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Ellen Hwang Will Lead Knight Foundation Investments in Philadelphia

Ellen Hwang
Thursday, April 18, 2019
... Hwang will work with local leaders and other community members to find and invest in opportunities that ... roadmap to guide the use of technology in serving the community and improve government services. “Ellen brings to ... keep Knight at the cutting edge of this rapidly changing community.”  “Philadelphia has always captured my heart ...
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Lenfest Institute for Journalism Announces Local News Sustainability Grants

The Lenfest Institute
Wednesday, January 30, 2019
... Inquirer: Lenfest Institute awards half a million in grants to promote sustainable local journalism PHILADELPHIA ... share learnings with each other and the wider journalism community. LOCAL NEWS BUSINESS MODEL CHALLENGE The Institute ... universities, larger media organizations, smaller community media and an array of civic organizations. While ...
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The Philadelphia Foundation Announces On The Table Philly “Activate” Mini-Grants

Tuesday, January 15, 2019
... 43 projects selected for $1,000 “Activate” mini-grants to help transform ideas generated during last year’s ... energized people’s thinking around important community issues,” said Philadelphia Foundation President & ... applications were awarded based on input from a panel of community judges who considered criteria including whether ...
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22May2019

Invest in Results Philadelphia

Wednesday, May 22, 2019
9:00am - 1:00pm
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

What does it take to measure and fund positive social change?

Please join the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Nonprofit Finance Fund, Wharton Social Impact Initiative, and Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia to discuss how service providers, funders, and government are working together to achieve lasting outcomes for their communities, as well as practical strategies for reorienting around outcomes in your work.

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

Youthadelphia
Tuesday, June 23, 2020
... program, “YOUTHadelphia,” has awarded $72,000 in grants to seven Philadelphia nonprofits addressing pressing ... of artistic expression, political education and community organizing. It strives to motivate young people to ... Philadelphia Foundation grows effective philanthropic investment, connects individuals and institutions across ...
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Ten Philly Elementary Schools Awarded $500K in “Good To Great” Grants to Strengthen Early Literacy Programs

Wednesday, April 24, 2019
... improving their early literacy outcomes through targeted initiatives that meet school-specific needs. Grants ... grade-level proficiency by third grade. “This remarkable investment in our schools and in our children will add to the ... - private foundations, corporations and businesses, community organizations and individual donors – with school ...
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City Announces Final Round of Anti-Violence Community Expansion Grant Program Awardees

Wednesday, December 8, 2021
... announced the fourth and final round of the Anti-Violence Community Expansion Grant Program awardees. The final round ... Mayor Jim Kenney and City Council announced a $22 million investment in Anti-Violence Community Partnership Grants, including $13.5 for Community Expansion Grant awards. ...
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City Announces Second Round of Anti-Violence Community Expansion Grant Program Awardees

Wednesday, October 27, 2021
... today announced the second round of the Anti-Violence Community Expansion Grant Program awardees. This second round ... 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 ...
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Chester County Fund for Women and Girls’ Grants Allocation Committee Awards $217,000 in Grants

CCFWG 2019 Grants Celebration
Monday, July 8, 2019
... Fund for Women and Girls (CCFWG) has awarded $217,000 in grants to 27 non-profit organizations serving the needs of women and girls throughout Chester County. Nearly 100 community members, grantee partners, and CCFWG Board and ... Perez of Mighty Writers spoke about how the Kennett Square community has embraced their efforts to establish new ...
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William Penn Foundation and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Announce more than $8 million in Covid-19 Relief and Recovery Grants

Philadelphia Orchestra by Jeff Fusco
Wednesday, December 2, 2020
... award more than $8 million in Relief and Recovery Support grants to local arts organizations. These unrestricted ... Lily, Inc./BlackStar Film Festival* Centennial Parkside Community Development Corporation Center for Art in Wood, ...

Centering Community Voice with Data: Perspectives from a Nonprofit and a Funder

Trellis for Tomorrow students building a compost station
Friday, October 27, 2023
... in feedback programming and building their own muscles for community listening and engagement. L4G is an 18-month ... team  filter responses so they could identify trends by sites and demographics. This filtering of data helped them ... advances the mission of The Nelson Foundation Supporting investment in strong feedback programs directly supports our ...
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Community Fund for Immigrant Wellness announces first grantee cohort

Wednesday, June 20, 2018
A partnership of funders and community-based, immigrant-serving organizations collaborate ... in Greater Philadelphia. (Philadelphia, PA) – The Community Fund for Immigrant Wellness announces its first ... and refugee communities throughout Greater Philadelphia. Grants range in size from $5,000 to $50,000 based on the ...
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The Community Foundation of South Jersey launches Transform South Jersey Initiative

Transform South Jersey
Monday, August 26, 2019
Press Release Community Foundation of South Jersey Invites Local ... will have access to up to $100,000 in funding from the Community Foundation of South Jersey Haddonfield, NJ, August 15, 2019 - The Community Foundation of South Jersey, a nonprofit ...
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IPMF Announces 2024 Community Voices Fund Grant Recipients

IPMF 2024 Community Voices
Thursday, November 21, 2024
... Public Media Foundation (IPMF) announced its 2024 Community Voices Fund grant recipients, with $800,000 awarded to 33 organizations and projects. These grants will support the documentation, sharing, and preservation of community stories to advance social justice, build power, and ...

Chester County Community Foundation announces capacity building grant opportunity

Chester County Community Foundation
Wednesday, July 5, 2023
... – July 5, 2023): For almost 30 years, the Chester County Community Foundation has served as Chester County’s premier ... their philanthropy makes a difference now & forever. The Community Foundation encourages Chester County nonprofit ... Although general proposals can be submitted at any time, grants for capacity building will be accepted starting July ...
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Impact100 Philadelphia Celebrates its 15th Grant-Making Year

Impact100 Philadelphia 15 Years
Friday, September 30, 2022
...   Philadelphia, PA (Sept 30, 2022) — Opening its 15th grants cycle, Impact100 Philadelphia celebrated yesterday ... at  Taller Puertorriqueño . A panel discussion, Engaging Community Voices in Your Work: An Impact Multiplier, featured ... can focus their efforts in the best way for the community, as the community wants and needs. “This was the ...
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Foundations Community Partnership places college students in internships at nonprofits

Monday, July 16, 2018
... Youth Corps program run and funded by the Foundations Community Partnership . It’s a philanthropic grant-making ... majors in accounting with a minor in organizational and community leadership — and also fulfilled her desire to ... college credits through a partnership with Bucks County Community College, he added. “Focusing on nonprofit human ...
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Foundations Community Partnership Board Approves $240K in Grants to 28 Bucks Nonprofits

Thursday, July 11, 2019
... dollars in grant funding has been awarded by Foundations Community Partnership 's (FCP) Board of Directors to benefit ... underserved youth and their families in Bucks County. The grants included 14 Bucks Innovation and Improvement Grants ... their Clients To Success Program.
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