Southern Chester County Opportunity Network's work is based on the Bridges Out of Poverty model — a framework for understanding poverty that brings professionals and communities together to work on solutions.

Also power moves at Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, HMS School for Children with Cerebral Palsy and WXPN.

Open positions at Taller Puertorriqueño, MANNA, Pennsylvania Humanities Council, Big Brothers Big Sisters Independence, Community Legal Services, and seven other organizations.

Columnist Krys Sipple talks to folks at the Deaf-Hearing Communication Centre about how, for certain occupations, the ability to communicate in ASL is vital.

Plus, power moves at the Mayor's Fund for Philadelphia, Community College of Philadelphia and the Juvenile Law Center.

Columnist Krys Sipple takes a look at Leadership Chester County, which uses bus tours and a poverty simulator to teach board members about the real, often hidden, needs in the community.

Funding from the William Penn Foundation, Joseph and Marie Field Foundation, Independence Public Media, Chester County Fund for Women and Girls, and more, was granted to Philadelphia-area organizations in June, July and August.

For nonprofit pros with mad skills, this is a good week to be looking new opportunities.

Most nonprofit fundraising events fizzle out after a couple of years, says columnist Krys Sipple, but the Philadelphia Folk Festival continues to attract 35,000 attendees annually.

No cookie for you if you utter that line during an interview, says columnist Valerie Johnson. Here's why.