purpose
Mar. 28, 2017 4:04 pm
Tell funders what issues are most important to your community at this discussion series
The Knight Foundation’s nationwide On the Table initiative is happening locally with support from The Philadelphia Foundation on May 23.
purpose
Jan. 30, 2017 9:53 am
Love your Blackness with Asian Arts Initiative
AAI is bringing over 20 artists together to address tensions between Black and Asian communities and create art in solidarity.
purpose
Jan. 10, 2017 10:13 am
Identify the top 10 social issues for Trump’s first 100 days with Penn
The university's School of Social Policy & Practice (SP2) is offering a free course where participants will collaborate with faculty to create a list of priorities for the incoming administration.
people
Dec. 28, 2016 12:59 pm
15 social impact leaders we’ll be following in 2017
The voices we're most excited to keep up with in the new year.
purpose
Dec. 9, 2016 12:42 pm
Norris Square youth ponder the costs of privilege
Youth at Norris Square Neighborhood Project will have their art on display Friday, Dec. 16.
purpose
Dec. 6, 2016 12:58 pm
Empowering the living by memorializing the lost in North Philly’s Village
In Village of Arts and Humanities's SPACES residency program, a Nigerian sculptor is building out a community art project that explores how different cultures remember those who've passed.
purpose
Nov. 30, 2016 7:37 am
Livestream this Mural Arts event happening inside Graterford
Mural Arts Guild Program is hosting high-profile artists at the prison to kick off "Voices," a project hoping to draw attention to incarceration reform.
funding
Nov. 22, 2016 12:57 pm
North Philly Peace Park is crowdfunding to build a school
If the $20K comes through, the Sala Nkrumah Institute for Creative Labor will be one more step toward the park becoming what it once was before being forced to relocate.
purpose
Oct. 28, 2016 12:55 pm
A suit company wants to turn Philly inmates into artisan tailors
Hong Kong-based Bonham Strand is launching in Philadelphia, spearheaded by Penn grad and social entrepreneur Jong Lee.
method
Oct. 7, 2016 12:41 pm
Why ethical redevelopment is just an idea — for now
The real challenge is figuring out how it can actually work in historically marginalized urban communities.