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SPARX 2019: Liz Dozier on Making an Impact

Liz Dozier keynote
Wednesday, November 20, 2019
... and we need to resist it,” she said. When Dozier started as principal at Fenger High School, education was barely ... and discipline were what her students needed. Tough love, as her mom, a former Catholic nun, had taught her, might just ... her firm broke with tradition to make big investments in new promising organizations and help them get out of the ...
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City Announces Second Round of Anti-Violence Community Expansion Grant Program Awardees

Wednesday, October 27, 2021
... October .  “The City is continuing to act with urgency as we invest in anti-violence initiatives that both address ... who need a second chance—are all vitally important as we seek collectively as a city to reduce this unacceptable ... and more awards will be announced in the coming weeks: NEW AWARDEES: Norris Square Community Alliance (NSCA) — ...
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A digital effort to fight hunger in Montgomery County

Food pantry by ANTHONY PEZZOTTI
Tuesday, January 29, 2019
... Penn Commons in Lansdale, is bustling. Manna’s Market, as it’s called, is the size of a small corner grocery. It stocks a modest donated supply of items such as Cheerios, Barilla pasta, Stove Top stuffing, as well as ... (Schwenckfeld’s parent company), and the HealthSpark Foundation .  >> CONTINUE READING >> A digital effort to ...

Using Public Data to Advance Philanthropy

Area Deprivation Index
Monday, August 12, 2019
... I have sat down with many philanthropists in the region. As we begin to chat about their work and the challenges ... the technology and data expertise to make it happen. Just as I started in on a plan, an old friend and colleague, ... Network.  He has spent the last decade working as a management consultant, data analyst, and technologist, ...
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Pew Announces $4.5M in Grants Supporting Philadelphia Region’s Frail Elderly

Wednesday, March 28, 2018
... independently in their homes by providing services such as personal care assistance, help with chores, friendly ... and physical safety. Help informal caregivers, such as family members, through respite, training, and other ... County Intercommunity Action Philip Jaisohn Memorial Foundation Supportive Older Women’s Network Goal 3: To ...

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... not just a communication tool: it is civic infrastructure, as essential to democracy as roads and schools. Yet the systems that shape our shared ...

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