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The Sarah Ralston Foundation Welcomes Heather Finnegan as New Executive Director

Heather Finnegan
Tuesday, December 10, 2024
... to announce the appointment of Heather Finnegan as its new Executive Director, marking an exciting new chapter in ... the organization’s 200+ year history. Heather joins SRF with extensive experience in philanthropy, capacity building, ... follows the retirement of Lynette Killen, who served SRF with dedication and vision. Under Lynette’s leadership, the ...
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Philadelphia Cultural Fund announces Gabriela Sanchez as its new Executive Director

Gabriela Sanchez
Wednesday, February 1, 2023
... announce Gabriela Serena Sanchez as the organization’s new executive director, effective April 3, 2023. Sanchez will ... teaching artist, poet – who blends creative practice with deeply embedded social justice action. A Philadelphia ... about grant funding, building a bridge that connected us with other funders. For over a decade, I have worked for ...
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16Nov2022

Closing the Gender Wealth Gap Forum: Why the Student Loan Crisis is a Gender Justice Issue

Wednesday, November 16, 2022
4:00pm - 5:30pm
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Virtual
... serious trouble for the economic lives of many women. With 2/3 of all outstanding student loan debt , women have ... House's newly released Federal Student Loan Debt Relief program is an important step in combatting this crisis and .....
14Sep2021

No More Dreams Deferred: Building an Education System that Works for Black and Hispanic Students in the Philadelphia Suburbs

Tuesday, September 14, 2021
10:00am - 11:30am
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Virtual
... First (formerly PCCY). Across the region, the share of students of color attending suburban public schools is growing. In fact, one of four students attending 61 suburban school districts in Bucks, ... diverse, yet the educational paradigms have...
09Sep2019

Creative Ways to Support Capacity Building

Monday, September 9, 2019
10:00am - 2:00pm
Friends Center
... will be provided, and there will be time for networking with peers. Building the capacity of your grantees to engage ...

What's New at Rebuild (November 2017)

Monday, December 4, 2017
    Here is a round-up of recent news and developments with the City of Philadelphia's Rebuild initiative for ... reviewing Rebuild's progress and making recommendations on program implementation. Oversight Board meetings are open ... ideas cities' are implementing to address them. What's New at Rebuild (November 2017) ...

HealthSpark Foundation Announces New Leader

Emma Hertz
Friday, November 4, 2022
... is pleased to announce Emma Hertz as the foundation’s new CEO and President, effective December 5, 2022. Emma was ... phase of the Dr. Frank E. Boston Black Justice Fund, which supports power-building, storytelling, and leadership ... and her bachelor’s degree from Bates College. She lives with her husband and three children in Warminster, ...
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Independence Blue Cross Foundation convenes Recovery Ready Summit to engage stakeholders in mission to support recovery on college campuses

Independence Blue Cross Foundation
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
... making Collegiate Recovery Programs (CRPs) accessible to students and highlight the need for recovery-ready ... Foundation announced the opening of a collegiate recovery program grant application for colleges and universities to ... to collegiate recovery programs in collaboration with the Association of Recovery in Higher Education. As a ...
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Comcast NBCUniversal Awards $500,000 Grant to Elevate 215 in Support of Philadelphia Education

Friday, December 22, 2023
... that primarily serve Black and Hispanic/Latinx students and students from low-income backgrounds. ... Executive Director of Elevate 215. “Our partnership with Comcast was made possible by our shared belief that ... the  African American Charter School Coalition program  that provides Black and Hispanic/Latinx middle ...
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Independence Blue Cross Foundation collaborates with Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic, NeuroFlow to Support Mental Wellness of Nurses

Independence Blue Cross Foundation
Wednesday, August 25, 2021
... 2021— Nurses and other frontline workers are dealing with stresses and challenges unlike any time in recent ... Nazareth Hospital, Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital, and St. Mary Medical Center in the Greater Philadelphia region. As ... care of ourselves physically and mentally. This initiative supports those who dedicate themselves day in and day out to ...
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COVID-19
14Nov2023

Healing Hurt People: Implementing a Hospital- and Community-based Violence Intervention Program

Tuesday, November 14, 2023
11:00am - 12:30pm
Where: 
Virual
... is a hospital and community-based violence intervention program (HVIP) at Drexel University. Since 2009, HHP has ... services to pediatric victims of violence in partnership with St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children. In 2013, HHP ... of...

AmerisourceBergen Foundation Supports Youth by Addressing Opioid Epidemic Through Education, Advocacy & Community-Building

Thursday, August 29, 2019
... health-related causes, announced it has partnered with more than 20 organizations to help prevent and curb the ... Drug Safety, a digital learning program for high school students, and the Red Cliff Wellness Curriculum, a program ... . AmerisourceBergen Foundation Supports Youth by Addressing Opioid Epidemic Through ...

William Penn Foundation previews revised programs and grantmaking approach

William Penn Foundation new funding areas
Thursday, May 16, 2024
Via William Penn Foundation WPF new funding areas_horiz.png   OUR REVISED GRANTMAKING ... more details about the specific areas of focus, along with funding opportunities that are available. We’re ... energized by the work ahead and look forward to engaging with you as we implement this new approach in the coming ...

Pew Appoints Donna Frisby-Greenwood as Vice President for Philadelphia Programs

Donna Frisby-Greenwood
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
... a vibrant civic and cultural life. A recognized leader with extensive experience in the city, Frisby-Greenwood joins ... engagement in local policy efforts, for partnering with the region’s health and human services organizations ... the School District of Philadelphia, she was Philadelphia program director for the John S. and James L. Knight ...

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