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Applications open Sept. 13th for third round of COVID-19 funding

COVID-19 Prevention & Response Fund
Monday, September 13, 2021
... PA – Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia, in collaboration with funders across the region, is launching ... & Response Fund, a community-led effort to invest in neighborhood-based solutions to urgent needs related to ... mental health support while making sure those seeking services also receive COVID-19 prevention information and ...

Leadership Transition at the Philadelphia Cultural Fund

Caralyn Spector
Tuesday, July 5, 2022
... that seamlessly continues the essential work of the Fund in support of our grantees. The search committee is charged ... Laneshe Miller White, Kelli Paul and Neville Vakharia. In the meantime, we are excited to work with Caralyn during ... is a proven leader with varied leadership experience in the arts, both locally and nationally. Caralyn will work ...
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03May2023

Chester County Funders Community of Practice: Pathways to Affordable Housing Development in Chester County

Wednesday, May 3, 2023
8:30am - 10:00am
United Way of Chester County
... a nationwide concern.   Like many other communities in the US, Chester County struggles to offer enough ... housing costs.

William Penn Foundation announces Creative Communities Grants

Thursday, December 13, 2018
... public spaces strengthen communities; they are places in which we spend time with family, friends, and neighbors. ... members are supporting to enrich their own neighborhoods. In doing so, it aims to prioritize local knowledge in public space design, build communities’ investment in ...
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A Peek Inside the CCFWG’s Girls Advisory Board

CCFWG Girls Advisory Board
Friday, January 31, 2020
2019GABclass.JPG By Tali Levine I just turned 16 in the spring of 2019, and I was unaware of the power of philanthropy, and the need for it in my own backyard. One morning I was drawn to an ... I might personally be able to make an actual difference in real people’s lives. Almost a year later now, my ...
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Black Community Leaders Fund: Q&A with Philadelphia Foundation's Phil Fitzgerald

Philadelphia Foundation
Friday, May 21, 2021
... and how did Philadelphia Foundation come to be involved in this initiative? The Black Community Leaders Fund ... nonprofit organizations serving Black communities in Greater Philadelphia. We know from our own work in the community and from the data that there’s a need for ...

Brandywine Valley Active Aging

Brandywine Active Aging
Thursday, April 14, 2022
... populations needed community now more than ever. When in-person activities went away we were able to stay open ... These things kept us going and brought people together in a time of isolation. This great sense of community built ... and we were surprised by how much distrust there was in the government and health authorities. Most people relied ...
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COVID-19

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

Friday, April 5, 2019
... reinforce narrow ideals about masculinity and femininity. In a room full of local and regional foundations, Riki ... and experts that improves life outcomes for at-risk youth through race- and gender-responsive approaches, led an ... norms were…as important as jobs and opportunity” in moving women and girls out of poverty.” Researchers, ...
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Get on the Map

... of giving data, region by region. Put your grantmaking in context to gain insights that will transform your giving. ... to questions like:  How are others serving at-risk youth? Are organizations in our region receiving enough capacity building support? Who ...

Susan K. Urahn Appointed Pew’s New President and CEO

Susan K. Urahn
Friday, March 20, 2020
... “Sue has been an important part of Pew’s success in state policy, health care, and conservation, and her ... and integrity. We look forward to opening a new chapter in innovation and ingenuity with Sue at the helm.” “I am ... board of directors, as well as to Pew’s talented staff in the United States and around the globe,” Urahn said. ...
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Finding evidence of our collective courage and strength

215 People's Alliance
Wednesday, May 27, 2020
Photo courtesy 215 People's Alliance   By Casey Cook In the last two months, we’ve all tried to adjust to seeing ... feeling isolated and disconnected, even as I spend all day in meetings. As I track the spread of COVID-19 from the ... organizers are responding to this crisis right here in the Philadelphia region, I am filled with lasting faith in ...

Kimberly Kirn joins Impact100 as first Executive Director

Kimberly Kirn
Tuesday, June 29, 2021
... Kimberly Kirn as its first Executive Director. Founded in 2008 by Beth Dahle and Mary Broach, Impact100 Philadelphia ... more than $4 million to smaller nonprofit organizations in the Greater Philadelphia region. For its just-concluded ... grant cycle, Impact100’s 431 members awarded $420,000 in funding to eight local nonprofit organizations. “We are ...
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William Penn Foundation Welcomes Stuart Clarke as New Program Director of Watershed Protection

Stuart A. Clarke
Wednesday, July 28, 2021
... million annual grant portfolio, which includes investments in research, data gathering, and advocacy focusing on ... River watershed; targeted land protection and restoration in areas of critical importance in the watershed; and efforts to broaden equitable public ...
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Applications Open for $1.2 Million in Recovery Grants for the Humanities in Pennsylvania

PA SHARP
Wednesday, September 1, 2021
... is now accepting applications statewide for $1.2 million in pandemic recovery grants for organizations with a ... Rescue Plan), the initiative provides up to $20,000 in flexible funding to strengthen and grow the humanities in Pennsylvania.   “Throughout the on-going pandemic, the ...

The Douty Foundation announces final, ‘Legacy’ grants totaling $2.2 million as its sunset plan is complete

The Douty Foundation
Tuesday, November 9, 2021
... supporting grassroots organizations and movements in making social change, announced that its sunset plan has ... County and that it can now spend out its remaining assets. In addition to its $2.1 million in multi-year grant obligations as a part of its 2019 and ...

Philadelphia City Council to Invest Over $3 Million in Local Arts Community

Philadelphia City Hall
Wednesday, December 1, 2021
... City Council has announced a $3.25 Million investment in the local arts and culture community. This funding is a ... from the New Normal Budget Act and additional advocacy in a recent budget transfer ordinance. Councilmembers Thomas, ... Councilmember Bass’ office gathered at Kings Gallery PHL in Germantown to announce this historic investment. In ...
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