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TWO BIG DEADLINES:
Dec. 1
is the last chance
Together, we can make a difference
through collective giving
Dec. 12
is the deadline
for applicants to
for the 2020 grants
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Saturday's Discussion:
Art in Philly
Many thanks to
The Clay Studio
for hosting our panel discussion last Saturday in their beautiful gallery space, and for member Nora Elmarzouky (
pictured, left
) for expertly leading the conversation.
John Orr spoke about
Art-Reach
's growth and success in bringing accessible art programs to more than 200,000 people with disabilities.
Of Impact100's 2016 grant to Art-Reach, John Orr said, "We ran a deficit the year before we got the grant, but that was the last deficit we’ve had. We’ve run a surplus ever since. Our programming has grown from 95,000 people per year to 212,000 per year. Individual giving increased by 300%. The transformation that you all gave to Art-Reach is deeply personal. Honestly we wouldn’t be where we are today without it. There wouldn’t be the awards we’ve won; there wouldn’t be so much accessible programming. There very likely would be no Art-Reach. That’s what the grant meant to us."
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- Nov 22: Volunteer event at Face to Face Germantown (see details)
- Dec 1: Deadline to join Impact100 Philadelphia as a member
- Dec 11: Deadline to sign up to be a Letter of Inquiry reader (experienced members only; info coming in December)
- Dec 12: FUNding Celebration for members, announcement of funding total (invitation coming soon)
- Dec 12: Deadline for Letters of Inquiry for Impact's $100,000 Core Mission Grants
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Why join us? Why apply for a grant?
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Why join Impact100?
Here's what
members
say:
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"I love it. It broadens what I know about donors’ interests, and about the nonprofit community."
"I like that there is no requirement to be on a committee or attend programs. But if I chose to become more involved, I know my participation would be welcomed."
"Absolutely 100% wowed by Impact100 leadership, level of organization, clarity in mission and role for Focus Area Committee members."
“I have learned so much through this process. I knew it was going to be good, but it has been even better than I thought.”
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Why apply for an Impact100 grant?
Here's what
grantees
say:
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"We loved from the beginning the boldness of the plan to make such an impact."
"A grant like this is very powerful. It can alter a small nonprofit like ours and enable us to accomplish something significant."
"This is the type of partnership we need... more women in leadership impacting the community."
"The grant allowed us to bring a long-term dream to life. We have made deeper connections with existing and new partners, received increased publicity for our work in communities, and improved our evaluation process which will be used across all of our programs."
"The grant was transformational. We were able to double our programming and create some of the most innovative projects in the country. We simply would not have had the opportunity to advance our programming in Philadelphia without Impact100 support."
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YSRP
(Youth Sentencing & Reentry Project) works to keep children out of adult jails and prisons, and to bring home people who were sentenced as children to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
YSRP received a $100,000 core mission grant in 2019
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Thanks to Impact member Susan Greenbaum for the article below.
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When she was 17 years old,
youth organizer My Le
was held for six months in an adult jail for women in Philadelphia. Because youth cannot be housed with the adult population and because she was the only teenage girl being held, she spent much of that time in functional solitary confinement.
For children like My Le who are involved in the criminal justice system in Pennsylvania, serving time in an adult prison is a real possibility as Commonwealth law requires that youth charged with certain crimes be prosecuted as adults. But, through the work of advocacy organizations focused on reforming the justice system, there are positive changes in the way we look at and treat young people who are charged with committing crimes.
At the forefront of the efforts to ensure that children do not serve time in adult jails is Impact100’s 2019 grantee, the Youth Sentencing and Reentry Project (YSRP).
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YSRP was founded in 2014 by lawyers Lauren Fine and Joanna Visser Adjoian to provide a range of legal, social, and support services for young people facing charges in Philadelphia’s adult criminal justice system.
They also work with juvenile lifers — adults who are serving mandatory life terms in prison and are now eligible for re-sentencing since the Supreme Court ruled in 2016 that youth (under the age of 18) automatically sentenced to life without parole must now have a chance for release. The decision is of particular significance in Pennsylvania, where more than 500 children were sentenced to die in prison, over 300 of those in Philadelphia.
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YSRP’s success rate is impressive
— to date they have worked with 46 youth-client partners and 40 Juvenile Lifers —
but it is the experiences of individuals like My Le that tell the complete story of their efforts
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My Le was referred to the YSRP by a partner organization, the Youth Art & Self-empowerment Program (YASP). Working with her defense attorney, YSRP advocated for her transfer to a juvenile facility. Utilizing their case advocacy model, the legal team provided the prosecutor and the court with a comprehensive mitigation report that offered a full narrative of her life and helped them consider a more thoughtful, appropriate, and rehabilitative sentence. They also helped My develop a detailed reentry plan that outlined her future goals and provided referrals for emotional and health services as well as services to help her with housing, education, and work opportunities.
After 18 months she was released from the juvenile facility and today works with YASP as a youth organizer helping other young people move out of the adult criminal justice system. She is active in advocacy efforts on their behalf and recently had an
opinion piece
published in Harrisburg's
Patriot-Times
about the legal challenges facing young people in the Commonwealth.
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Over the next two years, Impact’s grant will enable YRSP to expand its reentry support for its youth client-partners and Juvenile Lifers.
YSRP staff are piloting a Reentry case management model for 25-50 more clients and are continuing to build the organization’s online Reentry Navigator that connects clients to a range of services and opportunities. In February they will launch intergenerational healing circles for youth clients and former Juvenile Lifers who can support one another as they transition to the community. YSRP also plans to hold workshops led by former Juvenile Lifers for those who remain in Pennsylvania prisons.
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Last month, YSRP staff sent this note:
Dear Impact100 Philly women!
Once again, we at YSRP are so deeply honored to be recipients of a core operating grant! Thank you, from all of us, for this incredible vote of confidence in our work. We are thrilled to share this
"hot off the presses" report
with you about our work over the past two years. Thank you again for what you're making possible.
With gratitude,
Team YSRP
To YSRP: Thank
you
. You are doing the hard work and providing critically important advocacy for young people. We're honored to be your partner.
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Will you join us for the 2020 grant cycle?
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Please add your name to the list of women who have already joined
Impact100 Philadelphia for the 2020 grant cycle.
More members means more funding for the Philadelphia region.
Every year we see the breadth and depth of the nonprofit community's incredible work. Please join us to leverage your personal funds into something big and meaningful!
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