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Gun Violence Stats Are Dropping; Fear Among Youth Remains High people

May 21, 2025 8:00 am

Gun Violence Stats Are Dropping; Fear Among Youth Remains High

Beautiful Tashya Vinson, an 11th grader at the Philadelphia High School for Girls, has lived in the shadow of gun violence since her brother’s murder in 2021.  Jabree Oliphant was 18 when he was shot and killed. Oliphant had just returned home from his job at a nearby Target and decided to walk to a […]
The Grief Gap and Beyond: The Lab Redefining Economic Mobility people

Apr. 2, 2025 8:00 am

The Grief Gap and Beyond: The Lab Redefining Economic Mobility

Within the lens of human concern, Michael O’Bryan has been focused on the systemic inequities and economic challenges through his Wealth + Work Futures Lab at Drexel University’s Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation. Under his leadership, the Lab is pioneering a holistic approach to economic mobility that goes beyond traditional benchmarks to focus on the […]
Going Beyond the Dollar: Strengthening the Support System of Grandfamilies people

Jan. 10, 2023 7:18 am

Going Beyond the Dollar: Strengthening the Support System of Grandfamilies

7,000 children live in homes where grandparents provide primary care. One foundation took steps to be more effective in supporting them.
How to support ‘newcomer immigrant youth’ in Philadelphia people

Oct. 12, 2022 8:00 am

How to support ‘newcomer immigrant youth’ in Philadelphia

Nearly 60,000 Philadelphians immigrated to the United States in the last five years. Nearly 1 in 4 are 18 or younger. Julie Whalen McIntyre of the Stoneleigh Foundation shares how to support them.
5 lessons to remember LGBTQ organizer Michael Hinson people

Sep. 26, 2022 8:00 am

5 lessons to remember LGBTQ organizer Michael Hinson

The prominent LGBTQ advocate and social activist passed last month. We gathered lessons from other in Philadelphia's nonprofit and social impact community.
A nonprofit must have community seats on its board. Here’s how people

Sep. 7, 2022 4:24 pm

A nonprofit must have community seats on its board. Here’s how

If you’d like to add community members to your board, here's a playbook from one nonprofit that just did it.
5 questions with Dominique Goss, M&T Charitable Foundation’s new executive director people

Aug. 9, 2022 10:00 am

5 questions with Dominique Goss, M&T Charitable Foundation’s new executive director

She’s stepping into a big role; Goss is replacing a 50-year veteran of M&T and the role requires a relocation to Buffalo, New York.
Meet Kim Andrews, new executive director for The Fund for Women and Girls people

Aug. 2, 2022 6:00 am

Meet Kim Andrews, new executive director for The Fund for Women and Girls

She previously led the Japan America Society of Greater Philadelphia and is already making plans for The Fund’s future.
Be the leader to bring a 26-year mission into the future in Chester County people

Jan. 20, 2022 6:45 am

Be the leader to bring a 26-year mission into the future in Chester County

The Fund for Women and Girls is seeking an executive director who will inspire growth and change. Here's who the Chester County-based nonprofit is looking to lead.
RealLIST Impact: Meet 45 Philadelphia-area leaders whose work makes a difference people

Nov. 5, 2021 6:05 pm

RealLIST Impact: Meet 45 Philadelphia-area leaders whose work makes a difference

From the largest foundation to the smallest grassroots org, we all know people who are working to solve problems, build solutions (sometimes from scratch and against all odds) and whose impact is very real.