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$2.5 million Philadelphia COVID-19 Community Information Fund to provide support for coronavirus news and information needs

Coronavirus Testing by Tim Tai - Philadelphia Inquirer
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
Related coverage: Philadelphia COVID-19 Community Information Fund will help Philadelphia news ... group of media funders, news enterprises, and community information providers on Wednesday announced the ... million Philadelphia COVID-19 Community Information Fund to ensure that communities in the Philadelphia area have ...
19Sep2023

State Voting Rights Acts: A Racial Equity Framework for Protecting Community Interests in Redistricting, Representation and Access to the Ballot

Tuesday, September 19, 2023
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Where: 
Webinar
With brazen attempts to diminish the power of communities of color through ... Pro-Democracy Alliance and Structural Reform, Open Society Foundations ) and Joseph Jung (Program Officer at The JPB ... Rights Acts: A Racial Equity Framework for...

Philanthropy Needs A New Endgame: The Liberation of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color Communities In America

Breaking Chains
Thursday, June 4, 2020
... disproportionate impact and deaths of Black Americans due to COVID-19 pandemic (1) to the recent senseless murders of ... accountability, and resources. In recent years, foundations across the country have slowly become comfortable ... local media organizations that offer a platform for community voices from communities of color to embrace their ...

City Announces Second Round of Anti-Violence Community Expansion Grant Program Awardees

Wednesday, October 27, 2021
... today announced the second round of the Anti-Violence Community Expansion Grant Program awardees. This second round ... bringing the total amount distributed through this program to more than $4.8 million. The second round of awardees are: ... a $22 million investment in Anti-Violence Community Partnership Grants. This is a major piece of the historic ...
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The Fund for Women and Girls Launches Highly Anticipated 2022 Blueprint Report at Community Event

The Fund for Women and Girls Blueprint speakers
Thursday, October 6, 2022
... with a deep dive on conditions in Chester County. Over 120 community members, grantee partners, and stakeholders gathered to dig into the Report data, understand the challenges facing ... to the data discussed in the Report, Fund Board Member and founder of Black Women of Chester County in Action (BWCCA) ...
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Women and Girls
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Leadership, Culture and Community

The Lenfest Institute announces $1.3 million in grants to support The Philadelphia Inquirer’s community-focused journalism

The Lenfest Institute for Journalism
Thursday, May 20, 2021
... for Journalism today announced $1.3 million in new grants to The Philadelphia Inquirer to support initiatives that will ... Institute, The Inquirer is launching or expanding:  A  Community News Desk , a new team of journalists focused on ... A new Entrepreneurial Support Initiative, created in partnership with the Knight-Lenfest Local News Transformation ...

United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey and Comcast Launch Nonprofit Finance Accelerator to Strengthen Nonprofit Community

Nonprofit Finance Accelerator
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
... Southern New Jersey (UWGPSNJ) and Comcast NBCUniversal in partnership with Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF) announced the ... nonprofits. This inaugural program will provide up to 200 poverty-fighting nonprofits with access to financial ... at Comcast. “The health and wellbeing of our nonprofit community is critical to our region’s recovery efforts and ...

PHL COVID-19 Fund Continues Urgent Response to Community Amid Growing Needs

PHL Covid-19 Fund
Thursday, April 16, 2020
... its second round of grants totaling more than $2.5 million to 79 non-profit organizations serving on the frontlines of ... bases, who are delivering these critical services to the community. Part of the funding it will receive will be used ... online donors and dozens of other individuals, families, foundations, businesses, and institutions. Individuals and ...
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COVID-19
10Mar2020

Building Community PHL: Accessing Resources to Build Your Networks and Support Your Mission

Tuesday, March 10, 2020
10:00am - 12:00pm
Where: 
BRIC at the Parkway Central Library
... in and around Philadelphia as well as some helpful tips to enhance your next grant application. Participants are ... the City of Philadelphia's Office of Grant Services & Community Partnerships . Read more about the presenters here ...
18Nov2021

Virtual Event Series | Reimagining Public Systems: Centering Racial Equity to Serve Youth, Families, and Communities

Thursday, November 18, 2021
10:00am - 11:30am
Where: 
Zoom webinar
Spurred by activists’ call to defund the police, only in the past few years have ... of public safety and a reinvestment in prevention and community supports. At the same time, other public ... housing, education, health, and immigration—have begun...
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
... the second largest municipality in our region, second only to Philadelphia. Upper Darby’s motto, “The World In One ... a booming business district, restaurant scene, and community organizations, all strategically connected through ... on workforce development, immigration and advocacy, and community/economic development. The tour schedule will be as ...
07Dec2021

Virtual Event Series | Reimagining Public Systems: Centering Racial Equity to Serve Youth, Families, and Communities

Tuesday, December 7, 2021
10:00am - 11:30am
Where: 
Zoom webinar
Spurred by activists’ call to defund the police, only in the past few years have ... of public safety and a reinvestment in prevention and community supports. At the same time, other public ... housing, education, health, and immigration—have begun...
15Mar2023

OST Funders Community of Practice: Youth at the Helm: What Funders can Learn from Youth Organizers and Advocates

Wednesday, March 15, 2023
12:00pm - 1:30pm
Video Conference
Registration open to Network members and nonmember funders. New members and ... welcome. No prior participation is required! During this Community of Practice session, we’ll learn how youth across ... your own work that you’d like to share with the broader community!  Resources Speaker Bios Building the Field of ...

The Fund for Women and Girls’ Fifth Annual Champions of Change Event Leaves Local Business Community Inspired to Elevate Women in the Workplace

The Fund for Women and Girls
Wednesday, November 10, 2021
... of local women and girls. Nearly 75 business leaders, community supporters and elected officials gathered to honor Dr. JoAnne Reifsnyder, Phd, MSN, MBA, FAAN, the ... giving her remarks, Dr. Reifsnyder’s impact in her community was showcased in a heartfelt video detailing her ...
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The Presser Foundation announces more than $71,000 in new special project grants to music organizations

Tuesday, October 31, 2023
Press release The Presser Foundation is pleased to announce new Special Project single year and multi-year grants totaling $71,500 to 12 music organizations. This year, music organizations ... of the late Theodore Presser. It is one of the few private foundations in the United States dedicated solely to music ...
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Arts & Culture
21Nov2019

Community Action Poverty Simulation

Thursday, November 21, 2019
8:30am - 12:00pm
Where: 
Trinity Memorial Episcopal Church
... (HHAW), Bethesda Project and Keystone First invite you to to walk a mile in the shoes of those experiencing poverty by participating in the Community Action Poverty Simulation. The Poverty ... as: Break down stereotypes and misconceptions...

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