How you can help Philly reimagine our civic spaces
Friday, June 15, 2018
... launched in 2015, with support from the Knight and William Penn Foundations, and facilitated by the Fairmount Park ...
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Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia launches field scan
Friday, May 3, 2019
... practices in our region. Through a grant from the William Penn Foundation, we’ve partnered with Equal Measure – a ... Philanthropy initiative, which is made possible with the support of the William Penn Foundation and the Samuel S. ...
Leadership Transition at the Philadelphia Cultural Fund
Tuesday, July 5, 2022
... seamlessly continues the essential work of the Fund in support of our grantees. The search committee is charged with ... a program officer on the Creative Communities team of the William Penn Foundation (2018-2020) where her portfolio focused on ...
Seeking to Build Community, Philadelphia Invests $500M in Recreational Spaces
Friday, September 22, 2017
... a record hundred-million-dollar grant from the William Penn Foundation, the City of Philadelphia launched a ... and economic growth potential. As the city prepares to announce the first round of Rebuild sites, Next City ...
22May2023
The Playful Learning Journey: How Funders Can Embrace Playful Learning
Monday, May 22, 2023 3:00pm
Where:
Virtual
... together. Several cities provide rich examples of how to support and promote playful learning. We’ll hear from the ... ,Interim Program Officer; Senior Program Associate, William Penn Foundation Jesús Oviedo , Manager of Playful Learning ...
Philanthropy's Response to the Coronavirus Outbreak
Monday, March 2, 2020
... available here NATIONAL Presented by the Council on Foundations (05.11.21) Equitable Covid-19 Vaccine ... with no cap on assistance by Jason N. Peters for Billy Penn (03.18.21) Local arts groups are still at risk of ... Hetrick for the Philadelphia Inquirer (April 1, 2020) William Penn Foundation fast-tracks $6.6 million for the ...
BIPOC Artists Receive More than $1 Million in Fellowships Through Philadelphia’s Cultural Treasures Program
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
... Family Foundation, The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, William Penn Foundation, and Wyncote Foundation. ... shine a light on important community stories, and support other local creatives. The 2024 Fellows are: Naw ...
Learning to Ride the Wave: Adaptive Business Modeling for Philanthropy-Serving Organizations
... work. The guide features perspectives from dozens of leaders of national and regional PSOs and examples from our work with these organizations. Much of the content is based on conversations and strategy work ...
GreenLight Fund is bringing a new model of financial empowerment to Philadelphia
Friday, July 27, 2018
... the first in the asset-building space. GreenLight’s support for this investment totals $600,000. Its funders ... Santander Bank, Lenfest Foundation, Marc and Leah Singer, William Penn Foundation, John and Sue Simon, Terrace Fund, Osage ...
Philly parents, don't leave the city when your kids reach school age | Opinion
Friday, March 23, 2018
... With $42 million in funding — from the district, the William Penn Foundation , the Lenfest Foundation, and others — ... Universal Charter Schools and Mastery Charter Schools to support teachers’ use of best practices, and the citywide ...
31Jan2017
Keystone Policy Webinar Series - Session 1: Education Policy Advocacy
Tuesday, January 31, 2017
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Webinar
... and educating state policymakers. Even given private foundations’ constraints on lobbying, there are numerous ...
29Sep2020
Regional COVID-19 Response Dashboard: Findings and Lessons Learned
Tuesday, September 29, 2020
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Video Conference
... developed the Regional COVID-19 Response Dashboard . With major support from William Penn Foundation and in collaboration with 13 shared funds ...
Guidance for Place-Based Funders to Address Political Violence Before and After the 2020 Election
Published:
10/2020
There is escalating concern about the threat of political violence around the United States election in ... Owens. For more information or discuss opportunities to support work like this nationally or in your region contact ...
14Sep2023
Catalyzing local philanthropy for local news
Thursday, September 14, 2023
12:30pm - 1:30pm
Where:
Webinar
... philanthropic organizations are tapping into the promise of local news, recognizing it as an important civic institution that needs strategic, focused support . In February, the American Journalism Project announced the Indiana Local News...
10Sep2024
Cultural Dynamics: Co-Creating a Vision for Philadelphia
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
9:30am - 4:30pm
Where:
Drexel University
... remarks from Donna Frisby-Greenwood, Senior Vice President of The Pew Charitable Trusts , and Shawn McCaney, Executive Director of the William Penn Foundation . As we look forward to the enactment of ...
CLOSING SESSION | Envisioning the Future - featuring A Conversation with Vilas Dhar, Patrick J. McGovern Foundation and Closing Keynote from Vanessa Daniel, Groundswell Fund
... two dynamic leaders about what lies ahead, the urgency of this moment, and what action it will take from each of us to create the future we want. A Conversation with Vilas Dhar The past year accelerated the role of technology in all of our lives and that includes ...
Date & Time:
10/08/2021
11:35am - 1:00pm
Innovative COVID-19 Response Dashboard yields lessons for future disaster philanthropy
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
... With these questions in mind, the Lenfest Foundation and William Penn Foundation funded Philanthropy Network Greater ... The dashboard integrates both grant-level data from foundations with government statistics about community needs; ...
14May2019
Equitable Grantmaking in the Arts & Culture Sector
Tuesday, May 14, 2019
1:00pm - 3:00pm
Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia
... Judilee Reed , Program Director of Creative Communities, William Penn Foundation The William Penn Foundation works with ...
23Jan2023
Gun Violence Prevention Matters for ALL of Us! Working Together to Achieve Better Outcomes
Monday, January 23, 2023
3:00pm - 4:30pm
Video Conference
... 3:00 - 4:30 PM to hear from the initiators and leaders of the Civic Coalition to Save Lives , a broad civic effort ...
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