funding
Apr. 27, 2021 8:55 am
‘We know we have to do things differently’: This partnership is ready to invest in Kensington in a new way
The Kensington Community Resilience Fund, which launches today, will be offering $10,000 grants to community organizations that amplify the voices of the Kensington, Harrowgate and Fairhill communities.
method
Mar. 3, 2021 8:40 am
The Mighty Writers trajectory: How to start small, scale up with success, and pivot in crisis
After the pandemic shut down its five sites, the nonprofit took its literacy efforts online, and put boots on the ground to distribute food and necessities to the hard-hit communities it serves in North, West and South Philly.
purpose
Feb. 15, 2021 8:00 am
Nonprofit AF: Stop expecting nonprofits to merge. It’s annoying
"True innovation requires lots of different people trying different things, failing and learning and iterating," says Vu Le in his most recent blog post.
purpose
Sep. 8, 2020 9:15 am
‘An Act of Thanks,’ North Philly community celebrates a win against gentrification
Kensington’s Cesar Andreu Iglesias Community Garden hosted an event on Saturday, bringing together neighbors and organizations to speak out against a housing development planned for the neighborhood.
purpose
Jul. 21, 2020 9:17 am
Al igual que las organizaciones cambian el modelo de promotora para lidiar con COVID-19, las fundaciones cambian su patrocinio
"Queremos apoyar las necesidades financieras de estas organizaciones [sin fines de lucro] a medida que adoptan nuevos enfoques para sus operaciones generales", dijo Jennifer Leith de la Fundación Douty.
purpose
Jul. 13, 2020 12:00 pm
As nonprofits using the promotora model pivot due to COVID-19, so do their funders
“We want to support these organizations’ financial needs as they take on new approaches to their general operations,” the Douty Foundation's Jennifer Leith told Generocity contributor Lynette Hazelton.
funding
Jun. 12, 2020 8:58 am
How to dismantle racist media? Lift up community voices
Independence Public Media Foundation has created a $750,000 Community Voices Fund to speed the work of media that "creates and holds space for communities fighting for change and justice."
people
Jun. 1, 2020 3:58 pm
As protests and unrest grip the nation, how should Philly nonprofits respond?
We asked nonprofit professionals and leaders across the sector, and got a good number of answers. But we'd like to hear from more of the sector's leadership.
people
May 27, 2020 2:08 pm
Plugged-in and nonprofit: Nominate up to 10 people to be considered for inclusion in our ‘RealLIST Connectors’
In a couple of weeks we'll publish a list of connectors from across the nonprofit sector. Not necessarily the most powerful people in the sector, but among the most influential and consequential.
purpose
Sep. 12, 2019 4:38 pm
Here’s a timeline with 19 events you can’t miss during Hispanic Heritage Month
Get ready to celebrate 30 days of Latinidad — Philly-style.