Jul. 30, 2013 12:18 pm
R.I.S.E. Ex-Offender Expo Combines Job Opportunities with Professional Guidance
The Mayor’s Office of Re-Integration Services for Ex-Offenders (R.I.S.E.) held an event today that doubled as a job fair and workshop for ex-offenders seeking employment.
Jul. 26, 2013 1:14 pm
Fairmount Ventures Offers $10,000 in Consultation Services to Small Nonprofits
Fairmount Ventures, a consultancy firm for Philadelphia's nonprofit sector, launched a program last year called Fairmount4Free (F4F) which provided $10,000 in services free-of-charge to small nonprofits.
Jul. 26, 2013 12:48 pm
East Park Nonprofits Strive to Improve Access for Strawberry Mansion Residents
With this in mind, a couple of nonprofits located in the park, Smith Memorial Playground and Outward Bound, are working with the Audubon Society and SEPTA to enhance access to the park for Strawberry Mansion residents.
Jul. 25, 2013 2:38 pm
The Lean CDC: How Investing in Human Power Keeps New Kensington Clean
In Center City and University City, uniformed streets cleaners are almost as ubiquitous as police or Parking Authority officers. They are a fixture at parks, public spaces and business areas, changing out trash bags, sweeping, and operating large industrial street sweepers.
Jul. 23, 2013 12:55 pm
Four Years In, Mighty Writers Sets Its Sights on West Philadelphia Expansion
Not content with their success in serving over 1,000 Philadelphia students a year in South Philadelphia, Mighty Writers is getting ready to open a second location, at 3861 Lancaster Avenue in West Philadelphia, this September.
Jul. 19, 2013 2:45 pm
Delaware Passes A “Seismic Shift” Benefit Corporation Law
Delaware has been working on legislation to enable the formation of benefit corporations, a hybrid corporate form that balances public benefit with shareholder interest.
Jul. 16, 2013 5:12 pm
Showing Impact and the Future of American Giving: A Q&A with EHL Consulting
"We are really trying to shift how the leadership of nonprofit organizations perceives the fundraising exercise. To be donor-centric is a major mind-shift, especially for organizations that are older and grew up doing things the same way year in and year out." — Bob Evans
Jul. 12, 2013 11:11 am
Financing North Broad: Progress Plaza and The Reinvestment Fund
This is perhaps most evident in TRF’s steady commitment to redeveloping North Broad, an area dense with TRF-funded projects.
Jul. 11, 2013 1:04 pm
City Announces New Anti-Poverty Plan: “Shared Prosperity Philadelphia”
It has been less than one year since Mayor Nutter issued an Executive Order calling for the creation of an anti-poverty plan by the Mayor's Office of Community Empowerment and Opportunity (CEO), a cabinet-level office created less than a month prior.