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The Fund for the School District of Philadelphia School announces $5M gift for laptops to get students online
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.
GSK Announces $10M Program to Advance Black People, Latinx People, Women in STEM
NBME Selects Its First Philanthropy Director
To further philanthropic efforts in medical education and health care, NBME has named its inaugural Philanthropy Director, Allison Anderson Acevedo.
The Alliance for Health Equity Kicks off the Nonprofit Justice and Equity Institute
The new Nonprofit Justice and Equity Institute is a series of learning sessions designed to support the nonprofit sector in its commitment to recognize and mitigate the deeply rooted inequities experienced by its most marginalized community members, including those experienced by the Black and Brown communities.
The Alliance for Health Equity Releases $657,500 in Grants to Greater Coatesville Nonprofit and Grassroots Organizations
Opinion | Solving Philly’s poverty issues takes consistent, relentless effort by Mayor Jim Kenney
Mayor Kenney arugues that ultimately, the best ways to reduced Philadelphia's systemic, intergenerational poverty are to improve educational and economic opportunities, and to empower residents with the resources they need to get family-sustaining jobs.
Successful ‘Read To Succeed’ Summer Program Goes Virtual
Administered by The Fund for School District of Philadelphia, the program's goals of promoting literacy and preventing the phenomenon known as “summer slide” have been expanded to include countering the "COVID slide," this year's loss of school instruction time to the pandemic.
Connelly Foundation awards 40 Catholic eighth graders full scholarships to high school
The Connelly Foundation awarded its 2021 Neumann Scholars, 40 academically talented eighth-grade students from 30 Catholic schools in the Philadelphia Archdiocese, with four-year scholarships to attend any archdiocesan high school of their choosing.
Comcast NBCUniversal Awards $500,000 Grant to Elevate 215 in Support of Philadelphia Education
William Penn Foundation announces new grants
Ten Philly Elementary Schools Awarded $500K in “Good To Great” Grants to Strengthen Early Literacy Programs
The grants, up to $75,000 in size, were awarded though the Fund for the School District of Philadelphia and funded by the William Penn Foundation.
William Penn Foundation Launches Informal Learning Initiative
Wawa Donates 3,000 Appreciation Kits to the Fund for the School District of Philadelphia to Distribute to The School District of Philadelphia Essential Employees
To mark the one-year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic, Wawa and The Fund for the School District of Philadelphia recognized over 3,000 essential District employees who have remained onsite to provide food and support to students and families in need.
Nine School District of Philadelphia Schools Awarded “Good To Great” Grants to Strengthen Early Literacy Programs
More than $250,000 awarded through The Fund for the School District of Philadelphia will be especially critical in light of COVID-19.
Vanguard awards $1.63M to childhood learning effort
76ers Donate Funds to Purchase 10,000 Chromebooks for School District of Philadelphia Students
Funding from the Sixers will help get computers to students at home to allow distance learning during ongoing school closures due to COVID-19.
Philly parents, don't leave the city when your kids reach school age | Opinion
William Penn Foundation program director for Great Learning Elliot Weinbaum urges parents to visit their neighborhood schools and see the great teaching happening in Philadelphia's public schools before deciding to leave the city in search of something better.
The Rider-Pool Foundation Announces Grant Awards for Lehigh Valley Programs
Allentown-based Rider-Pool Foundation awarded $376,000 to Lehigh Valley organizations focusing on addressing and improving quality of life for residents through education, housing, culture, arts and human services.
Bartol Foundation Awards 18 Grants to Philadelphia Arts & Cultural Organizations
The Stockton Rush Bartol Foundation announced that it will distribute $95,000 in grants to 18 Philadelphia arts and cultural organizations.representing a range of artistic disciplines with an emphasis on arts education and community-based arts programs.