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Wells Fargo Helps LISC Expand Financial Opportunity

Thursday, March 15, 2018
... we help people develop the skills they need to compete for living-wage jobs, we are creating opportunities to increase economic ... they evolve and grow to serve the needs of local residents. For instance, the average FOC client tests at the 6 th -8 th  grade level ...
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New Century Trust Adopts Trust-Based Philanthropy Approach

Thursday, May 24, 2018
... Beyond funding, the Trust wants to create an avenue for open communication and mutual learning and work togetther with ... resources based on organizational needs (strategic planning, board development, fundraising, etc.). By engaging in an ongoing conversation ...

Fels Fund Awards Arts & Culture Grants

Samuel S. Fels Fund
Friday, June 29, 2018
      The Board of Directors of the Samuel S. Fels Fund approved 22 grants to 19 arts and ... Most organizations received a two-year commitment for general support. Fels' Arts & Culture grants totaled $330K this year and ... three advocacy/organizing groups were awarded grants for a one-year cycle: Education Law Center POWER Youth United ...

Ellen Hwang Will Lead Knight Foundation Investments in Philadelphia

Ellen Hwang
Thursday, April 18, 2019
... Commons initiative. She will start on April 22, 2019.  For the last four years, Hwang has served the City of Philadelphia’s Office ... in arts and community development projects. Hwang is a member of American Planning Association PA Emerging Professionals, and the ...
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Brandywine Health Foundation Advances Mission with New Community Opportunities

Wednesday, March 11, 2020
... live healthier lives and the other recognizes an outstanding member of the community for their dedicated service to Greater Coatesville. First, in alignment ...

An Open Letter to Arts Funders: Create a Pooled Loan Fund

BalletX by Chris Kendig
Tuesday, March 24, 2020
... cultural sector consultants, we have worked with arts groups for over 25 years on building financial sustainability. We are deeply concerned ... loan pool now , so we are ready as a cultural community to rebuild and open our theaters, art centers, concert halls and museums when its ...

William Penn Foundation awards $2.6M to support River Alive! Project

Tuesday, December 5, 2017
... has been years in the making and is a real game changer for the Seaport Museum,” said John Brady, President and CEO of Independence ... living across 13,500 square miles in the region. “The Board of Port Wardens is delighted to see John’s vision for the Museum coming ...
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William Penn Foundation Announces $3 Million for PHL COVID-19 Fund

Thursday, March 19, 2020
... uncertainties and challenges that are potentially defining for organizations, large and small. We will be defined as a community, city, ... That is why yesterday the William Penn Foundation’s board of directors took emergency action and approved a lead grant of $3 ...
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Barra Foundation Announces $520,000 in Immediate Funding

Thursday, April 2, 2020
... from Barra Foundation (04.02.20) by Peter Dobrin for the Philadelphia Inquirer Barra-Logo.jpg ... said The Barra Foundation President Kristina Wahl. “Our board and staff recognized the foundation’s responsibility to take action as ...
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Opinion | As Philly’s historical organizations struggle, partnerships are key by Nadya K. Shmavonian

Historical Society photo by Heather Khalifa
Wednesday, April 17, 2019
... has laid off 30 percent of its staff  as it searches for a viable strategic alliance. Philadelphia is the birthplace of our ... cannot survive with strength, what does that bode for the rest of the region’s nonprofits? The answer is not a ...

76ers Donate Funds to Purchase 10,000 Chromebooks for School District of Philadelphia Students

The Fund for the SDP
Monday, March 30, 2020
PHILADELPHIA, March 30, 2020 —  The Fund for the School District of Philadelphia announced today that the Philadelphia ... being repurposed for distribution.  The District’s Board of Education voted last week to authorize up to $11 million for the ...
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United Way Receives More Than $1 Million from Lincoln Financial Group Employees for Sixth Straight Year

Tuesday, January 29, 2019
... that its employees have raised approximately $1.1 million for United Way organizations across the country during its annual month-long ... every day.” In addition to the $1.1 million raised for the United Way, last fall, Lincoln employees donated to the American Red ...
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Statement: Including Immigrants and Refugees In Our Response to COVID-19

Immigrant Community courtesy Fels Fund
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
... Support organizations that are advocating for systems-level changes that are inclusive of race, class, gender and ... such as universal paid sick leave, access to healthcare for all and living wages; Ensure that your grantmaking practice ...

A Philanthropic Response to White Supremacy from the Birthplace of Freedom

Octavius Catto Statue
Monday, August 14, 2017
... ideology. In the birthplace of freedom and liberty for the United States, it is imperative that philanthropy responds.  To that ... to diversity, equity, and inclusion; considering new ideas for dismantling structural racism and bigotry; and supporting the sector with ...
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