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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation names new CEO

Tuesday, February 14, 2017
... health coverage, and building a Culture of Health in America. “Richard Besser is a superb choice to lead RWJF ... championed by the Foundation—envisions everyone in America having the opportunity to live the healthiest ... so deeply committed to building a Culture of Health in this country,” said Dr. Besser. “Working to improve ...
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Changes to charitable deduction will hurt PA and NJ nonprofits

Tuesday, November 28, 2017
... tax-reform legislation. A final decision is expected in coming weeks. What is up for consideration could have ... giving throughout our nation, but more specifically here in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, as the legislation in play ... access to quality child care, likely resulting in reduced services for residents who need our help the most. America is ...

Chester County Fund for Women and Girls’ Grants Allocation Committee Awards $219,000 in Grants

Monday, June 18, 2018
... Fund for Women and Girls (CCFWG) has awarded $219,000 in grants to 24 non-profit organizations working to improve the lives of women and girls in Chester County. Nearly 100 community members, grantee ... who received free medical, dental and behavioral health services for herself and her family; Dwayne and Amy Walton, ...

BMe founder Trabian Shorters: The philanthropic sector is thinking about equity all wrong

Trabian Shorters
Thursday, October 25, 2018
... Network's 2018 Fall Conference, ONRAMPS to EQUITY in ACTION . By Julie Zeglen Asset framing : the shift to ... Philadelphians who have been recognized by BMe in the past  include  social entrepreneur Alex ...  fall conference, themed “ Onramps to Equity in Action ,” on Friday, Nov. 2. His talk will focus on how ...
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Leeway Foundation Awards Nine Philadelphia Artists with $15,000 Transformation Award

Friday, December 21, 2018
... – Today, Leeway Foundation announced $135,000 in grants to nine women and trans* artists and cultural producers in Greater Philadelphia, acknowledging their commitment to ... audience or community. This year’s recipients work in an array of disciplines, including folk arts, media arts, ...
11Mar2019

PEAK 2019 Annual Conference

Monday, March 11, 2019 - 7:00am to Wednesday, March 13, 2019 - 4:30pm
Where: 
Denver, CO
... that provides pads and tampons to women and girls in Memphis who can’t afford monthly menstrual products. In creating this service without leaving her full-time job, ... the grantmaking process, and the philanthropic context in which grantmaking...

Leeway Foundation announces 2019 Transformation Awardees

Leeway Transformation Awards
Friday, December 27, 2019
The Leeway Foundation announced $150,000 in funding for 10 individual women, trans* and gender nonconforming artists and cultural producers in Greater Philadelphia. The $15,000 per awardee is in affirmation of their commitment to their communities and ...
07May2020

Arts & Culture Funders: COVID-19, Government Budget Cuts, & the Impact on the Arts

Thursday, May 7, 2020
9:00am - 10:00am
Video Conference
... Fund. This year the Cultural Fund provided over $3 million in funding to 349 organizations across the city. The City is also expected to cancel or not renew some services contracts, which will also likely impact the arts ... promptly at the scheduled start time. Those who register in advance will be emailed the dial-in information around ...

The Sarah Ralston Foundation Announces Successful Inaugural Year Funding Nonprofits that Serve Philadelphia’s Aging Population

The Sarah Ralston Foundation logo
Monday, January 29, 2024
... Foundation is the first and only charitable foundation in Philadelphia that is solely dedicated to funding ... population. Spun off from the centuries old Ralston Center in 2023, the Foundation granted a total of $2M to nonprofits ... for seniors, ranging from low-cost housing to home repair services.
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Arts + Business Council programming, including Business on Board, finds new home within The Nonprofit Center at La Salle University

Tuesday, October 15, 2024
... as the equity-focused “Inclusive Onboarding” workshop in 2025. The Nonprofit Center will collaborate with funders ... that form the fabric of our region.”  Founded in 1981, The Nonprofit Center at La Salle was one of the first university-based nonprofit support centers in the nation.  With a refreshed vision, its 60-plus member ...
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U.S. Giving Tops the $400 Billion Mark for the First Time

Tuesday, June 12, 2018
... Giving USA 2018: Americans Gave $410.02 Billion to Charity in 2017, Crossing the $400 Billion Mark for the First Time ... market, economic conditions helped drive solid growth in contributions across the board   CHICAGO  [June 12, ... adjusted for inflation) to $58.90 billion. Giving to human services  increased by an estimated 5.1 percent (2.9 percent ...
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More Than $1 Million in Fellowships Awarded to 12 BIPOC Artists Through Philadelphia’s Cultural Treasures Program

Tuesday, December 6, 2022
... (Dec. 6, 2022) — The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage in collaboration with The Barra Foundation, Neubauer Family ... and Wyncote Foundation announced today $1,170,000 in fellowships to 12 Philadelphia-area artists and cultural ... of interest—Arts & Culture, Education, Health and Human Services—The Barra Foundation funds organizations in these ...
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Mount Pleasant Baptist Church

Mt Pleasant
Thursday, December 16, 2021
... 1_cropped.png When you talk about Black history here in the United States, it’s a litany of inequality. All of ... for education, general healthcare, nutrition, air quality in areas where Black and Brown people live — play a factor in why we lag behind when it comes to infant mortality or ...
09Mar2017

Small Foundations and the New Administration: State & Federal Laws to Watch

Thursday, March 9, 2017
2:00pm - 4:30pm
Philadelphia, PA
In collaboration with Philanthropy Network Greater ... Esq., Counsel a t Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP  in Washington, DC. Our country is in transition.

Using Public Data to Advance Philanthropy

Area Deprivation Index
Monday, August 12, 2019
... year and a half, I have sat down with many philanthropists in the region. As we begin to chat about their work and the ... end up discussing data.  Of the over 2,000 foundations in the area, just under 5 percent have paid staff, meaning ... and data expertise to make it happen. Just as I started in on a plan, an old friend and colleague, Michael Johnston, ...
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Hurricane Dorian: How to Help

Thursday, September 5, 2019
... Labor Day storm as the strongest storm to make landfall in the Atlantic and the strongest hurricane ever to hit the ... on Abaco and Grand Bahama Islands has been catastrophic.  In describing the storm’s aftermath the Bahamian prime ... to weaken as it approaches the U.S. mainland, the states in its path – including Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas, ...

Afternoon Workshops & Roundtable Chat Sessions

... media, etc. During this session, participants will work in small groups to identify their “community” of target ... High Impact Philanthropy Workshop Track #2: Equity Equity in Action: Equitable & Community-Centered Development of ... the fabric of neighborhoods and when centered in the community of all members and potential users, they can ...
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10/31/2019
1:20pm - 2:20pm

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