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Parks & Rec and RecPhilly announce the 10 local entrepreneurs selected as finalists for Making Space program

Wednesday, March 1, 2023
... Commerce Department, and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation , announced the ten local business owners selected as finalists for the inaugural Making Space: Reimagining Recreation ... James L. Knight Foundation, each finalist will receive $1,500 seed funding, and business planning and development ...

Twelve Greater Philadelphia Foundations Pursue a More Equitable Future

Equit Cohort Kick-Off Meeting
Thursday, June 20, 2019
... philanthropic leaders assembled at Pierce College for the kickoff of a year-long Equity in Philanthropy Cohort ... a full commitment to equity.  With combined grantmaking over $20 million, funders in the cohort represent the range ... Philanthropy Network’s membership - an independent foundation, a family foundation, grantmaking public ...
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13Mar2018

Small Funders Roundtable: Developing an Investment Policy Statement for Your Small Foundation

Tuesday, March 13, 2018
9:30am - 11:30am
Philadelphia, PA
Your foundation’s grantmaking strategy is often inextricably ... expertise that you need to determine if an IPS is right for your foundation?
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Connelly and William Penn Foundations announce major support of workforce initiative

UCD Green City Works
Friday, December 20, 2019
... trains, advances, and supports its workforce. The Connelly Foundation has granted WPSI $450,000 over three years to support its expansion. Specifically, the ... Philadelphia parks while also establishing a new model for parks maintenance that creates and sustains ...
18Feb2020

HealthSpark Foundation Community of Practice: “Building Community: People, Power, and Purpose”

Tuesday, February 18, 2020
9:00am - 12:30pm
Where: 
Normandy Farms Hotel & Conference Center
Please join us on Tuesday, February 18, 2020 for the 5th Community of Practice meeting, part of the ... and financially sustainable safety net. HealthSpark Foundation is planning another interactive and idea-inspiring ... in building the strength...

Leeway Foundation announces spring 2020 Art and Change grants

Leeway Foundation 2020 Art & Change Grants
Friday, May 22, 2020
PHILADELPHIA – Today, the Leeway Foundation announced $42,500 in funding for 17 individual women, trans* and gender nonconforming ... justice with grantees from Philadelphia, Bucks and Delaware County. In the wake of COVID-19, it is imperative to ...

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

Leeway Foundation
Monday, December 13, 2021
Press Release PHILADELPHIA, PA-Leeway Foundation recognizes the longstanding power of media artists ... the Greater Philadelphia region with $125,000 in funding to five inaugural Leeway x IPMF Media Artist + Activist ... Executive Director Denise Brown. “We are grateful for the support for this residency from our partners at the ...

Philadelphia Foundation’s YOUTHadelphia grants help Philly youth initiatives

Monday, May 28, 2018
... received grants totaling $50,000 from The Philadelphia Foundation’s Fund for Children’s YOUTHadelphia program. The Philadelphia Foundation provides grants to low-income non-profit organizations in Philadelphia to ...
24Jan2024

America250PA Chester County: What is it and how you can help

Wednesday, January 24, 2024
8:30am - 10:00am
Video Conference
... Commissions have been formed at the national, state and county levels. In Chester County, CC250 aims to inspire and ... to join the Chester County Funders Community of Practice for an online conversation about America250PA Chester County ... throughout the region. As the Chester County Community Foundation (CCCF) has been engaged by the County ...
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William Penn Foundation Announces Hilary Rhodes as New Director of Evaluation and Learning

Hilary Rhodes
Monday, January 29, 2018
PHILADELPHIA (January 29, 2018) – The William Penn Foundation announced today the appointment of Hilary Rhodes ... of evaluation and learning.  Rhodes is responsible for developing and implementing a new internal evaluation and ... the Foundation has made nearly 10,000 grants totaling over $1.6 billion. The Foundation’s assets exceed $2.6 ...
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Pia Agrawal named incoming executive director of Leeway Foundation

Pia Agrawal
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
Press release via Leeway Foundation PiaLeewayFoundationAnnouncement121724.jpg   ... 2024 — We, the Leeway Board of Directors, are delighted to announce that Pia Agrawal will join the Leeway Foundation ... administrator and grantmaker with a demonstrated passion for curating and resourcing community-based arts and artists. ...
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Leeway Foundation announces $62,500 in project-based funding

Leeway Foundation (mark)
Monday, November 25, 2024
Press release via Leeway Foundation PHILADELPHIA, PA — Leeway Foundation announces ... Philadelphia with the 2024 Art and Change Grant (ACG). For over two decades, the Art and Change Grant has supported ... Music/Media Arts, $2,500 Ximena Violante of Montgomery County, Folk Arts/Music, $2,500 Zoë Greggs of East Mount ...

Philadelphia Black Giving Circle is ready to fund its first Black-led, Black-centered nonprofits

Philadelphia Black Giving Circle
Wednesday, November 14, 2018
... Black Giving Circle (PBGC) is now accepting applications for its inaugural round of grants.   Led by a group of local ... fiscal sponsors — with operating budgets of less than $1 million that are at least two years old. PBGC isn’t ...
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The New FAQ: What Do Our Nonprofit Partners REALLY want from the Funder/Grantee Relationship?

VNA Foundation Grant Partners
Wednesday, August 30, 2023
VNA-Grantee group resized.jpg Dy Diana Loukedis Doherty VNA Foundation of Greater North Penn is a small independent ... we were on the same page.  At our recent annual breakfast for grantees, we asked for their thoughts about “What ... of people in the Greater North Penn region of Montgomery County, PA.        The New FAQ: What Do Our Nonprofit ...
14Nov2018

Trust in Media is at an All-Time Low: What Nonprofits, Funders, & Organizations Can Do

Wednesday, November 14, 2018
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Where: 
Webinar
... platforms as news distributors, and media bias in order. Over the last year, the Knight Foundation and Gallup have released a major research series ... and address the spread of misinformation Opportunities for nonprofits , funders, startups,...

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