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Giving USA: Total U.S. charitable giving remained strong in 2021, reaching $484.85 billion

Tuesday, June 21, 2022
... 2021 , released today, reports that individuals, bequests, foundations and corporations gave an estimated $484.85 ... in 2021. Giving grew or stayed flat to eight of the nine major types of charitable organizations. Despite uneven ... “Growth in this subsector aligns with increased support for legal rights and voting nonprofits, but it is ...
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Pew Awards $8M to Address Maternal and Infant Health, LGBTQ+ Youth Wellness and Stability, and Teacher Shortage in Philadelphia

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Friday, March 22, 2024
... LGBTQ+ youths’ well-being, and $750K to address educator workforce need s PHILADELPHIA—The Pew Charitable Trusts ... health for low-income families; increase the availability of health, housing, and social services for LGBTQ+ youth; and ... and retaining a diverse workforce. The 11 grantees support thriving local communities and seek to eliminate ...
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17Dec2020

A National Reckoning on Race

Thursday, December 17, 2020
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Where: 
Virtual
Join EOF for the second program of its Post-Election Virtual Funder Learning Series . The twin pandemics of COVID-19 and systemic racism have spurred a new moment of reckoning and national uprising for racial justice. Hear ...

2020 Census

... rapid-response funds were established to provide grants to support and empower community-based organizations working to ... citizenship question  on the 2020 Census would be a “major barrier” to participation.

Pew Awards $4.25 Million to 4 Philadelphia Nonprofits to Expand Economic Opportunities and Address Growing Impacts of Community Violence

Wednesday, July 20, 2022
... to close opportunity gaps and address the growing impact of violence on local residents. The awards include a grant to ... in coordinating and expanding their hospital-based support programs for the growing number of adults and ... $3.5 million over five years to expand its successful workforce training program to new neighborhoods and ...

Philanthropy Network welcomes new team members

Friday, September 15, 2023
Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia is delighted to announce that a new cohort of colleagues joined our staff on ... and skill to their individual roles, and collectively will support and advance Philanthropy Network’s efforts to ... development, and DEIB initiatives; and adjunct teaching at Penn’s Carey Law (Higher Education Law and Policy).   Her ...
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Accelerating Job Growth and Business Formation Among BIPOC Community Should be a Priority for Philadelphia’s Next Mayor

Vision Philadelphia - Economic Development: Access to Capital for Philadelphia’s Diverse Business Owners
Wednesday, May 31, 2023
... among investors, small businesses, and business support organizations to make this a reality.” Vision ... Scattergood Foundation,  Stoneleigh Foundation, William Penn Foundation, and United Way of Greater Philadelphia and ...

The Giant Company and its Customers Raise $3.3 Million to Fight Food Insecurity in Local School Districts

Monday, May 17, 2021
... more than $3.3 million was raised to address the issue of childhood hunger throughout local public school districts ... school districts will be able to use the funds to support meal programs such as covering outstanding student ... for access to reliable and nutritious meals,” said William R. Hite, Jr., Ed.D., superintendent, School District ...

Beyond the Check: Building Bridges in Arts and Trauma-Informed Practice through Philanthropy

Bartol staff and teaching artists
Wednesday, April 10, 2019
By Beth Feldman Brandt and Lauren Scharf What happens when foundations share power, listen, experiment, and break down ... at the Scattergood Foundation and, with support from the William Penn Foundation, they launched a new intensive 20-hour ...
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Philanthropy Network selects Christine Robinson as its new President

Christine Robinson
Friday, October 21, 2022
... of Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia is pleased to announce Christine Robinson as the organization’s new ... member and consultant to some of the nation’s leading foundations, including the Ford Foundation (as co-architect ... opportunities for funders, social investors, philanthropy support organizations and partners to learn, connect, and ...
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New grocery store experiment hopes to inspire learning

"Talk it Up"
Tuesday, September 11, 2018
... Though his wide smile and trendy haircut impart a sense of whimsy, A.J. has a serious task. He wants to transform ... that since the initiative doesn't require much money. The William Penn Foundation is spending $190,000 over two years to seed ...
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08Oct2019

Blue Sky Funders Forum: Learning Together, Leveraging Collaboration, Launching Ahead

Tuesday, October 8, 2019 - 1:00pm to Wednesday, October 9, 2019 - 4:00pm
Where: 
Free Library of Philadelphia
... Sky appreciates the partnership with its member, the William Penn Foundation , in planning this convening. Blue Sky will ... unveil a shared narrative for the field—the culmination of a multi-year, collaborative initiative between funders, ...

Benchmarking Survey: Electronic Payments to Grantees

Published: 
04/2020
... work has presented numerous challenges for nonprofits and foundations alike. With most grantees working off-site, foundations need to consider the most effective and ... beyond mailing checks. This resource includes the results of a Philanthropy Network benchmarking survey of e-payment ...

Pew Appoints Donna Frisby-Greenwood as Vice President for Philadelphia Programs

Donna Frisby-Greenwood
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
... the region to advance critical public policy solutions, support local social services organizations, and foster a ... Pew after serving as president and chief executive officer of The Fund for the School District of Philadelphia, which ... the region’s health and human services organizations to support our most vulnerable residents, and for its ...

Women’s work is, and always has been, “essential” work. It’s time to value it.

Gender Justice_Photo by Josh Howard on Unsplash
Friday, May 8, 2020
... Howard  on  Unsplash By Diane Cornman-Levy Thousands of businesses across the United States have shut down their ... More than half of these jobs are part of the “care workforce” including nurses, social workers, drugstore ... gap. Recommendations for Advocates and Policymakers: Support policies that work toward and eventually result in ...

Philly dominates Knight Cities Challenge … again

Monday, June 12, 2017
Via Philly.com  | by  William Bender , Staff Writer   @wbender99  |  ... Knight Cities Challenge, winning more than $1 million out of $5 million in urban-revitalization grants that the John S. ... surprised that Philadelphia took the largest chunk of funding – again. “We ask for new ideas and I think ...
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30Apr2019

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Workshop with Daria Torres

Tuesday, April 30, 2019
8:30am - 10:30am
West Chester University Graduate Center
... executives and senior leaders. Her clients span a range of industry sectors, from Fortune 500 companies to some of the world’s foremost philanthropic organizations. Daria ... , and will be leading a 12-month Equity Cohort, comprised of 12 of the Network’s foundation-members . Agenda TBD. ...
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Seventeen-member oversight board named for Rebuild

Monday, October 30, 2017
... in the making, so you can bet that there have been a lot of questions in recent months about how the whole process is ... Development Council Janet Haas , board chair of the  William Penn Foundation Stacy Holland , educational consultant Floyd ...

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