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#FCPresents Internationally Known Founder of Nonprofit AF, Vu Le

Vu Le
Thursday, February 1, 2024
... collective impact during his keynote address. “Known for his no-BS approach and irreverent sense of humor, we are ... and affordable professional development opportunity for social impact leaders and their teams, board members, and everybody who seeks inspiration during ...

IPMF Announces 2024 Community Voices Fund Grant Recipients

IPMF 2024 Community Voices
Thursday, November 21, 2024
... are always final, without influence from IPMF staff and board. This community-led approach aligns with the ... violence through community-led storytelling, archives for building community power, community-centered news and journalism, and media for movement building. Grant recipients include: Still We ...

Dwayne Wharton selected for new national leadership program to build health equity

Dwayne Wharton
Wednesday, September 27, 2017
... of structural violence and denial of access to basic needs for marginalized communities; using physical design and other traffic calming measures to improve safety for motorists, pedestrians and cyclists; and spearheading a ... Community Health Internship Program, and is an appointed member of the Philadelphia Food Policy Advocacy Council and ...

Stockton Rush Bartol Foundation Awards 22 Grants to Philadelphia Arts and Cultural Organizations

Tuesday, July 24, 2018
... of $7,500 each were made to: Sister Cities Girlchoir for their Saturday Girlchoir Academy that builds singers and leaders; PhillyCAM for their development of “people-powered media”; The ... said Toni Shapiro-Phim, Chair of the Foundation’s Board of Trustees and Director of Programs for the ...
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Finding evidence of our collective courage and strength

215 People's Alliance
Wednesday, May 27, 2020
... weekly convening of our community grantmaking committee for our Solidarity Fund for COVID-19 Organizing , a ... Executive Director of Bread & Roses Community Fund, and a board member of Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia. ...

CCFWG Unveils Women’s Suffrage Mural Before Election Day to Inspire Community to Get Out and Vote

CCFWG Suffrage Mural
Tuesday, November 3, 2020
... leaders, and residents joined the Chester County Fund for Women and Girls (CCFWG), West Chester Public Arts ... Breen of PAC, mural artist Kendra Beitzel, and CCFWG Board Chair Judi Bell shared remarks to honor the occasion. ... mural project; Bottom right: GirlGov Chester County member Althea Mae Hutchinson delivers remarks.   The PAC’s ...
30Jan2025

Nonprofit Sector Outlook: Insights and Action for 2025 and Beyond

Thursday, January 30, 2025
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Virtual via Zoom
Join us on Thursday, January 30th, from 2:00 to 3:00 PM for an engaging session on the current state of the nonprofit ... ways they are stepping up, actionable recommendations for fostering partnerships between the charitable sector and ... philanthropy-serving organizations. Resource => The Case for Partnership: Building a Healthy Charitable Sector to ...
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Issue Briefing

Lenfest Institute awards $2 million to 12 local news outlets

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Tuesday, September 26, 2017
... financial challenges, the  Lenfest Institute for Journalism , which is  dedicated to supporting ... , and (with support from the Knight Foundation) $1 million for Innovation Grants to 12 for-profit and nonprofit newsrooms in New York; the San ...
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The Philadelphia Foundation Hosts Inspiring Exhibition of Art Created by Individuals Living with Dementia

Monday, September 10, 2018
... of a partnership with ARTZ Philadelphia.  The new exhibit named “It Feels Like Freedom” -- When Creativity ... large weavings. The banners and weavings will be offered for sale. About the Exhibition Title: “It Feels like ... what it feels like to be inspired, to be freed -- for a time -- from the everyday bonds of illness and provided ...
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Arts & CulturePeople with Disabilities

On the Table Philly returns for 2018

Thursday, September 20, 2018
... recreation centers and places of worship. Registration for those wishing to host a table is now open at onthetablephl.org . Information for those who are not hosting is available through social ... we create.” “ On the Table allows a unique opportunity for Philadelphia residents of all backgrounds to come ...

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

Leeway Foundation (mark)
Monday, October 7, 2019
... Today, the Leeway Foundation announced $55,000 in funding for 31 individual women, trans* and gender nonconforming ... the year or schedule an appointment with a staff member for one-on-one support. Press inquiries and photo requests ...

Love & Equity in News

Love Now Media
Thursday, May 13, 2021
... and inclusion initiatives increase along with demands for newsrooms to dismantle and repair long standing racist practices that have caused damage to B+IPOC for centuries, I’m working to create equitable work through ... first community stories, in 2004, was about a young lady named Tikel Johnson who returned home from a tour in the ...

CCFWG’S 4th Annual Champions of Change Event Leaves Chester County Business Community Inspired to Elevate Women in the Workplace

2020 COC Collage
Thursday, November 12, 2020
... CHESTER, PA (NOVEMBER 12, 2020) - The Chester County Fund for Women and Girls (CCFWG) hosted its fourth annual ... Director Michelle Legaspi Sanchez (far left) with Board Member and Champions of Change Event Chair Connie ...

Walking the Talk of Transparency

transparent leaves
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
... and literature on the subject abound, including the Center for Effective Philanthropy’s report “ Sharing What ... and the community. At The Presser Foundation, staff and Board members believe that being transparent about our work ... possible while also still requesting the information the Board needs to make decisions. The Presser Foundation also ...
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15Oct2019

2019 Champions For Change Leading a Backbone Organization for Collective Impact

Tuesday, October 15, 2019 - 8:00am to Thursday, October 17, 2019 - 5:00pm
Where: 
Pittsburgh, PA
Join the Collective Impact Forum this October in Pittsburgh for a three-day workshop designed for backbone teams from collective impact initiatives. A ... is a critical component of collective impact. Champions for Change , the Forum's most...

Four Takeaways from Race, Class AND Gender: Intersectional Approaches to Social Justice Funding

Friday, April 5, 2019
... of researchers and experts that improves life outcomes for at-risk youth through race- and gender-responsive ... start with the executive directors, program managers, and board members of grantmaking organizations examining their ... this internal work with ourselves and our staff and board members. 4. Building a more equitable region requires a ...
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Eight Heads Are Better Than One

Wednesday, June 5, 2019
... that eight foundations worked on together in 2018 for the benefit of our grantees.  The Premise: To have more ... Lesson learned: Delegate specific duties to each member of the group, so nothing falls through the cracks and ... Network Greater Philadelphia, currently serving on the Board of Directors and co-chairing the Member Engagement ...

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