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City launches $1.5 Million 2024 Illuminate the Arts Grant

Monday, August 12, 2024
Press release Creative Philadelphia.png PHILADELPHIA – Creative Philadelphia ... creative sector, particularly in Philadelphia’s Black and Brown communities, and those that do not have ... un correo electrónico a creativephl@gmail.com . City launches $1.5 Million 2024 Illuminate the Arts Grant ...
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Regional Interest
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Arts & Culture
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Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
03Jun2021

Giving Shuumi: Philanthropy’s Role in Redistributing Wealth and Supporting the Return of Indigenous Land

Thursday, June 3, 2021 1:00pm
Where: 
Virtual on Zoom
... sector is simultaneously beginning to reckon with its role in reinforcing a racist economic system that has violently extracted wealth, land and power from Black , Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) communities. ... Kat Gilje, Ceres Trust...

The Community Foundation of South Jersey launches Transform South Jersey Initiative

Transform South Jersey
Monday, August 26, 2019
... Jersey , New Jersey Health Initiatives (the statewide grantmaking program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation), ... or 925-595-0276. The Community Foundation of South Jersey launches Transform South Jersey Initiative ...
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Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability

Independence Blue Cross Foundation Launches Institute for Health Equity

Independence Blue Cross Foundation
Thursday, March 31, 2022
Philadelphia, PA - March 30, 2022 -  The Independence Blue ... and for research to impact the health of communities since its inception. The Foundation's initiatives improve access to ... substance use disorder. Independence Blue Cross Foundation Launches Institute for Health Equity ...
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Health CareRacial Equity
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Equity and Social Justice

Philly Counts launches COVID-19 Community Response Captain Program

Wednesday, April 8, 2020
PHILADELPHIA –  Philly Counts, the City’s effort to ... The relationships that Philly Counts has established with its community partners through census action is an ... of events available at  phila.gov/census. Philly Counts launches COVID-19 Community Response Captain Program ...

Seeking to Build Community, Philadelphia Invests $500M in Recreational Spaces

FDR Park
Friday, September 22, 2017
... grant  from the William Penn Foundation, the City of Philadelphia launched a high-profile, mayor-backed,  ... to the center, compared to half of those from Lawncrest. Black males between 7 and 30 years old are the primary users ... white population has declined by 20 percent, and its population of color increased by 133 percent.” Echoing ...

The Douty Foundation announces final, ‘Legacy’ grants totaling $2.2 million as its sunset plan is complete

The Douty Foundation
Tuesday, November 9, 2021
... for limited-life philanthropy via Generocity douty2020.png PHILADELPHIA - Today, The Douty Foundation, a private ... and movements in making social change, announced that its sunset plan has been approved by the Orphan’s Court of ... grant obligations as a part of its 2019 and 2020 grantmaking, the foundation will provide $1.2 million across ...
17Apr2020

Participatory Grantmaking Session #2

Friday, April 17, 2020
10:00am - 12:00pm
Video Conference
... in our collaborative learning series on participatory grantmaking on April 17th from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm . This ... for Women and Girls will share more about their Community Grantmaking Committee process.  During the second hour, we ... Shifting Power and Resources Through Participatory Grantmaking - GrantCraft  by Candid Article: Big ...
27Feb2019

Southwest Philly 2019: The State of the Neighborhood and Its Potential

Wednesday, February 27, 2019
3:00pm - 5:00pm
Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia
Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia’s Place-Based Funders Roundtable invites all ... at Philanthropy Network (230 S. Broad Street, Suite 402, Philadelphia, PA 19102) for an engaging discussion about the current state of Southwest Philadelphia and its future outlook. This series was developed in partnership ...
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Philadelphia opens a ‘Hub of Hope’ For Those in Need

Wednesday, January 31, 2018
PHILADELPHIA, PA (January 30, 2018) —  Project HOME , the ... Philadelphia’s homeless. The Hub of Hope is a first-of-its-kind engagement center for homeless created via a ... “This partnership remains committed to breaking the cycle of poverty and homelessness” said  Jon Bon Jovi , ...

Giving USA: U.S. charitable giving totaled $557.16 billion in 2023

Giving USA 2024 report cover
Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Key findings from  Giving USA 2024: The Annual Report on Philanthropy for the ... billion to U.S. charities in 2023. Total giving grew 1.9% in current dollars, reaching a new high by that measure. Nevertheless, growth in total giving did not outpace the higher-than-average (4.1%) ...
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Update from the Greater Philadelphia Nonprofit Repositioning Fund

Nonprofit Repositioning Fund
Tuesday, December 26, 2017
... team we will now be able extend our experience in Philadelphia to help build the field of nonprofit ... for incubating and hosting the Fund since 2015.  Without its support, we would not have been able to launch and ... leadership.  The Philadelphia Foundation will remain our grantmaking partner through Round II – we could not receive ...

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