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20Sep2021

Supporting Afghan Families Seeking Refuge in Philadelphia

Monday, September 20, 2021
9:00am - 10:00am
Video Conference
The United States’ withdrawal from Afghanistan and the Taliban’s takeover of the country has caused many Afghans to flee the ... to their association with the U.S. mission.  The City of Philadelphia is one of the selected cities to welcome ...

Philadelphia Black Giving Circle is ready to fund its first Black-led, Black-centered nonprofits

Philadelphia Black Giving Circle
Wednesday, November 14, 2018
Via Generocity | By Julie Zeglen Philadelphia Black Giving Circle (PBGC) is now accepting ... Black community.” As of February, the giving circle’s goals were to gain 100 member-donors, raise a collective $20,000 and fund four nonprofits in its first year. Committee member Wharton said in an email that ...
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Philadelphia Takes First Steps Toward City-wide Historic and Cultural Resources Survey

Wednesday, March 4, 2020
PRESS RELEASE via the City of Philadelphia Department of Planning and Development ... In its April 2019 final report Mayor Kenney’s Historic Preservation Task Force recommended an ongoing ... historic and cultural resources. This project is the first step to implement that recommendation. The William Penn ...
30Apr2025

Philadelphia Regional Gathering

Wednesday, April 30, 2025
11:30am - 1:30pm
Glenmede, 1650 Market St, Suite 4000, Philadelphia, PA 19130
... Philanthropy, Glenmede and Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia Join us for lunch to network, learn, and share with your fellow lean funders from across the greater Philadelphia area! During this ... register . ►Please register via Exponent Philanthropy's websit e . Philadelphia Regional Gathering ...
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11Nov2018

Hungry for Change: A Summit about American and Israeli Strategies for Food Security, Recovery and Justice

Sunday, November 11, 2018 - 11:00am to Monday, November 12, 2018 - 3:30pm
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Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia
In recognition of Israel’ s 70th anniversary, the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia and Hazon Philadelphia have partnered to bring ... learn about innovative strategies for food rescue, recovery and justice and for integrating sustainable ...

Philadelphia’s Placing a $500 Million Bet on Play

Monday, September 11, 2017
... map to getting this overhaul right. Even as Lawncrest, the Philadelphia neighborhood, has transformed over the past half ... Philadelphia and the near-suburban neatness of the city’s far northeast. Best known for hosting one of the city’s ... they once did, but the impromptu football field carved out from their intersecting outfields bustles with leagues for ...

National Movement for Children’s Literacy Converges on Philadelphia

Thursday, July 19, 2018
... Branan Jacobs, 941-893-1818   Grade-Level Reading Week in Philadelphia to focus on community solutions to help children ... Reading Week (GLR Week in Philadelphia), the nation’s most significant convening focused on early learning, ... of presentations, discussions and panels. Representatives from communities across the country will participate in ...
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Read by 4th Initiative

About Rebuild Philadelphia

... Community Infrastructure (Rebuild) is Mayor Jim Kenney’s visionary initiative to invest hundreds of millions of ... parks, recreation centers and libraries in the City of Philadelphia. Through these investments, Rebuild will improve ... and philanthropy. To realize its full potential, Rebuild must still raise additional funds. Every additional dollar ...
02Jun2020

Ratcheting Up Rural Response, Recovery and Resilience: Five Good Ideas for Philanthropy Right Now

Tuesday, June 2, 2020
2:00pm - 4:00pm
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Virtula Convening
... and regions grappling with the immediate consequences of COVID - 19 are already thinking about long-term ramifications. Many ... use help – both to respond and to improve prospects for recovery . Since they are the experts in what they need, we...

Via Generocity: In culminating session, forum asks ‘Where do we go from here?

ECS Forum Panel
Thursday, November 5, 2020
... to share their next steps for collective action. NBC10‘s Vai Sikahema moderated the “ Where Do We Go from Here? ... R. Hargro , president of Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia. Each speaker delved into the tenets of their ... action that can provide racial equity during the economic recovery and beyond. “If we cannot, in this moment, ...
15Feb2024

Building Capacity of Community-Based Organizations: Lessons Learned from the Emergency Rental Assistance Program

Thursday, February 15, 2024
3:00pm - 4:00pm
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Webinar
The Federal Reserve' s Connecting Communities webinar series provides timely ... issues. Their next webinar will look at lessons learned from the emergency rental assistance program. During the COVID - 19 pandemic, in 2021 the U. S . Department...
28Nov2023

An Updated Database on State and Locally Funded Housing Programs and Emerging Housing Policy Work

Tuesday, November 28, 2023
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Where: 
Webinar
With support from the Center on Budget & Policy Priorities (CBPP), the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) has released an update to the ... between the Center, grantee partners, and philanthropy’ s collective work. Speakers: Peggy...

Independence Blue Cross Foundation announces new funding to support recovery and sobriety for college students

IBX Foundation
Wednesday, March 31, 2021
Press Release Philadelphia, PA — March 31, 2021  —The  Independence ... initiative. In collaboration with the Association for Recovery in Higher Education (ARHE), institutions that join ... recovery model. The Foundation aims to expand ARHE’s model to campuses across the region with support to other ...

Health Department Announces Significant Contributions to the Philly Joy Bank from the William Penn Foundation and Spring Point Partners

Monday, March 20, 2023
PHILADELPHIA—The Philadelphia Department of Public Health is pleased to announce generous contributions from the William Penn Foundation and Spring Point Partners to ... has long understood that parents are our children’s first teachers. And, just like the case with classroom ...
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