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43 organizations receive Barra Awards

Tuesday, December 5, 2017
... Education, Health and Human Services. In line with its mission to invest in innovation in the social sector, the ... community. A new slate of nominators, selected each grant cycle from among previous awardees and other social sector ... health and human services by by Peter Dobrin for the Philadelphia Inquirer (12/6/17) 43 organizations receive ...
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15Mar2023

OST Funders Community of Practice: Youth at the Helm: What Funders can Learn from Youth Organizers and Advocates

Wednesday, March 15, 2023
12:00pm - 1:30pm
Video Conference
... from UrbEd , an organization founded and led by a group of Philadelphia public school students, will share insight into ... Girls Advisory Board , the nationally recognized girls’ grantmaking program run by the Fund for Women and Girls . The ... A Comprehensive Field Scan of Youth Philanthropy to Inform its Support and Development - Dorothy A. Johnson Center for ...

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

Covid-19 Signs
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
... Wes Somerville & Sidney Hargro When the coronavirus hit Philadelphia, the impact on our region’s economy and ... fourth highest COVID-19 death rate across the 10 counties. Giving in counties outside of Philadelphia was mostly aligned ... resources in response to the continuing COVID crisis and its aftermath. The dashboard is now publicly available at ...

2019 Philanthropy Trends to Watch

Monday, January 7, 2019
... philanthropic sector in 2019? Here are three predictions: Giving will increase… and people will ask if that is a good thing? Total charitable giving in the US has increased since the Great Recession. We ... true as Millennials come into higher income earning years. Grantmaking from donor-advised funds will surpass $20B NPT ...
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Arts + Business Council programming, including Business on Board, finds new home within The Nonprofit Center at La Salle University

Tuesday, October 15, 2024
... of the 43-year-old Arts + Business Council from its longtime host, the  Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia , beginning fall 2024. The Nonprofit Center ... executive officer of the Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia. “As the Chamber continues to focus on support ...
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As city waits on soda tax ruling, private sector pours on support for Rebuild

Tuesday, November 21, 2017
... to be using the sites,” says Patrick Morgan, Knight’s Philadelphia programs director. More than piggy-packing on ... private partners play in helping to define public space in Philadelphia. For example, the Knight-funded  Reimagining the Civic Commons , which began in Philadelphia and has since expanded to four other cities ...
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Connelly and William Penn Foundations announce major support of workforce initiative

UCD Green City Works
Friday, December 20, 2019
... . The funding will help to expand the reach of our West Philadelphia Sklils Initiative (WPSI) and support career ... the way the industry trains, advances, and supports its workforce. The Connelly Foundation has granted WPSI ... also includes work with Temple University's Lenfest North Philadelphia Workforce Initiative (NPWI) and Philadelphia ...
30Sep2024

Immigration Trends and Economic Impact: New Research from The Pew Charitable Trusts

Monday, September 30, 2024
1:30pm - 2:30pm
Virtual
... Ginsberg and Mari Gonzalez of The Pew Charitable Trusts' Philadelphia Research and Policy Initiative as they share ... market and entrepreneurship.

Barra Foundation Announces $520,000 in Immediate Funding

Thursday, April 2, 2020
... from Barra Foundation (04.02.20) by Peter Dobrin for the Philadelphia Inquirer Barra-Logo.jpg PHILADELPHIA, April 2, 2020 —   The Barra Foundation ... deal with the public health and economic crises. As one of its immediate-responses, Barra has made one-time grant ...
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08Jun2017

NCFP Webinar: School's Out but Philanthropy Isn’t: Engage your Next Gen

Thursday, June 8, 2017
12:00pm - 1:30pm
Webinar
... implement in your foundation or fund. Have questions about giving circles, discretionary and matching grant programs, ...

PHL COVID-19 Fund Provides Rapid Response to Community: $7.3M Distributed to Nearly 200 Nonprofits in Three Weeks

PHL Covid-19 Fund
Thursday, April 23, 2020
PHILADELPHIA – The PHL COVID-19 Fund today announced its third round of grants, totaling more than $2.5 million ... crisis. The Fund, launched on March 19 and led by the Philadelphia Foundation and United Way of Greater ...
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22Apr2022

OpportUNITY Summit

Friday, April 22, 2022
8:00am - 3:00pm
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Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History
United Way's inaugural OpportUNITY Summit will take place on Friday, ... Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia , PA. This immersive gathering will bring .....

PHL COVID-19 Fund Continues Urgent Response to Community Amid Growing Needs

PHL Covid-19 Fund
Thursday, April 16, 2020
PHILADELPHIA – The PHL COVID-19 Fund today announced its second round of grants totaling more than $2.5 million to ... crisis. The Fund, launched four weeks ago and led by the Philadelphia Foundation and United Way of Greater ...
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