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Philly parents, don't leave the city when your kids reach school age | Opinion

Friday, March 23, 2018
... time to leave the city. So goes a familiar refrain in Philadelphia, repeated every time  new census data show more ... people moved out than moved in . Yet, how well do you know Philadelphia public schools? The truth is they are likely ... be parents’ deadline to move away. Over the past several years, the School District of Philadelphia and other public ...
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Independence Public Media Foundation announces grants totaling $4.3 million

Media Mobilizing Project
Thursday, December 19, 2019
(December 18, 2019, Philadelphia) The Board of Directors of Independence Public Media of Philadelphia announced a new round of grants today, including ... partners for advancing the foundation’s vision for the Philadelphia region as a hotbed for creative media makers. ...
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Anchored in Place: How Funders Are Helping Anchor Institutions Strengthen Local Economies

This report by the Funders’ Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities examines the potential of anchor institutions hold to create lasting and sustainable change—and illustrates how funders are working with anchor institutions to create healthier, more equitable, and economically vibrant places to live and work.

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Independence Public Media Foundation Announces 71 Grants Totaling $8.9 Million

IPMF grantee
Monday, August 15, 2022
PHILADELPHIA, August 2, 2022—The Independence Public Media ... BIPOC-led media organizations and projects in the Philadelphia region. In total, the foundation awarded 71 ... time to reflect on what we’ve learned in our first three years as an organization, and hone our vision for media ...

PA is Ready! grants expand support for Immigrant communities across Pennsylvania

PA is Ready!
Tuesday, September 14, 2021
... Pennsylvania Immigration and Citizenship Coalition. The Philadelphia Foundation hosts the pooled fund and provides ... and Middle Eastern Center for Health and Development – Philadelphia AFRICOM and Nationalities Service Center– Chester, Dauphin, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia Counties Asian Americans United– Philadelphia ...
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Salem Health & Wellness Foundation Community Conversation - Hispanic Health in Salem County

Tuesday, September 26, 2023
10:30am - 12:00pm
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... In Caring, a New Jersey nonprofit offering for the past 10 years , a continuum of behavioral health services for ... Medical Center Vineland, where she has worked for 13 years helping women and men get free cancer screening and ...

Philly groups offer $9 million in funding for nonprofits celebrating the 250th birthday of the United States

Fireworks_Wawa Welcome America
Tuesday, August 8, 2023
By Nick Vadala for the Philadelphia Inquirer PhilaFundersCollab250.jpg The 250th ... of the United States is just around the corner, and four Philadelphia groups are offering area nonprofits a total of ... to imagine their contributions to the next 250 years of American democracy.” Funding is open to 501(c)3 ...

Patricia Kind Family Foundation shares Strategic Plan update

Tuesday, July 16, 2024
Over the past two years, the Patricia Kind Family Foundation (PKFF ) has been ... years.   In order for PKFF to extend grantmaking in Philadelphia for the long-term, the Trustees have agreed to ... reaffirming our commitment to prioritize funding smaller Philadelphia organizations supporting historically ...
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City and Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians Launch Citywide Immigrant Workforce Initiative

Monica Munn
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
... Monica Munn, Senior Director of the WES Mariam Asefa Fund Philadelphia, PA (January 15, 2020)   – Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians, in ... more about opportunities to engage immigrant talent in Philadelphia and welcome employers to register at   ...

Pew Awards $4M to Support Housing, Legal Services for Older Philadelphians

Pew
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
Press release PHILADELPHIA—The Pew Charitable Trusts announced today $4 million in awards to three Philadelphia-area nonprofit organizations that are working to ... It was awarded $2.5 million in flexible support over five years to increase the number of available affordable housing ...

Connelly Foundation Welcomes New Senior Staff

Fran Burns, Tim Durkin
Tuesday, September 4, 2018
... of the Connelly Foundation, Ms. Burns served for over 20 years in the public sector in various leadership positions.  She most recently served as COO of the Philadelphia School District, was a member of Superintendent ... High School and has two children in parochial school in Philadelphia.   Mr. Durkin, with experience in both national ...
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Leeway Foundation announces spring 2020 Art and Change grants

Leeway Foundation 2020 Art & Change Grants
Friday, May 22, 2020
PHILADELPHIA – Today, the Leeway Foundation announced ... nonconforming artists and cultural producers in Greater Philadelphia, supporting their work to address a range of ... preservation and disability justice with grantees from Philadelphia, Bucks and Delaware County. In the wake of ...

Welcome & Opening

... REMARKS: Sidney Hargro, President, Philanthropy Network PHILADELPHIA FOUNDATION'S 100TH ANNIVERSARY RECOGNITION:  ... of Second Century Initiatives & Corporate Partnerships,  Philadelphia Foundation "For 100 years, the Philadelphia Foundation has played a key role in ...
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10/31/2019
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After federal cuts, Philly funders are stepping up for this refugee service nonprofit

Generocity
Thursday, January 11, 2018
... as well as introducing NSC supporters to the “Keep Philadelphia Welcoming Challenge,” in which each dollar ... through the following year, O’Sullivan said. “Keep Philadelphia Welcoming” began at the end of 2017 when one ...
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2018 Conference Agenda

... JENNIFER PEDRONI, President, Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia; VP for Finance & Administration, HealthSpark ... HARGRO, Executive Director, Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia Keynote: • DR.

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