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Lenfest Institute offering $1 million in grants

Monday, June 5, 2017
... develop new approaches to sustaining local journalism in Philadelphia and similar metro areas. “We are laser-focused ... on ideas with the potential to advance journalism in Philadelphia and metro regions with similar challenges,” ... of revenue to pay for great journalism.” The non-profit, Philadelphia-based Lenfest Institute seeks to preserve and ...
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Philanthropy Network welcomes LeBrian Brown as Manager, Network Organizing, Knowledge, & Engagement

LeBrian Brown
Monday, June 7, 2021
... the change that we need.”  He is AORTA (Anti-Oppression Resource and Training Alliance) trained and founder of With ... LeBrian holds a B.S. in Sociology and M.S. in Human Resource Management from Lincoln University. Beginning June ...
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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
... the funding collaboration with the Mellon Foundation for Philadelphia arts organizations, William Penn's board of ... Foundation can be viewed here . PhilOrchatMann.jpg The Philadelphia Orchestra performs on stage at the Mann Center ... by the (*) on the list below.

Philly parents, don't leave the city when your kids reach school age | Opinion

Friday, March 23, 2018
... time to leave the city. So goes a familiar refrain in Philadelphia, repeated every time  new census data show more ... people moved out than moved in . Yet, how well do you know Philadelphia public schools? The truth is they are likely ... away. Over the past several years, the School District of Philadelphia and other public schools have made significant ...
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How you can help Philly reimagine our civic spaces

Friday, June 15, 2018
By Jamie Gauthier and Patrick J. Morgan via The Inquirer Philadelphia’s growing skyline is not the only sign of the ... engagement is crucial to creating a common vision for Philadelphia’s civic spaces and for our city overall. ... the Civic Commons, a national initiative piloted in Philadelphia that seeks to revitalize civic spaces, and ...

Barra Foundation Announces $520,000 in Immediate Funding

Thursday, April 2, 2020
... from Barra Foundation (04.02.20) by Peter Dobrin for the Philadelphia Inquirer Barra-Logo.jpg PHILADELPHIA, April 2, 2020 —   The Barra Foundation ... Awards are given to exemplary organizations in Greater Philadelphia that are peer-nominated by others who work in ...
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The Leeway Foundation Announces $48,950 in Support to 22 Individual Artists and Cultural Producers

Leeway Foundation (mark)
Friday, October 16, 2020
... that support the immediate needs of artists in Greater Philadelphia, while meeting them where they are in terms of ... trans* artists and cultural producers living in Greater Philadelphia. The Fall 2020 Art and Change grantees are (in ... Arts, $2,500 Alina Pleskova & Laura Blagrave (West Philadelphia & Melrose) Literary Arts/Performance, $2,450 ...
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The Presser Foundation Announces Over $1.3 Million in a Special Round of Grants to Music Organizations

Tuesday, April 28, 2020
... ‘amazing’ at a critical time by Peter Dobrin for the Philadelphia Inquirer (04.28.20) PRESS RELEASE April 29, 2020 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – In response to the COVID-19 ... pandemic and its devastating impact on the greater Philadelphia area’s rich ecosystem of music performance, ...
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Philanthropy Needs A New Endgame: The Liberation of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color Communities In America

Breaking Chains
Thursday, June 4, 2020
... Generosity to Justice: A New Gospel of Wealth . ( 3 ) In Philadelphia, Philanthropy Network created the Equity in ... refugees, and undocumented residents of Greater Philadelphia.  But, this is merely a start of a full ... my post as the leader of Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia, and before I had the chance to issue an ...

Philanthropy Network President Jennifer Pedroni to Join FMA

Jennifer Pedroni
Friday, November 2, 2018
... She was elected President of Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia's Board of Directors in April 2018. Prior to ... her Masters of Science in Organization Development from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and a Bachelors ... grantees. Her commitment to service, her deep roots in the Philadelphia region and her knowledge of foundation ...
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Connelly Foundation awards 40 Catholic eighth graders full scholarships to high school

Wednesday, December 9, 2020
... eighth-grade students from 30 Catholic schools in the Philadelphia Archdiocese, with four-year scholarships to ... Delaware County, 10 from Montgomery County and eight from Philadelphia. The highest scoring student was Brendan Annulis ... accomplishments and brilliance of the scholars across the Philadelphia Archdiocese, especially during this challenging ...
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Giving USA: Total U.S. charitable giving remained strong in 2021, reaching $484.85 billion

Tuesday, June 21, 2022
... giving, The Giving USA Foundation is the preeminent resource for scholarly research and special reports. Its work ... and volunteer leadership to the Foundation and works in partnership with it to advance the field of generosity and to ...
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New grocery store experiment hopes to inspire learning

"Talk it Up"
Tuesday, September 11, 2018
... some bananas at the Island Avenue Shoprite in Southwest Philadelphia while shopping with her grandchildren, Kalanni ... Via WITF | Written by Avi Wolfman-Arent/WHYY (Philadelphia) -- If you're grocery shopping in Philadelphia over the next year you might run into a cherubic ...
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Independence Public Media Foundation Announces $1.75 Million in Grants for COVID-19 Community Storytelling and Information Projects

Thursday, July 30, 2020
PHILADELPHIA, July 30, 2020 – The Independence Public Media ... networks and community-led media across the Greater Philadelphia region. “IPMF launched the Community Voices ... collaborations, including: People’s Alliance, Reclaim Philadelphia, Free Press, and Movement Alliance Project will ...
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Leeway Foundation announces 2019 Transformation Awardees

Leeway Transformation Awards
Friday, December 27, 2019
... nonconforming artists and cultural producers in Greater Philadelphia. The $15,000 per awardee is in affirmation of ... through poetry and literature. afaq of Northeast Philadelphia, Literary and Visual Arts Claudia Peregrina of South Philadelphia, Multidiscplinary Danie Ocean of Media, Music ...

The Presser Foundation Will Distribute $1.148 Million In Capital Support Grants This Year

Tuesday, May 3, 2022
April 28, 2022 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - In a continued response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on Greater Philadelphia’s music organizations and their efforts, The ... and music education organizations in the Greater Philadelphia Area. Capital projects typically include the ...
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New director of Philly Cultural Fund has a message for the next mayor

Gabriela Sanchez
Monday, April 3, 2023
... Serena Sanchez is the new executive director of the Philadelphia Cultural Fund, overseeing the distribution of ... is informed by her experience growing up Puerto Rican in Philadelphia. “I quickly realized the power of community and how I wanted to be dedicated to Philadelphia,” Sanchez said. “I didn’t want to leave ...

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