Examples of previous awards distributed through the Pew Capacity Building Program include:


Management information systems design and development

$35,000-Maternal and Child Health Consortium of Chester County-To streamline data collection systems and enhance reporting capabilities in order to improve decision making for client service delivery

$36,000-Children's Literacy Initiative-To centralize information through the selection and implementation of a new project management application

$38,000-Philadelphia Mural Arts Advocates-To upgrade development and fundraising software to increase funding and improve financial planning


Financial management and planning

$28,000-Montgomery County Association for the Blind-To improve fundraising capacity and visibility through the redesign of its website

$40,000-The Achievement Project-To construct and implement a plan that increases fundraising efforts


Evaluation and outcomes system development

$25,280-Center in the Park-To develop its internal capacity for evaluation practices and outcomes measurement

$35,000-Philadelphia Youth Network-To identify common outcomes among its programs and develop an implementation plan for a pilot evaluation and outcomes system


Leadership development for succession planning

$30,000-The Center for Intergenerational Learning at Temple University-To assess best practices in succession planning within university settings, identify professional development needs among its staff, and create a plan to manage the transition of the Executive Director.


New program planning and development

$35,000-Interim House-To integrate Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) into the agency's clinical practices. Therapists and supervisors will attend training in DBT concepts and techniques, and offer new DBT groups for clients.

$35,000-Philadelphia Physicians for Social Responsibility-To add a violence prevention program that meets the unique needs of the Philadelphia culture. PSR will identify “model” programs and incorporate the most appropriate one into its continuum of violence prevention strategies.