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Early Learnings on Building Foundation Openness

Friday, December 21, 2018
... United Philanthropy Forum | @dbiemesderfer Assessing a foundation’s performance is critical to its learning and ... what they have learned. During the study we worked with a group of regional philanthropy-serving organizations (PSOs) ... started with included adapting the language in their grant applications and reports to support trusting ...
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Every Voice, Every Vote grants $2.875 million to 71 Philadelphia media and community organizations to expand access to civic news and information

Tuesday, June 25, 2024
... Vote in 2024 and 2025 is provided by the William Penn  Foundation with additional funding from The Lenfest Institute ... to access  and be shared on everyvoice-everyvote.org.  Grant funding ranges from $10,000 to $130,000 to support community-centered projects that ...
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29Jun2023

Libraries Under Attack- How Funders Can Help Defy Bans and Discrimination

Thursday, June 29, 2023
10:00am - 11:15am
Virtual via Zoom
... the culture wars.  Just as many libraries are striving to ensure that their collections are relevant to the growing ... wars.  You’ll also hear from Diana Doherty of the VNA Foundation of Greater North Penn about why that foundation ... Recording   Libraries Under Attack- How Funders Can Help Defy Bans and Discrimination ...

Chester County Community Foundation: Event Cancellation and Rapid Recovery Fund Announcement

Wednesday, March 18, 2020
... these unprecedented times, the Chester County Community Foundation is extremely thankful for the charitable ... The CDC highly recommends cancelling large events and group gatherings to prevent the spread of COVID-19. ...
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William Penn Foundation Announces Another $11.6 Million for COVID Emergency Action

Monday, March 30, 2020
... community continues to grow, on Friday the William Penn Foundation held its second urgent board meeting in two weeks ... closures caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. A $5 million grant from William Penn Foundation and a $2 million grant ... five years, Philadelphia has created opportunities for 10,000 more children in high quality early learning programs and ...

The Sarah Ralston Foundation Announces Successful Inaugural Year Funding Nonprofits that Serve Philadelphia’s Aging Population

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Monday, January 29, 2024
... to age safely and with joy and dignity. The Sarah Ralston Foundation is the first and only charitable foundation in ... of $2M to nonprofits in its inaugural year. Their spring grant cycle provided twenty-eight nonprofits with a total of ... socially isolated.
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Independence Blue Cross Foundation convenes Recovery Ready Summit to engage stakeholders in mission to support recovery on college campuses

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Tuesday, October 17, 2023
Philadelphia — The Independence Blue Cross (IBX) Foundation convened representatives from more than a dozen ... announced the opening of a collegiate recovery program grant application for colleges and universities to apply for first-year funding — up to $50,000 — to establish or expand a recovery program in ...
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12Sep2018

Pathways to Progress: Empowering Youth through Integrated Job Training and Financial Capability

Wednesday, September 12, 2018
1:00pm - 2:00pm
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Please join Asset Funders Network and the Citi Foundation on September 12 th 2018 at 1:00 p.m. ET. for our Funder Spotlight Webinar, Pathways to Progress: Empowering Youth through Integrated Job Training ... job training with financial capability...

Philadelphia Cultural Fund to Award $914,517 to 205 Art and Culture Organizations Across the City

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Wednesday, April 14, 2021
... most likely have less access to revenue sources such as foundation grants.   PCF has long been an accessible and ... the grant recipients have annual operating budgets below $150,000. The grant amounts are based on each organization’s ...
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City Announces Awardees of $1.5 Million 2024 Illuminate the Arts Grant

2024 Illuminate the Arts Grants
Friday, November 8, 2024
... creative enterprises have been  awarded a total of $1,500,000 through the 2024 Illuminate the Arts Grant. The 2024 ... through the 2024 Illuminate the Arts Grant. A diverse group of local individual artists, nonprofit art ... for individuals compared to organizations and enterprises. Awards were given to applicants from a diverse set of ...
28Feb2017

Out of School (OST) Community Collaborations for Collective Impact and Positive Youth Development

Tuesday, February 28, 2017
8:30am - 10:00am
Philadelphia, PA
... of the out-of-school time programming for children and youth has grown in response to the needs of working families. Out-of-school programs ...

Small Funders Webinar: Finding and Using Data to Make Smarter Grants

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05/2018
Small foundations seek reliable research data to inform our grantmaking decisions and our funding ... fund, and to help us make smarter decisions when assessing grant applications and setting our goals for impact.   ... , is a tool funded by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation that features easy-to-find demographic breakdowns ...

COVID-19 Nonprofit Continuity Grants available for Berks County nonprofits

Wednesday, April 1, 2020
  READING, PA (April 1, 2020) – Berks County Community Foundation has launched an emergency grant program to help Berks County nonprofits fill critical ... grant size is $500 and the maximum grant size is $20,000. This wide range reflects the diversity of organizations ...
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Leeway Foundation announces spring 2020 Art and Change grants

Leeway Foundation 2020 Art & Change Grants
Friday, May 22, 2020
PHILADELPHIA – Today, the Leeway Foundation announced $42,500 in funding for 17 individual ... producers in Greater Philadelphia, supporting their work to address a range of social change issues.  The spring ... needs as a result of COVID-19.  Leeway’s Art and Change Grant provides grants of up to $2,500 to fund art for social ...

The Community Foundation of South Jersey launches Transform South Jersey Initiative

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Monday, August 26, 2019
Press Release Community Foundation of South Jersey Invites Local Municipalities to Learn about New Grant Opportunity for Five South Jersey Communities Each of the selected communities will have access to up to $100,000 in funding from the Community Foundation of South Jersey ...
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