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New grocery store experiment hopes to inspire learning

"Talk it Up"
Tuesday, September 11, 2018
... The task involves numbers and mathematical concepts such as estimation. And the sign itself is carefully constructed ... initiative doesn't require much money. The William Penn Foundation is spending $190,000 over two years to seed the ... they have a replicable, effective formula, expanding to new locations won't require much more than the blessing of ...
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Philadelphia Selected For New Anti-Displacement Policy Network

Friday, March 23, 2018
... . With support from J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. and The Kresge Foundation, the network of ten cities will work together over ... cities of Minnesota ( Minneapolis and Saint Paul ). “As leaders in their communities, the participants in this ... be an opportunity to sharpen these strategies, develop new and innovative ideas, and amplify what is working so that ...

Salem Health & Wellness Foundation awards $25K to Southern NJ Perinatal Cooperative

Salem Halth & Wellness Foundation
Thursday, August 17, 2023
The Salem Health and Wellness Foundation has awarded Southern New Jersey Perinatal Cooperative a $25,000 planning grant as part of its Salem Smart Start for Parents and Children ...

Tamela Luce Named CEO for Phoenixville Community Health Foundation

Tamela Luce
Tuesday, July 2, 2019
... PA) – The Phoenixville Community Health Foundation’s Board of Directors has named Tamela Luce the new President and CEO effective August 5, 2019. Luce has ... philanthropic experience. She spent more than seven years as the Senior Program Officer for HealthSpark Foundation, a ...
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Independence Public Media Foundation announces grants totaling $4.3 million

Media Mobilizing Project
Thursday, December 19, 2019
... of Independence Public Media of Philadelphia announced a new round of grants today, including $3.6 million to six ... organizations representing key partners for advancing the foundation’s vision for the Philadelphia region as a hotbed for creative media makers. Additionally, 17 ...
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Independence Blue Cross Foundation Launches Institute for Health Equity

Independence Blue Cross Foundation
Thursday, March 31, 2022
... PA - March 30, 2022 -  The Independence Blue Cross Foundation (Foundation), today announced a five-year, $15 ... to advance health equity through the creation of a new Foundation program, the Institute for Health Equity ... Institute for Health Equity," said Gregory E. Deavens, president and CEO of I ndependence Blue Cross . "There are ...
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The Starting Line: Behind a Push by Foundations to Expand Access to Childcare in Their Cities

Thursday, September 6, 2018
... detailed analysis of existing local supply and demand. As access to pre-K becomes more common, childcare could be ... the work includes collaborations with the William Penn Foundation in Philadelphia, the Richard W. Goldman Family ... D.C., the Foundation for Newark’s Future in Newark, New Jersey, and the Nicholson and the Henry and Marilyn Taub ...
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Brandywine Health Foundation announces over $320K in grants to benefit greater Coatesville

Tuesday, October 8, 2019
... COATESVILLE, PA. October 7, 2019 - The Brandywine Health Foundation recently distributed 36 grants totaling $322,340, ... and scholarships in 2002 to more than $18 million. “Our new strategic plan and approach includes engagement of our ... new strategic plan we also appointed Hannah J. Hill, MBA, as our new grantmaking committee chair.  Ms. Hill serves as ...

Phoenixville Community Health Foundation CEO Louis J. Beccaria To Retire In 2019

Lou Beccaria
Wednesday, January 16, 2019
... (Phoenixville, PA) – The Phoenixville Community Health Foundation’s Board of Directors announces President & CEO ... plan to retire in 2019 after 21 years of serving as chief executive. During his tenure as President & CEO, the ... limited capacity through a transition period until the new CEO has fully acclimated to the Foundation’s business ...
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Independence Foundation Mourns the Loss of Judge Phyllis W. Beck

Hon. Phyllis W. Beck
Thursday, March 6, 2025
New Beck Headshot (002).jpg It is with profound sorrow that the Independence Foundation announces the passing of its long-time Board ... led her to realize the crucial role that nurses could play as health care professionals and leaders. This insight ...
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John Templeton Foundation to Invest $325 Million in Strategic Priorities

JTF Strategic Priorities
Tuesday, March 12, 2019
Over the next five years, the John Templeton Foundation will devote a total of approximately $325 million ... in the  Science & the Big Questions  funding area. As its largest grantmaking area, Science & the Big Questions ... made by the Foundation, others represent exciting new directions in our funding,” said Foundation Vice ...
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Foundations, City of Philadelphia and key Arts & Culture organizations join together to launch $3.45M fund to meet the growing emergency need in this sector

PHL COVID-19 Arts Aid Fund Partners
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
Related coverage: New fund sparked by William Penn Foundation will dole out millions to arts groups and artists ... COVID-19 Arts Aid PHL will support individual artists as well as small arts and culture organizations (Annual ... from the Doris Duke  Charitable Foundation as well as Connelly, Independence, Lenfest and Victory Foundations. The ...

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