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24May2021

Report launch: Invisible Ink: AAPI News Representation & How Philanthropy Can Strengthen It

Monday, May 24, 2021
12:00pm - 1:30pm
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Webinar on Zoom
News media plays a strong role in shaping the perceptions of philanthropists, policymakers and the general public, so it is critical to explore the media’s portrayal of different communities. As such, Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in...

The Fund for Women and Girls Launches Highly Anticipated 2022 Blueprint Report at Community Event

The Fund for Women and Girls Blueprint speakers
Thursday, October 6, 2022
... 6, 2022) – The Fund for Women and Girls launched its highly anticipated 2022 Blueprint Report: Lighting a Path ... discussed in the Report, Fund Board Member and founder of Black Women of Chester County in Action (BWCCA) Cheryl Miles ... non-profit organizations.   The Fund for Women and Girls Launches Highly Anticipated 2022 Blueprint Report at ...
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The Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy and the Arts and Culture Task Force Launch $1 Million Illuminate the Arts Grant

OACCE
Tuesday, May 4, 2021
Philadelphia’s individual artists, small and mid-size ... and small creative enterprises are invited to apply.   PHILADELPHIA – The City of Philadelphia Office of Arts, ... disadvantaged communities, particularly Philadelphia’s Black and Brown communities, that have been disproportionally ...

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Center for Health Equity Receives $1M Grant from Bank of America

Thursday, July 21, 2022
The  Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s  (CHOP)  Center for Health Equity ... Program and improve children’s overall health in West Philadelphia. In Philadelphia residential segregation and ... 1855 as the nation’s first pediatric hospital. Through its long-standing commitment to providing exceptional patient ...

The Foundation for Delaware County awards over $1M to local nonprofits, launches COVID-19 Response Fund

Wednesday, April 1, 2020
In its second major round of grantmaking, The Foundation for Delaware County awarded ... for Delaware County awards over $1M to local nonprofits, launches COVID-19 Response Fund ...

Philadelphia Foundation announces the 2022 Civic 50 Greater Philadelphia Honorees

PECO representatives receiving 2022 Civic 50 Greater Philadelphia award
Friday, June 24, 2022
Civic50_PECO.jpg Philadelphia, PA – June 23, 2022 – Philadelphia ... Foundation, in partnership with Points of Light and its local chamber partners, is pleased to announce The Civic ... to recognize a variety of exceptional changemakers at the inaugural Civic 50 Greater Philadelphia event,” said Pedro ...

Philanthropy Network launches 2022 Member Pulse Survey

2022 Member Pulse Survey
Thursday, January 27, 2022
... learn more about how regional funders are adapting their grantmaking practices and priorities as a result of the ... survey asks about your organization's funding, operations, grantmaking practices, and year-ahead outlook, and contains a ... at mariah@philanthropynetwork.org . Philanthropy Network launches 2022 Member Pulse Survey ...
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William Penn Foundation Launches Informal Learning Initiative

Thursday, September 14, 2017
Via Philanthropy News Digest The Philadelphia-based  William Penn Foundation  has announced ... for low-income families."   " William Penn Foundation Launches New Initiative to Connect Cultural Institutions, Literacy, and Families in Eight Philadelphia Communities ." William Penn Foundation Press ...
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Philadelphia Bar Foundation Posts Largest Grant Distribution Increase in Nearly a Decade

Wednesday, February 14, 2018
Hundreds of Thousands in Funds Awarded in the Philadelphia Bar Foundation 2017 Grant Cycle   PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (February 2018)  – The ... occur at any time. Previously, the Bar Foundation recorded its largest grant allocation increase of 20 percent from 2010 ...

Philadelphia to benefit from $100M Starbucks initiative to advance racial equity

Starbucks
Thursday, January 14, 2021
Via the Philadelphia Business Journal By Chris Fuhrmeister   ... Starbucks Corp. (NASDAQ: SBUX) announced the launch of its Starbucks Community Resilience Fund, which is "focused on ... small businesses and community development projects in Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) neighborhoods." ...

$2.5 million Philadelphia COVID-19 Community Information Fund to provide support for coronavirus news and information needs

Coronavirus Testing by Tim Tai - Philadelphia Inquirer
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
Related coverage: Philadelphia COVID-19 Community Information Fund will help Philadelphia news outlets   by Marc Narducci for the ... vital news and information access and is powered by its partners and other local organizations and institutions. ...

Pew Center for Arts & Heritage Announces 2019 Grants for Philadelphia Artists, Organizations

Philadelphia Orchestra
Tuesday, October 22, 2019
PHILADELPHIA (Oct. 21, 2019)— The Pew Center for Arts & ... arts scene for a year. Additionally, the Center is funding its first organizational collaboration, a multifaceted ... film that surveys the history of North Philadelphia’s black community from the turn of the 20th century through the ...
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Philadelphia Food Justice Initiative Announces New Grant Awards

Food Equity
Tuesday, April 13, 2021
PHILADELPHIA–The Philadelphia Department of Public Health ... has provided over $620,000 in grants over two rounds since its launch in 2019. “PFJI is built on the wisdom of ... projects that have received PFJI grants since 2019, 10 are Black, Immigrant, and People of Color owned or led. Half of ...

Impact100 Philadelphia Awards $382,500 in Funding to Five Area Nonprofits

Impact100 Philadelphia 2019 Grant Awards
Tuesday, June 4, 2019
On June 3, 2019, Impact100 Philadelphia voted to award $382,500 in grants at their ... grants were at stake. Representing the collective giving of 398 women, the 2019 grants raised Impact100 ... total giving to over $3.1 million dollars since its founding in 2008. Impact100’s 2019 grant recipients are ...
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02Nov2023

Guaranteed Income: Innovative Philadelphia Programs Designed to Combat Poverty

Thursday, November 2, 2023
10:00am - 11:30am
Zoom Virtual Conferencing
... roots in the post-Depression era and the Civil Rights and Black Power movements .  Guaranteed income was part of ... cities, including Chicago , New York, Los Angeles , and Philadelphia piloting forms of guaranteed income programs.  ... deck PHLHousing+ presentation deck Article | CEO Launches Pilot Program to Provide Extra Income to Work Ready ...

Giving USA 2021: In a year of unprecedented events and challenges, charitable giving reached a record $471.44 billion in 2020

Giving USA 2021
Tuesday, June 15, 2021
Via the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy Giving USA 2021: The Annual Report on Philanthropy for the ... billion to U.S. charities in 2020. Total charitable giving grew 5.1% measured in current dollars over the revised ... with the result that giving by foundations reached its largest-ever share of total giving, at 19 percent. Still, ...

Giving USA: Total U.S. charitable giving remained strong in 2021, reaching $484.85 billion

Tuesday, June 21, 2022
Giving USA 2022: The Annual Report on Philanthropy for the ... billion to U.S. charities in 2021. Total charitable giving in 2021 grew 4.0% over the revised total of $466.23 ... and for the fourth consecutive year. It also achieved its second highest total dollar amount to date, adjusted for ...
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Comcast RISE Awards 100 Small Businesses in Philadelphia With $10,000 grants

Comcast RISE
Wednesday, July 27, 2022
... an additional $1 million in total grants to more than 100 Philadelphia small businesses owned by women and people of color, including Black, Indigenous, Hispanic, and Asian American owners, as ... that were awarded to 100 small businesses located in Philadelphia or Chester, PA, in 2021, and part of more than ...

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