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Successful ‘Read To Succeed’ Summer Program Goes Virtual

Read to Succeed
Monday, June 22, 2020
... with a track record of boosting reading skills among Philadelphia schoolchildren, is going virtual this year. ... Statistics show that 65 percent of School District of Philadelphia third grade students are not reading at grade ... to success,” said Tobias Harris, star forward for the Philadelphia 76ers and one of the program’s more prominent ...
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Read by 4th Initiative

Funders and Grantees celebrate PA is Ready!

Tuesday, October 10, 2017
On October 10,  The Philadelphia Foundation  hosted a  Funder/Grantee ... need to apply for immigration assistance. In 2016, The Philadelphia Foundation and a cohort of local and national ... S. Fels Fund, The Alfred and Mary Douty Foundation, The Philadelphia Foundation, Union Benevolent Association, and ...
28Sep2021

Regional Roundtable: Community Violence - LGBTQIA+

Tuesday, September 28, 2021
9:00am - 10:15am
... for collaboration.  All funders in the Greater Philadelphia area are welcome to join the Regional Roundtable ... crisis of violence towards the LGBTQIA+ community in Philadelphia, including: Naiymah Sanchez , Trans Justice ... the Peirce College Academic Leadership Award. For five years they served as an Adjunct Professor at Cheyney ...
10Apr2018

30th Annual Members' Meeting & Policy Symposium

Tuesday, April 10, 2018
3:00pm - 6:00pm
Philadelphia, PA
... together to create and sustain social impact in Greater Philadelphia. In addition to our traditional business meeting ...          Octavia Howell The Pew Charitable Trusts' Philadelphia Research Initiative Frances Sheehan The ... Delaware County Omar Woodard (moderator) GreenLight Fund Philadelphia The event will conclude with a reception where ...
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IPMF Announces 2024 Community Voices Fund Grant Recipients

IPMF 2024 Community Voices
Thursday, November 21, 2024
PHILADELPHIA, November 21, 2024—The Independence Public ... women and transgender and gender nonconforming people in Philadelphia jails to share their stories and build power ... engagement, and networking needs of Afghan refugees in the Philadelphia region. “We’re excited to continue ...

The Middleton Family presents PHLove, a concert for COVID-19 relief, on May 21

PHLove concert
Sunday, May 17, 2020
PHLove_05.21.20.jpg En Español PHILADELPHIA – The PHL COVID-19 Fund is excited to announce ... will celebrate the talent and resilience of the Greater Philadelphia region as it raises awareness and support for ... a ROC Nation Company, along with support from Live Nation Philadelphia and Live Nation Urban, the lineup will include ...
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07May2020

Arts & Culture Funders: COVID-19, Government Budget Cuts, & the Impact on the Arts

Thursday, May 7, 2020
9:00am - 10:00am
Video Conference
... Culture and the Creative Economy and all funding for the Philadelphia Cultural Fund. This year the Cultural Fund ... During this call, we will hear from: Barbara Silzle, Philadelphia Cultural Fund Maud Lyon, Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance Laurie Zierer, Pennsylvania ...

Glenmede’s Nina L. Cohen Appointed to Exponent Philanthropy Board of Directors

Nina L. Cohen
Thursday, October 11, 2018
PHILADELPHIA-- Glenmede , a privately-held and independent ... aspects of philanthropic planning for Glenmede for many years,” said Laura LaRosa, Director of Client Development ... serves as a board member of Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia and is on the Board of Advisors of Samost Jewish ...

The Judge Alfred L. Luongo Fund Provides Immediate Support for Reentry Program Participants

Tuesday, July 7, 2020
PHILADELPHIA, PA (July 7, 2020) –  In response to the ... At the request of the STAR Reentry Court Team, the Philadelphia Bar Foundation, through the Luongo Fund, ... during their transition from prison life. In recent years, the Fund has expanded to provide additional support to ...

Beech launches resources directory to support families, individuals and communities

BEECH 2020 COMMUNITY RESOURCES DIRECTORY
Tuesday, August 18, 2020
PHILADELPHIA, August 3, 2020 -- In celebration of its 30th ... of life for families, individuals and communities in the Philadelphia region. The directory was produced in ... communities will continue to be our mission for another 30 years and beyond. Following the tradition of Floyd W. Alston, ...

Deciding Together: Shifting Power and Resources Through Participatory Grantmaking

Published: 
10/2018

In Deciding Together: Shifting Power and Resources Through Participatory Grantmaking, we look at why and how funders are engaging in participatory grantmaking and shifting decision-making power to the very communities impacted by funding decisions. Through examples and insights from a diverse range of participatory grantmakers, we explore the benefits, challenges, and models of participatory grantmaking.

The Starting Line: Behind a Push by Foundations to Expand Access to Childcare in Their Cities

Thursday, September 6, 2018
... moms, the contrast is especially stark. ... About five years ago, the Reinvestment Fund started collaborating with ... collaborations with the William Penn Foundation in Philadelphia, the Richard W. Goldman Family Foundation in ... was figure out how many childcare providers there are in Philadelphia, which sounds like people should know that ...
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In Pennsylvania, three newsrooms are teaming up to cover state government

Tuesday, October 2, 2018
Via the Poynter Institute   | By Kristen Hare The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and LNP ... for Journalism, The Nicholas B. Ottaway Foundation, The Philadelphia Foundation, Poor Richard’s Charitable Trust ... in Harrisburg, PublicSource in Pittsburgh and WHYY in Philadelphia. WITF president and CEO Kathleen Pavelko in the ...

William Penn Foundation Announces Another $11.6 Million for COVID Emergency Action

Monday, March 30, 2020
... Reinvestment Fund to announce a collaboration to support Philadelphia early learning providers who are struggling to ... Strong Start for Kids Program™ will launch the new Philadelphia Emergency Fund for Stabilization of Early Education (PEFSEE). Over the last five years, Philadelphia has created opportunities for 10,000 more ...

Independence Public Media Foundation Announces $2 Million in Grants to Media Making Organizations

Independence Public Media Foundation
Thursday, June 3, 2021
IMPFlogo.png PHILADELPHIA, June 2, 2021 – The Independence Public Media ... Foundation (IPMF) announces another major investment in Philadelphia’s media making community. Thirteen grants ... and storytelling among diverse communities across Philadelphia,” said Nuala Cabral, IPMF program officer. ...
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Equity and Social Justice

PHL COVID-19 Fund Deploys Additional Aid as Region Continues Its Recovery Efforts

PHL Covid-19 Fund
Friday, September 25, 2020
Related Coverage: PHL COVID-19 Fund awards $400,000 to Philadelphia-area nonprofits by Marc Narducci for the Philadelphia Inquirer   PHLCovid19Twitter.png PHILADELPHIA – The PHL COVID-19 Fund announced it will ...
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The Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy and the Arts and Culture Task Force Launch $1 Million Illuminate the Arts Grant

OACCE
Tuesday, May 4, 2021
Philadelphia’s individual artists, small and mid-size ... and small creative enterprises are invited to apply.   PHILADELPHIA – The City of Philadelphia Office of Arts, ... than $500,000) can apply for grants ranging from $2,500-$15,000. This will be a competitive grant with more eligible ...

Lenfest Institute for Journalism Announces Local News Sustainability Grants

The Lenfest Institute
Wednesday, January 30, 2019
Read more in the Philadelphia Inquirer: Lenfest Institute awards half a ... million in grants to promote sustainable local journalism PHILADELPHIA (Jan. 30, 2019) — The Lenfest Institute for ... local news and information organizations, and the Philadelphia News Ecosystem Collaboration Grants for planning ...
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