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Accelerating Job Growth and Business Formation Among BIPOC Community Should be a Priority for Philadelphia’s Next Mayor

Vision Philadelphia - Economic Development: Access to Capital for Philadelphia’s Diverse Business Owners
Wednesday, May 31, 2023
Press release Philadelphia, PA— What would Philadelphia look like if it had the fastest growth rate of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color-owned business ... to the city’s diverse small business community and set a new trajectory for economic growth and wealth-building. ...

Roadmap for Growth event highlights business and school partnerships

Tuesday, January 30, 2018
... 29 at Girard College, the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce hosted Roadmap for Growth: Exploring Business ... to invest in education because it means a stronger future workforce. PECO views investing at both ends of the ... of the program is available here.
01Dec2018

Film Screening: Ada for Mayor

Saturday, December 1, 2018
1:00am - 4:00pm
Where: 
Friends Center
... Community Revitalization Project and New Century Trust for a film screening of Ada for Mayor, a film that follows Ada Colau- an ... group discussion about the May 2019 primary election in Philadelphia and opportunities for people to get involved...
30Apr2021

State of the City 2021 Virtual Event: Small Businesses, Jobs, and Philadelphia's Road to an Inclusive Recovery

Friday, April 30, 2021
9:00am - 10:30am
Where: 
Live Webcast
... the time is ripe to look toward Philadelphia ’s future , with a focus on achieving an inclusive economic recovery. How can the city support the creation of new businesses and family-sustaining jobs so that economic ... Philadelphia Inquirer,...

New director of Philly Cultural Fund has a message for the next mayor

Gabriela Sanchez
Monday, April 3, 2023
... Gabriela Serena Sanchez is the new executive director of the Philadelphia Cultural Fund, overseeing the distribution of city funding as arts grants.   She starts the job in a time of transition in the city leadership, with a mayoral ...

City Council and Mayor Kenney play nice as rec center ‘rebuild’ advances

Thursday, May 24, 2018
... this week, with key legislation passing favorably out of a City Council committee on Monday. The positive movement ... in dire need —   Olney Rec Center . The hulking North Philadelphia community hub will begin to receive renovations ...
26Oct2017

Equity in Philanthropy Event

Thursday, October 26, 2017
8:30am - 10:00am
Philadelphia, PA
... and Inclusion (DEI) remains a major issue, that members of Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia, indicate they want to learn more about and work ... Click Here  to register.  Equity in Philanthropy Event ...

Philadelphia Receives $5 Million in JPMorgan Chase’s AdvancingCities Challenge

Thursday, October 8, 2020
Press release PHILADELPHIA  — JPMorgan Chase today announced Philadelphia is one of seven winning cities in its AdvancingCities Challenge, ... that embodied three key factors: A powerful vision for the future shaped by deep community engagement and a shared ...

Future Think: Philanthropy, COVID-19, and the ‘Next’ Normal

Map with pins
Thursday, January 28, 2021
... published in Independence Blue Cross Foundation's Journal of Change, Volume 10, Issue 1 In January 2020, we recorded ... givers would be needed and needed urgently. In the Greater Philadelphia region, more than 20 disaster-relief funds ... while simultaneously helping us imagine a better future. In our region and worldwide, artists offer voice and ...
05May2021

Imagination to Action: A Workshop for Building a Transformative Future

Wednesday, May 5, 2021
11:00am - 12:15pm
Video Conference
... or start spending down an endowment? - just to name a few of the changes to traditional philanthropy that Vu proposed. ... to pursue and the steps they can take to begin to build a future for the region that answer’s Vu’s call for bold ... for 20 years, most recently as executive director of a Philadelphia-based advocacy organization and managing ...
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Kenney names new board to oversee Mayor's Fund

Thursday, March 22, 2018
...  | cvargas@phillynews.com Mayor Kenney has appointed a new board to oversee the beleaguered Mayor’s Fund . The new nine-member board is part of a  reform plan  for the nonprofit set up to advance the ... about $12 million in grant money and revenue from the Philadelphia Marathon. Plans to restructure the fund began ...
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13May2020

Total Impact Philadelphia 2020: Philadelphia Heroes and New Normal Forum

Wednesday, May 13, 2020 - 12:30pm to Thursday, May 14, 2020 - 6:00pm
Where: 
Virtual
... Forum” happening this May 13th and 14th. This online event will explore what we have learned from the Covid-19 ... and economic impact means for our community. The theme of this virtual event is our Heroes. Our local doctors and ... our...

Leadership Transition at the Philadelphia Cultural Fund

Barbara Silzle
Monday, April 11, 2022
BarbaraSilzle2022.png April 11, 2022 -- The board of the Philadelphia Cultural Fund announces that its Executive ... transition plan and will share further details in the near future,” added Martinez. *** Barbara Silzle is a passionate ...
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