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Apr. 16, 2014 12:55 pm
Register Your Business or Organization for the Teen Summer Job & Opportunities Fair
Fun Safe Philly Summer, a cross-agency program of the Nutter Administration, is hosting a free event for youth ages 14-21 to connect to local businesses offering paid part-time employment and apprenticeships, as well as volunteer opportunities. Fun Safe Philly Summer is currently looking for businesses and organizations to help them in their efforts to meet […]
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Apr. 15, 2014 1:36 pm
SERVE Philadelphia Hiring Coordinator to Sustain and Expand Tech Tutors Program
A report by Philadelphia Works, the city’s workforce development and research agency, states that 52 percent of working-age Philadelphians do not have the literacy skills they need to compete for the majority of jobs available in the city. To tackle this problem, the city has combined its volunteer services and literacy education programming through Tech Tutors. […]
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Apr. 15, 2014 11:40 am
Red Paw Emergency Relief Team’s Jen Leary is a CNN Hero
What happens to pets and other animals when disaster strikes? The Red Paw Emergency Relief Team, founded by Jennifer Leary and based in South Philadelphia, is like the American Red Cross for pets. They arrive and assist pets and their owners when disaster strikes. Leary was featured as a CNN Hero this past Friday. “I’ve been […]
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Apr. 14, 2014 1:50 pm
This Good World Maps Socially-Minded Businesses in Philadelphia (and Around the World)
This Good World co-founders Lisa Kribs-LaPierre and Gavin Thomas. This Good World is a platform that allows people to easily find socially-minded businesses in their city and in cities around the world. “The initial conceptual idea was born from many conversations we [co-founders] had regarding the difficulty to find businesses to support based on their values […]
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Apr. 11, 2014 2:20 pm
News Links: Inside Drexel University’s Innovation Neighborhood, New Map of Tax-Delinquent Properties, PA to Audit School District
Reading Viaduct Spur Gets Funding for Transformation State and city budgets have designated funding for the first phase of transforming the Reading Viaduct into a park. The first segment to be retrofitted will be the “spur” that connects the viaduct with North Broad Street. [Inquirer] A Vision for East Falls Business Corridor With […]
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Apr. 11, 2014 10:39 am
Medium Introduces Grant Program to Help Nonprofits Craft and Share Stories
Nonprofit organizations have some of the best stories to tell. But many remain hidden due to more urgent to-do list items like grantwriting, finances, and fundraising. That’s why Medium has launched their first nonprofit storytelling program. Medium is a publishing platform founded by Twitter co-founders Evan Williams and Biz Stone in 2012. The initiative will […]
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Apr. 11, 2014 10:11 am
Commit Pledge App Matches Technology Volunteers to Nonprofit Projects
Brian James Kirk, Technical.ly co-founder, introduces the Commit Pledge of Service at the launch event held at Temple University. Technical.ly launched a new year-long volunteer drive, the Commit Pledge for Service, during an event held on Thursday hosted by Temple University’s Urban Apps & Maps program. The app aims to connect the local innovation and technology […]
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Apr. 10, 2014 2:39 pm
Key Statistics from Pew State of the City Report
Photo via Flickr user Dominic Lacivita The Pew Philadelphia Research Initiative released a 2014 update for its State of the City report. The update includes new data from 2013 and some data from 2014. Here are some key statistics from the update, both for better and for worse. The good news: Unemployment dropped from 10.8 […]
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Apr. 10, 2014 1:05 pm
Watch: SHIFT_DESIGN Reveals Project to Reoccupy Vacant Lots
SHIFT_DESIGN does not design iconic buildings or civic monuments, but it has nonetheless left an imprint on the built environment of the city through its bike corrals, parklets, planters and rooftop gardens, each of which form the building blocks of more sustainable and livable streets. The Philadelphia-based firm’s latest project addresses the one of the […]
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Apr. 10, 2014 11:28 am
Scattergood Foundation Design Challenge Winner to Bring Mental Health Services to Retail Clinics
The QCare in Northeast Philadelphia where “Wellness at Your Fingetips” will be implemented. The Thomas Scattergood Behavioral Health Foundation, a Quaker-based, philanthropic, grant-making foundation working to improve how behavioral healthcare is delivered in the Philadelphia region, chose the winner of its 2014 Design Challenge, “Wellness at Your Fingertips,” at the beginning of April. This year’s design […]