evaluation & Learning at William Penn Foundation; ...

William Penn Foundation announces Creative Communities Grants

Thursday, December 13, 2018
... and communication among our grantees and can surface new opportunities to learn from each other and work ... development of a resident-driven planning process for a new park in Fairhill. The process will engage local residents ... program. (Grant Officer:  Cara Ferrentino )   New Audiences, New Places Through our New Audiences/New ...
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William Penn Foundation and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Announce more than $8 million in Covid-19 Relief and Recovery Grants

Philadelphia Orchestra by Jeff Fusco
Wednesday, December 2, 2020
... as part of the WPF Fund, which is designed to test new ideas related to the Foundation’s strategies, support ... one-time civic opportunities, or strengthen regional philanthropy. The grants below relate to the Creative ... investments. A second grant supports the creation of a new youth-led community space through workforce program Ones ...

Impact100 Philadelphia announces 2021 grant finalists

Impact100 Philadelphia
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
... job insecurity. CCATE recently purchased and moved into a new space, and is creating an edible garden and food ... distribution center. They are also looking to turn the new outdoor space into a point for community engagement by ...

Future Think: Philanthropy, COVID-19, and the ‘Next’ Normal

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Thursday, January 28, 2021
... just as nonprofit organizations were kicking off the new year reflecting on the year-end fundraising efforts. By ... It was abundantly clear that unprecedented measures by philanthropy, both private and public sectors, and individual ... However, there is no question additional calls for philanthropy to step in and step up are needed to imagine the ...

2019 Philanthropy Trends to Watch

Monday, January 7, 2019
... to adapt to appeal to a shifting donor base?    Will the new tax laws exacerbate this trend? I expect to see these ... will gain traction. Impact investing is not new, but it is gaining popularity.  One third of family ... (by volume) worth 12% more (by dollars) than in 2017. 2019 Philanthropy Trends to Watch ...
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City of Philadelphia Selected for $1 Million Bloomberg Philanthropies Public Art Challenge Grant to Fund Temporary Public Art Project that Addresses Gun Violence in Germantown

Bloomberg Art Challenge
Wednesday, October 18, 2023
... Chief Cultural Officer for the City of Philadelphia and Executive Director of the Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative ...
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The Lenfest Institute announces $1.3 million in grants to support The Philadelphia Inquirer’s community-focused journalism

The Lenfest Institute for Journalism
Thursday, May 20, 2021
... Institute for Journalism today announced $1.3 million in new grants to The Philadelphia Inquirer to support ... is launching or expanding:  A  Community News Desk , a new team of journalists focused on amplifying diverse voices ... need.  Last week, the Institute  announced  $575,000 in new programs to support the Philadelphia news ecosystem. A ...

Independence Public Media Foundation Announces $1.75 Million in Grants for COVID-19 Community Storytelling and Information Projects

Thursday, July 30, 2020
... stories during COVID-19, as well as strengthen information networks and community-led media across the Greater ... Project will partner to strengthen and expand information networks that were created in response to the COVID-19 ... toolkit for instructors working with students remotely. New grantees also include the Heaux History Project, which ...
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Brandywine Health Foundation Announces Healthcare & Economic Relief Fund Phase Two Grant Recipients

Tuesday, July 28, 2020
... Brandywine Health Foundation has implemented a series of new funding strategies due to the impact of COVID-19 on the ... equity community of practice.  This is what responsive philanthropy is all about - ensuring that our nonprofit ...

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