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23Oct2023

Chester County Community Foundation 29th Annual Meeting & Legacy Celebration

Monday, October 23, 2023
4:00pm - 7:00pm
Where: 
Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center
The Board of Directors of the Chester County Community Foundation will host the community on the afternoon of October 23rd for their 29TH ... & LEGACY CELEBRATION. Awardees include: OPENING DOORS TO LEGACY PHILANTHROPY: John R. Twombly Jr., Esq...

Brandywine Health Foundation announces community service award winners

Sam Brown and Sandra Simmons
Tuesday, June 22, 2021
... 2021 Brandywine Health Foundation’s prestigious Eastburn Community Service Award are Samuel Brown and Sandra Simmons. ... local heroes who have made meaningful contributions to the Coatesville community. During a worldwide pandemic and major social ...
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William Penn Foundation announces grants for Creative Communities, Great Learning and Watershed

Thursday, June 6, 2019
... four Great Leanring grants totaling more than $2.8 million to support education in Philadelphia. As part of the Creative ... Corporation (LISC) to partner with Strawberry Mansion Community Development Corporation in piloting a historic home ... demonstrates approaches to neighborhood stabilization in a community adjacent to significant Foundation public space ...

COVID-19: Nelson Foundation's Grantee Communications

Published: 
04/2020
... Direct and open lines of communication are valued and your partnership with your grantees is critical to their success on the ground. The Nelson Foundation has kindly agreed to share some of their COVID-19 grantee email communications ...

PA is Ready! grants expand support for Immigrant communities

PA is Ready!
Monday, November 23, 2020
Now in its fifth year, PA is Ready! is thrilled to announce its 2020 grant awards, totaling $228,750, to 22 ... across Pennsylvania. PA is Ready!  is an innovative, community-led network and participatory grantmaking fund ... over $640,000. This year’s grant recipients will educate community members and allies about immigrant rights, build ...

City Launches “Kensington Community Resilience Fund”

Tuesday, April 27, 2021
Grants will support grassroots organizations and community groups in Kensington through community-driven, ... Fund,” ( KCR Fund ) a public-private-community partnership between community members, the City of ... in fall 2021. The KCR Fund welcomes contributions from foundations, corporations, and individual donors. You can ...

City Launches Overdose Prevention and Community Healing Fund

Tuesday, December 20, 2022
... announced the launch of the  Overdose Prevention and Community Healing Fund , which will begin accepting grant ... Philadelphians. These changing trends are due in part to the current toxicity of the drug supply; fentanyl ... drugs in Philadelphia wouldn’t be possible without the partnership and guidance of community organizations and our ...
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18Nov2020

The Secret Weapon for Achieving Your Foundation’s Goals

Wednesday, November 18, 2020
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Video Conference
... into why media is the secret weapon funders can use to support civil society and get on the fast-track to ... and how to effectively use media for civic engagement and community mobilization. Examine who owns the media that ... to combat harmful narratives. SPEAKERS: Jos Duncan , Founder, Love Now Media Melissa Beatriz , Co-Founder & ...

Philadelphia Bar Foundation Announces Release of Emergency Funding

Monday, April 20, 2020
PHILADELPHIA, PA (April 20, 2020) – In response to the coronavirus pandemic, the Philadelphia Bar Foundation ... of the unexpected economic pressure on the public interest community and to provide support for future needs. The ... “The pandemic reveals very clearly what the legal aid community has long understood – that all of us are only as ...
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Philadelphia Bar Foundation Expands Board of Trustees

Tuesday, June 19, 2018
... welcomes Mark A. Gittelman, Esq. and Ira Lefton, Esq. to join their Board of Trustees. Gittelman and Lefton will ... to promoting access to justice for all people in the community, particularly those struggling with poverty, abuse, ... partnerships, we remove barriers to justice, engage the community to support legal aid, and build system-wide ...
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Regional Foundation Announces $2 Million in Grant Awards

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Wednesday, December 20, 2023
... in Neighborhood Planning and Implementation Grants to 11 organizations throughout Pennsylvania, Delaware, and ... plans that address root causes of inequality and community development priorities including but not limited to ... on the past 10 years of effective corridor work and partnership development, North 5th, alongside its neighbors, ...

HealthSpark Foundation's Emma Hertz elected to Board of Directors

Emma Hertz
Monday, July 29, 2024
... Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia is delighted to announce the election of Emma Hertz, President and CEO of ... coalitions, and networks promoting a more just and healthy community. Hertz rejoined the Foundation as it entered the ... and leading the county's public-private Your Way Home partnership. She serves on the Editorial Board and as a ...
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Reggie Shuford Appointed President and CEO of the Independence Foundation

Reginald T. Shuford
Monday, January 13, 2025
... of Directors of the Independence Foundation is delighted to announce the appointment of Reginald T. Shuford as the ... as I lead it into the next era of philanthropic partnership." Catherine Carr, who has served on the Board of ... and valued member of Philadelphia’s philanthropic community over the past 30 years, achieving an impact far ...
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The Board of Directors of the VNA Foundation of Greater North Penn Announces Two New Changes for 2019

Diana Doherty and Joanne Kline
Tuesday, January 8, 2019
... Doherty, who brings a wealth of expertise and experience to the position. Diana is known to many of the local nonprofit and community groups for her philanthropic management and ... North Penn region with the same mission, dedication, and partnership the community has come to know.   In addition to ...
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City Announces $360,000 in Grants to Improve Quality of Life in Kensington through Fourth Round of the Kensington Community Resilience Fund

KCR Fund
Thursday, July 11, 2024
... in grants awarded in the fourth cycle of the Kensington Community Resilience Fund (KCR Fund). The KCR Fund was launched in 2021 as a collaborative grant-making partnership between community members, City government, and ... and Get Paid program,” shared Bryan Belknap, PB&J’s Founder and a second-time KCR Fund awardee. “Our first ...

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