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Accelerating Job Growth and Business Formation Among BIPOC Community Should be a Priority for Philadelphia’s Next Mayor

Vision Philadelphia - Economic Development: Access to Capital for Philadelphia’s Diverse Business Owners
Wednesday, May 31, 2023
Press release Philadelphia, PA— What would Philadelphia look like if it had the fastest growth rate of ... next mayor has an important opportunity to prioritize partnership   building among investors, small businesses, ...

The Lenfest Institute announces $1.3 million in grants to support The Philadelphia Inquirer’s community-focused journalism

The Lenfest Institute for Journalism
Thursday, May 20, 2021
LenfestInst_May2021grants.png PHOTO: Heather Khalifa/Philadelphia Inquirer (May 20, 2021) The Lenfest Institute ... today announced $1.3 million in new grants to The Philadelphia Inquirer to support initiatives that will ... A new Entrepreneurial Support Initiative, created in partnership with the Knight-Lenfest Local News Transformation ...

Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia and Philly Counts announce first-round of the COVID-19 Prevention & Response Fund grant recipients

Friday, May 21, 2021
Contact: For the City of Philadelphia: Imani Stewart-Jackson ... Philly Counts will provide information, training, and resource materials as well as logistical and operational ... community engagement efforts for the COVID-19 vaccine. In partnership with the Philadelphia Department of Public Health ...

Philadelphia opens a ‘Hub of Hope’ For Those in Need

Wednesday, January 31, 2018
PHILADELPHIA, PA (January 30, 2018) —  Project HOME , the City of Philadelphia and SEPTA held a ribbon cutting ceremony today ... engagement center for homeless created via a partnership with a social services agency, a transportation ...

Eagles' Chris Long Teams Up With United Way And Philadelphia's Read By 4th Campaign To Increase Early Literacy

Chris Long
Friday, September 28, 2018
... for Literacy drive, pledging a quarter of his salary PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 28, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The Chris Long Foundation, in partnership with United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey (UWGPSNJ) and in ...
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Philadelphia Cultural Fund Gives $232,886 to Support Youth in 13 Local Arts and Culture Groups

Monday, June 11, 2018
Philadelphia—June 11, 2018  -- The 2018 Philadelphia Cultural Fund grants will foster the talent and ... 3 charter schools, 2 parochial schools and 1 out-of-school partnership in the city of Philadelphia. The Print Center – ...
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Update from the Greater Philadelphia Nonprofit Repositioning Fund

Nonprofit Repositioning Fund
Tuesday, December 26, 2017
... team we will now be able extend our experience in Philadelphia to help build the field of nonprofit ... has also conducted national collaboration work in partnership with the Lodestar Foundation, and they engage in ... SeaChange’s transactional skills and experience to the Philadelphia market. Notably, SeaChange was one of the ...

Pew Awards $8M to Address Maternal and Infant Health, LGBTQ+ Youth Wellness and Stability, and Teacher Shortage in Philadelphia

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Friday, March 22, 2024
... well-being, and $750K to address educator workforce need s PHILADELPHIA—The Pew Charitable Trusts announced today that it has awarded more than $8 million to Philadelphia-area nonprofit organizations working to improve ... director of the Pew Fund for Health and Human Services in Philadelphia. “Pew’s grants will help these organizations ...
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Understanding the Landscape of Impact Investing in Greater Philadelphia

Monday, May 20, 2019
9:00am - 2:00pm
Dornsife Center for Neighborhood Partnerships
Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia invites you to join us on Monday, May 20th  at ... (Ryan Hall, Room S109, 3509 Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia PA 19104) from 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM for an ... about recommendations to move mission-aligned investing in Philadelphia from inspiration to activation.  Deborah Frieze ...

Philadelphia Bar Foundation Expands Board of Trustees

Tuesday, June 19, 2018
PHILADELPHIA – The Philadelphia Bar Foundation welcomes Mark A. Gittelman, Esq. ... justice and develops the Equal Justice Center project in Philadelphia. Lefton is a member of Eckert Seamans Cherin & ... He is a former member of the Board of Governors of the Philadelphia Bar Association and provides pro bono assistance ...
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The Philadelphia Foundation Announces 2019 Grantmaking Programs

Tuesday, February 5, 2019
In recognition of its important 100th year milestone, The Philadelphia Foundation has an exciting impactful year ... will be announced in the spring and will highlight The Philadelphia Foundation's commitment to supporting healthy ... a network of skills-based volunteers, remains a valued resource for nonprofits in our region.
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New coalition to tackle Philadelphia's gun violence

Sharman Matlock-Turner, president and CEO of the Urban Affairs Coalition
Sunday, November 20, 2022
Via The Philadelphia Tribune | By Naiser Warren-Robinson As gun violence and crime continues to plague the city of Philadelphia, businesses, nonprofits, faith-based ... Foundation and the William Penn Foundation, in partnership with Urban Affairs Coalition, Greater ...

Philadelphia Foundation Announces Winners of Key to Community Grants

Key to Community Grants
Thursday, August 1, 2019
Related coverage: OPINION|  Philadelphia Foundation’s special $1 million initiative benefited from public support by Pedro Ramos   PHILADELPHIA, July 31, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Philadelphia ... Youth Basketball , to expand its Middle School Partnership program which offers young people opportunities ...

Philadelphia Black Giving Circle Launching on February 22

Philadelphia Black Giving Circle
Wednesday, February 21, 2018
  (PHILADELPHIA) - The Philadelphia Black Giving Circle (PBGC) is holding its ... 2018 at Independence Live, 1919 Market Street-2 nd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103.  The Philadelphia Black Giving Circle was started by a group of ...

The Fund for The School District of Philadelphia Awards Grants Designed to Increase Projects in STEM and Inspire Black, Latinx and Female Students

Tuesday, June 29, 2021
PHILADELPHIA, PA—(June 17, 2021)— The Fund for The School District of Philadelphia has announced 16 winning public-school projects ... the playing field in local public schools. The Fund's partnership with the School District of Philadelphia seeks to ...

National Movement for Children’s Literacy Converges on Philadelphia

Thursday, July 19, 2018
... Branan Jacobs, 941-893-1818   Grade-Level Reading Week in Philadelphia to focus on community solutions to help children succeed in school and life   PHILADELPHIA (July 19, 2018) – More than 700 educators, ... leaders in early childhood education will arrive in Philadelphia beginning Tuesday, July 24 for Grade-Level ...
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