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04Jun2019

The Exchange 2019

Tuesday, June 4, 2019 - 9:00am to Wednesday, June 5, 2019 - 5:00pm
Where: 
New York, NY
... political contributor and social entrepreneur Van Jones as a lead keynote speaker. Jones is known for his election-night ... of reason” in both red and blue states. He is also a committed leader for social and environmental justice, ... * Iowa...

Bartol Foundation Awards 18 Grants to Philadelphia Arts & Cultural Organizations

Danse4Nia
Thursday, July 25, 2019
... organizations. The Foundation supports organizations in a range of artistic disciplines with an emphasis on arts education and community-based arts programs. A complete list with information on each grantee is available ... of arts, education and community,” said Jeri Johnson, Chair of the Foundation’s Board of Trustees and ...
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Arts & CultureEducation
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Leadership, Culture and Community

The Community Foundation of South Jersey launches Transform South Jersey Initiative

Transform South Jersey
Monday, August 26, 2019
... 15, 2019 - The Community Foundation of South Jersey, a nonprofit organization that helps South Jersey residents ... and the issues they care about most, today announced a new grant opportunity; Transform South Jersey. This ... (the statewide grantmaking program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation), the OceanFirst Foundation , the Orton ...
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Community Foundation
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Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability

Philanthropy Network selects Christine Robinson as its new President

Christine Robinson
Friday, October 21, 2022
... most recently from the greater Boston area, Christine is a seasoned leader with expertise in nonprofit and public ... onramps to policy and systems change for justice. She is a recognized strategist known for her work in equity, vision ... to close the racial wealth gap), the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (as coordinating consultant for the ...
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Philanthropy Network News
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Leadership, Culture and Community
15Mar2023

OST Funders Community of Practice: Youth at the Helm: What Funders can Learn from Youth Organizers and Advocates

Wednesday, March 15, 2023
12:00pm - 1:30pm
Video Conference
... Leaders from UrbEd , an organization founded and led by a group of Philadelphia public school students, will share ... Mayors Office of Youth Engagement - City of Philadelphia  A Comprehensive Field Scan of Youth Philanthropy to Inform its Support and Development - Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy  16 Grantmaking ...

HealthSpark Foundation Announces $631,000 in Grants to Support Montgomery County’s Social Safety Net

Monday, January 11, 2021
... Initiative. The grants include 11 Innovation Lab grants, a 2-year grant to continue advocacy efforts through the Here for Us Advocacy Coalition, a research and planning grant to support anti-racist practice ... safety net system,” shared President and CEO Russell Johnson. “The pandemic and our most recent report on the ...

Parks & Rec and RecPhilly announce the 10 local entrepreneurs selected as finalists for Making Space program

Wednesday, March 1, 2023
... invited to run their business in under-utilized space in a Philadelphia recreation center. In exchange, the ... neighborhoods, and their desire to grow their business in a community setting. With support from The John S. and James ... and marketing while learning how to use machinery. Ariell Johnson owns Amalgam Comics & Coffeehouse, a comic book store ...

What’s Race Got to Do With It? Equity and Philanthropic Evaluation Practice

Published: 
10/2018
... of foundations are embracing racial equity/equity as a core value, and it is influencing how they see themselves ...

Foundation Building

Tuesday, June 26, 2018
... to focus on during the next five years. “It’s really a consensus building process — that all the voices are at ... were at the table in the very beginning and it wasn’t a plan that was brought to them, as opposed to them lifting ... to Charlotte, N.C., where she will be the first lady of Johnson C. Smith University. Her husband, Clay D. Armbrister, ...
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Community/Economic Development

Rebuild Receives Grant to Support Needed Improvements to Vare

Thursday, July 12, 2018
... and libraries across the city – is the recipient of a $125,000 grant from The Patricia Kind Family Foundation . ... Westerman, the executive director of Rebuild. “Vare is a perfect example of why Rebuild is needed and why we’re ... hub is critically important,” said Councilman Kenyatta Johnson, who represents the district where Vare is located. ...
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Rebuild Initiative

The Leeway Foundation Announces $48,950 in Support to 22 Individual Artists and Cultural Producers

Leeway Foundation (mark)
Friday, October 16, 2020
... we adapt art and community-based practices in the time of a global pandemic. This cohort is reimagining how we engage ... Figueroa (West Philadelphia), Visual Arts, $2,500 Nicole A. Ayers (North Philadelphia), Media Arts/Visual Arts, $2,500 ... Park, Delaware County), Media Arts, $2,500 Yolonda Johnson-Young (Carroll Park/West Philadelphia), Media ...
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Arts & CultureSocial JusticeWomen and Girls
11Jun2021

Creating a Culture of Change: A panel discussion on diversifying boards

Friday, June 11, 2021
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Video Conference
... the success of our organizations, but effectively building a diverse board requires more than just thinking about who serves; it's about creating a culture of change that prioritizes inclusion and embraces ... Nonprofit Competency Model for Inclusive Leadership  – Johnson Center for Philanthropy "All Things Change." Inside a ...

William Penn Foundation Welcomes Stuart Clarke as New Program Director of Watershed Protection

Stuart A. Clarke
Wednesday, July 28, 2021
... Penn Foundation announced today the appointment of Stuart A. Clarke as the organization’s new Program Director of Watershed Protection. Clarke will oversee a $30 million annual grant portfolio, which includes ... accomplished wonderfully important things under Andrew Johnson’s excellent leadership, and I am tremendously ...
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Environment
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Leadership, Culture and Community
01May2024

Chester County Funders Community of Practice: Philanthropy and AI

Wednesday, May 1, 2024
8:30am - 10:30am
The Leadership Center at United Way of Chester County
... Join the Chester County Funder Community of Practice for a discussion about the intersection of philanthropy and ... implications for both funders and nonprofits, and chart a course for informed action in this new era of AI-driven ... Intelligence Revolution Arrives in Philanthropy (Johnson Center for Philanthropy, Jan 2024) Exploring The ...
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Affinity/Funder Group Meeting

2018 Diversity Among Philanthropic Professionals Report

Published: 
11/2019
... orientation and gender identity but also to inquire about a range of personal identifiers. With the inaugural Diversity ... in aggregate form. The results of the DAPP Survey revealed a clear divide in the sector between foundations with a social justice focus and those with another focus. To that ...

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