
Jun. 12, 2024 8:31 am
A New Loan Fund — Five Year Impact Return to Create and Preserve Affordable Homes
After years of declining population, Philadelphia has become a more desirable place to live. However, as market-rate development increases, the effects of gentrification are displacing long-term residents. Rising housing costs coupled with stagnant household incomes are straining low-income families’ ability to stay in their homes. The Women’s Community Revitalization Project (WCRP) is a group working […]

Mar. 6, 2024 8:00 am
A City of Neighborhoods and the Challenge of Affordable Housing
We hear a lot about Philadelphia as a “city of neighborhoods.” The description certainly fits, as we have a wealth of distinctive communities offering all varieties of food, shopping, architecture, civic institutions, and other amenities that enhance our quality of life. But what makes Philadelphia uniquely neighborhood-centered? After all, Manhattan has neighborhoods, Boston has neighborhoods, […]

Aug. 30, 2023 8:00 am
Strings attached: Philanthropy and BIPOC organizations
Relying on the largesse of big funders is a complicated and often frustrating endeavor. How can Philanthropy overcome the challenge BIPOC-led Orgs face?

Jul. 26, 2023 5:33 am
We need blended capital to address racial inequities in Philadelphia’s capital access landscape
Beyond the post facto marketing or compliance efforts as a means of impact measurement

Jul. 19, 2023 9:50 am
Reset the Orientation of Impact Measurement
Beyond the post facto marketing or compliance efforts as a means of impact measurement

Jul. 12, 2023 7:36 am
ESG and Impact – Why We Need Both for Meaningful Change
How organizations can create positive community and organization value.

Jun. 21, 2023 8:35 am
Philly’s Violence Prevention Grant Program Brought Mixed Results. Now What?
The city awarded 31 community groups between $100,000 and $1 million each. Not all participants are reapplying.