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Are Philly-area nonprofits really making a difference? Foundations put up $3 million to find out

Wednesday, January 16, 2019
... hbrubaker@phillynews.com Foundations are notorious for demanding that nonprofits document how donations and grants lead to ... youths. The move to measure impact is critical for the Philadelphia region, where tens of millions of dollars are ...
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The Foundation for Delaware County Awards Over $1.1 Million to Local Nonprofits

Foundation for Delawre County
Tuesday, October 30, 2018
... -In its first major round of grantmaking, The Foundation for Delaware County, the largest public charity in Delaware County today ... gave $330K in initial grants back in March, the foundation is sending the message that collaboration and partnerships are key to moving ...

Chester County Fund for Women and Girls’ Grants Allocation Committee Awards $219,000 in Grants

Monday, June 18, 2018
... of Black women. A Call to Men, a leading violence prevention organization, received $10,000 for its work to build the capacity of local ... decade of serving Chester County’s women and girls, there is no better time to roll out new grantmaking initiatives that will enable us ...

Wells Fargo Helps LISC Expand Financial Opportunity

Thursday, March 15, 2018
NEW YORK (March 15, 2018)—Wells Fargo is teaming up with the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) to help ... and training services to more than 26,000 people, with a particular focus on the helping build the skills needed to advance in key ... we help people develop the skills they need to compete for living-wage jobs, we are creating opportunities to increase economic ...
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Rebuild Receives Grant to Support Needed Improvements to Vare

Thursday, July 12, 2018
... centers, playgrounds, and libraries across the city – is the recipient of a $125,000 grant from The Patricia Kind Family Foundation ... This summer, Rebuild will start the process of selecting the organization responsible for managing the Vare project. A major component for ...
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The Philadelphia Black Giving Circle (PBGC) Launches its Inaugural Grantmaking Cycle

Philadelphia Black Giving Circle
Wednesday, October 31, 2018
... its inaugural grantmaking cycle. PBGC will award grants for general operating support to eligible Philadelphia non-profits. ... status or be under the auspices of a fiscal sponsor that is a 501(c)(3). Based in the City of Philadelphia Operating for at ...
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Rebuild Awards $15.4M for work at Vare Rec Center and Glavin Playground

Tuesday, April 23, 2019
... and a signature initiative of Mayor Jim Kenney’s, Rebuild is committing hundreds of millions of dollars to restore parks, recreation ... Eagles. In spring 2018, MTWB merged with partner organization, Urban Roots, founded in 2008 by Jeffrey Tubbs. MTWB believes that ...

New report outlines the scale and scope of employer-driven philanthropy and volunteerism in Philadelphia

Report Cover - How Employers Give
Wednesday, May 15, 2019
... and scope of those philanthropic activities. The report is based on a survey distributed in early 2019 to 100 companies represented ... stating that their executive office oversees aspects of the organization's philanthropic activity. Employers spread their giving ...

Chester County Fund for Women and Girls’ Grants Allocation Committee Awards $217,000 in Grants

CCFWG 2019 Grants Celebration
Monday, July 8, 2019
... CHESTER, PA (July 8, 2019) – The Chester County Fund for Women and Girls (CCFWG) has awarded $217,000 in grants to 27 non-profit ... *** The Chester County Fund for Women and Girls is a grantmaking and education foundation dedicated to addressing the needs of ...
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The Philadelphia Foundation and Catchafire Announce Partnership to Provide Volunteer Skills to Greater Philadelphia Nonprofits

Tuesday, March 13, 2018
... also developed a new communications plan. "Philadelphia is fortunate to have talented consultants that work with nonprofits and we are ... be, the services these experts provide can strengthen that organization and allow it to better serve the residents of our community," ...
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William Penn Foundation announces Creative Communities Grants

Thursday, December 13, 2018
... Foundation Announcement The William Penn Foundation is pleased to announce our recently approved Creative Communities grants ... appreciation of the natural environment, and offer platforms for cultural expression. Grants were awarded to the following ...
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Chesco Women’s Commission & Fund for Women and Girls releases findings of survey on sexual harassment in the workplace

Wednesday, July 10, 2019
... County Women’s Commission (CCWC) and Chester County Fund for Women and Girls (CCFWG), reveal that one in four people (26 percent) in ... from current Chester County workplaces. “This is the first survey of its kind in Chester County and is among few to be done ...

Phoenixville Community Health Foundation CEO Louis J. Beccaria To Retire In 2019

Lou Beccaria
Wednesday, January 16, 2019
... programs and initiatives to improve health care access for uninsured residents, build the capacity of nonprofit organizations, and ... Dr. Beccaria will remain in his position until a successor is chosen. The Board of Directors has retained Capacity for Change, LLC to ...
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The Rider-Pool Foundation Announces Grant Awards for Lehigh Valley Programs

The Rider-Pool Foundation
Wednesday, January 23, 2019
... major proactive investments as well as on-going support for programs throughout the Lehigh Valley with a focus on addressing and ... model within the Allentown School District. The grant is directed to calculate and compare student performance and relevant cost ...

Community Nonprofits Awarded $13.8 million To Renovate Cecil B. Moore and Heitzman Recreation Centers

Cecil B. Moore's karate students perform at the Rebuild launch celebration.
Friday, March 15, 2019
... Harrowgate-based nonprofit IMPACT Services will deliver a $1.8 million improvement project at the Heitzman Recreation Center. ... the Rebuild launch celebration.   “Rebuild is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to modernize and transform ... grant awards to pre-qualified nonprofit organizations for three additional projects at the Olney Recreation Center, the Vare ...
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Sidney Hargro named to Generocity's 2018 Leaders List

Wednesday, September 5, 2018
... category of Impact Investing. His profile by Julie Zeglen is below.  CLICK HERE to view the full list . Sidney Hargro: ... capital for change, regardless of the tax status of the organization receiving that investment. It’s just one of the recent ...

Leading Philadelphia Civil Legal Aid and Social-Service Agencies Sign On to Become Founding Member Tenants in the First Collaborative Center of its Kind

Friday, March 8, 2019
... and will be a permanent and purpose-built location for the city’s legal aid community to call home. The EJC will increase access ... legal services through litigation and advocacy. It is anticipated that tens of thousands of people will be served through the work ...
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Update from the Greater Philadelphia Nonprofit Repositioning Fund

Nonprofit Repositioning Fund
Tuesday, December 26, 2017
... and excited to share that our funders have re-committed for Round II of the Fund, which will carry us through 2020.   As we look forward to Round II, however, it is hard not to be concerned about the challenges that nonprofits will be facing ...

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