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Susan K. Urahn Appointed Pew’s New President and CEO

Susan K. Urahn
Friday, March 20, 2020
... Charitable Trusts today announced Susan K. Urahn as its new president and CEO, effective July 1. Urahn, who currently ... of Minnesota. Rimel will transition into a temporary senior adviser role on July 1. She has overseen the growth of ... investments to improve the public good. The Pew Memorial Foundation, which later became a trust, was created by four ...
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Knight Foundation taps news media trailblazer Maribel Perez Wadsworth as new president and CEO

Maribel Perez Wadsworth
Tuesday, November 14, 2023
... MIAMI – Today, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation announced the appointment of Maribel Perez ... seventh president and the first woman to lead the foundation. Selected following a comprehensive, nation-wide ... our core values. We are thrilled to welcome her as the new president and CEO of the John S. and James L. Knight ...
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Forman Arts Initiative and Philadelphia Foundation Launch Art Works, A New Grant Program to Support Arts and Culture in Greater Philadelphia

Forman Art Works
Friday, March 26, 2021
Press release via Philadelphia Foundation PHILADELPHIA, PA (3/25/ 2021) – Forman Arts ... and Philadelphia Foundation are launching Art Works, a new $3 million grant program for community-based ... and FAI and Philadelphia Foundation principals and staff. Local nonprofit (or fiscally sponsored) organizations ...
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Philanthropy Network launching new Equity Cohort with major support from Scattergood Foundation

Wednesday, March 20, 2019
... change to embrace a full commitment to equity. Scattergood Foundation has made a $30,000 leadership grant to support the ... consultation, where they will be able to involve staff, board members, and community in the work. The 12-month ... we THINK, DO, and SUPPORT in order to establish a new paradigm for behavioral health, which values the unique ...

Independence Blue Cross Foundation announces new funding to support recovery and sobriety for college students

IBX Foundation
Wednesday, March 31, 2021
... PA — March 31, 2021  —The  Independence Blue Cross Foundation  (Foundation) announced new funding for addiction resources in higher education ... programs, collegiate recovery communities, the faculty and staff who support them, and the students who represent them. ...

The Genuardi Family Foundation Announces New Leadership

Marisa Ferst
Thursday, October 4, 2018
... Bell, PA – The Board of Directors of the Genuardi Family Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of Marisa ... as the President of the Board.  Mrs. Ferst starts her new position on November 5, 2018, while Mrs. Borrelli’s ... served on the Bryn Mawr Hospital Community Health Services Foundation Board Committee and as a member of the Your Way ...
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation names new CEO

Tuesday, February 14, 2017
... to succeed Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, MD as head of the $10B foundation Princeton, N.J. —Richard Besser, MD, former ... and chief executive officer of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), the nation’s largest charitable ... as a pediatrician with the Children's Aid Society in New York City, and he is currently a Professor of Pediatrics ...
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NCFP Webinar: New Giving Circles Research

Thursday, February 22, 2018 2:00pm
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... and learning. As executive director of the Roy A. Hunt Foundation, he facilitated changes in visioning, impact ... Family Philanthropy Network . He also serves as a senior advisor to the Impact Finance Center and peer reviewer ... Theresa Jackson if you need assistance.   NCFP Webinar: New Giving Circles Research ...
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Council on Foundations' CEO Vikki Spruill to Depart June 1

Monday, March 26, 2018
... on Her Appointment to Become President and CEO of the New England Aquarium Board of Directors Names Search and ... statement from Javier Alberto Soto, President of the Miami Foundation and Chair of the Board of Directors for the Council on Foundations: “On behalf of the Board and staff of the Council on Foundations, we congratulate Vikki ...
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New coalition to tackle Philadelphia's gun violence

Sharman Matlock-Turner, president and CEO of the Urban Affairs Coalition
Sunday, November 20, 2022
... do to help curb the issue. In response, the Philadelphia Foundation and the William Penn Foundation, in partnership with Urban Affairs Coalition, ... Philadelphia’s gun violence epidemic. >>CONTINUE READING New coalition to tackle Philadelphia's gun violence ...

Foundations Community Partnership Joins Nonprofit Repositioning Fund

The Nonprofit Repositioning Fund’s Director Lindsay T. Kijewski (right) with Dr. Tobi Bruhn, CEO of Foundations Community Partnership.
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
... joins a committed group of funders, including: The Barra Foundation, BLBB Charitable, Comcast, Connelly Foundation, HealthSpark Foundation, The Lodestar ... welcome FCP to the group and look forward to growing this new partnership to best serve the nonprofit community in ...
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New report assesses the financial health of Philadelphia nonprofits

Friday, October 27, 2017
Via Generocity | By  Albert Hong  / STAFF   Here’s the thing: When looked at broadly or in ... nonprofits. The report, funded by  The  Philadelphia Foundation  and produced by management consulting firm  ... The Financial Health of Philadelphia Area Nonprofits .” New report assesses the financial health of Philadelphia ...

United Way launches new funding cycle

Monday, October 16, 2017
United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey (UWGPSNJ) is happy to announce the launch of the ... aligned organizations to register up to two leadership staff (e.g. Executive Directors, Program Directors). All ... Enter ID: 2753 Pswrd: 2443 United Way launches new funding cycle ...

Kenney names new board to oversee Mayor's Fund

Thursday, March 22, 2018
Via Philly.com   by  Claudia Vargas , Staff Writer @InqCVargas  | cvargas@phillynews.com Mayor Kenney has appointed a new board to oversee the beleaguered Mayor’s Fund . The new ... Garrett Snider, founder of the Childhood Resilience Foundation, a nonprofit that provides services to victims of ...
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NBME Supports Medical Students with New Scholarship Program

Thursday, November 2, 2023
... is partnering with National Medical Fellowships (NMF) on a new collaboration to support the next generation of ... from Rutgers Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at New Jersey Medical School. Despite the challenges he has ... He wants his sons to know all things are possible. NBME Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Chief DEI Officer ...
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Philadelphia Foundation Announces Winners of Key to Community Grants

Key to Community Grants
Thursday, August 1, 2019
Related coverage: OPINION|  Philadelphia Foundation’s special $1 million initiative benefited from ... Opportunity Divide grants,” said Dalila Wilson-Scott, Senior Vice President for Community Impact at Comcast and ... justice process. Third Place Grant Winner for $33,000:  New Leash on Life USA ., to pair at-risk shelter dogs with ...

Leeway Foundation announces 2019 Transformation Awardees

Leeway Transformation Awards
Friday, December 27, 2019
The Leeway Foundation announced $150,000 in funding for 10 individual ... of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, Ashley Minner, and New York based public artist , Tomie Arai . The second stage ... throughout the year, or schedule an appointment with a staff member for one-on-one support. ABOUT LEEWAY: Leeway ...

Leeway Foundation awards 12 artists with the Transformation Award

Leeway Foundation (mark)
Friday, January 17, 2025
Press release via Leeway Foundation PHILADELPHIA, PA [January 17, 2025] — In ... and poet living in the Land of Enchantment (Albuquerque, New Mexico), Ameerah Bad'r, and Denver-based nationally ... throughout the year or schedule an appointment with a staff member for one-on-one support. The next deadline for ...

Three new programs will help Berks County nonprofits navigate a post-pandemic future

Berks County Community Foundation
Monday, February 22, 2021
READING, PA (February 22, 2021) – Berks County Community Foundation is launching three new programs aimed at guiding nonprofits in our region into a ... allow them to weather the pandemic, said Heidi Williamson, Senior Vice President for Programs and Initiatives. “We ...

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