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27Mar2019

31st Annual Members’ Meeting & Reception

Wednesday, March 27, 2019
3:00pm - 6:00pm
The Discovery Center
... March 27, 2019 to celebrate the strength and diversity of our network at the 31st Annual Members’ Meeting & ... brief business meeting agenda will include the election of new Board members, recognition of our newest members and ... expertise to our conversation are JOCELYN BISSONNETTE , Director of the Funders Census Initiative 2020 , a working ...
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The Lenfest Institute announces $1.3 million in grants to support The Philadelphia Inquirer’s community-focused journalism

The Lenfest Institute for Journalism
Thursday, May 20, 2021
... Institute for Journalism today announced $1.3 million in new grants to The Philadelphia Inquirer to support initiatives that will enhance coverage of Philadelphia’s most pressing issues, with a particular ... with the Knight-Lenfest Local News Transformation Fund, will provide support to Philadelphia-area news ...

City Announces Final Round of Anti-Violence Community Expansion Grant Program Awardees

Wednesday, December 8, 2021
Via the City of Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA – The City of Philadelphia ... Grant program. The final awardees are: Put It Down Philly; Unity in the Community; Men Who Care of Germantown; ... Arts Philadelphia; Philadelphia Lawyers for Social Equity; New Leash on Life; Educators 4 Education; Timoteo Sports; ...
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Regional Interest
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Anti-Violence
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Public Policy and Civic Engagement
26Apr2022

Who Are We? How Racial Narratives Build (or Destroy) Shared Understanding and Identities

Tuesday, April 26, 2022
1:30pm - 2:30pm
Where: 
Webinar
For this webinar, the Communications Network will be joined ... Ian Haney López, the Chief Justice Earl Warren Professor of Public Law at University of California, Berkeley, to discuss how storytelling has been exploited to deepen division among...

About Rebuild Philadelphia

... Jim Kenney’s visionary initiative to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in neighborhood parks, recreation ... Knight Foundation  Michael Norris , Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance Kristi Poling , The Barra Foundation ... Team  for their partnership:  David Gould , Deputy Director, Community Engagement and Communications Timothy ...

Pew Awards $5.41 Million to Five Philadelphia Nonprofits to Address Human, Economic Impacts of COVID-19

The Pew Charitable Trusts
Friday, April 9, 2021
... Trusts announced today that it has awarded a total of $5.41 million in grants to five Philadelphia nonprofits to ... are intended to help Philadelphia recover by advancing new or expanded strategies to meet changing community needs ... and move toward recovery.” Kristin Romens , project director of the Pew Fund for Health and Human Services, added ...

Community Foundation of South Jersey Announces Five Transform South Jersey Grant Recipients

Transform South Jersey Heart & Soul
Friday, February 21, 2020
... Haddonfield, NJ - The Community Foundation of South Jersey, whose mission is to inspire generosity, ... of South Jersey, the  Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, New Jersey Health Initiatives (the statewide grantmaking ... Community Heart & Soul,” said Andy Fraizer, executive director of the Community Foundation of South Jersey, ...

Independence Public Media Foundation Announces $6.1 Million in Grants for 2024

Independence Public Media Foundation logo
Thursday, December 12, 2024
... grants for the year. The foundation has awarded a total of $6.1 million in grants for 2024 in support of community ... The grants are: Technology Learning Collaborative and Philly Community Wireless ($40,000) — to support a ... Fund and United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey to support the Regional Pooled Wellness Fund. The ...
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Member News
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Media/Journalism
02Oct2020

2020 Census Funder Briefing

Friday, October 2, 2020
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Where: 
Webinar
... housed at Funders’ Committee for Civic Participation, has been hosting Census Funder Meetings for philanthropic ... on the 2020 Census since mid-March. The meetings are a regular opportunity to review key census trends and ... fair and accurate...

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

Pew
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
... organizations that are working to improve the lives of older residents. With Pew’s support, the ... homelessness, including older adults; supporting a new approach to provide housing and care for older adults ... is too often overlooked,” said Kristin Romens, project director of the Pew Fund for Health and Human Services in ...

Philadelphia Receives $5 Million in JPMorgan Chase’s AdvancingCities Challenge

Thursday, October 8, 2020
...  — JPMorgan Chase today announced Philadelphia is one of seven winning cities in its AdvancingCities Challenge, ...   Today’s announcement builds on JPMorgan Chase’s new $30 billion commitment to advance racial equity, address ... and people of color,” said Roxann Cooke, Chase Regional Director for Pennsylvania and New England. “This ...
18Jun2024

Empowering the Future: Harnessing AI and Data for Philanthropic Social Impact

Tuesday, June 18, 2024
9:30am - 3:30pm
Where: 
New Brunswick Performing Arts Center
The Council of New Jersey Grantmakers’ spring colloquium brings ... human connections, how it affects equity, how philanthropy has engaged with AI for funding initiatives, and how AI has ... will be moderated by Jean Westrick, new Executive Director...
28Sep2021

Regional Roundtable: Community Violence - LGBTQIA+

Tuesday, September 28, 2021
9:00am - 10:15am
... that regional partners can coordinate efforts and explore new initiatives and opportunities for collaboration.  All ... will feature guest speakers addressing the growing crisis of violence towards the LGBTQIA+ community in Philadelphia, ... and Futures (SELF Inc.)  Ashley L. Coleman , Executive Director, Galaei Valentina Dejesus-Rosario , Transgender, ...

Knight Foundation invests $2.2 million in projects to advance Philadelphia’s public spaces and digital engagement

Photo courtesy Smith Memorial Playground
Friday, April 9, 2021
... in nine Philadelphia projects. Knight Foundation’s new support will bolster local programs that advance ... residents in the design, programming and development of public spaces. “A truly thriving Philadelphia is an ... said Ellen Hwang, Knight Foundation program director for Philadelphia. “Accessible public spaces are ...
02Jun2022

The End of Roe: How Should Philanthropy Respond?

Thursday, June 2, 2022
10:00am - 11:30am
Video Conference
In June of 2022, the Supreme Court is expected to hand down a ... Speakers Link to speaker bios Farrah Parkes , executive director, Gender Justice Fund   Signe Espinoza , executive ... How Should Funders Respond? The Turnaway Study - Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health (ANSIRH) Backgrounder on ...

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