MCC Wins Good Governance
The Good Governance Award was established by the Foundation’s Board of Managers in recognition of former Chair H. Craig Lewis’ 10-year leadership of The Philadelphia Foundation board. This award is presented to nonprofits in the region whose Board exemplifies the finest traits in leadership of a nonprofit organization including governance, fiduciary responsibility and strategic thinking.
Women Share Their Stories at a House Party for Health Care in Philadelphia
“When I was a graduate student, I struggled for months to find insurance that would cover my pregnancy,” said Stephanie Perez, a local mom and now social worker at Congreso in North Philadelphia. “Everywhere I called and applied, they told me the same thing: I had a pre-existing condition, that being my pregnancy.”
MCC Heads to the White House
MCC Executive Director JoAnne Fischer has been named a Champion of Change as part of President Obama’s “Winning the Future Across America” initiative.