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Are Philly-area nonprofits really making a difference? Foundations put up $3 million to find out

Wednesday, January 16, 2019
...  |  hbrubaker@phillynews.com Foundations are notorious for demanding that nonprofits document how donations and ... on similar efforts by Philadelphia’s  Scattergood Foundation   and the  Edna McConnell Clark Foundation , of ... of individual consulting to as many as 50 organizations over three years. The consultants are from  the Consultation ...
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23Sep2022

Delaware County Funders’ Community of Practice: Funders’ Tour of Upper Darby, Our Region’s 2nd Largest Municipality

Friday, September 23, 2022
9:30am - 1:30pm
Tour
Please join the Delaware County Funders on Friday, September 23 from 9:30 - 1:30 pm for a tour of Upper Darby, the second largest municipality in ... Schoener, Director, Upper Darby Arts & Education Foundation Special Guests: State Sen. Tim Kearney and State ...

Collaborative IMPACT Fund of Bucks County Awards $75,000 Grant

Members of the Along the Way team accept the $75,000 IMPACT Bucks Grant from a coalition of local funders
Monday, July 15, 2024
... 15, 2024) – Local grant makers BLBB Charitable , Bucks County Foundation (BCF) , and Foundations Community Partnership ... development, childcare, and family support program for single mother households. The grant is the result of a ...

HealthSpark Foundation Awards Ten Innovation Lab Grants

Wednesday, March 6, 2019
HealthSpark Foundation awarded over $316,000 in 10  Innovation Lab ...  grants this year. Grants range from $10,000 to $50,000 for short-term (12-15 months) pilot or proof of concept ... projects to test ideas to strengthen Montgomery County's safety net system.
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Building Impact: A Closer Look at Local Cross-Sector Collaborations for Education

Cross Sector Collaborations for Education
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01/2020
... College, Columbia University commissioned by the Wallace Foundation, examined eight collaborations, including three in ... Succeeds, and  All Hands Raised (Multnomah County, Oregon) — and found that they helped bring together ... Impact: A Closer Look at Local Cross-Sector Collaborations for Education ...
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Chester County Fund for Women and Girls to Honor Susan Elko with Kitchen Table Award

Thursday, January 25, 2018
The Chester County Fund for Women and Girls will honor Susan Elko, a ... of service and philanthropy in Chester County. With over 30 years of experience in special education, educational ... Officer of Advancing Adolescent Girls' Rights at the NoVo Foundation. Tynesha has over a decade of experience ...
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Nonprofit Organizations Awarded More than $8 Million from William Penn Foundation for Continued Relief Efforts Supporting Philadelphia Families

William Penn Foundation
Thursday, June 17, 2021
PHILADELPHIA (June 17, 2021) – The William Penn Foundation today announced 90 grants totaling more than $8 million to support nonprofit organizations focused on ... of organizations providing access to healthy food, support for families to stay in their homes, and enhanced K-12 ...

Philadelphia Foundation’s Youth-In-Philanthropy Program Awards $72,000 In Grants to Philadelphia Nonprofits

Youthadelphia
Tuesday, June 23, 2020
Press Release via Philadelphia Foundation Youthadelphia.jpg PHILADELPHIA, PA – ... seven Philadelphia nonprofits addressing pressing issues for young adults. YOUTHadelphia, a group comprised of ... youth leadership as focus areas for this year’s grant awards. Overseen by the leadership of Philadelphia ...
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CCFWG Unites Women and Girls in Chester County for Virtual Conveings to Raise Awareness About Impacts of COVID-19 on Local Women and Girls

CCFWG 2020 Making a Difference Luncheon
Friday, May 8, 2020
WEST CHESTER, PA (May 8, 2020) – The Chester County Fund for Women and Girls (CCFWG) has responded to ... and girls have resources and opportunities to thrive. For over 20 years, CCFWG has raised awareness about the critical ...
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Knight Foundation gives $4M for citywide conversation about park over I-95

Tuesday, September 18, 2018
... to give all Philadelphians a chance to shape plans for a new waterfront park over I-95 at Penn's Landing, ... by a $4 million grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation announced on  Sunday , the public engagement ... closest to the waterfront. The grant will go to the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation, the entity leading the ...

The Alliance for Health Equity Invests $225,000 over two years in Opportunities Industrialization Center Inc. at Chester County (OIC) for the Coatesville Homelessness and Unemployment Collective

The Alliance for Health Equity
Friday, December 17, 2021
(Coatesville, Pennsylvania) - The Alliance for Health Equity (AHE) is pleased to announce a two-year ... the Opportunities Industrialization Center Inc. at Chester County (OIC) for the Coatesville Homelessness and ... in Coatesville by 2026.  “Collective Impact lays the foundation for iterative and aligned responses to the needs ...

Community Nonprofits Awarded $13.8 million To Renovate Cecil B. Moore and Heitzman Recreation Centers

Cecil B. Moore's karate students perform at the Rebuild launch celebration.
Friday, March 15, 2019
... Harrowgate-based nonprofit IMPACT Services will deliver a $1.8 million improvement project at the Heitzman Recreation ... projects. Rebuild is currently finalizing similar grant awards to pre-qualified nonprofit organizations for three additional projects at the Olney Recreation Center, ...
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12May2020

Delaware County Funders COVID-19 Meeting

Tuesday, May 12, 2020
8:30am - 10:00am
Video Conference
Philanthropy Network's Delaware County Funders invite you to join us on May 12th from 8:30 - ... updated information on regional and local response funds for COVID-19, with lots of opportunity to share what we're ...

Independence Public Media Foundation Announces 71 Grants Totaling $8.9 Million

IPMF grantee
Monday, August 15, 2022
... August 2, 2022—The Independence Public Media Foundation (IPMF) announces grants totaling $8.9 million for community-centered, BIPOC-led media organizations and ... for BIPOC film crews throughout Philadelphia. The Delaware Local News Initiative was awarded $80,000 for ...

Independence Public Media Foundation Announces $6.1 Million in Grants for 2024

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Thursday, December 12, 2024
Press Release via Independence Public Media Foundation The Independence Public Media Foundation (IPMF) announces $697,453 in its final grants for the year. The foundation has awarded a total of $6.1 million in grants for 2024 in support of community ...
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Over $10 Million in New Funding to Strengthen Philadelphia-Area Cultural Groups and Artists

BalletX company performs choreographer Jennifer Archibald’s Maslow’s Peak, 2024. Photo by Whitney Browne, courtesy of BalletX.
Tuesday, September 24, 2024
... BalletX.  PHILADELPHIA (Sept. 24, 2024)—The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage (the Center) announced today that it has ... New this year, the Center’s “Evolving Futures” awards represent an investment toward a thriving future for ... projects is available at  pewcenterarts.org/2024grants . Over $10 Million in New Funding to Strengthen ...
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The Presser Foundation Will Distribute $1.148 Million In Capital Support Grants This Year

Tuesday, May 3, 2022
... music organizations and their efforts, The Presser Foundation announces new Capital Support grants totaling ... organizations is below. These grants are designated for capital projects of music presenting, music performing ... $5,000 Central PA Friends of Jazz - $2,400 Choir School of Delaware - $15,000 Commonwealth Youthchoirs - $5,000 ...
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