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2020 Census Action Funds

... The action funds provided grants to support and empower community-based organizations working to develop the skills ... being undercounted in order to help lay the groundwork for a complete count. Funds were structured to allow for quick ... Philly Counts 2020 online.   For additional information on any of these funds, please contact Shira Hodges , Vice ...

Racial Equity and Philanthropy: Disparities in Funding for Leaders of Color Leave Impact on the Table

Racial Equity & Philanthropy
Published: 
06/2020
... Green and Bridgespan teamed up to research the depth of racial inequities in philanthropic funding. Their work revealed two of the biggest factors holding back philanthropy’s efforts ... Disparities in Funding for Leaders of Color Leave Impact on the Table ...
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Equity and Social Justice

Philadelphia Impact Investment Landscape Scan

Philadelphia Impact Investment Scan Exec Summary
Published: 
05/2019
... Greater Philadelphia engaged Urbane Development through a grant from The Barra Foundation to assess the impact ... investing ecosystem in the Philadelphia area. Through a series of interviews, roundtables, and a short survey, Philanthropy ...

2017 Agenda

... to bring together neighbors and institutions to achieve a shared vision for stronger communities. Activating Vision, ...

Diversity of Asset Managers in Philanthropy

Diversity of Asset Managers in Philanthropy
Published: 
02/2020
For a decade, Knight Foundation has been intentional about ... its endowment. In response to frequent questions from a variety of stakeholders into the performance of the charitable sector ...

About Rebuild Philadelphia

... health risks, or drug crimes. Rebuild is also focusing on sites where investment could help to stabilize or revitalize a community as well as sites that have urgent physical needs. ... on Rebuild projects are diverse, improving access to the building trades for women and minorities, and creating ...
14Sep2017

NCFP Webinar: The First Year in the Life of a New Executive Director

Thursday, September 14, 2017
12:00pm - 1:30pm
Webinar
How can your board develop a transition plan to maximize your new executive director’s ... relations; setting boundaries; learning more about the community and causes served by the foundation; and coping ...

Knight Foundation invests $2.2 million in projects to advance Philadelphia’s public spaces and digital engagement

Photo courtesy Smith Memorial Playground
Friday, April 9, 2021
... The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation today announced a $2.2 million investment in nine Philadelphia projects. ... support will bolster local programs that advance equitable community development and digital innovation in city ... Knight Foundation’s community investments will build on the organization’s broader efforts to advance ...

HealthSpark Foundation Announces $631,000 in Grants to Support Montgomery County’s Social Safety Net

Monday, January 11, 2021
... Initiative. The grants include 11 Innovation Lab grants, a 2-year grant to continue advocacy efforts through the Here ... Johnson. “The pandemic and our most recent report on the financial health of area nonprofits has shown that to ... $30,000 to develop a comprehensive and replicable plan for building a more inclusive model to serve the Latino and ...

Closing Session: Gun Violence and Implications for the Region

Gun violence is a widespread issue that has had a direct and devastating impact on the lives of all who live, work, play, or worship across our region. Community wellbeing, a sense of belonging, and safety are at ...
Date & Time: 
10/25/2022
2:30pm - 2:55pm

Independence Public Media Foundation Welcomes Seven New Board Members

IPMF new board members 2025
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
... to its board of directors. The new board members bring a wide range of skills and expertise including media-making, strategic coalition-building, nonprofit governance, public relations, and ... IPMF, through its  first-ever board open call , invited community members to apply and join its board. This aligns ...
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Media/JournalismSocial Justice
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Leadership, Culture and Community

Philadelphia Bar Foundation Announces Release of Emergency Funding

Monday, April 20, 2020
... to alleviate some of the unexpected economic pressure on the public interest community and to provide support for ... anticipated once offices and courts reopen. The backlog is building in all Philadelphia courts, especially concerning ... U.S. created by the coronavirus pandemic is poised to have a significant and negative impact on the nonprofit sector in ...
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Disaster ReliefLegal Aid
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COVID-19
27Apr2017

Keystone Policy Webinar Series - Session 5: Combating Pennsylvania’s Opioid Epidemic

Thursday, April 27, 2017
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Webinar
... state policy affects the nonprofit sector, and many have a history of engaging and educating state policymakers.  ...

Philadelphia Receives $5 Million in JPMorgan Chase’s AdvancingCities Challenge

Thursday, October 8, 2020
... construction industry.   Today’s announcement builds on JPMorgan Chase’s new $30 billion commitment to advance ... add expertise at every stage—from training or capacity building to hiring and awarding contracts.”  With the ... .  The 2020 AdvancingCities Challenge leveraged lessons learned from six years of hosting the PRO ...

Nine School District of Philadelphia Schools Awarded “Good To Great” Grants to Strengthen Early Literacy Programs

The Fund for the SDP
Thursday, May 21, 2020
... specific student populations. The funded initiatives have a particular focus on grade-level reading proficiency by third grade. “In the ... ideas to bolster early literacy using school data, lessons learned and collaboration with different ...
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Education
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COVID-19

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