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NBME Selects Its First Philanthropy Director

Allison Anderson Acevedo
Wednesday, January 19, 2022
... health care, NBME has named its inaugural Philanthropy Director,  Allison Anderson Acevedo . In her new position, Allison will play a key role in leading the ... “We’re fortunate to have Allison as a part of our NBME and Office of General Counsel and Organizational ...
09Oct2025

Community of Practice for Program Officers/Directors and Grant Managers

Thursday, October 9, 2025
3:00pm - 5:00pm
In-Person
We’re excited to invite you to the our  Community of Practice for Program Officers/Directors and Grant Managers ! This space is designed for program director staff—those who are no longer brand new to the work, but still navigating the in-between. It’s ...
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Philadelphia Cultural Fund to Award $2.68M to 339 Arts Organizations Across the City

Friday, March 29, 2019
PHILADELPHIA—(March 26, 2019]—On March 26 and 27 at City Hall, The Philadelphia Cultural Fund will announce the ... can do their best work,” said Philadelphia Cultural Fund executive director Barbara J. Silzle. Twenty-eight organizations are ...
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15Jul2020

Rebuilding Better: How to Create Constructive and Inclusive Comms at Foundations and Nonprofits

Wednesday, July 15, 2020 2:00pm
... our access and resource networks for the betterment of the communities we serve. But there’s much more that ... community How to open doors and create pathways for new voices, especially among Black, Brown, and young women How to rebuild better...

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

Friday, March 23, 2018
... When the kids reach school age, it’s 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 . ... teaching happening right here. Elliot Weinbaum is program director for William Penn Foundation’s Great Learning ...
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Read by 4th Initiative

Philadelphia Takes First Steps Toward City-wide Historic and Cultural Resources Survey

Wednesday, March 4, 2020
PRESS RELEASE via the City of Philadelphia Department of Planning and Development ... rapidly changing neighborhoods,” said Shawn McCaney, Executive Director of the William Penn Foundation. “We are pleased to ...

Philadelphia Cultural Fund Awards $3,267,407 to 282 Art and Culture Organizations Across the City

Philadelphia Cultural Fund
Wednesday, July 13, 2022
... organizations. The grants are resourced through the City of Philadelphia’s budget and supplemented by ... years of the pandemic,” said Philadelphia Cultural Fund Executive Director Barbara J. Silzle.  “The arts have long been a ...
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28Jul2022

Corporate Roundtable: Innovative staffing models to meet new ESG and CSR impact goals

Thursday, July 28, 2022
8:30am - 9:30am
Video Conference
... limited resources.  Compounding these challenges is a new landscape for staffing that has emerged as a result of ... a social impact consulting firm headquartered in New York City. Previous to TCC, Tom was executive director of the CSR rating organization The Council ...
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City Announces Additional $30 Million in Funding for Rental Assistance and Small Business Relief

Thursday, November 12, 2020
city-of-philadelphia-logo.png PRESS RELEASE PHILADELPHIA – ... and Philadelphia City Council today announced a new commitment of $30 million dollars in Coronavirus Aid, ... services,” said Sylvie Gallier Howard, Acting Commerce Director for the City of Philadelphia. “We’re proud to ...

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

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Wednesday, April 14, 2021
... organizations. The grants are resourced through the City budget and supplemented by donations. The 2021 Art & ... they  faced this year,” said Philadelphia Cultural Fund Executive Director Barbara J. Silzle. “We recognize the vital role ...
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Philadelphia: Building a Stronger City Through Public Spaces

Thursday, May 24, 2018
In this post Patrick Morgan , program director for Philadelphia at John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, reflects on the role of public spaces in creating more informed and engaged ... are creating deeper connections between people and their city and fostering greater community connection, trust and ...
04Apr2022

Black Leadership: Navigating Executive Transitions in Historically White Led Institutions

Monday, April 4, 2022
2:30pm - 6:00pm
Where: 
Webinar
... and communities. As many organizations grapple with executive transitions where a person of color, especially an incoming Black leader, is ... resilient, inclusive and accountable leadership from the new executive ; and an organizational culture...

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
PHILADELPHIA – The City of Philadelphia announced a second round of microgrants ... to reimagining the criminal justice system, as well as new programmatic innovations. In addition, there is an option ... with grantees and their work,” said Erica Atwood, Senior Director of the Office of Policy and Strategic Initiatives ...
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City of Philadelphia and PIDC Open Applications to Philadelphia COVID-19 Small Business Relief Fund

Philadelphia COVID-19 Small Business Relief Fund
Monday, March 23, 2020
... and residents also announced PHILADELPHIA – The City of Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Industrial ... to the ongoing global pandemic. The fund offers a mix of new grants and zero-interest loans for businesses that make ... time,” said Sylvie Gallier Howard, Acting Commerce Director for the City of Philadelphia. “Acting quickly will ...
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05Sep2019

Urban Health Symposium 2019: Reimagining Health in Cities

Thursday, September 5, 2019 - 8:00am to Friday, September 6, 2019 - 1:00pm
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Dornsife School of Public Health
... offer optimum opportunities for the development of innovative programs and policies that can improve ... and policy makers to spark conversations and new ideas about how to turn evidence into action, share ... urban health crises and disaster...

United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey announces $1 million challenge to boost regional Census Outreach Efforts

Philly Counts
Thursday, October 24, 2019
... Douglas - United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey  |  adouglas@uwgpsnj.org , 856-583-1855 Irene Contreras - City of Philadelphia |  irene.contreras.reyes@phila.gov , ... important voice in our planning,” said Stephanie Reid, Executive Director of Philly Counts 2020 . “The commitment ...

Over $10 Million in New Funding to Strengthen Philadelphia-Area Cultural Groups and Artists

BalletX company performs choreographer Jennifer Archibald’s Maslow’s Peak, 2024. Photo by Whitney Browne, courtesy of BalletX.
Tuesday, September 24, 2024
... of several of the most prominent institutions in the city and $1 million in unrestricted fellowships to 12 local artists. New this year, the Center’s “Evolving Futures” awards ... Futures grants this year,” says Paula Marincola, executive director of The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage. ...
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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
... R. Hargro From the disproportionate impact and deaths of Black Americans due to COVID-19 pandemic (1) to the recent ... seeks justice in his book From Generosity to Justice: A New Gospel of Wealth . ( 3 ) In Philadelphia, Philanthropy ... what is a risk and what is not? With predominantly White executive and board leadership ,( 4 ) many foundations ...

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