Sep. 24, 2020 7:00 am
Today’s state budget blues will bring tomorrow’s nonprofit woes
“Cuts in social service nonprofits will decimate a system that is already too fragile,” says Donna Cooper, the executive director of Public Citizens for Children & Youth (PCCY).
Sep. 17, 2020 12:00 pm
The other side of the heroic nonprofit pivot to provide COVID-19 services? The toll on the mental health of staffers
If people are an organization’s most vital asset, a troubled workforce doesn’t bode well for the future of nonprofits.
Sep. 10, 2020 1:42 pm
COVID-19 funding: Seniors both need more and give more
The University of Pennsylvania’s Center for High Impact Philanthropy estimates that of the $11.3 million that has been awarded to COVID-related health causes regionally, only 1%, or $131,500 was directed to nursing homes and assisted living facilities.
Sep. 3, 2020 2:05 pm
Funding the COVID-19 recovery in Philly: Tracing the lessons to date
Perhaps one of the biggest lessons of the coronavirus has been the social and economic fault lines the pandemic has laid bare.
Aug. 27, 2020 1:26 pm
Despite urgent need, the philanthropic sector is absent from the rental relief funding space
The majority of COVID-19 rental relief funding has come from the federal government’s $2.2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES), not grantmakers.
Aug. 20, 2020 11:46 am
COVID-19 has boosted food-related philanthropy, but for how long?
Feeding America says demand on food banks since March has increased an average of 50% and it is estimating members will need $1.4 billion to keep pace with the exploding need. But some local food banks say donations have started to decline.
Aug. 13, 2020 2:57 pm
Layoffs plague nonprofits — some more troubled than others
The cultural and arts part of the nonprofit sector, which was a $4 billion economic driver in Philadelphia alone, is faring much worse than the health and human services part.
Aug. 7, 2020 9:24 am
Changing metrics for impact
Rapid response, streamlined reporting requirements, unrestricted grants — the COVID-19 crisis has precipitated the emergence of a new donor-grantee business model for Philadelphia-area funders.
Jul. 31, 2020 1:29 pm
Philadelphia’s rush to reconcile
The push for truth and reconciliation commissions has increased in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd. Philadelphia has two separate iterations — one of them with significant participation from the nonprofit sector.
Jul. 24, 2020 10:12 am
A dashboard’s promise: A better funding approach to COVID-19
The Regional Data Dashboard for COVID-19 Philanthropic Response, slated to go live in August, will help answer questions about the efficacy of funding in the 10-county Southeastern Pennsylvania and Southern New Jersey region.