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GCIR 2020 National Convening: Courage, Vision, Action
Community Fund for Immigrant Wellness invests $215,000 to promote culturally-centered strategies to promote mental health
(Philadelphia, PA) – The Community Fund for Immigrant Wellness, a participatory grantmaking initiative that aims to promote mental health among immigrant communities, is pleased to announce a $215,000 investment in three implementation grantees for its second grant cycle.
William Penn Foundation announces new grants
In November, the William Penn Foundation Board of Directors approved grants of nearly $20 million in support of Great Learning, Great Public Spaces and Watershed Protection.
Connelly and William Penn Foundations announce major support of workforce initiative
A combined $895,000 in grants from Connelly & William Penn Foundations will support University City District's West Philadelphia Sklils Initiative (WPSI).
Independence Public Media Foundation announces grants totaling $4.3 million
New grants will support the foundation's goal to establish the Philadelphia region as a “hotbed for creative media makers.”
PAHWF Awards Over $1 Million in Fall Grant Round
Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation has awarded $1,126,826 to 37 nonprofits, schools, and municipalities in support of three program areas: Healthy Behaviors-Parks, Healthy Behaviors-Networks, and Physical and Emotional Health.
City Appoints New Executive Director of Rebuild
Kira Strong, who has served in an interim leadership role with Rebuild since November 2019, has been named as the new Executive Director.
GSK-PEF STEM Equity Meeting
Leeway Foundation announces 2019 Transformation Awardees
Leeway announced $150,000 in unrestricted funding to 10 artists committed to art for social change.
FCP Selects Tobias Bruhn as New Executive Director
Foundations Community Partnership’s (FCP) Board of Directors has announced that Tobi Bruhn, Ed.D., CFRE will take on the role of Executive Director in April 2020, upon the retirement of Ron Bernstein, who founded the organization 13 years ago.
City and Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians Launch Citywide Immigrant Workforce Initiative
A $242,000 grant from the World Education Services (WES) Mariam Assefa Fund will support Engaging Immigrant Talent, an 18-month initiative to advance employer-informed immigrant workforce integration.
Strong Foundations: Financial Security Starts with Affordable, Stable Housing – A Research Primer
This new comprehensive research primer from Aspen Institute EPIC draws on extensive review of the research literature, engagement with more than 100 experts, and analysis of federal survey data.
Advancing Frontline Employees of Color
Written by FSG in partnership with PolicyLink, this report identifies 23 evidence-based practices for advancing racial equity and fostering working environments where all people feel valued and can thrive.
Building Impact: A Closer Look at Local Cross-Sector Collaborations for Education
While cross-sector collaborations in support of local education reform show promise, they also often face challenges. This series of case studies found that that collaborations required "a credible and compelling rationale" as well as committed local advocates.
Beyond Poverty: Achieving Self-Sufficiency
Pensions & Investments: It's racial bias, not merely an issue of access
New research shows that Black fund managers must overcome racial bias to win institutional money and are judged more harshly as top performers.
Race influences professional investors’ financial judgments
Results of an online experiment suggest that underrepresentation of people of color in the realm of investing is not only a pipeline problem, and that funds led by people of color might paradoxically face the most barriers to advancement after they have established themselves as strong performers.
HealthSpark Foundation Community of Practice: “Building Community: People, Power, and Purpose”
A Peek Inside the CCFWG’s Girls Advisory Board
One member of the 2019-2020 class of CCFWG's Girls Advisory Board (GAB) reflects on her experience with this program that educates and empowers girls to make a difference through philanthropy.