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Chester County Fund for Women and Girls’ Grants Allocation Committee Awards $219,000 in Grants

Monday, June 18, 2018
... Board and committee members gathered at the Marshalton Inn on June 5 for CCFWG’s 2018 Grants Celebration honoring the hard work and ... that CCFWG continues to lead and unite the community through philanthropy and advocacy to ensure that women and girls have resources and ...

Chester County Fund for Women and Girls’ Grants Allocation Committee Awards $217,000 in Grants

CCFWG 2019 Grants Celebration
Monday, July 8, 2019
... members Aleta Ross, Isabella Gilmartin and Alessandra Bielli represented the GAB Class of 2018. For the second year in a row, CCFWG ... CCFWG continues to lead and unite the community through philanthropy and advocacy to ensure that women and girls have resources and ...
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New Century Trust Adopts Trust-Based Philanthropy Approach

Thursday, May 24, 2018
... Trust is transitioning to a “trust-based” approach to philanthropy. By doing so, NCT has chosen to invest in long-term partnerships ... to connect them  to opportunities and resources based on organizational needs (strategic planning, board development, fundraising, ...

Women’s work is, and always has been, “essential” work. It’s time to value it.

Gender Justice_Photo by Josh Howard on Unsplash
Friday, May 8, 2020
... Photo by  Josh Howard  on  Unsplash By Diane Cornman-Levy Thousands of businesses ... Asset Funders Network publication entitled,  Strategic Philanthropy: Integrating Investments-A framework for Impact ). Invest in ...
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Weekly COVID-19 Funder Briefing #6

Wednesday, April 22, 2020
10:15am - 11:15am
Video Conference
... As this unpredictable situation continues to unfold, Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia will be hosting  weekly COVID-19 ... will provide an opportunity for funders to update each other on the rapidly developing effects of COVID-19 in the five-county region, share ...

Chester County Fund for Women and Girls to Honor Susan Elko with Kitchen Table Award

Thursday, January 25, 2018
... Table Award at the CCFWG Making a Difference Luncheon on Friday, May 4, 2018, at the Desmond Hotel and Conference Center in Malvern, ... has made substantive contributions through service and/or philanthropy to improve the lives of women and girls through her own time, ...
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Pat Yoder to receive 2020 Kitchen Table Award from CCFWG

Patricia Yoder
Friday, February 7, 2020
... at the 15 th Annual Making a Difference Luncheon on Friday, May 1, 2020 , at the Desmond Hotel and Conference Center in ... has made substantive contributions through service and/or philanthropy to improve the lives of women and girls through her own time, ...
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The Hardest Hit by COVID-19? Women and Girls

Woman in mask
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
... responsibilities all at once. With women performing, on average, more than twice as much unpaid caregiving as men, the reality is ... infection. Even more, because women are disproportionately represented in the lowest-paying sectors, they are particularly susceptible in ...

Chester County Fund for Women and Girls Hosts Inaugural Champions of Change Breakfast

Tuesday, March 6, 2018
... hosted its first annual Champions of Change Breakfast on Thursday, March 1, 2018 at The Farmhouse Bistro at People’s Light ... for Women and Girls leads and unites the community through philanthropy and advocacy to ensure that women and girls have resources and ...
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Enthusiastic Crowd Gathers at CCFWG Summit to Raise Awareness of Workplace Sexual Harassment

Chesco Knows Summit
Monday, October 21, 2019
... VISTA Today As a direct response to survey findings on workplace sexual harassment in Chester County, the Chester County Women’s ... empower the sexual harassment and assault awareness movement on a local level. The purpose of the summit was to present survey results in ...

CCFWG Unites Women and Girls in Chester County for Virtual Conveings to Raise Awareness About Impacts of COVID-19 on Local Women and Girls

CCFWG 2020 Making a Difference Luncheon
Friday, May 8, 2020
... programs to raise awareness about the pandemic’s impacts on local women and girls. First, CCFWG invites all high school girls in ... have made substantive contributions through service and/or philanthropy through their own time, talent or resources. Pat has played a ...
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Chesco Women’s Commission & Fund for Women and Girls releases findings of survey on sexual harassment in the workplace

Wednesday, July 10, 2019
... Commission to establish a coalition of support, spurred on by the #MeToo movement, to help prepare women for the gender inequality that ... and Girls (CCFWG) leads and unites the community through philanthropy and advocacy to ensure that women and girls have resources and ...

Leeway Foundation announces spring 2020 Art and Change grants

Leeway Foundation 2020 Art & Change Grants
Friday, May 22, 2020
PHILADELPHIA – Today, the Leeway Foundation announced $42,500 in funding for ... activist Tailinh Agoyo. Applications are made available on the Leeway website and may also be obtained by calling (1 (215) 728 – 9273 ... year or schedule an appointment with a staff member for one-on-one support. Press inquiries and photo requests should be directed to ...

Leeway Foundation announces $55,000 in Art and Change Grants

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Monday, October 7, 2019
... nonconforming artists and cultural producers in Greater Philadelphia, supporting their work to address a range of social change issues. ... Keita (ACG ‘14). Applications are made available on the Leeway website and may also be obtained by calling (215) 545-4078 or ...

Chesco Residents Gather to Reflect on Lessons Learned and Strategies for Sustaining a Female-Led Cultural Movement

Friday, February 2, 2018
... and Girls hosted a panel discussion in our WomenTalk series on the cultural and political shifts happening in Chester County, with women at ... and men from all ends of the county gathered at Women on the Rise: Stories from a Movement on January 24 to reflect on ways to ...
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Chester County Women’s Commission and Chester County Fund for Women and Girls Partner on County-wide Survey of Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

Thursday, November 15, 2018
... Chester County groups launched this first-ever local survey on workplace sexual harassment WEST CHESTER, PA (November 14, 2018) ... for Women and Girls leads and unites the community through philanthropy and advocacy to ensure that women and girls have resources and ...
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