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City announces first round of the Kensington Community Resilience Fund grant recipients

Kensington Community Resilience Fund
Wednesday, July 14, 2021
... Core to the KCR Fund’s approach is a participatory grantmaking process that elevates resident and community ... a privilege to work with like-minded stakeholders that are mission driven to develop a new mechanism that is targeted to ... and Fairhill neighborhoods. The KCR Fund is a game changer for empowering civic groups and residents by providing them ...

The New FAQ: What Do Our Nonprofit Partners REALLY want from the Funder/Grantee Relationship?

VNA Foundation Grant Partners
Wednesday, August 30, 2023
... our best relationships tend to function: Organizational (mission alignment between foundation and nonprofit) ... we were on the same page.  At our recent annual breakfast for grantees, we asked for their thoughts about “What ... Multi-year grants, reporting conversations, less complex grantmaking process.” “Please understand that 5-10% ...

Women’s work is, and always has been, “essential” work. It’s time to value it.

Gender Justice_Photo by Josh Howard on Unsplash
Friday, May 8, 2020
... is currently being witnessed by the devastating financial impact COVID-19 is creating across our region and our nation. ... essential workers as heroes. We must value their work well beyond COVID-19 by supporting policies and practices that ... framework for Impact ). Invest in gender transformative grantmaking to build the capacity of organizations to ...

HealthSpark Foundation announces the Dr. Frank E. Boston Black Justice Fund

HealthSpark Foundation
Tuesday, October 5, 2021
... E. Boston Black Justice Fund, supplementing our annual grantmaking budget. “This initial investment provides us ... this clearly articulated need to direct resources, beyond and inclusive of philanthropic dollars, to the Black ... and leveraging power and influence to make a positive impact. __________________________ Dr. Frank E. Boston was ...

National Philanthropic Trust Donor-recommended Grants to Charities Increase 18% to $5.49 Billion in Fiscal Year 2024

Narional Philanthropic Trust
Tuesday, September 3, 2024
... grants grew to account for almost half of all NPT grantmaking, enabling charitable organizations to use grants ... learn  what you can do with a DAF  and about  NPT’s impact investing options . More at  NPTrust.org  and  ...
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Pennsylvania establishes blueprint for successful collegiate recovery programs

Thursday, September 22, 2022
... has the nation’s most and is the fastest growing state for collegiate recovery programs (CRPs), which support ... the Independence Blue Cross Foundation has made a tangible impact for students in recovery — not just in the Greater ... and universities across southeastern Pennsylvania. Beyond recovery itself, CRPs also contribute to better ...
08Jun2022

Centering Equity in Financial Due Diligence - Session 2

Wednesday, June 8, 2022
10:00am - 11:30am
Video Conference
... has traditionally served as an essential component of grantmaking in which funders seek to understand and mitigate ... showing that it doesn’t have to be this way. Instead of using financial due diligence as a means to exclude ... will provide interactive opportunities for you to apply tools and lessons to your own financial due diligence ...
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Smarter Giving, Greater Good

... and innovative civic investors. Our goal is to give you tools, resources and connections you need to keep your philanthropy vital in support of your mission. As part of our multi-facted approach, we help you: ... educational programs and workshops presented exclusively for members each year, we provide you with practical tips and ...

2020 Census

... 30, 2021. RELATED CONTENT: 2020 Census Delays and the Impact on Redistricting   - National Conference of State ... philanthropic support of the census, in this decade and beyond.

Guidance for Place-Based Funders to Address Political Violence Before and After the 2020 Election

Democracy Fund
Published: 
10/2020
... in leaders and organizations who’ve been preparing for this moment for years. This guidance is based on the report “Building ... to Political Violence: A (Globally-Informed) Framework for Analysis and Action” by Dr. Nichole Argo Ben Itzhak, ...
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Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy

Foundations Community Partnership Dedicates Grant Cycle to “New” Nonprofits

Washington Crossing Historic Park’s Executive Director Jennifer Martin
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
... can best support their efforts has been at the core of our grantmaking since 2007.” PYS Grants totaling $36,000 were ... empathy through animal care. Bucks County Center for Independent Living ($4,500) – to host an independent ... that will focus on providing information and workshops for young adults with disabilities. Bucks Learning ...
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Children, Youth, and Families
13Dec2022

Black Arts Funding Summit

Tuesday, December 13, 2022
1:00pm - 4:00pm
Where: 
Virtual
Grantmaking programs like NEA Jazz Masters (1982) and ... and disendowing. This summit asks the question: Beyond the ‘difficult conversations’ and ‘good ... Join GIA on December 13, 2022, from 1:00pm EST- 4:00pm EST for their virtual Black Arts...

PHLCares Presents $500,000 in Grants to Four Philadelphia Homeless Service Organizations

Friday, February 25, 2022
... fund of Philadelphia Foundation, a business-led initiative investing in solutions to homelessness, presented its first ... Inc. each received $125,000 for a year of funding for high-impact, housing-focused strategies to address chronic ... homelessness. These proactive and humane approaches extend beyond Center City to Philadelphia’s various neighborhoods ...
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$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 grants ... local organizations receiving project grants, and $900,000 going to 12 Philadelphia-area artists as Pew Fellowships.   ... an important but under-recognized multicultural event in an exhibition and live performances that revisit the ...
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Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
10May2017

Promising Practices in Eviction Prevention

Wednesday, May 10, 2017
2:30pm - 4:30pm
Comar, PA
... present concepts that could be replicated in communities beyond Montgomery County.  Who should attend:   This is a Funder-only event.  Funders interested in learning new approaches to ...

United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey and Comcast Launch Nonprofit Finance Accelerator to Strengthen Nonprofit Community

Nonprofit Finance Accelerator
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
... learning opportunities, specialized resources and tools, and customized coaching to help them adapt to a new ... led by, and serving, people of color across the region.  Beyond providing essential services and resources to ... of this economy.1 According to a regional COVID-19 impact report, the majority of nonprofit organizations in ...

Strengthening the Field of Philanthropic Evaluation: A Call to Action

Thursday, June 28, 2018
Blog originally posted for GEO Perspectives By Meg Long and Clare Nolan One year ... ways we could work together differently to deepen the impact of evaluation and learning on philanthropic practice. ... to  develop new skills and approaches  that go well beyond evaluating discrete programs. There are questions ...
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Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking

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