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Ellen Hwang Will Lead Knight Foundation Investments in Philadelphia

Ellen Hwang
Thursday, April 18, 2019
... Commons initiative. She will start on April 22, 2019.  For the last four years, Hwang has served the City of ... said Sam Gill, vice president of communities and impact for Knight Foundation. “Her dedication to innovation that ... Hwang has lived in the Philadelphia for 13 years; she grew up in Greater Philadelphia. She is a graduate of Temple ...
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The Alliance for Health Equity Kicks off Cohort Two of The Nonprofit Justice and Equity Institute

Nonprofit Justice and Equity Institute Cohort Two Funders
Wednesday, February 1, 2023
Coatesville, Pennsylvania -  On January 24th, The Alliance for Health Equity launched its second cohort of the Nonprofit ... and Equity Institute was co-created by The Alliance for Health Equity and the Tammy Dowley-Blackman Group, LLC ... .  Keep up to date with this important work and the outcomes by ...

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William Penn Foundation Welcomes Stuart Clarke as New Program Director of Watershed Protection

Stuart A. Clarke
Wednesday, July 28, 2021
... leader, and shares the Foundation’s passion for creating the conditions for a thriving, healthy watershed,” said Shawn McCaney, ... addition to our team and an important thought leader for the Foundation and the regional environmental sector.” ...
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Regional Foundation LLC Takes Next Step In Evolution With New Leadership

Kevin Dow
Tuesday, November 16, 2021
... he stepped down to become a candidate in the formal search for the organization's inaugural executive director. That ... funds established by its donors and makes over 1,000 grants and scholarship awards each year. To learn more, ... initiatives. The foundation awards Neighborhood Planning Grants and Neighborhood Implementation Grants to support ...

Union Benevolent Association’s unrestricted response bolsters Philadelphia nonprofits amidst COVID-19

Thursday, March 4, 2021
... local economy, available resources, and the ability for its residents to cover basic needs such as food, housing, ... the pandemic.  All four organizations are to be commended for reaching the hardest to reach in their communities, ... to those currently on their prioritized waitlist, for help with rent, utilities, and food." The People's ...

Finding evidence of our collective courage and strength

215 People's Alliance
Wednesday, May 27, 2020
... weekly convening of our community grantmaking committee for our Solidarity Fund for COVID-19 Organizing , a ... the community grantmaking committee has made $405,500 in grants to 42 grassroots community organizing groups. ... across the city and beyond, because people are stepping up where they see need. Mariame Kaba , a community organizer ...

The Fund for Women and Girls to launch 2022 Blueprint Report on September 13th

2022 Blueprint Report
Wednesday, August 17, 2022
WEST CHESTER, PA (August 17, 2022) – The Fund for Women and Girls will host its 2022 Blueprint Report ... Path provides critical data to identify areas of progress for women and girls and indicates where additional ... It underscores progress, challenges, and areas for improvement, with clear action steps for the community on ...
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Experiments in the Innovation Lab

Food Pantry
Wednesday, June 26, 2019
... get to a food pantry?  Stu Bush, Executive Director for The Open Link (a HealthSpark Foundation grantee) has long ... volunteers spend the morning and early afternoon packing up orders for a mid-afternoon delivery to the housing ... people in need receive nutritious food. Innovation Lab grants are part of the foundation’s larger Safety Net ...

OPINION | Instead of blaming government for Philly’s poverty problems, we must band together

Monday, October 1, 2018
... in Philadelphia. Our poorest neighbors who are looking for a good opportunity and a better life continue to fall ... century-old sanctuary is neighbor to our finest cultural institutions, five-star restaurants and residences. ... in need of hope. What started with a few people looking for help has grown to more than 9,000 unduplicated ...

Learning & Communities of Practice

... Opportunities designed to advance learning activities for individual staff, board members and trustees that ... SPARX Conference held each fall is the premier event for regional funders, social investors, and impact partners ... more than 350 philanthropy, nonprofit, and civic leaders for a day of networking and shared learning on important ...
30Mar2023

PHL Arts Mayoral Forum

Thursday, March 30, 2023
5:30pm - 8:30pm
Where: 
Taller Puertorriqueño
The Cultural Alliance is hosting a Mayoral Forum with the primary ... Senior Editor, AL DÍA Sabrina Vourvoulias , Senior Editor for Communities and Engagement, The Philadelphia Inquirer ... partners participating in the Lenfest Institute for...
03Nov2021

Advancing Equitable and Adequate School Funding in PA, Part 2: Framing the Impact

Wednesday, November 3, 2021
9:00am - 10:30am
Video Conference
This session will provide a follow up to our June session, Advancing Equitable and Adequate ... across the state that are organizing and advocating for greater funding equity. While this initiative has the ... variety of topics related to advocacy Foundation Advocacy Grants: What Grantees Need to Know Mays and May Nots for ...

Where Does Your Cash Sleep at Night?

Wednesday, July 10, 2019
... L. Wahl and Paige Chapel Local giving is a priority for the vast majority of Exponent Philanthropy members. This is probably no surprise for those of us who associate charitable giving with ... heard directly from both experts in the field and recipients of impact investments. This helped them understand ...
07Mar2019

Legal Matters for Corporate and Private Foundations

Thursday, March 7, 2019
9:00am - 4:00pm
Cigna Foundation
... to present a hands-on, one-day workshop: Legal Matters for Corporate and Private Foundations . This is being offered as a valuable resource for corporate foundations/giving programs and private ... to ensure common legal questions for administering grants, board governance, and charitable giving activities ...

Foundations Community Partnership Recognizes Outstanding Bucks County Students Through its Partnership in Education Scholarship Program

FCP Executive Director Dr. Tobi Bruhn and Temple University student Ani Zeytunyan
Wednesday, June 14, 2023
... to announce the 2023 Partnership in Education Scholarship recipients. School administrators and guidance counselors ... Tennent High School (Attending West Chester University) For more information on the Partnership in Education ...
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The Fund for Women and Girls to Honor Matrie Johnson with Kitchen Table Award

Matrie Johnson
Wednesday, February 9, 2022
WEST CHESTER, PA (February 8, 2022) – The Fund for Women and Girls will honor Matrie Johnson – a longtime and devoted advocate for women and girls in Chester County – with its Kitchen ... empower single mothers; and having served as co-organizer for the Chester County National Hunger and Homeless Awareness ...
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04Jun2020

The Crisis of White Supremacy in America: What’s Philanthropy’s Role?

Thursday, June 4, 2020
9:00am - 10:30am
Video Conference
... lives of Black people in this country. What will it take for America to finally and truly address its original sin, ... moment in their lives and in Black communities, and calls for a new endgame for all philanthropy -- the liberation of ... of White Supremacy Culture (in Our Organizations) (Showing Up for Racial Justice)* Tool: Continuum on Becoming an ...
16Jan2018

Get HYPE Philly- Collective Impact as a Tool for Building Tomorrow’s Leaders

Tuesday, January 16, 2018
3:00pm - 5:30pm
Philadelphia, PA
... partners to empower the city’s youth to become leaders for healthy change in their schools and communities through ... with key insights and lessons learned about what makes for a successful collective impact initiative.   The second ...   Get HYPE Philly- Collective Impact as a Tool for Building Tomorrow’s Leaders ...

The Alliance for Health Equity Invests $225,000 over two years in Opportunities Industrialization Center Inc. at Chester County (OIC) for the Coatesville Homelessness and Unemployment Collective

The Alliance for Health Equity
Friday, December 17, 2021
(Coatesville, Pennsylvania) - The Alliance for Health Equity (AHE) is pleased to announce a two-year ... Industrialization Center Inc. at Chester County (OIC) for the Coatesville Homelessness and Unemployment ... increasing employment, living wages, and housing stability for adults 18–24-year-old males and females of color living ...

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