Philadelphia Receives $5 Million in JPMorgan Chase’s AdvancingCities Challenge
Rebuild, PIDC, and Philadelphia Works join to help women and people of color access well-paying jobs and strengthen diverse-led small businesses across the city.
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Rebuild, PIDC, and Philadelphia Works join to help women and people of color access well-paying jobs and strengthen diverse-led small businesses across the city.
“We have experienced what it’s like to release any assumption that one person has all the skills needed to lead and support the work.”
In her article “Transforming Ruckus: Actions Speak Louder,” adrienne maree brown (stylized)—activist, thought leader, community organizer, social justice facilitator, and New York Times bestselling author—recounts her experience as the Executive Director of The Ruckus Society, a nonprofit that “sponsors skill-sharing and nonviolent direct action training.”
Over $2 million goes to 44 regional nonprofits in first round distributions. Grants will be awarded weekly as crisis continues and challenges grow.
The Chester County Fund for Women and Girls (CCFWG) has awarded $219,000 in grants to 24 non-profit organizations working to improve the lives of women and girls in Chester County.
Aishah Miller has been named the new Executive Director of The Wells Fargo Regional Foundation and the Wells Fargo Regional Community Development Corporation (CDC).
The Philadelphia Bar Foundation has secured commitments from many of the city’s leading civil legal aid agencies and social-service non-profits to become Member Tenants in a first-of-its-kind collaboration known as the Philadelphia Equal Justice Center (EJC).
The Fund for the School District of Philadelphia announced a $5 million contribution from Aileen and Brian Roberts, and their family, to give laptops to Philadelphia students so they can begin learning from home by mid-April.
As the COVID-19 pandemic stretches into May, local government and the philanthropic community have helped slow the curve in Philadelphia by raising an estimated $30 million for shuttered small businesses, arts and human services organizations. The time has come for similar efforts to support housing assistance for struggling Philadelphia renters and their landlords
In partnership with the Philadelphia Education Fund, the STEM Equity Collective will use a collective impact approach to identify and close gaps confronting children from backgrounds underrepresented in STEM.
The Philadelphia Cultural Fund has announced the recipients of its 2021 Art & Culture Grants. A total of $914,517 will be awarded to 205 Philadelphia-based art and culture organizations across the city.
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