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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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Deciding Together: Shifting Power and Resources Through Participatory Grantmaking

Published: 
10/2018
... by funding decisions. Through examples and insights from a diverse range of participatory grantmakers, we explore the ...

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 ... Marathon. Plans to restructure the fund began after a series of stories in the Inquirer and Daily News  raised ...
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Leadership, Culture and Community

$10.6 Million Boost Will Close Key Gaps In Regional Circuit Trails Network

Friday, June 1, 2018
... partners in the regional Circuit Trails Coalition received a combined $10.6 million from the William Penn Foundation ... ambitious goal, as every mile of multi-use trail requires a significant level of investment for planning, feasibility ... of completing the full system of trails,” said Andrew Johnson, Program Director of Watershed Protection at the ...
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EnvironmentRecreation and Sports

William Penn Foundation announces grants for Creative Communities, Great Learning and Watershed

Thursday, June 6, 2019
... works to support equitable access to great public spaces . A $1,498,200 grant was awarded to Local Initiatives Support ... Mansion Community Development Corporation in piloting a historic home repair program in Strawberry Mansion that ... Directors: J udilee Reed ,  Creative Communities Andrew Johnson,  Watershed Elliot Weinbaum ,  Great Learning ...

Chesco Women’s Commission & Fund for Women and Girls releases findings of survey on sexual harassment in the workplace

Wednesday, July 10, 2019
... female) in both English and Spanish. The results captured a range of experiences and insights from current Chester ... in Chester County have experienced sexual harassment from a client, customer or contractor in their current workplace. ... workplace. The keynote speakers for the event are Brad Johnson and David Smith, co-authors of “Athena Rising – ...

Philadelphia Foundation’s Youth-In-Philanthropy Program Awards $72,000 In Grants to Philadelphia Nonprofits

Youthadelphia
Tuesday, June 23, 2020
... pressing issues for young adults. YOUTHadelphia, a group comprised of Philadelphia teens ages 14-18, ... provides leadership development opportunities, as well as a forum for youth dialogue and action. “The YOUTHadelphia ... led by, Mina Ado formerly of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and financial accountability from ...
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Youth Development

New Report on Nonprofit Financial Health Pre-Pandemic Serves as a Wake-Up Call

The Financial Heath of Greater Philadelphia Nonprofits 2020
Tuesday, December 8, 2020
... of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey , released a new report today at Philanthropy Network Greater ... and boards to benchmark their financial performance within a comparable pool – a common for-profit industry practice. ... great for most organizations before 2020,” said Russell Johnson, President and CEO of the HealthSpark Foundation and ...

New community-led pooled fund will support COVID-19 education and vaccine access

COVID-19 Prevention & Response Fund
Thursday, April 8, 2021
... The COVID-19 Prevention & Response Fund will employ a rapid response, trust-based philanthropy model, ... is launching the new COVID-19 Prevention & Response Fund, a community-led effort to invest in neighborhood-based ... (Tacony)                       John Johnson III   (Chester)                  ...

Love & Equity in News

Love Now Media
Thursday, May 13, 2021
... working to create equitable work through Love Now Media, a Philadelphia based media company that uplifts the voices of ... information, resources, and access. As the founder of a Black, woman, LGBT+ led media organization, I am committed ... stories, in 2004, was about a young lady named Tikel Johnson who returned home from a tour in the Army. On her ...

Francis J. Myers Recreation Center Rebuild Project Awarded $4.5 Million in State Funding

Francis J. Myers Recreation Center Rebuild Project
Thursday, April 28, 2022
... this past summer Rebuild unveiled new athletics courts and a soccer mini pitch as part of the first phase of the ... from RACP will enable us to transform FJ Myers into a dynamic space to learn, grow, and play.”   “The ... " said Philadelphia City Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson (Second District). "Francis Myers is located in the ...

Building Impact: A Closer Look at Local Cross-Sector Collaborations for Education

Cross Sector Collaborations for Education
Published: 
01/2020
... reform show promise, they also often face challenges. A new report from Teachers College, Columbia ... posed by school districts that view collaboration as a distraction, to the expense of setting up effective data ... groups in the decision-making process. Building Impact: A Closer Look at Local Cross-Sector Collaborations for ...
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About Philanthropy

... USA 2024 GUSA2024_Infographic.png Philanthropy plays a vital role in the health and vitality of our region and our ... power dynamic between funders and grantees can be a barrier to impact. Trust-based philanthropy attempts to ... visit Philanthropy Together and read a report from the Johnson Center for Philanthropy, In Abundance: An Analysis of ...

Rebuild Awards $15.4M for work at Vare Rec Center and Glavin Playground

Tuesday, April 23, 2019
... Made possible by the Philadelphia Beverage Tax and a signature initiative of Mayor Jim Kenney’s, Rebuild is ... The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) will deliver a $1.4 million improvement project to modernize and upgrade ... the kids in this neighborhood,” said Councilman Kenyatta Johnson.

ComNet19: Lessons on Building a Community of Communicators

ComNet19
Wednesday, November 6, 2019
... the newly-appointed communications lead at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. As the first person to have this role, Karel felt a bit lost. He knew public relations, but he did not know the ... communicator would do: he picked up the phone. He called a colleague at Rockefeller Foundation and asked him to meet ...

City Announces Second Round of Anti-Violence Community Expansion Grant Program Awardees

Wednesday, October 27, 2021
... In July 2021, Mayor Jim Kenney and City Council announced a $22 million investment in Anti-Violence Community Partnership Grants. This is a major piece of the historic $155.7 million investment in a ... Grants),” said Philadelphia City Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson (2nd District), Chairman of Council's Special ...
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2017 Speakers

... are already in place to help them achieve their vision for a stronger community. As an artist, DeAmon uses his art for ... building. He is the original “Roving Listener” as a neighbor and staff member of the Broadway United Methodist ... philanthropy, including Program Officer at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Executive Director for Health Leads New ...

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