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February 24, 2020
WEST CHESTER, PA (February 20, 2020) – Three Chester County nonprofits are raising the bar on their own work as participants in the Pew Fund’s Evaluation Capacity Building Initiative. The 18-month program aims to help Pew Fund grantees assess and strengthen the impact of their services for the region’s most vulnerable residents. Through group learning sessions and individualized coaching, organizations learn to monitor their ongoing progress, use data to inform their practices, and evaluate their impact. More about the initiative’s ... View Article
February 5, 2020
In May 2016, the Pennsylvania Chamber Educational Foundation teamed up with the mikeroweWORKS Foundation to increase public awareness around the growing demand for workers in the skilled trades, and to help award scholarships specifically to Pennsylvania students through the Work Ethic Scholarship Program. Since then, thanks to generous donations from the Pennsylvania business community, the PA Chamber Educational Foundation has helped provide nearly $195,000 in work ethic scholarships for approximately 94 Pennsylvania students who are entering into the skilled trades in the Commonwealth. And ... View Article
January 30, 2020
New initiative, “Your Career Starts HERE,” will “calculate” the return on investment for various occupations and the training and related costs needed to obtain them Harrisburg – The Pennsylvania Chamber Educational Foundation is proud to launch “Your Career Starts HERE” – an online career calculator aimed at helping Pennsylvania students make informed post-secondary education decisions. As the next phase of the PA Chamber’s wide-ranging workforce initiative aimed at addressing the jobs skills gap, Start the Conversation HERE, the calculator pulls key ... View Article
January 30, 2020
New Alliance Brings Arts and Culture to the Forefront in Community (WEST CHESTER, PA – January 28, 2020) – The Chester County Community foundation is proud to introduce the Cultural Alliance of Chester County (CACC). CACC will work to increase awareness and promote the creative sector as an integral part of economic and social development in the local area. According to Stephenie Stevens, Community Engagement Officer at the Chester County Community Foundation, “the alliance is here to elevate the profile ... View Article
January 20, 2020
by Mari A. Schaefer, The Philadelphia Inquirer Updated: January 18, 2020 The lock for the door is not yet in place, nor has the new carpet been installed. But the tiny room on the third floor of an old stone building on the grounds of the Phoenixville Hospital will soon be home to a group with a big mission. For the first time, volunteers with the nonprofit Phoenixville Area Time Bank will have their own office. They’ll rent the space for $1 a month ... View Article
