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Molly de Aguiar wonders why philanthropy isn’t ‘placing bigger bets’

Molly de Aguiar
Wednesday, July 17, 2019
Generocity's Sabrina Vourvoulias caught up with Molly de Aguiar, the ... Pitch Local Philly), $307,500 The Lenfest Institute for Journalism, $1,300,000 PhillyCAM, $150,000 Scribe Video ... Public Media, about its grantsmaking processes, and about what she believes philanthropy can do better. Generocity: ...
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The Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy and the Arts and Culture Task Force Announce Awards from the $1.5 Million 2022 Illuminate the Arts Grant

Monday, August 8, 2022
... Force) are pleased to announce that 934 of Philadelphia’s individual artists, small and mid-size nonprofit arts ... awardees who received a  2021 Illuminate the Arts Grant . For the 2022 grant, a diverse group of local individual ... sectors including arts and culture venues, cultural event production, dance, design, education, fashion, literary ...

$9 Million From The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage Supports 28 Philadelphia Organizations and 12 Artist Fellowships

Pew Fellow Pepón Osorio, My Beating Heart/Mi corazón latiente, 2023, installation view at the New Museum, New York. Photo by Liz Ligon.
Thursday, September 14, 2023
... stories. PHILADELPHIA (Sept. 14, 2023)— The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage (the Center) announced today that it has ... expressions of cultural identity. The Center’s 2023 awards include $8.1 million to 28 local arts and ... artists as Pew Fellowships in the Arts. “Our newest grants illustrate the arts’ contributions to ...
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An Open Letter to Arts Funders: Create a Pooled Loan Fund

BalletX by Chris Kendig
Tuesday, March 24, 2020
... sector consultants, we have worked with arts groups for over 25 years on building financial sustainability. We ... now. The intrinsic value of art and culture in people’s lives is more apparent and urgent than ever. Cultural ... foundation grantmakers who have experience with PRIs know what a powerful catalyst for grantee growth this tool can be. ...

COVID-19 Prevention & Response Fund

... philanthropy approach to lower barriers to entry for groups that are often excluded from traditional grant ... we are also partnering with the City of Philadelphia’s Philly Counts office, which will support grantees and ... COVID-19  4. COVID-19 related outreach , educational, and event promotion campaigns to better inform and activate the ...

Chesco Women’s Commission & Fund for Women and Girls releases findings of survey on sexual harassment in the workplace

Wednesday, July 10, 2019
... Commissioners and undertaken by the Chester County Women’s Commission (CCWC) and Chester County Fund for Women and Girls (CCFWG), reveal that one in four people ... Chester County’s workplace. The keynote speakers for the event are Brad Johnson and David Smith, co-authors of ...

Leeway Foundation announces the inaugural recipients of the IPMF Artist + Activist Residency

Leeway Foundation
Monday, December 13, 2021
... Executive Director Denise Brown. “We are grateful for the support for this residency from our partners at the Independence Public Media Foundation who ... nonconforming artists and cultural producers working in communities at the intersection of art, culture, and social ...

Vanguard Supports First-of-Its-Kind Project Integrating Home Visiting Nurses into Pediatric Primary Care Setting

Thursday, September 5, 2019
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) launched a new pilot ... by a generous grant from the Vanguard Strong Start for Kids Program ™. This project is just one of several ... child care services. "This project captures the essence of what Vanguard Strong Start for Kids was created to do. It ...

Highlights from the 36th Annual Members Meeting

Friday, March 29, 2024
... members for our 36th Annual Members Meeting. Some of the event highlights are captured below. Keynote and Conversation ... as the "safest, cleanest, greenest big city" in the U.S. and gave numerous examples of public-philanthropic ... "One Philly, A United City." Mayor Parker - 1 Philly.png Next, Philanthropy Network Vice Chair Leon Andrews engaged in ...
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About Philanthropy

... plays a vital role in the health and vitality of our region and our nation. By working together with ... giving combined with bequests consistently accounts for more than three-quarters of total charitable giving each ... it an important and unique component of our community’s fabric. Giving Trends Trust-based philanthropy Many ...
26Jan2017

Food Funders Annual Planning and Reflections Meeting

Thursday, January 26, 2017
3:00pm - 5:00pm
Philadelphia, PA
Join the Greater Philadelphia Food Funders for our Annual Planning and Reflections meeting as we reflect on what we've done in the past year and plan for the coming ...
16Oct2023

2023 Unity Summit

Monday, October 16, 2023 - 8:00am to Thursday, October 19, 2023 - 5:00pm
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Los Angeles, CA
... Over 1000 participants from a wide variety of communities come together there to expand their individual ... an intersectional lens, with community at the center of our efforts. In our most recent 2021 Summit, over 65% of ... identified as...

Atlanta-based First Step Staffing Expands into Philadelphia

Wednesday, January 10, 2018
... expansion into Philadelphia. Founded in 2007, First Step’s mission is to secure sustainable income for individuals transitioning out of homelessness, including ... leading homeless services providers in town—underscores what an important addition they are to our existing safety ...

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