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CCFWG’S 4th Annual Champions of Change Event Leaves Chester County Business Community Inspired to Elevate Women in the Workplace

2020 COC Collage
Thursday, November 12, 2020
... The Chester County Fund for Women and Girls (CCFWG) hosted its fourth annual Champions of Change Event on Wednesday, ... women and girls. 2020 COC Collage.jpg (Top Left) Gladys Black 'Woman of Distinction' honoree Charmaine Spence ... Charmaine Spence Rochester accepted the Gladys Black ‘Woman of Distinction’ Award for her mentorship of ...

The Presser Foundation Announces Over $1.3 Million in a Special Round of Grants to Music Organizations

Tuesday, April 28, 2020
... ‘amazing’ at a critical time by Peter Dobrin for the Philadelphia Inquirer (04.28.20) PRESS RELEASE April 29, 2020 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its devastating impact on the greater Philadelphia area’s ...
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Kevin Ressler Appointed Incoming President and CEO of The Alliance for Health Equity

Kevin Ressler
Monday, May 22, 2023
... for Health Equity is delighted to welcome Kevin Ressler as its next Chief Executive Officer.  He brings a deep ...   The Alliance conducted a national search for its President and CEO to ensure new leadership is strategically aligned with its mission and vision in health, equity, and resilience for ...
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2020 Census

... in the 2020 Census, Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia joined with regional partners to create t he ...

New grocery store experiment hopes to inspire learning

"Talk it Up"
Tuesday, September 11, 2018
... some bananas at the Island Avenue Shoprite in Southwest Philadelphia while shopping with her grandchildren, Kalanni ... Via WITF | Written by Avi Wolfman-Arent/WHYY (Philadelphia) -- If you're grocery shopping in Philadelphia ... ShopRite, A.J. asks kids to pick a nearby product, guess its weight, and then use the scale below the sign to check ...
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Independence Foundation Mourns the Loss of Judge Phyllis W. Beck

Hon. Phyllis W. Beck
Thursday, March 6, 2025
... that the Independence Foundation announces the passing of its long-time Board Chair, the Honorable Phyllis W. Beck, who died on March 3, 2025, at the age of 97, in Philadelphia. Judge Beck was a remarkable leader whose ... While she is perhaps best known for her work in the Philadelphia legal and judicial community, her legacy also ...
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07Dec2021

Virtual Event Series | Reimagining Public Systems: Centering Racial Equity to Serve Youth, Families, and Communities

Tuesday, December 7, 2021
10:00am - 11:30am
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Zoom webinar
... and often harmful interventions in the lives of Black and brown families and communities. Once considered ... policies and practices. Join the Stoneleigh Foundation and its panel of expert guests as we examine the ways in which ...

Putting Art to Work

Color me Back mural. Photo by Steve Weinik
Monday, August 5, 2019
BY  PATRICK BILOW   for The Philadelphia Citizen In the southeast concourse at SEPTA’s ... installation in a 28 week pilot program by Mural Arts Philadelphia called Color Me Back, a same day work and pay program that pays economically insecure people in Philadelphia $50 cash for three hours of public art making. ...

City Announces Additional $30 Million in Funding for Rental Assistance and Small Business Relief

Thursday, November 12, 2020
city-of-philadelphia-logo.png PRESS RELEASE PHILADELPHIA – The Kenney Administration and Philadelphia City Council today announced a new commitment of ...

The AmerisourceBergen Foundation Commits $1M to Aid Communities, Individuals and Associates Impacted by COVID-19

Tuesday, March 31, 2020
... AmerisourceBergen Foundation, a not-for-profit charitable giving organization focused on supporting health-related ... and psychosocial support topics to be disseminated across its network of 4,000 health centers and other health ... Foundation is an independent not-for-profit charitable giving organization established by AmerisourceBergen ...

Molly de Aguiar wonders why philanthropy isn’t ‘placing bigger bets’

Molly de Aguiar
Wednesday, July 17, 2019
... Public Media, last week — after the foundation announced its first set of grants and a new partnership with Bread & ... here. ) The grantees are: African American Museum of Philadelphia, $300,000 Digital Literacy Alliance, $500,000 ... that reflected the diversity of communities across the Philadelphia region. In 2017, IPM decided to relinquish its ...
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Independence Public Media Foundation Welcomes Seven New Board Members

IPMF new board members 2025
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
News release PHILADELPHIA, February 4, 2025 – The Independence Public ... Media Foundation (IPMF) welcomes seven new members to its board of directors. The new board members bring a wide ... , deputy communications director for the office of Philadelphia City Council President Kenyatta Johnson Zainab ...
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Small Funders Webinar: Finding and Using Data to Make Smarter Grants

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05/2018
Small foundations seek reliable research data to inform our grantmaking decisions and our funding priorities, yet we lack ... Development Officer, The Fund for the School District of Philadelphia Philly FUNDamentals,  ... new site, developed by the Fund for the School District of Philadelphia, where donors can search profiles of each ...

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