Sabrina Vourvoulias was the editor of Generocity.org from February 2019 until November 2021. Previous to joining the team, she worked as managing editor of a number of English- and Spanish-language Philadelphia-area news organizations, where her work has earned everything from José Martí awards to an Emmy. She is also a novelist and short fiction writer. Born in Thailand and raised in Guatemala, she has lived in Chester County with her family for the past two decades.
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May 28, 2021 5:32 pm
Facilitator, convener, instigator: A Q & A with Marángeli Mejía-Rabell
The festival director of the Philadelphia Latino Film Festival talks with Generocity about building community, co-creation, celebrating Latinx diversity and the importance of staying true to yourself.
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May 25, 2021 9:20 am
One year after George Floyd’s murder, the words from these stories still resonate
We know that the work of dismantling systemic racism and confronting anti-Blackness is far from over. The words of the nine local folks whose pieces we've excerpted here stand to remind us that there is no more important work to be done.
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May 21, 2021 11:47 am
Lessons from pandemic dating: Stop walking while you talk, and keep your shirt on
Here's what we gleaned from the personal anecdotes our Generocity community shared with us recently.
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May 20, 2021 12:00 pm
Power moves: Malcolm Yates named director of government relations at PHMC
Yates will work with local, state and federal elected officials to support Public Health Management Corporation's programs and subsidiaries.
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May 18, 2021 4:11 pm
Power moves: Nicola Smith-Kea joins the PPD as Stoneleigh Fellow
Plus, more moves at Community Legal Services, West Philadelphia Skills Initiative, Planned Parenthood Pennsylvania Advocates, Juvenile Law Center, Inspira Foundation and Health Care Improvement Foundation.
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May 14, 2021 9:43 am
Report card: Community leaders say the sector has responded well to challenges. Local gov, not so much
The leaders who responded to our third TRACE self-assessment in April offered a more positive take on our questions about public health, community engagement and economic resiliency than they did in January.
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May 10, 2021 12:35 pm
Power moves: Jennifer Lowman is West Philadelphia Alliance for Children’s new executive director
After a 12-year tenure at the Education Law Center, Lowman takes the helm of the the small but vital organization which started placing volunteers in school libraries in 2003.
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May 6, 2021 3:35 pm
In May, let’s play with the future
This month's editorial calendar topic focuses on civic innovation, community tech, and the technocultural practices that celebrate Blackness, embrace advancement and empower communities. In other words, Philafuturism!
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May 5, 2021 9:50 am
Power moves: Andy Kang named executive director of Pennsylvania Immigration and Citizenship Coalition
Plus, new appointments at New Sanctuary Movement of Philadelphia and the Associated Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired.
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May 3, 2021 3:59 pm
Updated report on gender diversity of eds and meds boards shows some gains
But racial diversity remains "dire," according to the latest update of 2019 census of board members of the 50 largest nonprofit medical and educational institutions in Greater Philadelphia by the Women's Nonprofit Leadership Initiative.