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The Genuardi Family Foundation Announces New Leadership

Marisa Ferst
Thursday, October 4, 2018
... of Directors of the Genuardi Family Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of Marisa Ferst as the ... one of our grantee organizations makes her well positioned to serve as our Executive Director.  Her commitment to ... of Social Work and Research. “I am honored to have the opportunity to join the Genuardi Family Foundation,” said ...
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IBX’s Share Your Opioid Story is collecting the tales of Pennsylvanians impacted by addiction

Independence Blue Cross Foundation
Friday, November 30, 2018
... often hears grievances like “People are going to relapse again” or “They’re never going to amount to anything.” These complaints are deep-rooted in ... Mental Health Partnerships (MHP). “Somebody gave me an opportunity with drug and alcohol treatment and as a result, ...
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Impact100 Philadelphia Awards $382,500 in Funding to Five Area Nonprofits

Impact100 Philadelphia 2019 Grant Awards
Tuesday, June 4, 2019
On June 3, 2019, Impact100 Philadelphia voted to award $382,500 in grants at their eleventh Annual Meeting. ... 2019 grants raised Impact100 Philadelphia’s total giving to over $3.1 million dollars since its founding in 2008. ... Youth Sentencing and Reentry Project launched in 2014 to disrupt the way that sentencing advocacy and reentry ...
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05Sep2019

Urban Health Symposium 2019: Reimagining Health in Cities

Thursday, September 5, 2019 - 8:00am to Friday, September 6, 2019 - 1:00pm
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Dornsife School of Public Health
... together researchers, practitioners, and policy makers to spark conversations and new ideas about how to turn evidence into action, share creative methods and ... of urban health leaders Place-based approaches to health Innovations in data...

Bank of America Commits Support to Help Philadelphia Students Start Remote-Learning Classes by Mid-April

Wednesday, April 1, 2020
... has received a $100,000 contribution from Bank of America to give laptops to Philadelphia students so they can begin learning from home ... our community and all of our city’s children deserve the opportunity to be successful,” said Jim Dever, Philadelphia ...
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Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation launches COVID-19 Relief & Recovery Fund

Wednesday, June 3, 2020
... a new fund that will allow members of the community to make a difference by contributing towards causes they care ... community-led efforts including a $100,000 matching grant to the Foundation for Pottstown Education’s campaign for Chromebooks, a $10,000 matching grant to address food insecurity, and a $25,000 grant that helped ...

Via Generocity: In culminating session, forum asks ‘Where do we go from here?

ECS Forum Panel
Thursday, November 5, 2020
... I. Booker for  Generocity The weeklong Forum on Justice & Opportunity convened by Episcopal Community Services concluded with back-to-back panel discussions for participants to share their next steps for collective action. ...
16Dec2020

Nonprofit Law: Year in Review

Wednesday, December 16, 2020
1:30pm - 3:00pm
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Webinar
As 2020 is quickly coming to an end, take time to reflect on the major legal developments from the year with ... impact of COVID on operations and closures Grantmaking to individuals Changes in deductions available for charitable ...

Dr. Myra Forrest joins Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation as Education Advocate

Myra Forrest
Tuesday, February 16, 2021
... And as community leaders and elected officials continue to work towards fair school funding, Dr. Myra Forrest has ... up a new role as the Foundation’s education advocate to help advance those efforts. Using a data-driven approach, ... and it’s a tale that needs to be told.” The greatest opportunity for changing the funding picture is through ...
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Pottstown Area Schools Awarded Over $13,000 through Checklist Challenge

Face Mask Challenge
Tuesday, June 8, 2021
... & Wellness Foundation announced a total of $13,152 awarded to Pottstown area schools as part of the Medical University ... more than 21,000 area students.  The money awarded to schools help fund the schools’ wellness committees to ... to ensure that every member of our community has the opportunity to embrace a healthy lifestyle. This year’s ...
20Sep2021

Supporting Afghan Families Seeking Refuge in Philadelphia

Monday, September 20, 2021
9:00am - 10:00am
Video Conference
... takeover of the country has caused many Afghans to flee the country in fear for their lives, many due to their association with the U.S. mission.  The City of Philadelphia is one of the selected cities to welcome evacuees, with local refugee resettlement agencies ...

$2,500 Grants Distributed to The Alliance for Health Equity’s Grant Partners to Support the Health and Wellness of the Staff

The Alliance for Health Equity
Wednesday, December 22, 2021
... for Health Equity held meetings with its grant partners to hear first-hand of the assets, as well as critical needs ... mental health burden of COVID-19 escalating anxiety due to the worry of the individuals or a close friend/family ... downturn and inequitable burdens of health care access to our diverse communities. The needs of the community were ...
19Jan2022

Working together in Montgomery Beyond Crisis: Looking back and forward

Wednesday, January 19, 2022
1:00pm - 2:30pm
VIDEO CONFERENCE
... Health Access Network will offer reflections on how access to coordinated funding helped drive broad participation in ... Fund that illustrated the power of collective giving to mobilize resources for our community.  She will also ... initiatives and collaborative opportunities you’d like to share with other Montgomery County funders and we’ll ...

The City of Philadelphia Announces the 5th Cohort for the Targeted Community Investment Grant Program

Thursday, July 14, 2022
... violence. TCIG grantees have trauma-informed approaches to gun violence, build resiliency in their communities, ... or economic empowerment. “The City is always excited to see who our grantees will be in a TCIG cohort, because ... said Mayor Jim Kenney. “Our administration continues to do everything we can to stem the rising tide of gun ...

The Alliance for Health Equity Kicks off Cohort Two of The Nonprofit Justice and Equity Institute

Nonprofit Justice and Equity Institute Cohort Two Funders
Wednesday, February 1, 2023
... nine local nonprofit institutions in their commitment to further transform their organizational culture.  These ... participation in six hours of capacity-building coaching to advance their understanding of systemic inequities.  In ... The final component of the learning sessions provides an opportunity for each nonprofit to draft a customized Justice ...

Pew Awards $3.25M to Philadelphia Nonprofits to Support Students and Address Food Insecurity

Heights Philadelphia | Photo Credit Paola Nogueras
Wednesday, March 29, 2023
... Trusts announced today that it has awarded $3.25 million to two Philadelphia nonprofits: Heights Philadelphia—which ... them graduate high school and successfully transition to college and careers—and Sharing Excess, which addresses ... Fund)  growth grant  totaling $3 million over five years to expand its capacity to provide low-income students—with ...

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