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Leadership Transition at the Philadelphia Cultural Fund

Caralyn Spector
Tuesday, July 5, 2022
... Fund announces that it has engaged Caralyn Spector to serve as its Interim Executive Director, effective July ... , who will step down from her position on July 15, 2022 to explore other interests. “The board thanks Barbara ... on the Creative Communities team of the William Penn Foundation (2018-2020) where her portfolio focused on ...
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Leadership, Culture and Community

Philadelphia Cultural Fund Awards $3,267,407 to 282 Art and Culture Organizations Across the City

Philadelphia Cultural Fund
Wednesday, July 13, 2022
... Art & Culture Grants. A total of $3,267,407 was awarded to 282 Philadelphia-based art and culture organizations. The ... Culture Grants provide much needed general operating funds to small and mid-sized arts organizations at a time when the ... are likely to have less access to revenue sources such as foundation grants.  The Philadelphia Cultural Fund has long ...
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Comcast NBCUniversal Awards $500,000 Grant to Elevate 215 in Support of Philadelphia Education

Friday, December 22, 2023
News release Comcast today announced a $500,000 grant to Elevate215 to accelerate student learning outcomes and build a diverse ... Comcast Corporation & President, Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation . “Moving education forward in Philadelphia ...
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Willow Grove CDC

Willow Grove CDC vaccine clinic
Thursday, December 16, 2021
...   will o w g r o ve c d c . o r g   Click here   to download a PDF of this profile. Based on an interview with ... Executive Director This is a difficult environment to be successful in. From the time the pandemic hit, ... of our society. Willow Grove CDC 1.png Our biggest goal is to get people vaccinated. At this point, the majority of ...
22Apr2020

Weekly COVID-19 Funder Briefing #6

Wednesday, April 22, 2020
10:15am - 11:15am
Video Conference
... own region, we hope you are all taking the necessary steps to stay safe and healthy.  As this unpredictable situation continues to unfold, Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia will be hosting  ...

Pew Awards $4.25 Million to 4 Philadelphia Nonprofits to Expand Economic Opportunities and Address Growing Impacts of Community Violence

Wednesday, July 20, 2022
... Trusts announced today that it has awarded $4.25 million to four Philadelphia nonprofits working to close opportunity gaps and address the growing impact of violence on local residents. The awards include a grant to University City District’s West Philadelphia Skills ...

Chesco Residents Gather to Reflect on Lessons Learned and Strategies for Sustaining a Female-Led Cultural Movement

Friday, February 2, 2018
... Women on the Rise: Stories from a Movement on January 24 to reflect on ways to truly engage with issues affecting our communities. The ... Fund for Women and Girls is a grantmaking and education foundation that addresses needs of women and girls in the ...
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Opinion: Philadelphia’s recovery from COVID-19 must put housing first

Wednesday, May 6, 2020
... organizations – an unprecedented collective response to a public health crisis many of us could never have imagined. The time has come for similar efforts to support housing assistance for struggling Philadelphia ... city’s affordable housing was already in crisis prior to COVID-19, with a deficit of nearly 70,000 affordable ...

Hospital Closures: Community Leaders Partner to Minimize Disruption of Healthcare Services

Monday, January 31, 2022
... Equity (The Alliance), formerly the Brandywine Health Foundation, has announced the formation of the Health ... 20 local and county organizations, will develop strategies to minimize disruption of healthcare services and rebuild a ... Equity. “Our goals in bringing together this group are to minimize the disruption of healthcare services, to provide ...
04Aug2022

BIPOC Communities' Response to White Nationalism

Thursday, August 4, 2022
12:45pm - 2:00pm
... (GCIR) August 5th marks ten years since a man with ties to white supremacist organizations killed six people in an ... The El Paso gunman claimed the mass murder was a "response to the Hispanic invasion of Texas." Many other instances of ... Sethi , Author & Professor,   Georgetown University Law Center  Rana Elmir , Director,   RISE Together Fund ...
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OPINION | Instead of blaming government for Philly’s poverty problems, we must band together

Monday, October 1, 2018
... looking for a good opportunity and a better life continue to fall inexplicably behind. I am disturbed, but more than that, I was troubled to see that  some of the   first responses  are to view ... shared. In each peer city I studied, leaders from philanthropy, government, the private sector, and citizen ...

The Philadelphia Cultural Fund distributes $2.67 million to a diverse mix of arts & culture organizations

Tuesday, March 27, 2018
... AND A HOST OF CITY LEADERS HELP DISTRIBUTE $2.67 MILLION TO ARTS & CULTURE ORGANIZATIONS ESSENTIAL TO THE DIVERSE MIXTURE OF ARTS PROGRAMS ENRICHING CITY LIFE ... institutions such as Taller Puertorriqueño and The Barnes Foundation, these cultural venues are essential to the ...

A digital effort to fight hunger in Montgomery County

Food pantry by ANTHONY PEZZOTTI
Tuesday, January 29, 2019
... knee would hamper her so profoundly that she’d be unable to shop, forced to endure three weeks of eating nothing but peanut butter and ... (Schwenckfeld’s parent company), and the HealthSpark Foundation .  >> CONTINUE READING >> A digital effort to ...
25Feb2026

Heirs’ Property: Investing to Preserve Wealth in Philadelphia

Wednesday, February 25, 2026
9:00am - 11:00am
Where: 
In-Person | Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
... heirs’ property in Philadelphia. Home ownership is the foundation of wealth and asset building for many families. ... deed, fraudulent conveyances, adverse possession, and rent- to -own agreements gone awry. Confronting these challenges can .....

The Fund for The School District of Philadelphia Awards Grants Designed to Increase Projects in STEM and Inspire Black, Latinx and Female Students

Tuesday, June 29, 2021
... aimed at introducing Black, Latinx and female students to potential careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and ... of Commerce .  According to an April  Pew Research Center report , Black and Hispanic adults are less likely to ... Modeling and Solutions $1,160.00 With the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education, creating a six-week ...

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