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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
... benefits — more than 30 million Americans  have applied for unemployment benefits — the care workforce at home will ... yet the typical woman has only 36 cents of wealth for every $1 of wealth owned by a typical man. Nearly 50 ... and race. Recommendations for Philanthropists: Become a member of the  Asset Funders Network , the only grantmaker ...

TD Charitable Foundation Awards $7 million in Grants to 37 Non-Profits Supporting Housing for Marginalized Communities

TD Housing for Everyone
Friday, May 17, 2024
... footprint and in Michigan through the 18th annual Housing for Everyone grant program. Grants ranging from $150,000 to $250,000 will support independent living for marginalized community members, especially those who ... sustaining safe affordable housing remains out of reach for many across the U.S. The 2024 Housing for Everyone grant ...
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National Study Reports Foundations Maintained or Increased Spending in 2020; Long-Term Investment Returns Held Steady

2020 Council on Foundations–Commonfund Study of Investment of Endowments for Private and Community Foundations® (CCSF)
Monday, August 23, 2021
... Foundations–Commonfund Study of Investment of Endowments for Private and Community Foundations® (CCSF) (the ... the long-term investment returns that are essential for supporting foundations’ mission. Study data also showed ... are distributed through Commonfund Securities, Inc., a member of FINRA. For additional information about Commonfund, ...

Atlanta-based First Step Staffing Expands into Philadelphia

Wednesday, January 10, 2018
... First Step’s mission is to secure sustainable income for individuals transitioning out of homelessness, including ... of the Philadelphia-based division of On Time Staffing—a for-profit staffing company founded 18 years ago specializing ...

Opinion | Solving Philly’s poverty issues takes consistent, relentless effort by Mayor Jim Kenney

Wednesday, September 19, 2018
... centers and libraries where adults use computers to apply for jobs, and staff are forced to run outside to  administer ... poverty has been a scourge on Philadelphia for as long as I can remember. It has disproportionately ... playgrounds, parks, and libraries, which are lifelines for community members looking for help, or even a safe space ...

Lenfest Institute for Journalism Announces Local News Sustainability Grants

The Lenfest Institute
Wednesday, January 30, 2019
... PHILADELPHIA (Jan. 30, 2019) — The Lenfest Institute for Journalism today announced 13 winners of its latest grant ... at fulfilling its mission of supporting sustainable models for local journalism and information in service of democratic ... types of grants: The Local News Business Model Challenge for projects that explore new business models for sustainable ...
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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
... County Women’s Commission (CCWC) and Chester County Fund for Women and Girls (CCFWG), reveal that one in four people ... action to create workplaces that are safe and productive for everyone.” Additional results from the #ChescoKnows ... spurred on by the #MeToo movement, to help prepare women for the gender inequality that they will inevitably face in ...

Apply to the Philly Counts 2020 Action Fund

... Philanthropy Network to provide grant management services for Philly Counts 2020. Philanthropy Network is being paid for this service through the Independence Blue Cross grant to ... process, the applicant may be contacted by phone or email for additional information or clarifying questions. Once the ...

PHL COVID-19 Fund Provides Rapid Response to Community: $7.3M Distributed to Nearly 200 Nonprofits in Three Weeks

PHL Covid-19 Fund
Thursday, April 23, 2020
... older adults (65+) are at a disproportionately higher risk for severe illness when it comes to COVID-19.  Serving an ... a clear message: your neighbors see you, and we are here for you.”  In Philadelphia, half of the low-income older ... offers a very grateful thank you to the PHL COVID-19 Fund for ensuring that the most vulnerable members of our village, ...
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How Pew Is Addressing COVID-19's Impacts on Philadelphia and Our Grantees

Tuesday, May 5, 2020
... in poverty—the pandemic presents significant challenges for health and human services organizations, including those ... such an important role in Philadelphia’s revitalization for the past decade or more are also experiencing substantial ... to share some steps that we are taking to assist Pew Fund for Health and Human Services grantees as well as cultural ...
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COVID-19Leadership, Culture and Community
04Jun2020

The Crisis of White Supremacy in America: What’s Philanthropy’s Role?

Thursday, June 4, 2020
9:00am - 10:30am
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... lives of Black people in this country. What will it take for America to finally and truly address its original sin, ... moment in their lives and in Black communities, and calls for a new endgame for all philanthropy -- the liberation of Black, Indigenous, ...

FCM Hospitality and 8 Philadelphia restaurants donate to School District’s Culinary Arts Program in 12 schools

Thursday, February 17, 2022
... to officially present the company’s donation to The Fund for the School District of Philadelphia and participate in a ... CTE culinary program coordinator, schools, and The Fund for the School District of Philadelphia to identify the best ... receive the hands-on training they need to prepare for careers in the culinary industry. The donations include ...

$9.5 Million From The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage to Support 30 Philadelphia Organizations and 12 Artist Fellowships

Mural: The Talented Mr. Trotter: You Can Be Anything
Monday, September 19, 2022
... PHILADELPHIA (Sept. 19, 2022)—The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage (the Center) announced its 2022 grants ... million provided as unrestricted general operating support for the 30 local organizations receiving project grants, and ... stories. Following a pivot to pandemic recovery funding for arts and heritage organizations in 2021, these 2022 ...
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The Barr, Kresge, and William Penn Foundations Introduce $13M Funding Collaborative

The Cuture and Community Power Fund
Tuesday, May 30, 2023
...   The Boston Ujima Project  is a Black-led, democratic, member-run organization building a cooperative business, ... wealth to working-class communities of color.    Center for Transforming Communities  provides cultural programming ...

City Announces Awardees of $1.5 Million 2024 Illuminate the Arts Grant

2024 Illuminate the Arts Grants
Friday, November 8, 2024
... one of the ways Creative Philadelphia acknowledges artists for their vital role in shaping our City’s culture and the ... and creative enterprises submitted 850 applications for the 2024 grant. 92 percent of all eligible applicants ... opportunities,” said Ciarra Lambert, ITAG Committee Member. “This year we were pleased to once again provide ...

Leeway Foundation announces $62,500 in project-based funding

Leeway Foundation (mark)
Monday, November 25, 2024
... Philadelphia with the 2024 Art and Change Grant (ACG). For over two decades, the Art and Change Grant has supported ... Grant (ACG) provides grants of up to $2,500 to fund art for social change projects by women, trans*, and/or gender ... the year or schedule an appointment with a staff member for one-on-one support. ABOUT LEEWAY FOUNDATION The ...

Leeway Foundation awards 12 artists with the Transformation Award

Leeway Foundation (mark)
Friday, January 17, 2025
... working at the intersection of art and social change for the past five years or more, demonstrating a long-term ... through 60s – showcase a vision and intentional analysis for how art in community is a catalyst for social change. The ... the year or schedule an appointment with a staff member for one-on-one support. The next deadline for the ...

City Announces Third Round of Kensington Community Resilience Fund Grantees

Monday, August 28, 2023
... that are focused on improving the quality of life for residents in the communities that have been impacted by ... Fund follows “a participatory grantmaking process (“For Kensington, By Kensington”) that allows those who know ... overdose crisis,” said Mayor Kenney. “The only way for us to end and recover from this crisis is to work ...

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