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Community Nonprofits Awarded $13.8 million To Renovate Cecil B. Moore and Heitzman Recreation Centers

Cecil B. Moore's karate students perform at the Rebuild launch celebration.
Friday, March 15, 2019
... announced the award of $13.8 million in grant funds to local nonprofits to carry out major improvements to the Cecil B. Moore Recreation Center in North Philadelphia and the Heitzman Recreation ... – 2 p.m. The Heitzman Recreation Center community launch event will be announced in the coming weeks. More details ...
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Rebuild Initiative

NBME Selects Its First Philanthropy Director

Allison Anderson Acevedo
Wednesday, January 19, 2022
Press release ia NBME Allison Anderson Acevedo.jpg To further philanthropic efforts in medical education and health care, NBME has named its inaugural Philanthropy Director,  Allison Anderson Acevedo . In her ... philanthropic programs , including expanding efforts to support marginalized students.    Allison’s new role ...

William Penn Foundation and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Announce more than $8 million in Covid-19 Relief and Recovery Grants

Philadelphia Orchestra by Jeff Fusco
Wednesday, December 2, 2020
To continue to address the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the William Penn Foundation has partnered with The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation ... The Philadelphia Orchestra performs on stage at the Mann Center for the Performing Arts. Photo credit: Jeff Fusco ...
05Dec2018

Innovative Family Philanthropy

Wednesday, December 5, 2018
2:00pm - 3:00pm
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Webinar (Complimentary)
To whom much is given, much is expected – so goes the ... between Cynthia Schaal, Chief Program Officer of Exponent Philanthropy and Jennifer Muntz, Executive Director of FBN, ... of its leadership team. She works with in-house teams, foundation...

Francis J. Myers Recreation Center Rebuild Project Awarded $4.5 Million in State Funding

Francis J. Myers Recreation Center Rebuild Project
Thursday, April 28, 2022
... McClinton this week announced the approval of $4.5 million to invest in much needed improvements at the Francis J. Myers Recreation Center in Southwest Philadelphia.   Francis J. Myers ... held their first community engagement and design event for the second phase of the project - residents can ...

$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 ... organizations receiving project grants, and $900,000 going to 12 Philadelphia-area artists as Pew Fellowships.   Many ... an important but under-recognized multicultural event in an exhibition and live performances that revisit the ...
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Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability

Area funders call on Governor Wolf and Secretary Miller to close the Berks County Residential Center (BCRC)

Friday, November 9, 2018
... of Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia issued a call to Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf and Human Services ... Teresa D. Miller to shut down the Berks County Residential Center (BCRC). The BCRC is one of only three centers in the ...

The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage to Focus on Recovery Funding for Philadelphia Arts and History Organizations in 2021

Tuesday, January 19, 2021
... COVID-19, Philadelphia’s Arts Community Continues to Adapt, Inspire, and Move Toward Recovery by Paula ... PCAH2015.jpeg PHILADELPHIA (Jan. 19, 2021)—The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage (the Center) has announced that its 2021 grant making will focus ...
05Sep2024

Economic Insights from Lower-Income Communities: Findings from the 2024 Community Perspectives Survey

Thursday, September 5, 2024
3:00pm - 4:00pm
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Webinar
The Federal Reserve's Connecting Communities webinar series provides timely information on community and ... Survey , which focuses on economic conditions in low- to moderate-income (LMI) communities and the health of ... for economic mobility...

$9 Million From The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage Supports 28 Philadelphia Organizations and 12 Artist Fellowships

Pew Fellow Pepón Osorio, My Beating Heart/Mi corazón latiente, 2023, installation view at the New Museum, New York. Photo by Liz Ligon.
Thursday, September 14, 2023
... stories. PHILADELPHIA (Sept. 14, 2023)— The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage (the Center) announced today that it has awarded 40 grants and ... identity. The Center’s 2023 awards include $8.1 million to 28 local arts and heritage organizations for project ...
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Leadership, Culture and Community
13Sep2023

Leading Philanthropy 2023

Wednesday, September 13, 2023
7:00am - 6:00pm
Where: 
The Drexelbrook Catering & Event Center
... of Fundrasing Professionals, the annual Leading Philanthropy conference offers a one-day, action packed ... agenda that will provide applicable and actionable advice to nonprofit professionals across the region. Participants ... Berks, and...

Community Fund for Immigrant Wellness invests $215,000 to promote culturally-centered strategies to promote mental health

Fund for Immigrant Wellness
Thursday, December 12, 2019
... , a participatory grantmaking initiative that aims to promote mental health among immigrant communities, is ... Wellness Program , a partnership of Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians and African Family Health ... for Immigrant Wellness is supported by the Scattergood Foundation , City of Philadelphia Department of Behavioral ...
11May2021

Can Business Leaders Help Build an Equitable Society? Corporate Insights Into the CEO Blueprint for Racial Equity

Tuesday, May 11, 2021
4:00pm - 5:00pm
... with America’s racial reckoning? What can CEOs do to center racial equity and justice within their companies, ... Ben & Jerry’s co-founders Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield to hear the feedback and insights from pressure-testing the ...

The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage Announces Over $10.2 Million in Pandemic Recovery Funding for Philadelphia Organizations and Fellowships for Artists

Pew Center for Arts and Heritage
Thursday, September 9, 2021
PHILADELPHIA (Sept. 9, 2021)—The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage (the Center) announced 42 grants today totaling more than $10.2 million to support the Philadelphia region’s artists and cultural ... earned revenue potential. Thom Collins , The Barnes Foundation’s Neubauer Family executive director and ...

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