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Leeway Foundation announces $55,000 in Art and Change Grants

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Monday, October 7, 2019
... - Today, the Leeway Foundation announced $55,000 in funding for 31 individual women, trans* and gender nonconforming artists and cultural ... Durant (Port Fishington), Visual and Crafts & Textile Arts, $2,500 Andrienne Palchick, Heidi Ratanavanich, Connie Yu (West ...

Leeway Foundation Awards Nine Philadelphia Artists with $15,000 Transformation Award

Friday, December 21, 2018
... recipients work in an array of disciplines, including folk arts, media arts, and performance.  The 2018 Leeway Transformation Award ... the year, or schedule an appointment with a staff member for one-on-one support. ABOUT LEEWAY: Leeway Foundation supports women and ...

Philadelphia Bar Foundation Posts Largest Grant Distribution Increase in Nearly a Decade

Wednesday, February 14, 2018
... Philadelphia Bar Foundation broadened their scope of support for the legal aid community with a 22 percent increase in grants awarded to nearly 40 Philadelphia legal aid nonprofit partners in 2017 ...

Area funders call on Governor Wolf and Secretary Miller to close the Berks County Residential Center (BCRC)

Friday, November 9, 2018
... Teresa D. Miller to shut down the Berks County Residential Center (BCRC). The BCRC is one of only three centers in the United States that ... as young as 2-years-old have been held in detention there for more than a year. This practice violates Pennsylvania state and federal ...

The Foundation for Delaware County awards over $30K to local nonprofits promoting a complete count in the 2020 Census

Delco Counts
Tuesday, February 4, 2020
... to encourage enrollment in the 2020 Census, The Foundation for Delaware County today announced $30,300 in awards through six grants to ... Drug Free Communities, El Centro (a Hispanic resource center), and a health resource center for students in the Chester Upland School ...
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Douty Foundation releases $1.5 million in emergency funding amid COVID-19 crisis

Wednesday, April 8, 2020
For more information: Jennifer Leith, Executive Director, The Douty ... 6, 2020) – Since 1968, The Douty Foundation has awarded grants to small grassroots organizations and movements in Philadelphia and ... Douty Foundation joins the Council on Foundations, National Center for Responsive Philanthropy and Grantmakers for Effective Organizations ...

Finding evidence of our collective courage and strength

215 People's Alliance
Wednesday, May 27, 2020
... the weekly convening of our community grantmaking committee for our Solidarity Fund for COVID-19 Organizing , a rapid-response fund ... the community grantmaking committee has made $405,500 in grants to 42 grassroots community organizing groups. Community organizers, ...
09Mar2017

Small Foundations and the New Administration: State & Federal Laws to Watch

Thursday, March 9, 2017
2:00pm - 4:30pm
Philadelphia, PA
In collaboration with Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia, the Exponent Philanthropy Local Engagement Group (LEG) invites you to join Philadelphia-area funders for a legal update with  Andras

Philanthropy Needs A New Endgame: The Liberation of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color Communities In America

Breaking Chains
Thursday, June 4, 2020
... pepper spray to intimidate and disperse those advocating for change. This is America and Philanthropy Operates in It This ... to support, challenge, and advise funders as they seek to center equity in their work. The signature component of the initiative was a ...

Women’s work is, and always has been, “essential” work. It’s time to value it.

Gender Justice_Photo by Josh Howard on Unsplash
Friday, May 8, 2020
... — more than 30 million Americans  have applied for unemployment benefits — the care workforce at home will be further ... and lack of inherited wealth. Between 2010 and 2019, the cost of child care increased 24 percent while the median wage only ... is Executive Director of WOMEN'S WAY, the Greater Philadelphia region’s leading nonprofit organization dedicated to the ...

New Century Trust Adopts Trust-Based Philanthropy Approach

Thursday, May 24, 2018
... and political power of women and girls throughout the Philadelphia region. In response to overwhelming feedback from the ... NCT has chosen to invest in long-term partnerships with organizations by providing multi-year general operating support.  Beyond funding, the Trust wants to create an avenue for open communication and mutual learning and work togetther with ...
01Mar2018

Keystone Policy Series: CENSUS 2020: What Pennsylvania Funders Need to Know

Thursday, March 1, 2018
2:00pm - 3:00pm
... the importance of ensuring a full and accurate count for the upcoming 2020 Census. The results of this once-a-decade effort ... at Alliance for Justice where she consulted with nonprofit organizations on the rules and strategies for legal and effective ... www.gwpa.org ) and Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia ( www.philanthropynetwork.org ) to inform all Pennsylvania ...

Statement: Including Immigrants and Refugees In Our Response to COVID-19

Immigrant Community courtesy Fels Fund
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
... sector’s response, both nationally and here in Greater Philadelphia. This spirit of “we are all in this together” taps into a ... Support organizations that are advocating for systems-level changes that are inclusive of race, class, gender and ...

An Open Letter on Family Detention in Pennsylvania

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10/2018
Out of concern for immigrant rights, especially the health and well-being of our immigrant ... of Human Services to close the Berks County Residential Center (BCRC), one of three immigrant family detention centers in United ...

Govenor Wolf Creates Commission to Ensure Fair, Accurate Count in 2020 Census

Governor Wolf
Friday, September 14, 2018
... Complete Count Commission , which will make recommendations for the most accurate count of Pennsylvanians in the upcoming census. ... all levels of government, and the Pennsylvania State Data Center. There are far-reaching implications if Pennsylvania’s population ...
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31Jan2017

Keystone Policy Webinar Series - Session 1: Education Policy Advocacy

Tuesday, January 31, 2017
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Webinar
... constraints on lobbying, there are numerous opportunities for communication between philanthropy and the public sector that are ...

Changes to charitable deduction will hurt PA and NJ nonprofits

Tuesday, November 28, 2017
... Mike Candilo and Pedro A. Ramos This is a critical time for our nonprofit community, as lawmakers consider comprehensive tax-reform ... is interim president and CEO of the United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey.  mdicandilo@uwgpsnj.org Pedro A. ...

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