Local arts and culture orgs have been granted over $20.1M in 2016

Over $2.6 million in annual Philadelphia Cultural Fund grants add to the stream of money surging into arts and culture organizations in early 2016. Who's benefitting?

Check out this ebook on how to build a social enterprise

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Apr. 25, 2016 2:32 pm

Check out this ebook on how to build a social enterprise

By Julie Zeglen / staff

Thinking of starting a business? We contributed to Technically Media's how-to guide for first-time entrepreneurs.

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Apr. 25, 2016 12:55 pm

How to avoid bias in grantmaking

By Julie Zeglen / staff

The main thing to consider: how your own life experiences impact how you view the world.

Take a quick peek at the Kensington Earthship being built by local high schoolers

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Apr. 25, 2016 8:55 am

Take a quick peek at the Kensington Earthship being built by local high schoolers

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This is how youth with Norris Square Neighborhood Project celebrated Earth Day.

Here’s the social and economic impact of Philly’s transit systems

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Apr. 24, 2016 3:20 pm

Here’s the social and economic impact of Philly’s transit systems

By Tony Abraham /

It's not all that bad, according to AllTransit's analysis of SEPTA, Amtrak, NJ Transit, Peter Pan and Port Authority.

4 ways to celebrate Earth Day, Philly-style

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Apr. 22, 2016 12:55 pm

4 ways to celebrate Earth Day, Philly-style

By Julie Zeglen / staff

Here's how to focus on Philly while considering the future of our home planet. (One suggestion: Go to Energy Camp.)

Here’s how West Philly’s pay-what-you-can restaurant will work

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Apr. 22, 2016 11:25 am

Here’s how West Philly’s pay-what-you-can restaurant will work

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EAT (Everyone At the Table) Cafe suggests a price for patrons -- but they don't have to pay it. The nonprofit restaurant's existence will depend on the good will of its community.

A late Philadelphia scholar’s homeless youth project was just given life

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Apr. 22, 2016 9:54 am

A late Philadelphia scholar’s homeless youth project was just given life

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The brainchild of the late Dr. Staci Perlman, Building Early Links for Learning aims to connect homeless youth to early education opportunities.

Here’s why Media Mobilizing Project’s first crowdfunding campaign failed

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Apr. 21, 2016 12:36 pm

Here’s why Media Mobilizing Project’s first crowdfunding campaign failed

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A too-ambitious $20K goal and the wrong crowdfunding platform were two reasons why the nonprofit bailed on its Kickstarter campaign. Here's what it learned in the process.