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A Working Mom on Back-to-School Life in COVID

Sanchez family
Thursday, September 3, 2020
... all in the same room.   By Michelle Legaspi Sanchez Back-to-school shopping lists and “First Day of School” photos ... for the start of this school year and worrying about how to ensure my girls will have their academic needs met, ... County Fund for Women and Girls and a board member of Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia. A Working Mom on ...

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
To continue to address the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the William ... has partnered with The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to collectively award more than $8 million in Relief and ... one-time civic opportunities, or strengthen regional philanthropy. The grants below relate to the Creative ...

First Round of Neighborhood Equitable Recovery Fund Grant Recipients Announced

Thursday, September 23, 2021
... Fund, a partnership with Bread & Roses Community Fund to support grassroots nonprofit organizations that serve ... recommended the grantees that were awarded. The goal was to empower community residents to determine what would most ... was an intentional shift from our traditional approach to philanthropy to one which centers the lived experience of ...

The Mayor’s Fund For Philadelphia is now The Philadelphia City Fund

Philadelphia City Fund
Thursday, February 9, 2023
... all over Philadelphia, so we felt it was time to change our name as well,” said PCF Executive Director ... 44-year history, The Fund has frequently changed its name to reflect its role in Philadelphia. PCF began as the Council for Progress in 1979 to assist the City of Philadelphia in the preparation, ...
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City Announces $300,000 in Grants for Third Round of the Kensington Community Resilience Fund

Tuesday, March 14, 2023
Thirty $10,000 general operating grants will be distributed to grassroots, community-based organizations, addressing ... upon $400,000 in grants that were previously distributed to 40 organizations during the first and second grant cycles. ... pride and shows what we can accomplish when community, philanthropy, and the public sector come together.” The KCR ...

Collaborative IMPACT Fund of Bucks County Awards $75,000 Grant

Members of the Along the Way team accept the $75,000 IMPACT Bucks Grant from a coalition of local funders
Monday, July 15, 2024
... (FCP) recently announced the award of a $75,000 grant to Souderton-based Along the Way in support of its Bucks ... (IMPACT Bucks), launched by this coalition of funders to support nonprofits that are committed to creating safe, ... to serve their respective communities. Our collective philanthropy strives to bring about positive change with ...
19Nov2025

Session 4 – Taking Action, Learning, and Adjusting: Building a Media Funding Practice that Lasts

Wednesday, November 19, 2025
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Virtual via Zoom
... what? In this final session, we’ll shift from theory to practice. Through hands-on activities, real-world ... examples, and peer exchange, participants will begin to identify actionable steps for supporting ...
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What Barra Foundation has learned from dipping a toe into mission investing

Wednesday, August 9, 2017
... was coming in the funding world — but was hesitant to jump in herself. We’re talking  mission investing , and ... percent  of their endowments they’re legally obligated to grant or invest out. Kind McKenna, the outspoken advocate ... models that she is, was frustrated by that and wanted to see much more activity beyond that required five percent ...

Eagles' Chris Long Teams Up With United Way And Philadelphia's Read By 4th Campaign To Increase Early Literacy

Chris Long
Friday, September 28, 2018
... the "First Quarter for Literacy" drive, designed to: put more books into the hands of children in underserved ... and caregivers play in raising readers, call on fans to join in the effort by purchasing books to enable ... young children.
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Showing up is half the battle when it comes to change. Here’s what comes next | Opinion by Pedro Ramos

Tuesday, November 20, 2018
... We showed up. In the rain, in unusually big numbers, to vote for the women and men we believed would help make our ... region, nearly 5,000 strong came for On the Table Philly, to talk about issues and opportunities that matter to our ... even more area residents in volunteerism, activism, and philanthropy.

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

BalletX by Chris Kendig
Tuesday, March 24, 2020
... such as endowments or other permanent capital according to the Nonprofit Finance Fund 2018 survey of nonprofit ... community-based arts organizations are often working hand to mouth and weathering cash flow crises on a regular basis. ... role in our national arts ecosystem, are most vulnerable to the mounting COVID-19 economic crisis. As former Nonprofit ...

More Than $1 Million in Fellowships Awarded to 12 BIPOC Artists Through Philadelphia’s Cultural Treasures Program

Tuesday, December 6, 2022
... Foundation announced today $1,170,000 in fellowships to 12 Philadelphia-area artists and cultural practitioners of ... artists, and organizations with exceptional significance to Greater Philadelphia.  The PCT artist fellowships ... spaces and arts and culture experiences, and advance philanthropy in the Philadelphia region. ...
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Blog Post: Finding Your Perfect Grants Management System

PhillyCAM producers retreat
Thursday, August 1, 2024
... Media Foundation By Sherella Williams The first rule to choosing a grants management system (GMS) is there is no ... systems give grants managers the space and flexibility to, as seamlessly as possible, infuse their foundation's ... from 2020 was the intentional integration of trust-based philanthropy principles in these systems. These vendor ...

The Presser Foundation Will Give Nearly $1.5 Million in General Operating Support Grants to Music Organizations

Wednesday, March 5, 2025
... The Presser Foundation will award $1,445,500 in grants to 148 music organizations throughout the Greater ... This year's grantees demonstrate strong commitments to several key areas. Community engagement emerged as a vital ... States dedicated solely to music education and music philanthropy. The Presser Foundation supports music ...
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PHL COVID-19 Fund Responds to Urgent Community Needs, More than $12 Million Pledged to Date

PHL COVID-19 Fund Partners
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
... earmarks more than $2 million in first round of grants to nonprofits By Mike Narducci for the Philadelphia Inquirer ... totaling more than $2 million in its first round of grants to 44 non-profit organizations serving on the frontlines of ... of more than 2,000 online donors alongside partners from philanthropy, business and government. “In these difficult ...

The Presser Foundation Will Give Nearly $1.3 Million in Grants to Music Organizations This Year

Tuesday, February 27, 2024
The Presser Foundation is pleased to announce another round of general operating support grants ... $1,128,500.00 in new single- and multi-year grants to 114 music organizations in the Greater Philadelphia Area. ... States dedicated solely to music education and music philanthropy. The Presser Foundation supports music ...
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TD Charitable Foundation Awards $7 million in Grants to 37 Non-Profits Supporting Housing for Marginalized Communities

TD Housing for Everyone
Friday, May 17, 2024
... Bank® , today announced it awarded a total of $7 million to 37 non-profits across the bank's Maine to Florida footprint and in Michigan through the 18th annual ... the TD Ready Commitment, TD aspires to link its business, philanthropy and human capital to help people feel more ...
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Housing / Homelessness

COVID-19 Philanthropic Response Funds for Greater Philadelphia

Regional COVID-19 Response Dashboard Developed by Philanthropy Network in partnership with the Center for High Impact Philanthropy at the University of Pennsylvania, the regional dashboard is a collaborative effort to track and analyze more than $40 million in grants from 13 ...
09May2018

Walking the Talk: Values-Based Grantmaking

Wednesday, May 9, 2018
9:00am - 12:00pm
Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia
... are not always aligned grantmakers’ values. Learn how to bring a values-based approach to your grantmaking in a ... to elevating the value of grantmaking practices in philanthropy. Since 2008, Michelle has led the explosive ...  Michelle has spent most of her career in corporate philanthropy, leading grants management teams to implement ...

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