Generocity Coverage (98 posts)

• Philly’s first ‘green bank’ will connect clean energy projects to capital
• Is the lack of affordable housing the next crisis?
• PHLConnectED has enabled 18K+ internet connections in a year, the City says
• Bridging the digital divide: An equity saga
• Community organizations lament COVID-19’s effect on Philly’s key anti-gun violence initiative
• Next five months are urgent for arts and culture organizations trying to stay afloat
• One year of COVID-19
• What ever happened to the North Philadelphia Health Enterprise Zone?
• How would a Poverty Tracker work in Philadelphia and what could it accomplish?
• Embracing the past on the way to the future: Bethel Burying Ground Committee prepares to choose a public memorial
• Six months into its push to end systemic racism, City gives itself good grade
• For people with a disability, poverty rates are high and employment rates low. Can workforce development help?
• Nonprofit leaders, mayor react to executive actions that will be issued by President Biden today
• Opinion: Public voice is important in decisions regarding our public schools
• Mass bailout draws attention to health risks, poor conditions for those held on unaffordable bail
• Where has the coronavirus relief money gone?
• This is Philadelphia’s largest, newest coalition combating poverty
• Wanted: Orgs with strategies to maximize income and benefits for households facing poverty
• UPenn will be contributing $100M to Philadelphia’s school district over the next 10 years. But is that enough?
• City says it’s making progress on protest-driven policy changes
• Mayor and commissioner offer assurances, urge patience in open letter to Philadelphians
• Gauging the effectiveness of protests
• Opinion: Your authentic self is your superpower
• First day of school assignment: Help all students #LogOnPHL
• Philadelphia STEM Equity Collective aims to get more women, Black and Latinx Philadelphians in STEM careers
• The protest encampments — and the housing crisis they represent — aren’t going away
• Philadelphia’s rush to reconcile
• The memo barring immigrants from being included in the Census is ‘further motivation to be counted’
• Opinion: Let’s take these immediate steps to move from policing to community safety
• What can protests accomplish?
• Controller Rebecca Rhynhart releases analysis of proposed 2021 budget, and offers an alternative
• Restoring this $200K to the budget for FY21 could literally save lives, say nonprofit leaders
• Opinion: Budget cuts would make us a city with no front door
• While confronting the impacts of COVID-19, don’t forget that the arts can be part of the solution
• Open letter to Philadelphia residents from Mayor Jim Kenney
• How do you help the helpers? PHL COVID-19 Fund addresses the critical role of nonprofits
• Ruling from judge reaffirms that Safehouse does not violate federal law
• Power Moves: Cynthia Figueroa appointed to lead City’s new Office of Children and Families
• Time is running out on these 7 funding opportunities
• Money Matters: More than $1.5M invested in workforce development, specialized training
• Power Moves: New Century Trust welcomes six new board members
• Power Moves: Maura McCarthy named executive director of Fairmount Park Conservancy
• Bianca van Heydoorn and Aviva Tevah appointed to city’s new Office of Reentry Partnerships
• On the final day of Netroots Nation, four presidential candidates showed up
• Amber Hikes reshaped the the Office of LGBT Affairs. Now she’s moving on
• Immigrants in Philadelphia, we get the job done
• Race and exclusion in Philadelphia: Snapshots from the last 100 years – Part II
• Philly social impact showed up strong for democracy this morning
• Philly’s new jail population reduction goal: 50 percent in 5 years
• A new voter registration initiative aims to get Philly high school students to the polls on Nov. 6
• Philly’s new Mayor’s Volunteer Corps program wants to make it easier to find service opportunities
• Power Moves: Community Foundation of South Jersey picked its Sidney Hargro replacement
• You’ll recognize some of these 27 finalists for the new Philly school board
• Code for Philly crowdsourced a timeline of local civic tech history for its birthday, because of course
• Tell the Philly school district what you think ‘local control’ should look like
• Sanctuary cities 101: Why they matter and how Philly came to be one
• Post-SRC, here’s how to help struggling Philly public schools
• How Philly showed up for #PhillyisCharlottesville
• Vote to get these Philly panels focused on social impact at SXSW 2018
• These 3 city agencies have new directors
• Quick, it’s the last day to give feedback to Philly’s Vision Zero action plan
• Catching up with the city’s Millennial Advisory Committee, five months in
• A day in the life of Philadelphia’s director of immigrant affairs, Miriam Enriquez
• The city’s opioid task force just released its plan to curb addiction in Philly
• #PTW17 is here. Get psyched with these 20 impact-tinged events
• The Mayor’s Fund for Philadelphia is getting a makeover
• ‘We don’t need volunteers, we need badass allies’
• The Philly legal community is meeting to discuss how to best aid immigrant and refugees
• There’s new blood at these six Philly impact orgs
• 50K people marched on Saturday. Here are 8 from Philly’s impact community
• Here’s how Philadelphia plans to better address domestic violence
• October is for ~innovation~
• 10 ideas from local leaders that might move criminal justice reform forward
• Why ‘immigration is good for business’
• Philly’s Office of Supportive Housing is now the Office of Homeless Services
• Minority, women and disabled-owned businesses are slowly but surely procuring more city contracts
• The push to recognize two Muslim holidays in Philly schools was a success
• Mayor Kenney wants people to think ‘innovation’ when they think ‘Philly’
• 12 social impact-themed Philly Tech Week events to check out
• How City Hall’s new courtyard will reflect Philly’s neighborhoods
• Why you should consider going to DemHack2016 even if you don’t code
• How a 32-partner front is tackling citywide illiteracy
• The future of innovation in Philadelphia is uncertain
• 15 things to know about Kenney’s transition report
• Philly is open sourcing its building energy info
• Here’s what happens at a ‘speed dating’ event for researchers and community groups
• Philly was just selected to build a financial support system by National League of Cities
• Moving On: Office of Sustainability Director Katherine Gajewski
• After Forbes, the Mayor’s Fund has some dues to pay
• Philadelphia is making it easier to sign up for health insurance
• 8 things to anticipate on the social impact front in 2016
• Moving On: Fairmount Park Conservancy Executive Director Kathryn Ott Lovell
• Advocates, use real stories to further your missions: Vision Zero Philadelphia Conference
• Learn from civic innovators at Rise Conference 2015
• [Commentary] What role does sustainability have in the future of our city’s government?
• 6 Key Topics to Read Up on Before May 19
• PACDC Holds Mayoral Forum on Equitable Development
• The Sustainable Business Network Calls for a Permanent Mayor’s Office of Sustainability