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2019 A Look Ahead – From Building to Relevant Action

Monday, January 14, 2019
... mean increase my commitment to practices that I allowed to fall away during the second half of 2018 – namely ... Shira Hodges .   EQUITY : After a year of planning and resource development, we are working on two projects to ... update on the state of the field broadly.Next, we are in final stages of developing a 12-month Equity Cohort , a ...
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VNA Foundation of Greater North Penn announces first round North Penn Unity Grants

VNA Foundation
Wednesday, August 26, 2020
... $15,000 Keystone Opportunity Center | $15,000 Manna on Main Street | $15,000 Greater Harleysville and North Penn ... Increased grant funding:  VNA Foundation increased its Fall grants budget by 50% in order to provide larger grants ...
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United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey and Comcast Launch Nonprofit Finance Accelerator to Strengthen Nonprofit Community

Nonprofit Finance Accelerator
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
... people of color are aware of and able to access this new resource. The program will provide a range of resources, ... UWGPSNJ aims to offer the program to more organizations in Fall 2021. To support the program, contact  ...

Eight Heads Are Better Than One

Wednesday, June 5, 2019
... interest in working together in early-April, 2018.  The final workshop, the culmination of our collaborative efforts, ... to voice your core issues and “dealbreakers,” so the final product will align with your priorities on the major points, at least.  Some Final Thoughts: I learned a lot about my colleagues during ...

U.S. Giving Tops the $400 Billion Mark for the First Time

Tuesday, June 12, 2018
... over the revised total of $389.64 contributed in 2016.  (Please see below for a more detailed breakdown of ... $35.70 billion in 2017, increasing 2.3 percent from 2016 (a 0.2 percent increase, adjusted for inflation). Giving ... primarily as a result of an unusually high increase in 2016. The bulk of these donations are in-kind gifts of ...
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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
... giving coupled with the stock market turnaround in the final months of the year boosted contributions. As a result, ... current Giving USA estimates are developed before final tax data, some economic indicators and some demographic ... are available. The estimates are revised and updated as final versions of these data become available. Final ...

City of Philadelphia, in Partnership with the MacArthur Foundation Safety and Justice Challenge, Announces Second Round of Microgrants for Criminal Justice Reform

Tuesday, May 24, 2022
... This grant follows previous grants of $3.5 million in 2016 and $4 million in 2018. The SJC is a $300 million ... criminal justice system reform in general, includes seven main strategies, with 39 individual initiatives attributed to ...
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CCFWG Unites Women and Girls in Chester County for Virtual Conveings to Raise Awareness About Impacts of COVID-19 on Local Women and Girls

CCFWG 2020 Making a Difference Luncheon
Friday, May 8, 2020
... and Repair; Mike Diggin – RE/MAX Town & Country; First Resource Bank; Kleinbard LLC; Main Line Health; Commissioner Marian Moskowitz; Meridian ...
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Philanthropy represented on new Philadelphia City Council Special Committee on Poverty Reduction and Prevention

Philadelphia City Council
Tuesday, October 22, 2019
... jobs and education, and the social safety net. The final recommendations should be released at a final hearing before the end of the year. Philanthropy ...

The Philadelphia Cultural Fund distributes $2.67 million to a diverse mix of arts & culture organizations

Tuesday, March 27, 2018
... million in 27 years. In 2018, while the arts continue to fall victim to budget cuts and conservative attacks, the ...

The Fund for Women and Girls Launches Highly Anticipated 2022 Blueprint Report at Community Event

The Fund for Women and Girls Blueprint speakers
Thursday, October 6, 2022
... Action (BWCCA) Cheryl Miles spoke about how The Fund’s 2016 Report spurred her to act on behalf of Black women in ...
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CCFWG’S 4th Annual Champions of Change Event Leaves Chester County Business Community Inspired to Elevate Women in the Workplace

2020 COC Collage
Thursday, November 12, 2020
... County Hospital | Denise Wine and Neil Kinch | First Resource Bank | West Chester University | Judi and Tim Bell | ...

Independence Public Media Foundation Announces $500,000 in Grants Awarded to Local Independent Filmmakers

Independence Public Media Foundation
Thursday, April 17, 2025
... and media erasure. The panel’s grantmaking decisions are final and are not influenced by the IPMF board or staff. ... opportunity to screen their projects at IPMF’s annual Fall Film Screening to gain more public interest and ...

City Launches “Kensington Community Resilience Fund”

Tuesday, April 27, 2021
... of the Fund.  The KCFR Steering Committee  will provide final approval for the release of funding as proposed by the ... July 2021, with a second round of funding anticipated in fall 2021. The KCR Fund welcomes contributions from ...

Independence Public Media Foundation Announces $2.6 Million in Media-Making and Digital Equity Grants to 33 Projects and Organizations

Wednesday, December 15, 2021
... Media Foundation (IPMF) announces $2.6 million in its final round of grants for 2021. The grants focused support ... thriving Black business corridor in West Philly—as its main character, meandering between various stakeholders and ...

Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia and Philly Counts announce second-round COVID-19 Prevention & Response Fund grant recipients

COVID-19 Prevention & Response Fund
Friday, July 16, 2021
... Counts , which will provide information, training, and resource materials as well as logistical and operational ...

Dwayne Wharton selected for new national leadership program to build health equity

Dwayne Wharton
Wednesday, September 27, 2017

Dwayne Wharton joins second-ever cohort of Culture of Health Leaders, assembled from across the country by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

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