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Opinion: Philadelphia’s recovery from COVID-19 must put housing first

Wednesday, May 6, 2020
... stretches into May, local government and the philanthropic community have helped slow the curve in Philadelphia by ... the Community Development Block Grant and HOME Investment Partnership programs; Increased allocation and value of ... stabilize their finances and maintain their buildings. Foundations and corporations should commit $10 million to ...

37th Annual Members Meeting Highlights

Monday, April 7, 2025
... group in April, and launch a new Program/Grant Officer Community of Practice for mid-career track professionals this ... City Fund Treasurer: Ann Marie Healy , Philadelphia Health Partnership Finance Report Ann Marie Healy, Board Treasurer ... Romens , The Pew Charitable Trusts. Report Out from Foundations on the Hill 2025 Michael Kellerman was joined by ...
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Putting Values into Action: Building Mission & Impact-Aligned Operations

Putting Your Foundation's Values into Action
Monday, March 17, 2025
... Public Media Foundation (IPMF) we are committed to centering racial equity in our operations, governance, and ... but not limited to multi-year unrestricted funding, community-led grantmaking, and streamlined applications and ... We appreciate the opportunity to participate in a partnership that is mutually beneficial to both the ...
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Philadelphia Selected For New Anti-Displacement Policy Network

Friday, March 23, 2018
... cities will work together over the next year on strategies to fight displacement and build inclusive, prosperous cities. ... mayors and city councilmembers, senior city staff, and community leaders. Philadelphia’s team includes: Eleanor ... other demographics through the National Equity Atlas (the partnership between PolicyLink and PERE); and place-based ...

Philadelphia Cultural Fund announces its 2020 Art & Culture Grants

Thursday, March 26, 2020
... the Cultural Fund supports the largest and broadest community of arts and cultural organizations in Philadelphia. ... this time when a great many arts organizations are forced to cancel their  programming because of the Coronavirus ... this year’s Cohen Award,” said Executive Director and Founder Vashti DuBois. “We are not just a museum but a ...
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Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia names Daria Torres as its first Executive in Residence

Daria Torres
Tuesday, April 9, 2019
... 2019) Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia is pleased to announce Daria Torres, Managing Partner of the Walls ... across the region as they use the Equity Maturity Model to institutionalize their organization’s commitment to ... collaboration. The Network brings funders together with community partners and leaders to spark solutions that foster ...

Donor Collaboration: How NPT Philanthropists are Working Together to Increase Impact

Donor Collaboration
Monday, October 21, 2019
Originally posted to the National Philanthropic Trusts' blog, The ... Picher Whether tackling student debt or rebuilding urban community spaces, private and public funders are working with ... for more than a century, taking the form of community foundations, immigrant aid societies and giving circles. But ...

New Report on Nonprofit Financial Health Pre-Pandemic Serves as a Wake-Up Call

The Financial Heath of Greater Philadelphia Nonprofits 2020
Tuesday, December 8, 2020
... (Dec. 8, 2020) — The Nonprofit Repositioning Fund , in partnership with its members from HealthSpark Foundation , ... IRS 990 data conducted by BCT Consulting and contributions to the synthesis of the data provided by the Nonprofit ... prepare financial plans to help stabilize the nonprofit community that provides crucial services that advance the ...

Vanessa B. Briggs, President & CEO, Departs The Alliance for Health Equity After Five Years of Stellar Leadership

Vanessa B. Briggs
Wednesday, July 6, 2022
... in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, provides life cycle care to meet the lifelong needs of children and adults with ... with her three decades of public health, healthcare, community health, social determinants of health and community ... of the community, and to the Board of Directors for their partnership and commitment in helping to ensure The ...
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10Jan2024

Reimagining Redistricting: Funders Reflect on a New Report on Philanthropy, Fair Districts, and the Path Ahead

Wednesday, January 10, 2024
2:00pm - 3:00pm
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Fair Representation in Redistricting is preparing to release Reimagining Redistricting , a case study on ... the initiative, and lessons learned that the philanthropic community can apply going forward. Co-sponsored by The Grove Foundation, The JPB...

Delaware County COVID-19 Response Fund announces first round of grants

Monday, April 6, 2020
... County COVID-19 Response Fund, created last month by the community foundation in response to the current pandemic crisis. The grants come as the ... for Programs at the foundation, adds “The needs in the community are great and growing much larger than the total ...
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Montgomery County, PA launches COVID-19 rapid response fund

MontCoPA COVID-19 Response Fund
Thursday, March 26, 2020
... in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Preventive community health measures, such as the closure of schools and ... home with reduced or no pay, families are left struggling to pay for food, rent, utilities, student loans, and other ... The MontCoPA COVID-19 Response Fund is a novel partnership between local philanthropy, county government, ...
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Philadelphia Cultural Fund Gives $232,886 to Support Youth in 13 Local Arts and Culture Groups

Monday, June 11, 2018
... our mission to nurture that talent by providing funds to community minded organizations that serve our children in a ... – Young Artists Program $20,000 Continuing the spirit of founder Samuel Fleisher, Fleisher Art Memorial maintains a ... 3 charter schools, 2 parochial schools and 1 out-of-school partnership in the city of Philadelphia. The Print Center – ...
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PA is Ready! receives $150k in funding to support immigration services

Friday, April 6, 2018
... the Ford Foundation , JPB Foundation , and Open Society Foundations will support the work of PA is Ready ! in fiscal ... part of a program supported by The Philadelphia Foundation to match contributions received by May 31, 2018.   Local ... fundraising and technical assistance.
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COVID-19 Philanthropic Response Funds for Greater Philadelphia

... Response Dashboard Developed by Philanthropy Network in partnership with the Center for High Impact Philanthropy at ... were directed, who the funds were meant to help, what community needs were being addressed, which organizations ... & Innovation  (12.10.20) William Penn and Mellon foundations give $8 million to Philly arts and culture groups ...

Gerry Lenfest, Philly’s greatest philanthropist of all time | Opinion by Keith Leaphart

Thursday, November 15, 2018
... Day, a day when people around the country are invited to reflect and celebrate charitable acts — both financial ... and give more . I am a better person,and we are a better community because of Gerry Lenfest. Keith Leaphart is the founder of Philanthropos… The Giving Company.  ...

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