Albert Hong is Generocity's contributing reporter. He started hanging around the Technically Media office as a summer intern for Technical.ly and eventually made his way to freelancing for both news sites. While technology and video games are two of his main interests, he's grown to love Philadelphia as a city and is always excited to hear someone else's story.
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Nov. 8, 2017 11:45 am
PolicyMap made the transition from a nonprofit to a benefit corporation
The change allows the mapping org to raise capital and keep a social mission at the forefront. Thinking of doing the same? President Maggie McCullough shared some lessons.
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Nov. 6, 2017 8:26 am
The anti-gentrification community development model Jumpstart is expanding in Philly
Social impact real estate developer Ken Weinstein's program that helps aspiring developers and community leaders learn to fight blight got some help from LISC to reach beyond Germantown and Kensington.
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Nov. 3, 2017 10:18 am
Here are some future-focused takeaways from the 2017 Philanthropy Network conference
According to #PNFallCon17, the big ones for Philly's funders and nonprofit professionals were "change, not charity" and the importance of storytelling.
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Nov. 1, 2017 10:54 am
Ambler finally has its own community-owned grocery store
Plans for the store started back in 2012 with the formation of the Ambler Food Co-op. The group eventually entrusted the process to the more experienced Weavers Way, which opened its third store last week.
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Oct. 30, 2017 10:58 am
These 17 people are overseeing the $500 million Rebuild
These stakeholders are the new oversight board for the initiative improving Philadelphia's public spaces. Their first public meeting is this week.
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Oct. 27, 2017 12:55 pm
This real estate firm wants your ideas for revitalizing Kensington’s commercial corridor
How would you use an empty property on Kensington Avenue? Tell Shift Capital as part of the social impact real estate developer's Kensington Avenue Storefront Challenge.
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Oct. 26, 2017 12:55 pm
The financial health of Philly nonprofits isn’t looking good. Here’s how to fix that
According to a report funded by The Philadelphia Foundation that examined the financial health of local nonprofits, more than 40 percent are running at a loss or producing no surplus at all.
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Oct. 23, 2017 9:46 am
Here’s who took away PhillyCAM’s inaugural Cammy Awards
The media nonprofit handed out nine awards on Oct. 20 to local creators using publicly accessible platforms to show off “creative expression, democratic values and civic participation.”
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Oct. 20, 2017 11:13 am
OMG: The Workshop School’s first major fundraiser features student-made escape rooms
The Oct. 26 event exemplifies the school's mission of teaching via project-based work.
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Oct. 18, 2017 12:57 pm
The Barrymore Awards are funding 4 socially conscious artists and theatre companies
The "Tonys of Philadelphia" are coming up Oct. 30. Four winners will receive grant money for their work in highlighting the local arts community, theatre education and more.