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Going Beyond the Dollar: Strengthening the Support System of Grandfamilies people

Jan. 10, 2023 7:18 am

Going Beyond the Dollar: Strengthening the Support System of Grandfamilies

7,000 children live in homes where grandparents provide primary care. One foundation took steps to be more effective in supporting them.
Testing a new Generocity purpose

Nov. 10, 2021 4:36 pm

Testing a new Generocity

In the last 18 months, it has become increasingly clear that the most effective way we connect, inform and engage our community of nonprofit professionals is in email. This week Generocity.org begins piloting a newsletter-first product.
When ‘who are you’ isn’t an existential question, but a community-building one purpose

Aug. 11, 2021 11:29 am

When ‘who are you’ isn’t an existential question, but a community-building one

Take our 3-minute survey and help us understand how we can best continue to be a gathering place for those who want to make our sector and region better.
Well City Challenge winner Hey Auntie! is a place where Black women can connect purpose

Aug. 3, 2021 10:51 am

Well City Challenge winner Hey Auntie! is a place where Black women can connect

Founder Nicole Kenney is building the platform to be a safe, authentic, culturally sensitive place for relationships and resources “with wiser and more seasoned women.”
Recalibration of power: Building an equitable tech pipeline in Philly purpose

May 7, 2021 11:05 am

Recalibration of power: Building an equitable tech pipeline in Philly

The first Philly cohort of Resilient Coders graduates in May, and two of its soon-to-be-grads share the apps they built with a focus on bettering society.
How is your community better or worse than it was in February 2020? purpose

Apr. 30, 2021 12:15 pm

How is your community better or worse than it was in February 2020?

After a year of massive societal shifts and challenges, we asked readers how they think their workplaces, industries and neighborhoods have fared. Here's what they said.
What does education have to do with action — in the face of the climate crisis? purpose

Apr. 7, 2021 3:27 pm

What does education have to do with action — in the face of the climate crisis?

Local universities and schools offer open access teaching resources and frameworks for environmental sustainability and resilience, says columnist Eric Hartman.
People take better care of public places when they feel like they have a stake in them purpose

Jan. 28, 2021 9:12 am

People take better care of public places when they feel like they have a stake in them

Guest columnist Suzanne Shu writes about effective ways to motivate and nudge people to care for public places.
Nonprofits, we need to move away from the hierarchical decision-making model purpose

Jan. 14, 2021 10:06 am

Nonprofits, we need to move away from the hierarchical decision-making model

Guest columnist Sam Chenkin offers four ideas of how to share power with the people you serve.
During COVID-19, underserved communities in Philly rely on tech to connect purpose

Sep. 21, 2020 12:45 pm

During COVID-19, underserved communities in Philly rely on tech to connect

In and around the Hunting Park neighborhood, Latinx nonprofits use tech to build community and to keep people engaged.