purpose
Jun. 5, 2020 2:00 pm
Vanessa Briggs: ‘Upstream solutions are key to authentic engagement of our communities’
With all of the philanthropic dollars pouring into communities, what has really changed? asks the Brandywine Health Foundation CEO.
funding
May 4, 2020 3:42 pm
Updates on foundation and fund responses to COVID-19
Includes news from Brandywine Health Foundation, Bread & Roses Community Fund, The Pew Charitable Trusts, The Philadelphia Bar Foundation, The Presser Foundation, The William Penn Foundation, and more.
people
Apr. 21, 2020 8:18 am
Rachel Lebus is ready to meet COVID-19’s challenges in southern Chester County
Columnist Krys Sipple conducts a Q&A with the newly named executive director of Oxford Area Neighborhood Services Center.
people
Mar. 23, 2020 9:13 am
Lucy Minchoff is making her mark as a leader — even before graduating from high school
"GirlGov has taught me how much of an impact I can have, even at age 16," says the Downingtown STEM Academy student, who wants to start a nonprofit focused on the environment and tech.
people
Feb. 27, 2020 9:05 am
‘People need to see leaders who look like they do’: Q & A with the DVCCC’s Dr. Dolly Wideman-Scott
"I’ve also been blessed with a very diverse staff, and I’ve seen that it makes clients more comfortable when coming to us at the most vulnerable points in their lives," says the leader of the Domestic Violence Center of Chester County.
purpose
Jan. 28, 2020 7:10 am
How one quiet man’s efforts to help those in need in Chester County turned into a loud call to action
"Randy Blough is an instigator. Randy Blough is a disrupter. Randy Blough is my hero," says Christopher Saello in his guest column.
purpose
Jan. 8, 2020 9:52 am
For the founder of Chester County Food Bank, its about more than just canned goods
The org offers community raised-bed gardens, senior food boxes, summer food boxes, weekend backpacks for school-age children, a mobile market, bilingual cooking classes and a growing culinary workforce development program.
people
Oct. 18, 2019 8:25 am
This Foundation CEO has worn many figurative hats. And one extraordinary literal one: a crown of onions
Columnist Krys Sipple chats with Karen Simmons, who has led the Chester County Community Foundation from an organization with $174K and a single Donor Advised Fund, to one entrusted with 400+ funds totaling more than $73 million.
purpose
Oct. 14, 2019 11:00 am
The young philanthropists of CCFWG’s Girls Advisory Board gear up for a new funding cycle
The 16th class of GAB — whose first meeting was September 7 — has already decided its funding priorities: access to sexual and reproductive healthcare and education; human trafficking; and mental health.
purpose
Sep. 23, 2019 8:00 am
‘Poverty can be hard to talk about.’ This is how SCCON starts the conversation
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.