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Unprecedented program aims to ‘Rebuild’ Philadelphia, serve as national community investment model

Monday, October 2, 2017
... The premier annual meeting of the park and recreation community, over a three-day period conference attendees were presented ... parks in areas of need,” said Tulipane. Rebuild focuses on promoting equity and fairness across Philadelphia, seeking ...

Community Voices: from a Moment and for a Movement

Spiral Q 2
Monday, August 24, 2020
... protests sweep across the country in the middle of a pandemic that has exposed structural inequalities, creators ... media in the Philly region, I’ve been reflecting on what it means for a philanthropic institution to respond ... Competition As a foundation, we want to support network building and collaboration, so we were pleased to identify ...

Momentum Fund Launches to Help Build Capacity of Nonprofits Managing COVID-19 Funds

Momentum Fund
Wednesday, May 27, 2020
... Fund.jpg United Philanthropy Forum announces the launch of the Momentum Fund to support nonprofit organizations ... and underserved in our country. The Fund will award a total of $8.5 million in grants to help these organizations ... evenly across the country, but have instead fallen hardest on the historically marginalized and underserved communities ...

Beech launches resources directory to support families, individuals and communities

BEECH 2020 COMMUNITY RESOURCES DIRECTORY
Tuesday, August 18, 2020
... In celebration of its 30th Anniversary in service to the community, the Beech Companies, Inc., through Beech Community ... and digital data that provide valuable information on a variety of subjects. It includes detailed descriptions of ...

Philadelphia Foundation Announces Fund Focused on Black-Led Nonprofits Serving Black Communities in Greater Philadelphia

Philadelphia Foundation
Thursday, May 13, 2021
... provide selected nonprofits with operational and capacity-building support to enable strong leadership, resilient ... invest in their resilience and leadership,” said Pedro A. Ramos, President and CEO, Philadelphia Foundation. “The ... Differ from White-led Organizations: Research Report on African American Nonprofit Organization in Philadelphia ...

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
... with Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF) announced the launch of a virtual Nonprofit Finance Accelerator for regional ... pandemic. The Accelerator will have an intentional focus on supporting organizations led by, and serving, people of ... said Kate Houstoun, Managing Director of Capacity Building of UWGPSNJ. “As relief from COVID-19 begins to ...

The Lenfest Institute announces $1.3 million in grants to support The Philadelphia Inquirer’s community-focused journalism

The Lenfest Institute for Journalism
Thursday, May 20, 2021
... coverage of Philadelphia’s most pressing issues, with a particular focus on communities that have been historically underserved or ... Institute, The Inquirer is launching or expanding:  A  Community News Desk , a new team of journalists focused on ...

Philanthropy Needs A New Endgame: The Liberation of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color Communities In America

Breaking Chains
Thursday, June 4, 2020
... exposed to the world. These cases are not simply due to “a few bad actors,” but rather a pervasive culture of white ... I discuss with my children and now the one they discuss on their Instagram stories. It is an America that has been ... local media organizations that offer a platform for community voices from communities of color to embrace their ...
17Apr2025

Under Threat: The State of Support for the Trans Community

Thursday, April 17, 2025
10:00am - 11:30am
Webinar
... Councilmember Rue Landau , Naiymah Sanchez from the ACLU of Pennsylvania, Corinne Goodwin from the Eastern PA Trans ... and what can be done to support them. RELATED CONTENT: On Transgender Day of Visibility, Three Funders Discuss Their ... 03.31.25) Under Threat: The State of Support for the Trans Community ...

PECO Announces New Powering the Arts Grant for Community-Based Organizations in Southeastern PA

Friday, July 1, 2022
PECO has introduced a new competitive grants program that will help community-based organizations reach new and diverse audiences ... 31, 2022. The applications, along with further details on program eligibility and award structure, are available on ...
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The Case for Funding Black-Led Social Change: Case Statement

Published: 
03/2017
... (BSCFN) , an initiative forged by the leadership of ABFE: A Philanthropic Partnership for Black Communities and the ... largest foundations is specifically targeted to the Black community. Calling investment in Black-led social change a ... foundations over the next five years, with emphasis on strengthening the infrastructure for Black-led social ...

The Case for Funding Black-Led Social Change: Redlining by Another Name: What the Data Says to Move from Rhetoric to Action

Published: 
12/2019
ABFE: A Philanthropic Partnership for Black Communities (ABFE) , recently conducted a study to learn how leaders of Black-led social change organizations in the United States ... two purposes. The first was to build a body of information on the health and well-being of existing Black social change ...

HealthSpark Foundation announces the Dr. Frank E. Boston Black Justice Fund

HealthSpark Foundation
Tuesday, October 5, 2021
Via HealthSpark Foundation As part of our efforts to build a more thriving Montgomery County, it is with great ... to think and act differently in how we support movement building and grassroot advocacy in Montgomery County,” says ... also established a shared principle of community, built on trusting relationships, solidarity, and equity at the ...
22Sep2021

Setting the Table: Internal Equity Work

Wednesday, September 22, 2021
2:00pm - 3:30pm
Video Conference
... Network members who would like to sign-up for this event on/after September 21st, please contact us directly to ... details for the video conference. Setting the Table is a webinar series inviting guests to the proverbial table to ... the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network focused on building a diverse and powerful social sector; and the ...

The Philadelphia Black Giving Circle (PBGC) Launches its Inaugural Grantmaking Cycle

Philadelphia Black Giving Circle
Wednesday, October 31, 2018
Philadelphia, PA – October 31, 2018. On Thursday, November 1, 2018, the Philadelphia Black Giving ... Black Giving Circle launched in February 2018 with a mission to build the capacity and financial sustainability ... of charitable giving and philanthropy within the Black community. Recognizing that small nonprofits play a major ...
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Independence Public Media Foundation Announces 71 Grants Totaling $8.9 Million

IPMF grantee
Monday, August 15, 2022
... the year, while the foundation takes some time to reflect on what we’ve learned in our first three years as an ... and the Media, Inequality & Change Center (MIC) each a three-year grant to organize journalists, researchers, ... identifying geographic and demographic news deserts, and building infrastructure to address news and information ...

Rebuild Announces First Project to Launch, More to Come

Thursday, May 17, 2018
... across Philadelphia. The announcement comes following a request from the Mayor to City Council to fund Rebuild ... at risk. With two unprecedented commitments from the building trades to build diversity in their ranks through ... are in dire need of investment, and in cases like Vare are on the brink of closure.” Vare serves the Grays Ferry and ...

The Alliance for Health Equity Kicks off the Nonprofit Justice and Equity Institute

Nonprofit Justice and Equity Institute Wordle
Wednesday, February 9, 2022
(Coatesville, Pennsylvania) - On February 1st  2022, The Alliance for Health Equity (The ... AHE) launched the Nonprofit Justice and Equity Institute , a series of learning sessions designed to support the ... and the impact on the community Participating in capacity building coaching to advance justice and equity learning and ...

Pew Announces $1.85M to Strengthen the Free Library of Philadelphia and Improve Access to Drexel University’s Atwater Kent Collection

Free Library of Philadelphia
Wednesday, July 19, 2023
... the Free Library of Philadelphia Foundation to undertake a comprehensive planning and community engagement process to improve the Free Library’s ... Library of Philadelphia branches. For more information on the Free Library of Philadelphia, please visit ...

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