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PA Humanities announces $1.4 million in recovery funds to 92 organizations

PA SHARP
Thursday, December 16, 2021
... Press release Today PA Humanities announced $1.4 million in recovery funds to 92 Pennsylvania organizations. Called PA ... the initiative provides up to $20,000 in funding to strengthen and grow the humanities across the ... learning experiences, and fostering healing and resiliency in communities of all sizes,” said Laurie Zierer, executive ...
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United Philanthropy Forum announces Deborah Aubert Thomas as new President and CEO

Deborah Aubert Thomas
Monday, May 6, 2024
... June 24, 2024.  After a rigorous national search in collaboration with Axis Talent Partners, Deborah emerged ... With a remarkable career spanning over three decades in philanthropy and nonprofit management, she brings a rich ... community. Her advocacy efforts on behalf of philanthropy in Ohio have been instrumental in shaping policy and driving ...

William Penn Foundation previews revised programs and grantmaking approach

William Penn Foundation new funding areas
Thursday, May 16, 2024
... grantmaking areas and practices, which had been in place for a decade. Our work since then helped us to ... for our grant programs and the way we’ll operate in the years ahead. As of this summer, our approach will be ... of people who have often been shut out of opportunity in the past because of disinvestment, discrimination, or ...

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

Dwayne Wharton
Wednesday, September 27, 2017
... and government — have been selected to participate in the Culture of Health Leaders program. These leaders will explore a diversity of pressing issues in health and equity, such as addressing the legacy of ... and an advanced leadership curriculum. While participating in the program, Wharton will continue working full-time, ...

Bank of America Announces 2018 Museums on Us® Program

Wednesday, January 24, 2018
... first full weekend (Saturday and Sunday) of every month in 2018, so they can experience more than 200 of the ... most prominent cultural institutions across 123 cities in 35 states. “Our Museums on Us program aims to make a ... institutions across the country that play a vital role in helping local economies thrive,” said Rena DeSisto, Bank ...
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Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia names Daria Torres as its first Executive in Residence

Daria Torres
Tuesday, April 9, 2019
... Partner of the Walls Torres Group, as its first Executive in Residence. Daria will be joining Philanthropy Network in May and leading the inaugural Equity Cohort. Throughout ... to complex issues. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Systems Engineering from the University of Virginia with a ...

2020 Complete Count Committee Recommends State Funding To Ensure Accurate Census In PA

Monday, May 20, 2019
... an amount equal to $1 per person currently residing in the state to ensure a complete and accurate census count in 2020. “For every person we miss, every community we ... to facilitate the most complete and accurate census in the year 2020. The meeting featured over 40 commissioners, ...
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Nine School District of Philadelphia Schools Awarded “Good To Great” Grants to Strengthen Early Literacy Programs

The Fund for the SDP
Thursday, May 21, 2020
... to strengthen early literacy instruction for students in kindergarten through third grades. These “Good to Great” grants range in size from $4,480 to $50,000. The awards, totaling ... early literacy strategy and supports individual schools in continuously improving their early literacy outcomes ...
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COVID-19

Brandywine Health Foundation Receives $100,000 Grant from Philadelphia Foundation

BHF Cohort
Monday, June 15, 2020
... Foundation’s donor-advised funds. This grant is in support of BHF’s 2020-2022 strategic plan priority, To ... more equitable, resilient and healthy Greater Coatesville in Chester County Pennsylvania.”  The Brandywine Health ... has always understood the necessity of community input in determining strategic direction and believes that those ...
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15Apr2020

Weekly COVID-19 Funder Briefing #5

Wednesday, April 15, 2020
10:15am - 11:15am
Video Conference
... global pandemic and the effect the outbreak is having in our own region, we hope you are all taking the necessary ... funder briefings . These briefings are open to all funders in the Greater Philadelphia region. These calls will provide ... Schools Fund - Marlah Bonner-McDuffie, Philadelphia School Partnership Step Up to the Plate Fund - Susan Sherman, ...

The Giant Company and its Customers Raise $3.3 Million to Fight Food Insecurity in Local School Districts

Monday, May 17, 2021
... childhood hunger throughout local public school districts in the communities it serves. The total donation was formally announced today at James R. Ludlow School in Philadelphia with the help of The School District of ... food programs, helping to build strong, healthy students, in turn strengthening their families and communities.” From ...

Largest Study on Narratives in Philanthropy Shows Sector’s Messaging Creates Confusion, But Better Stories Can Build Trust

Report - Philanthropy's New Voice
Thursday, April 4, 2024
... New Voice , the largest study ever of narratives in philanthropy. The report, resulting from a yearlong, ... they tell.    “Foundations play an indispensable role in communities across the country, but the important role philanthropy plays in American society is unclear to many,” said Council on ...
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Take-Aways from the 2022 Member Pulse Survey

2022 Member Pulse Survey
Monday, May 16, 2022
... downturn and the ongoing impact of systemic racism.  New in this year’s survey were questions relating to members’ ... to be long-term or permanent While some have participated in funding collaboratives, many express uncertainty about pursuing similar activities in the future Project grants are still common, but General ...
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Blog Post: Finding Your Perfect Grants Management System

PhillyCAM producers retreat
Thursday, August 1, 2024
... manager at Independence Public Media Foundation (IPMF) in 2020, our identity was just developing. IPMF was a new ... was to be a trust-based funder with our grantmaking rooted in equity as we resourced community-owned and-led BIPOC media ... and we didn’t have a dedicated GMS infrastructure in place. Over the next few years, “discovery” was the ...
31Jan2017

Keystone Policy Webinar Series - Session 1: Education Policy Advocacy

Tuesday, January 31, 2017
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Webinar
Philanthropy professionals in Pennsylvania understand how state policy affects the ... communities.  Funding organizations that work regularly in fields like public education, healthcare or workforce ...

Pennsylvania establishes blueprint for successful collegiate recovery programs

Thursday, September 22, 2022
... — September 22, 2022 — The Association of Recovery in Higher Education ( ARHE ) announced yesterday that ... recovery programs (CRPs), which support students in recovery from substance use disorder.* Ten new programs have launched in Pennsylvania in the past 12 months, all in Southeastern ...
02Nov2023

Guaranteed Income: Innovative Philadelphia Programs Designed to Combat Poverty

Thursday, November 2, 2023
10:00am - 11:30am
Zoom Virtual Conferencing
... alleviate poverty is nearly a century old, with its roots in the post-Depression era and the Civil Rights and Black ... concept is experiencing a resurgence, with implementation in many cities, including Chicago , New York, Los Angeles , ... Income Research at the University of Pennsylvania.  Event Details On November 2, 2023, please join other ...

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