Plus, high profile departures from Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation and the City of Philadelphia.

Alissa Weiss writes about how Cassidy, the student she mentored through high school, will be the first person in her family to attend college. Yale University, as it happens.

If you work at a mission-aligned organization — large or small— in Philadelphia, this is your list of not-to-be-missed conferences taking place in the city through the end of May.

If so, the Knight Foundation wants you to nominate yourself for one of its inaugural Public Spaces Fellowships.

Plus, Asian Arts Initiative's new ED is Anne Ishii, Michael Days is Philadelphia Media Network's first VP of diversity and inclusion and four more leadership changes in local social impact.

The volunteer-run group hosts public film screenings in nontraditional spaces and is most known for its local support of the #BoycottTheOscars movement.

Panelists at The Nonprofit Center at La Salle's Meet the Funders event said they're listening to their grantees — and making changes to their processes as a result.

Why two Philly lawyers are calling for "bold policy reform."

ENGAGE began as a two-person project and quickly evolved into a formal organization with 20+ members and a unique model for enacting social change. Its leaders think you can learn from them.

At any point in time in Philadelphia, between 2,600 and 3,000 people who are homeless, living in a shelter, or living in some other form of transitional, temporary housing are collecting their mail at Broad Street Ministry.