“Community Development Financial Institutions: Bolstering Community Wealth” is the first video in Generocity’s series exploring the impact of Community Development Financial Institutions, or CDFIs. CDFIs are mission-driven financial organizations dedicated to expanding economic opportunity in communities that have historically been overlooked by mainstream lenders. For nonprofit and social impact leaders CDFIs can be an essential […]

Generocity’s first Community Newsroom of 2025 was hosted in partnership with the Committee of Seventy, gathering civic leaders, community members, and nonprofit professionals dedicated to advancing civic education, advocacy, and engagement. The event provided a platform for meaningful dialogue on critical issues such as immigration, education, voting rights, and community organizing, while also inviting attendees […]

“Inclusion is not a strategy to help people fit into the systems and structures which exist in our societies; it is about transforming those systems and structures to make it better for everyone.” — Diane Richler Traditional schooling models – the ones we tend to think of as the norm – generally take a broad-stroke […]

Philly In Paris, the collaborative project with community roots that brought together several  organizations – partnering for the first time – to take nine of the most at-risk students in the school district to Paris, France, was 100% an experiment in community collaboration, and the strength of the commitment of the village. All the facets […]

Disparity Study Reveals Problems and Stalled Progress

Monday Minute with David Fair, Executive Officer at Turning Points for Children, on human services, poverty, and systems of care

Philadelphia historically ushered in a new era as the 100th mayor and new council president offered insights and plans for their terms of office.

A lot can happen in a year. For Generocity it has been a “life-changing” one.

Residents want more from Delaware County leadership

Pressure must be placed on leaders to step up to the plate. Who is doing the work and where does pressure need to be applied?