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Knight Foundation invests $2.2 million in projects to advance Philadelphia’s public spaces and digital engagement

Photo courtesy Smith Memorial Playground
Friday, April 9, 2021
... residents in the design, programming and development of public spaces. “A truly thriving Philadelphia is an ... for communities to be drivers and decision-makers of the change and to benefit from the opportunities that come ... (Bartram’s Garden) — $687,775 To engage residents of Southwest Philadelphia and Grays Ferry in community-driven ...

Philadelphia Foundation Announces Fund Focused on Black-Led Nonprofits Serving Black Communities in Greater Philadelphia

Philadelphia Foundation
Thursday, May 13, 2021
... – Philadelphia Foundation today announced the creation of the Black Community Leaders Fund (BCL) to fortify ... “Through this focused effort, we want to raise awareness of the critical roles that highly effective Black ... “The Philadelphia Foundation has long supported many of these important community organizations, and with this ...

Black Community Leaders Fund: Q&A with Philadelphia Foundation's Phil Fitzgerald

Philadelphia Foundation
Friday, May 21, 2021
PhilaFound_header.jpg Following the launch of the Black Community Leaders Fund on May 13th, we asked ... initiative. Philanthropy Network - What is the purpose of the Black Community Leaders Fund, and how did Philadelphia ... and from the data that there’s a need for this kind of support. Black-led nonprofits have smaller staffs, have ...
23Jun2021

Advancing Equitable and Adequate School Funding in PA

Wednesday, June 23, 2021
2:00pm - 3:15pm
Video Conference
Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia, Grantmakers of Western PA, and Northeastern Pennsylvania Grantmakers ... and inequity that disproportionately affect students of color. Black and Latino students are concentrated in the least wealthy districts, with 50 percent of Black students and 40 percent of Latino students attending ...

Mighty Writers El Futuro Kennett

Mighty Writers El Futuro
Monday, December 13, 2021
... Website: mightywriters.org Click here to download a PDF of this profile. Based on an interview with Sara ... Program Director, & Naomi Levecchia, Director of Development The families we work with in southern Chester ... come from Mexico and Guatemala. Little things that many of us take for granted, these families really need. When the ...
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PA Humanities announces Wingspan: $2.25 million to 24 BIPOC and rural organizations

PA Humanities Wingspan
Thursday, December 7, 2023
... work. Called Wingspan , this new grant program is part of PA Humanities’ 50th anniversary celebration. Its mission ... cohorts: 12 which are BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) led and serving BIPOC communities, 12 which are ... belonging for new audiences, navigating the challenges of leadership, and how cultural work can provide spaces for ...
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City Announces $360,000 in Grants to Improve Quality of Life in Kensington through Fourth Round of the Kensington Community Resilience Fund

KCR Fund
Thursday, July 11, 2024
... logo.png PHILADELPHIA (July 11, 2024) — Today, the City of Philadelphia announced $360,000 in grants awarded in the fourth cycle of the Kensington Community Resilience Fund (KCR Fund). The ... and decide which organizations receive funding.   Each of the 36 grantees in the 2024 cycle received a $10,000 ...

City Launches Fund to Support Philadelphia Organizations Pursuing Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program

Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Press release from the City of Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA – Today, the City’s Office of Sustainability (OOS), in partnership with the Philadelphia ... their capacity,” said Elizabeth Lankenau, Director of the Office of Sustainability. “However, getting ready to ...
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Vanguard Supports First-of-Its-Kind Project Integrating Home Visiting Nurses into Pediatric Primary Care Setting

Thursday, September 5, 2019
... 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) launched a new pilot program today aimed at improving the health and well-being of mothers and their young children. The project, ... Start for Kids Program ™. This project is just one of several investments totaling more than $5 million made ...

Rebuild announces 21 nonprofits qualified as Project Users

Rebuild
Friday, November 17, 2017
... to select Parks and Recreation and Free Library of Philadelphia facilities.   The following nonprofits will serve as the first cohort of Project Users: Asociación Puertorriqueños en Marcha ... Roots. “We’re excited to announce the first cohort of Project Users. We believe that this group of nonprofits ...

Foundations Community Partnership places college students in internships at nonprofits

Monday, July 16, 2018
... supporting the behavioral health and human service needs of children and young adults in Bucks County. Sara Donnelly, of Buckingham, is typical of the Summer Youth Corps members. She could have sought out ...
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07Nov2018

Pennsylvania Foundation Convening: Promoting Community Health

Wednesday, November 7, 2018 to Thursday, November 8, 2018
The Penn Stater Hotel & Conference Center
As a community of foundations across Pennsylvania, we are stronger together. ... connections enable foundations to identify areas of convergence across funders’ priorities, explore ... and create a statewide voice to raise awareness. On behalf of all four Pennsylvania funders’ networks, we are pleased ...

The Foundation for Delaware County Awards Over $1.1 Million to Local Nonprofits

Foundation for Delawre County
Tuesday, October 30, 2018
MEDIA, PA (Oct. 30, 2018) -In its first major round of grantmaking, The Foundation for Delaware County, the ... to 42 area non-profits. Grants were awarded in the areas of children's health and nutrition, maternal health services, ... extremely pleased with the quality, range and innovation of many of the proposals we received and honored to support ...

Census 2020: Your Family Foundation Needs to Engage

Monday, January 28, 2019
... family foundations to do five actions in support of a fair and accurate census in 2020. I want to highlight ... by philanthropy-serving organizations (PSO) that are part of the United Philanthropy Forum network (The Forum). The Forum has partnered with the Funders Census Initiative of the Funders Committee for Civic Participation (FCCP) to ...
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Beyond the Check: Building Bridges in Arts and Trauma-Informed Practice through Philanthropy

Bartol staff and teaching artists
Wednesday, April 10, 2019
... This is precisely the question that Beth Feldman Brandt of the Bartol Foundation and Joe Pyle of the Scattergood Foundation attempted to answer when they ... conference on Trauma and the Arts held at the University of Pennsylvania. In their talk, Beth and Joe addressed common ...
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29May2019

Webinar: No Housing Support for Mixed Status Families? How Philanthropy Can Respond to Proposed HUD Rule

Wednesday, May 29, 2019
1:30pm - 2:30pm
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No one should be denied support because of their loved ones’ immigration status. Yet a newly introduced regulation from the U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) would force U.S. citizen children and their families out of public...

Bloomberg-Funded Efforts to Stem Pennsylvania Opioid Crisis Announced

Friday, July 12, 2019
... to be funded by  Bloomberg Philanthropies  as part of a $10 million commitment to address the opioid crisis in Pennsylvania. The initiative is part of a three-year,  $50 million  investment in a joint effort ... CDC Foundation  to help up to ten states with high rates of opioid use address the root causes of opioid addiction and ...
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WCU Students Demonstrate Benjamin Franklin’s Philanthropic Legacy through Annual Grant

CCCF Grant Students
Tuesday, February 18, 2020
... grow legacy philanthropy by engaging students in the power of giving back.  The Community Foundation recently partnered ... (WCU) to review and recommend the nonprofit recipient(s) of the 2020 Benjamin Franklin Trust Fund award.  The class ... Franklin’s accomplishments and core values.
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