Posts in 'Social Safety Net'

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Monday, March 1, 2021

HealthSpark Opens Innovation Lab Grant Program for Applications

HealthSpark Foundation is inviting applications to the Innovation Lab Grant Program for our Spring/Summer 2021 round. The Innovation Lab Grant Program supports collaborative grant projects that will build a better safety net system in Montgomery County. Projects must align with the vision and goals...
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Monday, January 11, 2021

HealthSpark Announces $631,000 in Grants to Support Montgomery County’s Social Safety Net

HealthSpark Foundation is announcing the award of $631,000 in grant funds to support 14 projects under the Safety Net Resiliency Initiative. The grants include 11 Innovation Lab grants, a 2-year grant to continue advocacy efforts through the Here for Us Advocacy Coalition, a research and planning...
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The Financial Health of Greater Philadelphia Nonprofits: Research Note

Commissioned through a partnership between HealthSpark Foundation, the United Way of Greater Philadelphia Southern New Jersey, Scattergood Foundation, and the Nonprofit Repositioning Fund, this report speaks to the financial health of the Greater Philadelphia five-county area nonprofits. It compares...
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Wednesday, December 9, 2020

Holding Ourselves Accountable: HealthSpark's New Investments to Advance Racial and Social Justice

HealthSpark Foundation recognizes its role in advancing racial and social justice opportunities for all people- in both word and action. We understand that the roots of inequity run deep in our society, and we strive, with our philanthropic and community partners, to fully understand our own roles...
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Tuesday, December 8, 2020

New Report on Financial Health of Area Nonprofits Should Serve As A Wake-Up Call for Philanthropy & Government

The Nonprofit Repositioning Fund, in partnership with its members from HealthSpark Foundation, The Scattergood Foundation and the United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey, released a new report today at the Philanthropy Network of Greater Philadelphia's SPARX Conference that...
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An event or an era? Resources for social sector decision-making in the context of COVID-19

This report by The Monitor Institute at Deloitte outlines four potential scenarios for the next 12-18 months, and recommends actions and considerations for nonprofit and funders in each scenario. Many organizations trying to navigate through this moment may find themselves alternatively paralyzed or...
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Friday, September 4, 2020

Philanthropy Cannot Be Expected to “Fill the Gap” in Rental Assistance Need Caused by Lack of Government Support

Reposted from the Funders Together to End Homelessness website, available here. A statement from Amanda Andere, CEO, Funders Together to End Homelessness and Jeanne Fekade-Sellassie, Project Director, Funders for Housing and Opportunity, on the September 1 CDC eviction moratorium notice. On Tuesday...
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Tuesday, June 16, 2020

HealthSpark Foundation Awards Additional $200,000 for COVID-19 Response and Recovery

HealthSpark Foundation is proud to announce $209,000 in grant awards to relief and recovery efforts for communities impacted by COVID-19. This brings the Foundation’s total support for COVID-related investments to $259,000 since March 2020. The Montco Anti-Hunger Network will receive a grant of $50...
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Tuesday, June 16, 2020

Community Partners Join HealthSpark in Building Back a Better Safety Net System

Together with forty-one community partners, HealthSpark Foundation has launched an effort to rebuild the social safety net post-pandemic called Build Back Better. Partner organizations, which represent nonprofit safety net providers, universities, faith groups, advocacy groups, elected officials...
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Tuesday, June 2, 2020

A Call for Bold Action on Racial Justice

The murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and the ensuing protests are the manifestation of the deep, longstanding pain of racism in our country. Frustration, anger, and violence at this scale happen when peaceful forms of protest aren’t listened to, when calls for action and...