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Bridging Recovery to Equity

Bridge to Equity
Thursday, July 8, 2021
... Foundation Bridge to Equity.jpg By Vanessa B. Briggs For many of us during the first six months of 2021, we ... we can certainly thank the coronavirus vaccine for our tumultuous resurgence.  However, we cannot become ... systemically left them in the margins of society. Stand up and speak out when you see injustice and discrimination. ...

Vanguard Supports First-of-Its-Kind Project Integrating Home Visiting Nurses into Pediatric Primary Care Setting

Thursday, September 5, 2019
... by a generous grant from the Vanguard Strong Start for Kids Program ™. This project is just one of several ... efforts at CHOP through its Vanguard Strong Start for Kids Program™, which focuses on boosting school readiness for children near its operations ...

Philly parents, don't leave the city when your kids reach school age | Opinion

Friday, March 23, 2018
Via Philly.com by  Elliot Weinbaum , For the Inquirer When the kids reach school age, it’s time ... vibrant new spaces are enhancing the learning experiences for children. Other organizations are also helping to make ... are engaged in exciting and effective lessons every day. For example, Temple University is helping 250 teachers pursue ...
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Sidney Hargro named to Generocity's 2018 Leaders List

Wednesday, September 5, 2018
... each of their editorial calendar themes of that year, one for each month.  For year two, Generocity again based the list on its 2018 ... “using capital to create change that’s not necessarily grants,” he said — think the Barra Foundation’s  ...

Census 2020: Your Family Foundation Needs to Engage

Monday, January 28, 2019
This was originally posted here by the National Center for Family Philanthropy . By Maggie Osborn In October, you ... the Funders Census Initiative of the Funders Committee for Civic Participation (FCCP) to bring this conversation to ... nationwide, develop great data, and provide opportunities for foundations to connect with what is happening in their ...
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Census 2020Public Policy and Civic Engagement

Foundation’s Someone You Know public health awareness campaign highlights the stigma of addiction

IBX Foundation with Governor Wolf
Wednesday, September 25, 2019
... stigma around addiction can often keep people from asking for and getting help,” said Daniel J. Hilferty, CEO of ... people if we know they are struggling, so, I am asking for Pennsylvanians to have open conversations with their ... private foundation, whose mission is leading solutions for a healthier community. The Foundation targets the ...

GSK awards Greater Philadelphia nonprofits making a powerful IMPACT on health outcomes now more than ever

GSK 2020 Impact Awards
Thursday, November 19, 2020
... contributions to a healthier Greater Philadelphia region. For 24 years, the GSK IMPACT Awards continue to be a highly ... funds established by its donors and makes over 1,000 grants and scholarship awards each year. To learn more, ... purpose: to help people do more, feel better, live longer. For further information please visit  www.us.gsk.com . Join ...
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Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability

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
... unlike any time in recent history. Recognizing the need for additional mental health resources and support, the ... access to on-demand tools as well as care coordination for more than 1,800 nurses and frontline healthcare ... well-being of the community. The Foundation has awarded grants and research totaling more than $55M to nonprofits and ...
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COVID-19

Accelerating Job Growth and Business Formation Among BIPOC Community Should be a Priority for Philadelphia’s Next Mayor

Vision Philadelphia - Economic Development: Access to Capital for Philadelphia’s Diverse Business Owners
Wednesday, May 31, 2023
... diverse small business community and set a new trajectory for economic growth and wealth-building. Philadelphia ... businesses. Although these communities account for more than half the city’s population, they own less ... created significant barriers to asset- and wealth-building for these and other minority communities. The next mayor has ...

Chester County Community Foundation Honors Legacy Philanthropy at 30th Annual Meeting

Tuesday, September 10, 2024
... will recognize Dr. Mildred Joyner and Dr. James Trotman for their outstanding contributions to civic engagement, ... our community and shows our commitment to progress. For Good. Forever.” The 30th Annual Meeting is free and ... in community assets, and annually awards $6 million in grants and scholarships. www.chescocf.org Chester County ...
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Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation Celebrates 15 Years

Wednesday, August 15, 2018
... the Pottstown community to make healthier choices through grants to local schools, parks, and area non-profit ... grantees who have worked diligently to serve as catalysts for thousands of people to make positive health changes in ... channels.   PAHWF will also hold a reception for its grantees this fall to recognize the progress of its ...
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26Apr2021

Decoding Philly’s Digital Divide - A Funder’s Blueprint

Monday, April 26, 2021
11:00am - 12:15pm
Video Conference
... technology from an optional luxury to a utility necessary for work, education and day to day life. We will also answer: ... bios below) Andrew Buss , Deputy Chief Information Officer for Innovation, City of Philadelphia Office for Innovation ... that advance equity and justice. He manages a portfolio of grants and other activities to advance effective and ...
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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

... force to explore ways to increase awareness of and support for DEI issues in philanthropy. The resulting action plan and ... Walton on white supremacy , we partnered with Grantmakers for Effective Organizations on S etting the Table , a series ... in Philanthropy Cohort which was a year-long deep-dive for CEO-trustee pairs from 12 grantmaking organizations ...

100+ gather for Philanthropy Network's 35th Annual Members' Meeting

Mailee Walker and Christine Robinson
Wednesday, April 12, 2023
... more than 100 members gathered at the beautiful Center for Architecture & Design in Center City Philadelphia for Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia’s 35th Annual ... networking reception to make new connections and catch up with friends and fellow members. 100+ gather for ...
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How a Small Craft Navigates Shifting Tides

Tuesday, September 19, 2017
... insurers) that organizations should receive compensation for their contributions to improving health and decreasing ... to contract with several regional HMOs that began paying for the organization’s meal services. The foundation helped ... for years. None of us have infinite dollars and unless our grants strengthen the ability of organizations to expand and ...

Greater Philadelphia Corporate Volunteer Council Partners with Philadelphia Foundation

Greater Philadelphia Corporate Volunteer Council
Friday, November 22, 2019
... at RevZilla and a GPCVC Co-Chair. “We are thrilled for the chance to align with the Philadelphia Foundation’s ... Fargo. The City of Philadelphia has recognized the GPCVC for its leadership in strengthening the connection between ... funds established by its donors and makes over 1,000 grants and scholarship awards each year. To learn more, visit ...
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Compass and the Greater Philadelphia Nonprofit Repositioning Fund Create Partnership to Support Nonprofits Considering Sustained Collaboration

Compass | Repositioning Fund
Thursday, March 4, 2021
... has placed 165 professionals onto 104 nonprofit boards. For more information, visit us at  compassprobono.org . ... Fund believes that in a rapidly changing environment for the region’s nonprofits, sustained collaboration can be an effective strategic option to enhance performance for two or more organizations – where the resulting whole ...

Animal Grantmakers 2023 Conference in Philadelphia: Advancing Social Change Through an Animal Protection Lens

Animal Grantmakers
Thursday, October 12, 2023
... Philadelphia at Rittenhouse Square. Held exclusively for foundations, other philanthropic entities, and individuals that make grants that protect animals or enhance their wellbeing, the ... Foundation , Tigers in America® , The Botstiber Institute for Wildlife Fertility Control , and an anonymous donor, the ...
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