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25Jul2023

State of the City 2023: Implications for Funders

Tuesday, July 25, 2023
12:00pm - 1:30pm
Virtual via Zoom
The Pew Charitable Trusts’ Philadelphia research and policy initiative releases the ... ongoing recovery from the pandemic as well as indicators on a variety of topics including housing, demographics, ... and trends and explore the implications of this data for philanthropy. Katie Martin_ Pew.jpg Presenter: Katie Martin ...
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Issue Briefing

Philadelphia Health Partnership Designates Funds to Support the Launch of Two New Early Childhood Programs

Thursday, September 8, 2022
Philadelphia, PA (September 8, 2022) – Philadelphia Health Partnership (PHP) announces its support of two new programs focused on the health and well-being of young children and their ...

Philanthropy Network launching new Equity Cohort with major support from Scattergood Foundation

Wednesday, March 20, 2019
... those who experience structural and systemic inequity. In philanthropy, changing the trajectory of these issues ... lot of funders have been talking about doing this work on their own, and we felt strongly that discussions around ... we THINK, DO, and SUPPORT in order to establish a new paradigm for behavioral health, which values the unique ...
07Jun2022

Responding to Extremism -- New Thinking about Norms and Trust

Tuesday, June 7, 2022
1:00pm - 2:00pm
... with Grantmakers Council of Rhode Island, Maine Philanthropy Center, Philanthropy Massachusetts and other ... individuals, communities and organizations as they chart new paths forward. About the Speaker: Dr. David Frey is ... into, and efforts to prevent mass atrocity. He serves on the US Holocaust Memorial Museum's Education Committee, ...
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Anti-ViolenceRacial EquitySocial Justice

New community-led pooled fund will support COVID-19 education and vaccine access

COVID-19 Prevention & Response Fund
Thursday, April 8, 2021
... & Response Fund will employ a rapid response, trust-based philanthropy model, prioritizing communities hardest hit by ... with funders across the region is launching the new COVID-19 Prevention & Response Fund, a community-led ... a stipend for his/her/their time, and make key decisions on how dollars are allocated. Eliezer Vila, Norris Square ...

Bridgespan Group Announces Launch of Leadership Program to Serve Philadelphia-Area Nonprofits with Support of $4 Million from Harris Philanthropies and The Pew Charitable Trusts

Thursday, August 13, 2020
... that we can drive change and enable a lasting impact on this community.” “The Pew Charitable Trusts is very ... and education sectors; arts and culture will also be represented. The first cohort for LFI, comprised of ... in eight U.S. cities: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Detroit, New York, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington, D.C., ...

City's Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy Shares Plans for 2021

OACCE
Thursday, January 14, 2021
Press release   OACCElogo.png PHILADELPHIA – The City of Philadelphia’s Office of ... the Creative Economy (OACCE) today shared its plans for new and returning programs to support Philadelphia's diverse ... enhanced opportunities pages, and a section focused on community engagement. NEW: Arts Access TV Presenting Arts ...
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Leadership, Culture and Community

The Starting Line: Behind a Push by Foundations to Expand Access to Childcare in Their Cities

Thursday, September 6, 2018
Via Inside Philanthropy | By Caitlin Reilly The Reinvestment Fund is ... childcare could be the next frontier for funders focused on early childhood learning and development, as well as those ... D.C., the Foundation for Newark’s Future in Newark, New Jersey, and the Nicholson and the Henry and Marilyn Taub ...
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Early Childhood

New director of Philly Cultural Fund has a message for the next mayor

Gabriela Sanchez
Monday, April 3, 2023
... Sanchez.png Starting today, Gabriela Serena Sanchez is the new executive director of the Philadelphia Cultural Fund, ... to campaign for that position, and a new council president on the way. I want a mayor who values the power and necessity ... past directors of the Fund who came from the world of philanthropy and foundational giving, Sanchez is a theater ...

Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia launches field scan

Friday, May 3, 2019
Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia (Philanthropy Network) has launched a field scan ... in evaluation and learning and a dedicated focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion – to administer a ...  and led by the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Committee. If you have any questions or would like to learn ...
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Philanthropy Network News
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Equity and Social Justice

Philadelphia's Lenfests receive Carnegie Medal for their extraordinary philanthropy

Thursday, October 5, 2017
... Lenfest (center, with medals) at the Carnegie Medal for Philanthropy luncheon at the New York Public Library. NEW YORK — As patrons and major supporters of the arts in Philadelphia, Marguerite and H.F. “Gerry” Lenfest are ...
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Arts & Culture

Twelve Greater Philadelphia Foundations Pursue a More Equitable Future

Equit Cohort Kick-Off Meeting
Thursday, June 20, 2019
... of articles and research projects depicting the Greater Philadelphia paradox. On the one hand, we are witnessing increased buzz, somewhat ... leads us to ask: “How did we get here?” and “How can philanthropy be more deliberate about addressing historical, ...
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Equity and Social Justice

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

FDR Park
Friday, September 22, 2017
... of city bonding authority—backed by a city tax on soda beverages—and a record  hundred-million-dollar ... grant  from the William Penn Foundation, the City of Philadelphia launched a high-profile, mayor-backed,  ... and increasingly for basics like air conditioning and new floors.” While “wealthier neighborhoods can more ...

Philadelphia Food Justice Initiative Announces New Grant Awards

Food Equity
Tuesday, April 13, 2021
PHILADELPHIA–The Philadelphia Department of Public Health ... Injury Prevention and the Reinvestment Fund announced nine new awards as part of the Philadelphia Food Justice ... over two rounds since its launch in 2019. “PFJI is built on the wisdom of Philadelphia communities,” shared Amanda ...

Regional Foundation LLC Takes Next Step In Evolution With New Leadership

Kevin Dow
Tuesday, November 16, 2021
... of the Philadelphia region, with decades of finance, philanthropy, and community and economic development ... and $100 million in charitable assets into the new foundation operated as a component of the Philadelphia ... with support from the search firm Bridge Partners. "On behalf of the entire Board, I am thrilled that Kevin ...

The Presser Foundation Announces Nearly $2 Million in New Capital Support Grants

Monday, April 19, 2021
... to the COVID-19 pandemic and its devastating impact on the Greater Philadelphia Area’s rich ecosystem of music ... and community engagement, The Presser Foundation announces new Capital Support grants to thirty-five musicorganizations. ... States dedicated solely to music education and music philanthropy. The Presser Foundation considers proposals for ...
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Philanthropy Network selects Christine Robinson as its new President

Christine Robinson
Friday, October 21, 2022
The Board of Directors of Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia is pleased to announce Christine Robinson as the organization’s new president, effective September 12, 2022.  Hailing most ... ventures; and local, regional and national initiatives on social justice issues. Robinson’s background includes ...
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Dwayne Wharton selected for new national leadership program to build health equity

Dwayne Wharton
Wednesday, September 27, 2017
... motorists, pedestrians and cyclists; and spearheading a new community garden that teaches kids about culture, race, ... and more. Dwayne is a former Peace Corps volunteer, serves on the boards of  The Kynett Foundation ,  Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia  and Bridging the ...

United Philanthropy Forum announces Deborah Aubert Thomas as new President and CEO

Deborah Aubert Thomas
Monday, May 6, 2024
Deborah Aubert Thomas.jpg United Philanthropy Forum (the Forum) is thrilled to announce Deborah Aubert Thomas as its new President and Chief Executive Officer, effective June 24, ... within the philanthropic community. Her advocacy efforts on behalf of philanthropy in Ohio have been instrumental in ...

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