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Feb. 12, 2014 3:25 pm
16,000 People Called 2-1-1 in Its First Year, Financial Assistance Tops the List of Needs
Services such as the United Way’s 2-1-1 call line become especially important during bouts of bad wintry weather like the Philadelphia area has experienced lately. The 2-1-1 call line (and online database) celebrated its one year anniversary on February 11, which was also National 2-1-1 Awareness Day. “Everyday in this community people are in need […]
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Feb. 11, 2014 4:24 pm
VIDEO: myPhillyRising App Connects You to Neighborhoods
The myPhillyRising community app is the City of Philadelphia’s attempt at using social networks and mobile technology to encourage community building and engagement. Users can create and join neighborhood events, communicate with neighbors and learn about community resources. The video below, produced by the Office of Innovation and Technology’s Bruce Martin, is a new introduction […]
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Feb. 11, 2014 12:00 pm
University of the Arts to Offer Rebranded Masters in “Social Impact Design” This Fall
The University of Arts is set to launch their Design for Social Impact Masters degree for the Fall 2014 semester. The new program is a rebranding of the university’s Masters in Industrial Design. The former program was in need of a facelift to better represent its goals as well as the work of the students. “Over the […]
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Feb. 11, 2014 10:00 am
Voting for the Philly doGooder Video Awards is Now Open
Voting for the Philly doGooder Video Awards is now open. You can check out all the videos and vote here, and remember, you can vote once on each video per user per day. The 2nd Annual doGooder Awards will be held on March 12th at University of the Arts Hamilton Hall with a screening of the winning films which will […]
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Feb. 10, 2014 10:48 am
Science Leadership Academy Advances Digital Learning with New Center for Excellence
Earlier this month, the Science Leadership Academy (SLA), a technology and science-based high school in Center City, celebrated the launch of its Center for Excellence in Learning. The Center is an educational resource designed to showcase the best methods for integrating technology in the classroom. The Center for Excellence was created in partnership with The Franklin Institute […]
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Feb. 10, 2014 2:28 am
Temple University Creates Initiative to Help Low-Income Students “Fly in 4”
Paying for college can be tough. As a result, many students work off-campus part-time jobs just to pay for their tuition, and therefore, spend less time dedicated to their studies. Temple University found that students from low- and middle income backgrounds were more likely to spend more than four years in college, partially due to having […]
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Feb. 7, 2014 2:27 pm
News Links: New incubator for healthcare innovation, bike corrals and parklets now official, map of social enterprises release
Here’s a new map for finding do-gooding businesses across the U.S.This Good World has created a big, interactive map, which aims to connect and support good businesses — so that consumers can more easily discover these businesses and be able to support them too. [NewsWorks] Independence Blue Cross launching health IT incubator in Center City Independence […]
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Feb. 7, 2014 12:42 pm
There are New Rules for Registered Community Organizations, Find Out What They Are
Map of RCO boundaries prior to latest amendments. Following months of debate in City Council, a bill passed last month will go into effect March 1st that changes the rules surrounding Registered Community Organizations (RCO). The Philadelphia City Planning Commission (PCPC) is running free “clinics” to help community groups understand what the changes mean. A RCO […]
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Feb. 6, 2014 2:24 pm
Peter Degnan Named Managing Director of William Penn Foundation
The William Penn Foundation has hired Peter J. Degnan as its new managing director. Degnan was formerly the vice dean of finance and administration at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School. The choice follows a lengthy search for new leadership and much speculation about the rift between the foundation and its former president Jeremy Nowak, who […]
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Feb. 6, 2014 1:58 pm
Tory Burch Gives Entrepreneur Works a Boost to Increase Investments in Local Women-Owned Businesses
Tory Burch, founder of the Tory Burch Foundation and a Valley Forge native. (Image via Fortune Live Media) Entrepreneur Works was recently selected as one of six Community Financial Development Institutions (CDFI) in the country to join a national initiative to invest in women-owned businesses. Elizabeth Street Capital, a partnership between Bank of America and the […]