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14Sep2021

No More Dreams Deferred: Building an Education System that Works for Black and Hispanic Students in the Philadelphia Suburbs

Tuesday, September 14, 2021
10:00am - 11:30am
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... the first time ever, reveals the problems of and solutions to the entrenched racial problems in Philly's suburban ... districts. Black and Hispanic students are less likely to be placed in rigorous classes and more likely to face harsh...

Philanthropy Network launches 2022 Member Pulse Survey

2022 Member Pulse Survey
Thursday, January 27, 2022
... Philanthropy Network conducted a survey of members to learn more about how regional funders are adapting their ... racism. Aggregate results of the survey were distributed to the membership and shared at last year’s annual ... summary of the 2021 Member Pulse Survey results here .   To help us understand how you are continuing to adapt and ...
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Carrolle Perry Devonish, former director of the Philadelphia Foundation and celebrated philanthropy expert, has died at 85

Carrolle Perry Devonish
Tuesday, May 30, 2023
... as director of the Philadelphia Foundation, from 1991 to 1999, is called the “Perry phase” by admiring ... “issues at the neighborhood level” and pointed donors to “using their resources to have an impact on their communities.” She was ...

City of Philadelphia Selected for $1 Million Bloomberg Philanthropies Public Art Challenge Grant to Fund Temporary Public Art Project that Addresses Gun Violence in Germantown

Bloomberg Art Challenge
Wednesday, October 18, 2023
... of Philadelphia announced today that it has been selected to receive $1,000,000 as part of the Bloomberg Philanthropies ... with gun violence into poetry, which will be used to create public art installations in the neighborhood of ...
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Anti-ViolenceArts & Culture

Strengthening the Field of Philanthropic Evaluation: A Call to Action

Thursday, June 28, 2018
... among funders and small/mid-sized evaluation firms to consider ways we could work together differently to deepen the impact of evaluation and learning on philanthropic practice. The goal was to test the salience of the topic and interest in building an ...
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Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking

Philadelphia Foundation’s Black Community Leaders Fund Makes $800,000 in Grants to 24 Organizations

Philadelphia Foundation
Monday, November 8, 2021
... A total of $800,000 in grants will be awarded to 24 nonprofits.   An additional $1.5 million in support ... and the Samuel S. Fels Fund have each provided $50,000. To date, $1.15 million has been awarded to 29 organizations through the Black Community Leaders Fund, ...
23Feb2017

Keystone Policy Webinar Series - Session 2: Health Policy Advocacy

Thursday, February 23, 2017
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Webinar
...   and  Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia  to inform all Pennsylvania funders about how their colleagues ...

A Philanthropic Response to White Supremacy from the Birthplace of Freedom

Octavius Catto Statue
Monday, August 14, 2017
... supremacists descended upon Charlottesville, Virginia to protest the planned removal of a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee.  They marched to the University of Virginia campus carrying torches ... in the greater Philadelphia region, we are not immune to the presence of hate groups nor the racism and bigotry ...
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Equity and Social Justice

In Pennsylvania, three newsrooms are teaming up to cover state government

Tuesday, October 2, 2018
... Media Group announced Tuesday that they’ll work together to cover the state capital. The project, Spotlight PA , is ... focus on explanatory and investigative coverage, according to a press release. The newsrooms will also work with ... Charitable Trust and The Wyncote Foundation, according to the release. The project will add three positions – an ...
29Sep2020

Regional COVID-19 Response Dashboard: Findings and Lessons Learned

Tuesday, September 29, 2020
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Video Conference
From May to July of 2020, the Center for High Impact Philanthropy and ... and in collaboration with 13 shared funds launched to address COVID-19, the dashboard reflects more than $40 million in grant awards to 10 counties across Southeastern Pennsylvania and Southern ...
29Jun2023

Libraries Under Attack- How Funders Can Help Defy Bans and Discrimination

Thursday, June 29, 2023
10:00am - 11:15am
Virtual via Zoom
... the culture wars.  Just as many libraries are striving to ensure that their collections are relevant to the growing diversity of the public they serve, there are ... strategy, and how your foundation could get involved. This event is open to Philanthropy Network members. Resources ...

Philly dominates Knight Cities Challenge … again

Monday, June 12, 2017
...  |   benderw@phillynews.com You want ideas for how to make cities more successful? Philadelphia has a million ... John S. and James L. Knight Foundation  offers annually  to 26 cities. The foundation evaluated more than 4,500 ... talent, and boosting civic engagement. The winners were to be officially announced Monday morning. Local funding will ...
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Community Improvement
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Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability

About Rebuild Philadelphia

... (Rebuild) is Mayor Jim Kenney’s visionary initiative to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in neighborhood ... and engage communities, and promote diversity and economic opportunity in the design and construction industries. At its ... Physical improvements : When selecting which sites to invest in, Rebuild’s primary goal is to promote equity ...

United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey names Bill Golderer as President & CEO

Bill Golderer
Wednesday, February 7, 2018
... Board of Directors and corporate and community partners to lead efforts around UWGPSNJ’s singular cause— ending ... Through a two-generation approach, UWGPSNJ is committed to achieving this cause through investing in the success of ... read on grade level by third grade; an additional 50,000 opportunity youth will be reconnected to school or work; and ...
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