Generocity, A Year in Review

A lot can happen in a year. For Generocity, it has been a “life-changing” one. From shifting ownership from Technical.ly to Civic Capital to moving to a Solutions-Journalism focus,  grounded in community voice and engagement. As a tool for philanthropic, government, and business leaders (social impact leaders), Generocity’s overarching goal is to be an advocacy tool that provides a medium for local community members to share their voices, collaborate on solutions, and help social impact leaders understand community insights, needs, and their direct impact.

Here is a look at our first year of impact.

Check out our reporting from 2023

February | Reinvestment Series

Skyline with City Hall, 1927. (Courtesy of the Free Library of Philadelphia, Digital Collections)

• How 100+ years of disinvestment has led to today’s Philadelphia
• Community-Centered Innovation for a Well City
• From Disenfranchisement To Empowerment: Uplifting Neighborhoods
• Getting to the Root

March | Youth Leadership and Advocacy Series

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• Empowering Healing and Growth: Create Safe Spaces for Young People
• Moving Beyond Hope
• Youth Civic Activism is Rocking the Vote in 2023
• Leading Through Youth Engagement
• Designing Our Well-Being
• Tokenism: The State of Youth Leadership in Philadelphia

April | Housing & Homelessness

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• Philadelphia’s Housing Crisis
  Uncovering the Reasons Behind Philly’s 18% Unsheltered Homeless Population
• Gentrification and affordable housing: What’s the remedy to a sick situation?
• Desperately Seeking Housing
• Holistic Solutions for Housing Systems

May | Politics & Philanthropy

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• Government for the People
• Standing in the Gaps
• A Walk in the Park(er)
• ChatGPT Weighs in on Philly’s Social Issues
• Solutions at the Intersection: Lessons Beyond Philadelphia

June | Gun Violence and Public Safety

photo: Kriston Jae Bethel for The Trace

• Public Safety by the Numbers
• Coalitions: True Partnership or Impossible Relationship?
• Public Safety by the Numbers: Education
• Gun Violence Report: Dollars and Sense
• Protect Bail Funds—and End Cash Bail
• Philly’s Violence Prevention Grant Program Brought Mixed Results. Now What?
• Advancing Solutions to Philadelphia’s Issues
• Homicides in Philadelphia Are Trending Downward. Will It Last?

July | Corporate Social Responsibility

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• Standing on the Promise
• With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility
• The Illusion of Inclusion
• ESG and Impact – Why We Need Both for Meaningful Change
• Commitments to Social Justice and Inclusion
• Reset the Orientation of Impact Measurement
• Keep it Real or Keep it Moving
• We need blended capital to address racial inequities in Philadelphia’s capital access landscape

August | Black Philanthropy Month

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• Philanthropy needs a new endgame: The liberation of Black, Indigenous, and people of color communities in America
• Empowering Legacies: Celebrating Black Philanthropy Month in Philadelphia
• Uniting for a Just Philadelphia
• Black-Led Solutions
• Strings attached: Philanthropy and BIPOC organizations

September | Workforce Development 

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• Unlocking Greater Philadelphia’s Workforce Potential: Challenges and Opportunities Ahead
• Trade Diversity: How Workforce Development Programs Are Working to Close the Gaps
• What Black professionals and professionals of color hope for from Philadelphia
• Steering Through Change: Empowering Philadelphia’s Workforce in an Evolving Job Market

October |  Education

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• What is the cost of inadequate education?
• Collaborative Transformation: Amplifying Educational Opportunities
• Educators, students, and parents turn out to improve lives
• Community-led Solutions to Education

November | PHLanthropy

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• What Do We Need as a Region Philanthropically?
• What will it take to get it done?
• A Call for Change from Local Community Leaders
• Mixed Results: Coalitions Navigate Success and Setbacks in Pursuit of Philadelphia’s Progress
• Creating an Even Playing Field for Professional Women in Philadelphia
• Putting Philadelphians First

December | Impact and Accountability

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• Holding Our Leaders Accountable for their Impact
• Delaware County residents face lack of transparency while workers worry about accountability

One year into reporting, where do we go from here?

After 12 months of reporting and community surveys and engagement events, we crowd-sourced our 2024 Editorial Calendar, and will be launching several community events and site features throughout the year, including:

• Monthly Community Newsrooms
• Tuesday Insta-takeovers by local organizations
• Quarterly ADVANCE events
• Generocity Talks – quarterly Linked-live with local leaders
• Website refresh with 
  • Video Journalism Series
  • Community News Sections
  • Interactive Organization Profiles

What do you want to see from Generocity in 2024? How can we better serve as an advocacy tool and medium for local community members to share insights and collaborate on solutions?

Let us know!