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With $16 million gift, gay causes get a big boost

Friday, October 20, 2017
... admits, that has left him “quite emotional and tearing up, which at 82 is easy to do.” Others in the LGBT ... and it will change LGBT advocacy in this region not just for decades, but for all time,” said State Rep. Brian K. Sims, a ...
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
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Equity and Social Justice

Pennsylvania establishes blueprint for successful collegiate recovery programs

Thursday, September 22, 2022
... has the nation’s most and is the fastest growing state for collegiate recovery programs (CRPs), which support ... a train-the-trainer program that sets new programs up for success through guidance and mentorship. This ... will have awarded nearly $70 million in charitable grants and to research in southeastern Pennsylvania. Learn ...

Chester County Community Foundation Honors Denise M. Antonelli of Gawthrop Greenwood, PC with Door Opener Award

Denise Antonelli
Friday, October 18, 2024
... 18, 2024): The Chester County Community Foundation proudly announces that attorney Denise M. Antonelli is the recipient ... This award is given to professional advisors who advocate for and encourage legacy philanthropy, playing a pivotal role ... $100 million in trust and annually awards $6+ million in grants and scholarships. To learn more about the Community ...
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Carrolle Perry Devonish, former director of the Philadelphia Foundation and celebrated philanthropy expert, has died at 85

Carrolle Perry Devonish
Tuesday, May 30, 2023
... Community Foundation, former local development director for the United Negro College Fund, celebrated consultant on ... closely with community leaders in making hundreds of grants for millions of dollars every year. She concentrated, ... Black philanthropists. “African Americans were seen as recipients of giving and not necessarily the givers,” she ...

Foundations Community Partnership Board Awards Nearly $170,000 to Local Nonprofits

Wednesday, June 26, 2024
... Partnership (FCP) Board of Directors awarded $169,200 in grants to 24 non-profit organizations, including 15 Bucks ... strengthen a nonprofit’s operations by offering support for professional and organizational development efforts.  ... tradition of support and partnering with all of the grant recipients in support of their mission,” said Tracy ...

AmerisourceBergen Foundation Supports Youth by Addressing Opioid Epidemic Through Education, Advocacy & Community-Building

Thursday, August 29, 2019
20+ Organizations Receive Grants to Help Combat Opioid Epidemic   VALLEY FORGE, ... Foundation (the Foundation), an independent not-for-profit charitable giving organization dedicated to ... alcohol and substance abuse in youth within a Native cultural context throughout the United States. Funding will ...
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The Secret Weapon for Achieving Your Foundation’s Goals

Wednesday, November 18, 2020
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Video Conference
... secret weapon – media and media-making – as a force for social justice: Get some insight into why media is the ... points into media-making and how to effectively use media for civic engagement and community mobilization. Examine who ... about community-based arts. She uses digital media and cultural production to co-create narratives in collaboration ...

William Penn Foundation Awards Additional $2.6M to Support COVID-19 Relief, Recovery Efforts in Philadelphia

Tuesday, June 30, 2020
... (WPF) today announced $2.6 million in additional support for efforts that address the impacts on Philadelphians of ... since March, the Board of Directors approved a series of grants to immediately support multiple elements of recovery, ... personal protective equipment and disinfectant supplies to up to 800 Philadelphia early learning providers. ...

Rebuild FAQ

... will improve as many sites as possible, which could be up to 100 or more sites – every dollar raised can help ... Council to select sites. Q: Where will the money come from for Rebuild?

Innovative COVID-19 Response Dashboard yields lessons for future disaster philanthropy

Covid-19 Signs
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
... tens of millions of philanthropic dollars were distributed for emergency COVID-19 relief in this region. The rapid ... community needs; this is the first effort we know of where grants data from multiple pooled funds is mapped against ... grants across 10 counties for a total of $40,133,289. Most recipients were businesses (48%), followed by nonprofits ...

Susan K. Urahn Appointed Pew’s New President and CEO

Susan K. Urahn
Friday, March 20, 2020
... Rimel, who is retiring after overseeing the organization for 32 years.   “We are incredibly pleased to announce Sue ... that role, she helped evaluate all of the institution’s grants and Trusts-initiated projects, including Pew’s early ... and leaders understand and address key issues; support the cultural community, in large part through the efforts of the ...
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U.S. Giving Tops the $400 Billion Mark for the First Time

Tuesday, June 12, 2018
... Billion to Charity in 2017, Crossing the $400 Billion Mark for the First Time Stock market, economic conditions helped ... counsel at Campbell & Company. “Contributions went up nearly across the board, signaling that Americans seem to ... take effect.” The Numbers for 2017 Charitable Giving to Recipients: Giving to religion  increased 2.9 percent (0.7 ...
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Pushing Impact Investing Forward: 4 Themes for 2021

Impact Investing blog post
Tuesday, March 30, 2021
... Pursuit of Social Equity In 2020, Black people made up 13% of the US population but  28% of the people killed by ... the United States to protest racial injustice and call for police reform. The Black Lives Matter movement  won new ... initiative plans to deploy investment capital alongside  grants to increase access  to affordable housing, ...
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Eight Heads Are Better Than One

Wednesday, June 5, 2019
... our flexibility, sometimes to the point that we just throw up our well-intentioned hands and resort to our ... our self-imposed deadlines, our comfortable ways of making grants and doing business.  We retreat to our own familiar ... that eight foundations worked on together in 2018 for the benefit of our grantees.  The Premise: To have more ...

The Alliance for Health Equity Kicks off the Nonprofit Justice and Equity Institute

Nonprofit Justice and Equity Institute Wordle
Wednesday, February 9, 2022
... Pennsylvania) - On February 1st  2022, The Alliance for Health Equity (The AHE) launched the Nonprofit Justice ... and equitably through strategies that build communities for long-term success. The goal of the Nonprofit Justice and ... please visit our website at alliancehealthequity.org. Keep up to date with this important work and the outcomes by ...

What's New at Rebuild (November 2017)

Monday, December 4, 2017
    Here is a round-up of recent news and developments with the City of Philadelphia's Rebuild initiative for November 2017: November 1  - The Rebuild Oversight Board ... Users.  Only Project Users will be eligible to apply for grants to work on Rebuild projects.  See the list of Project ...

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