Apr. 30, 2015 1:19 pm
Behind the Merger of Two Fairmount Park Nonprofits
For over a decade, the Fairmount Park Conservancy and the Fairmount Park Historic Preservation Trust worked to maintain and improve the massive, city-wide park. The Conservancy served as a steward of its natural resources. The Preservation Trust worked to preserve its many historic buildings. While their missions were closely aligned and they often competed for […]
Apr. 30, 2015 12:45 pm
Find Out How City Council is Addressing Key Business Issues
On Wednesday, May 6, join the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce to hear select City Council members give updates on key issues that affect the regional business community. Councilman Bobby Henon, 6th District; Majority Leader Councilman Curtis Jones, Jr., 4th District; and Councilwoman Maria Quinones Sanchez, 7th District, will be at the Executive Forum: Update […]
Apr. 30, 2015 12:05 pm
Food Access chat with @Generocity and @SCFChildren
Next week, on Wednesday, May 6, Generocity and the St. Christopher’s Foundation for Children will host a Twitter Chat from noon to 1 p.m. The twitter chat follows St. Christopher Foundation for Children’s annual #FreshRx conference held on April 29, which focused around bringing together the foremost researchers, policy change advocates, strategic thinkers and practitioners […]
Apr. 30, 2015 10:44 am
PHLConvos: Comcast Community Hearings
There are important conversations constantly going on across the city, across all sectors, all working to address the big issues Philly is facing. With PHLconvos, the Generocity.org team highlights those conversations so that you can keep track: The City of Philadelphia is in the process of negotiating its 15-year cable franchise agreement with Comcast and […]
Apr. 29, 2015 2:04 pm
[VIDEO] #PhillyChanger Chats: Maud Lyon of Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance
#PhillyChanger Chats is a video series aimed at making Philly leaders more accessible. Featuring leaders of nonprofits, social enterprises, local government, and community organizations, these are people who are actively working to change Philadelphia for the better. Is there someone you’d like to see featured here? Email us at news@generocity.org. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-70Qf6DTmo&w=640&h=360] Maud Lyon took over […]
Apr. 29, 2015 1:06 pm
NE Frankford Boys & Girls Club Gets $50,000 Boost From Comcast
Northeast Frankford Boys & Girls Club has served young people in the Frankford section of Philadelphia since 1938, though the neighborhood has changed drastically over time. Sixty-five percent of families in the community now live below the poverty line, according to Lisabeth Marziello, the co-chief executive officer for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Philadelphia. […]
Apr. 29, 2015 11:52 am
PACDC 2015 Mag looks at Equity and Race in Community Development
PACDC Executive Director Rick Sauer at 2015 gala The Philadelphia Association of Community Development Corporations’ (PACDC) annual magazine is both an overview of trends in the community development sector and a vehicle for promoting the organizations and individuals that comprise it. The 2015 issue, released last week, focuses on the issues of equity and […]
Apr. 28, 2015 12:30 pm
PointBold Aims to Bring a Neighborhood Together Through Art
In the South Philadelphia neighborhood of Point Breeze, known as Newbold by some residents, the issue of gentrification has strained the relationship between residents, developers and city officials. Lee Ann Etzold, a theater artist and educator, decided the neighborhood needed an alternative to the zoning and civic association meetings held in the neighborhood: a comfortable […]
Apr. 28, 2015 11:30 am
Crude Oil Talks Coming Up in Most Affected Philly Neighborhoods
This week, Clean Water Action will resume its listening tours about crude oil trains in two upcoming meetings to be held in West Philadelphia and South Philadelphia. Clean Water Action is calling these the “most anticipated” of all of the meetings that Clean Water Action is organizing, because of the proximity of the tracks to […]
Apr. 28, 2015 8:30 am
Marriage Equality, Welfare Rules and Banning GMOs – Social Impact Across the U.S.
This week in Social Impact Across the U.S.: Mexican food chain Chipotle, which has embraced a number of sustainable practices, will no longer source genetically-modified organisms. Quartz examines the debate over GMOs and what the company’s decisions means. Comcast announced last week that it would no longer pursue a merger with Time Warner after the U.S. […]