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Union Benevolent Assoication announces change to funding priorities

Union Benevolent Association
Friday, August 17, 2018
New funding priorities for Union Benevolent Association target organizations helping ... announced it has changed its funding priorities to better focus on alleviating the burden of poverty. ... giving to organizations that help Philadelphia’s poorest residents meet basic needs.  The organization will ...

Future-focused takeaways from the 2017 Philanthropy Network conference

Friday, November 3, 2017
... Network thought the social impact sector should be focusing on in these ways: “Staying squarely focused on ... missions — our north star — while finding new and creative ways to work together in order to amplify our impact” ...
25Oct2021

2021 Unity Summit

Monday, October 25, 2021 - 9:00am to Thursday, October 28, 2021 - 5:00pm
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Virtual Convening with roots in Minneapolis, MN
The Unity Summit will host over 2,000 participants to expand their individual and institutional practice in ... with an intersectional lens, and with community at the center of our efforts. We seek to create space for all ... spaces to express your...

SPARX Conference

... investors, nonprofits, and other civic leaders who want to learn, connect, and lead social change in Greater ... Brown , Black Voters Matter Phil Buchanan , President, The Center for Effective Philanthropy Jennifer Ching , North Star ... “Merger” is a scary word — but does it have to be?  - By Julie Zeglen, Generocity SPARX Conference ...

Giving USA: Total U.S. charitable giving remained strong in 2021, reaching $484.85 billion

Tuesday, June 21, 2022
... Family School of Philanthropy are committed to providing new information on the most pressing topics in philanthropy. ... in this subsector aligns with increased support for legal rights and voting nonprofits, but it is most strongly ... by foundations come from Candid (formerly the Foundation Center). Following the same approach used by leading public ...
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Finding evidence of our collective courage and strength

215 People's Alliance
Wednesday, May 27, 2020
...   By Casey Cook In the last two months, we’ve all tried to adjust to seeing our friends, family, and coworkers mostly ... of loss and grief. It’s clear to me that we will not be returning to how things used to be. But each Friday ... being nimble in the face of lean resources, are creating new ways to share space, break isolation, and nurture ...
05Aug2020

Biweekly COVID-19 Funder Briefing #16

Wednesday, August 5, 2020
10:15am - 11:15am
Video Conference
COVID-19 funder briefings are open to all funders in the Greater Philadelphia region. These ... as an opportunity for funders to update each other on new and existing COVID-19 funding efforts in the five-county ... Response - Kat Rosqueta, Hanh La, & Kelly Andrews, The Center for High Impact Philanthropy & Ken Steif, Urban ...

Philadelphia Arts Groups to Lift Diverse Voices with $923,600 in Funding from Knight Foundation

Wednesday, March 7, 2018
... March 7, 2018 – From diversifying arts board leadership to commissioning 25 Asian-American artists to create ... The groups are large and small, ranging from the Kimmel Center to the experimental performance group Swim Pony. Many ... will expand its successful community programming with new Knight funding, and the Bearded Ladies Cabaret, which is ...
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As city waits on soda tax ruling, private sector pours on support for Rebuild

Tuesday, November 21, 2017
... largely true, there still are a few unknown variables for financing for Rebuild, Mayor Jim Kenney’s massive attempt to rewrite the future of the city’s rec centers, libraries, ... industry prevail, most observers believe the soda tax will be upheld by the Democrat-controlled state supreme court. ...
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Rebuild Initiative
14Jul2021

Innovation in Education

Wednesday, July 14, 2021
6:00pm - 7:00pm
Where: 
The Fitler Club or via live stream
Think about what passes for public debate when it comes to education these days. When we’re not talking about ... on Wednesday, July 14, at 6pm for a conversation on new models for classroom and out-of-classroom learning ... 150 schools, including...

Who We Are

... of life in our communities—from advancing the arts to improving education. Connecting these funders, amplifying ... you find us, Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia. For more than 30 years, Philanthropy Network Greater ... funders from around the region to exchange ideas, inspire new thinking and align resources. By coming together, our ...

Lenfest Institute awards $2 million to 12 local news outlets

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Tuesday, September 26, 2017
... Lenfest Institute for Journalism , which is  dedicated to supporting journalism  and  just opened its doors last ... Institute again made news by awarding $2 million in new  grants  to support innovation in local journalism. ... high school guide for students and families. In what could be a textbook definition of an example of good timing, just ...
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