purpose
Oct. 31, 2013 1:00 pm
Sparking Solutions: Q&A with Frances Sheehan, President and CEO of Brandywine Health Foundation
We are undertaking one of the most significant, massive changes in health care financing since the launch of Medicare and Medicaid. It will require a great deal of education not just about specific insurance plans but more importantly it will require individuals to take responsibility for understanding their own “health care economy,” no easy task in a world where health illiteracy is so prevalent.
purpose
Oct. 31, 2013 9:30 am
Project U-Turn Launches Attendance Awareness Program
Missing just 18 days of school a year can lead to disaster: 3rd graders unable to master reading, 6th graders failing courses, and 9th graders dropping out of high school. School attendance is key to success, although very few students, parents and schools realize how quickly absences can add up and lead to academic trouble.
results
Oct. 28, 2013 3:10 pm
New Segment Added to Delaware River Bike Path in Port Richmond
Philadelphia's bike trails along the Delaware River have grown in increments of a mile or so at a time.
purpose
Oct. 25, 2013 10:32 am
Sparking Solutions: Issue Profile on Youth Safety
In our second issue-profile to prepare readers for the Delaware Valley Grantmakers Sparking Solutions Conference, we provide an overview of youth safety in the greater Philadelphia region.
people
Oct. 24, 2013 3:24 pm
Sparking Solutions: Q&A with Cathy Weiss, Executive Director of the Stoneleigh Foundation
In an interview, Cathy Weiss of Stoneleigh Foundation breaks down the organization’s work, its goals and solutions that are working to improve youth safety in the greater Philadelphia region.
funding
Oct. 23, 2013 5:03 pm
The Changing Face of Crowd Investment: Fundrise and Manayunk’s First Coworking Space
The coworking movement has accelerated in Philadelphia. In the past year, shared work spaces have opened up for writers, metalworkers, designers, game developers and sculptors, and more are on the horizon.
purpose
Oct. 22, 2013 3:19 pm
The Bicycle Coalition Merges with Cadence Cycling Foundation
The Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia (BCGP) and the Cadence Cycling Foundation (CCF) have merged to create Pennsylvania and the Greater Philadelphia region’s largest bicycling-focused nonprofit effective immediately.
people
Oct. 22, 2013 2:50 pm
Can We Rebrand Charity? Dan Pallotta Brings His Message to William Penn Charter
On Thursday night, October 17, the nonprofit and philanthropic community gathered in the auditorium of William Penn Charter High School in East Falls to hear Dan Pallotta, author of Uncharitable: How Restraints on Nonprofits Undermine Their Potential, speak about what he thinks is limiting the nonprofit sector.
purpose
Oct. 22, 2013 10:00 am
Skills-Based Volunteering Startup Catchafire to Build Founding Member Class in Philadelphia
Catchafire, an online pro-bono community which helps match skills-based volunteers to organizations, is building a founding class of 20 nonprofit organizations in Philadelphia over the next few weeks.
funding
Oct. 21, 2013 2:30 pm
12+ Wins $5,000 Grant at PhillyCORE Leaders SEED 3.0 Fundraising Event
On Wednesday, October 16th, PhillyCORE Leaders continued their experiment in seed funding entrepreneurship in education with SEED 3.0, a competition among small education-focused nonprofits for microgrants.