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Dr. L. Joy Gates Black named to the Board of Crozer-Keystone Community Foundation

Dr. L. Joy Gates Black
Wednesday, November 8, 2017
... is pleased to announce the election of Dr. L. Joy Gates Black to the Foundation’s Board of Directors.  “We are delighted to welcome Dr. Gates Black to the Crozer-Keystone Community Foundation Board,” ... president of Delaware County Community College since its founding.  She is the first woman and the first African ...
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The Philadelphia Foundation Hosts Inspiring Exhibition of Art Created by Individuals Living with Dementia

Monday, September 10, 2018
Press release via The Philadelphia Foundation PHILADELPHIA, PA (9/10/2018) – The Philadelphia Foundation ... organization will showcase a vibrant new art exhibit in its offices as part of a partnership with ARTZ ...
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Philadelphia Receives $5 Million in JPMorgan Chase’s AdvancingCities Challenge

Thursday, October 8, 2020
Press release PHILADELPHIA  — JPMorgan Chase today announced Philadelphia is one of seven winning cities in its AdvancingCities Challenge, part of the firm’s $500 ... opportunity to underserved communities, especially the Black and Latinx communities.   The AdvancingCities ...

GreenLight Raises New $3.5 Million Fund to Combat Systemic Poverty in Philadelphia

Omar Woodard
Monday, September 14, 2020
Omar_6ABC.jpg Philadelphia, PA – GreenLight Fund, with support from over ... that are experiencing poverty. Fund III exceeded its $3 million target, nearly doubling Fund II. “COVID laid ... bare the profound race and gender-based inequities facing Black, Latinx, and Asian communities. This latest Fund ...

PHLCares Presents $500,000 in Grants to Four Philadelphia Homeless Service Organizations

Friday, February 25, 2022
PHILADELPHIA - PHL Cares fund of Philadelphia Foundation, a business-led initiative investing in solutions to homelessness, presented its first round of funding to four homeless service ... to address chronic homelessness in Philadelphia. Since its founding in 2019, PHLCares has raised more than $1 ...
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Unprecedented program aims to ‘Rebuild’ Philadelphia, serve as national community investment model

Monday, October 2, 2017
... Recreation and Park Association  (NRPA) concluded its  annual conference  in New Orleans, bringing together ... Foundation’s Executive Director , presented the City of Philadelphia’s Rebuild Community Infrastructure ( Rebuild ) ... Civic Commons  to Rebuilding Civic Infrastructure.’ “Philadelphia has gained national attention in recent years ...

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

Friday, December 21, 2018
PHILADELPHIA – Today, Leeway Foundation announced $135,000 ... of art, culture, and social change. Through our grantmaking and other programs we promote artistic expression ... self-determination, and we use the term “trans” in its most inclusive sense, as an umbrella term encompassing ...
20Oct2020

What do taxes have to do with it? Connecting Policy and Grassroots Strategies to Advance Race, Gender and Immigrant Equity Through the Tax Policy

Tuesday, October 20, 2020
1:00pm - 3:00pm
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Virtual
In a time when our communities are grappling with the multiple challenges of the pandemic, economic insecurity, and growing unrest over structural racism, charitable foundations are looking for strategies to work cross-sectionally to address root...

Philadelphia Foundation Fund Supports Community-based Programs in Northwest Philadelphia

East Mt Airy Neighbors
Tuesday, November 5, 2019
... The East Mount Airy Neighbors (EMAN) Community Fund of the Philadelphia Foundation is pleased to announce it has awarded ... grants to six nonprofits providing services to Northwest Philadelphia, with an emphasis on programs serving the East ... established by the EMAN Community Fund. The fund focuses its work on East Mt.

Greater Philadelphia Corporate Volunteer Council Partners with Philadelphia Foundation

Greater Philadelphia Corporate Volunteer Council
Friday, November 22, 2019
GPCVC_PF.png Philadelphia, PA (Nov. 21, 2019) -- The Greater Philadelphia Corporate Volunteer Council (GPCVC) is now ... The City of Philadelphia has recognized the GPCVC for its leadership in strengthening the connection between the ...
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13May2020

Total Impact Philadelphia 2020: Philadelphia Heroes and New Normal Forum

Wednesday, May 13, 2020 - 12:30pm to Thursday, May 14, 2020 - 6:00pm
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Virtual
All Philadelphians and those who see the opportunity for Philadelphia are invited to attend the “ Philadelphia Heroes and New Normal Forum” happening this ... what we have learned from the Covid-19 pandemic, and what its social and economic impact...

Leadership Transition at the Philadelphia Cultural Fund

Barbara Silzle
Monday, April 11, 2022
BarbaraSilzle2022.png April 11, 2022 -- The board of the Philadelphia Cultural Fund announces that its Executive Director, Barbara Silzle, will step down from ... Fund, “said Magda Martinez, Chair of the board of the Philadelphia Cultural Fund. While City Council led the way ...
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Leadership Transition at the Philadelphia Cultural Fund

Caralyn Spector
Tuesday, July 5, 2022
July 5, 2022 -- The board of the Philadelphia Cultural Fund announces that it has engaged Caralyn Spector to serve as its Interim Executive Director, effective July 18, 2022 ... work.” said Magda Martinez, Chair of the board of the Philadelphia Cultural Fund. City Council recently approved ...
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Foundations Community Partnership Launches #FCPresents Series to Help Strengthen Non-Profit Sector

Foundations Community Partnership
Thursday, May 25, 2023
... the non-profit sector in Bucks County, Pa. Complementing its FCP Conversations Online podcast, the series features ... suggest your own topic. Foundations Community Partnership Launches #FCPresents Series to Help Strengthen Non-Profit ...
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Rebuild: Strengthening Neighborhoods Across Philadelphia

Thursday, March 21, 2019
... recreation centers, playgrounds, and libraries across Philadelphia.  We are committed to galvanizing the ... economic inclusion, and to strengthen neighborhoods across Philadelphia. Recreation centers, libraries, and parks are central to the fabric of Philadelphia’s communities.  They connect the city’s ...

The Alliance for Health Equity Launches the Equity Health Center to address Health Access in Greater Coatesville

Equity Health Network Providers
Thursday, April 6, 2023
... and well-being for all the citizens in Coatesville and its surrounding areas. As a member of the oversight ... . The Alliance for Health Equity Launches the Equity Health Center to address Health Access in ...
30Nov2020

Financial Commons Launch

Monday, November 30, 2020
1:00pm - 2:30pm
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Webinar
Join this online launch of Financial Commons, an exciting new project designed to provide on-demand financial information to nonprofits of all types and sizes. The Financial Commons is a collaboration between three longtime informal partners –...
13Sep2022

2022 Blueprint Report Launch

Tuesday, September 13, 2022
5:00pm - 6:00pm
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The Colonial Theatre
Published every five years, the Blueprint Report is the first and only comprehensive needs assessment of women and girls in Chester County. This fourth edition of the Report highlights pressing issues facing women and girls at the local, state, and...

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