
Nov. 16, 2020 12:30 pm
ADVANCE 2020 brings together nonprofit leaders to tackle the region’s most significant crises
Session hosts such as GreenLight Fund’s Omar Woodard, Knight Foundation’s Alberto Ibargüen, and Think & Grow Farms' Jamie Bracey-Green challenged conventional wisdom.

Nov. 4, 2020 7:56 am
It ain’t over til it’s over
For nonprofit leaders, the still-to-be-determined outcome of the election doesn't change the need to work for justice, access and equity.

Sep. 23, 2020 11:53 am
UPenn faculty calls on board of trustees to reverse their position on PILOTs at meeting tomorrow
More than 1,000 faculty and staff members are urging Penn to pay 40% of what it would owe in property taxes to the Philadelphia public schools as a matter of social, economic and racial justice.

Sep. 3, 2020 2:05 pm
Funding the COVID-19 recovery in Philly: Tracing the lessons to date
Perhaps one of the biggest lessons of the coronavirus has been the social and economic fault lines the pandemic has laid bare.

Aug. 27, 2020 8:37 am
Opinion: Where is the City of Philadelphia’s urgency in response to racism?
Guest columnists Lee Scottlorde, Alison Roberts and Sara Lynch offer a checklist of concrete actions the city must take to protect the health and wellbeing of Black families and people of color.

Aug. 4, 2020 11:30 am
Assets no more: Racial justice risks in municipal bonds
As a bondholder, you have a fiduciary responsibility to be aware of the risks related to revenue-motivated policing. As a citizen, you have a right to demand justice and equity from your municipality.

Aug. 3, 2020 3:01 pm
The Douty Foundation announces it will cease to be a private foundation by the end of 2021
At that time, the Foundation will turn any remaining assets over to an entity that actively embraces liberation philanthropy and is committed to furthering economic, racial and gender justice.

Jul. 31, 2020 1:29 pm
Philadelphia’s rush to reconcile
The push for truth and reconciliation commissions has increased in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd. Philadelphia has two separate iterations — one of them with significant participation from the nonprofit sector.

Jul. 20, 2020 2:46 pm
John Lewis and C.T. Vivian belonged to a long tradition of religious leaders in the civil rights struggle
That both men were people of the cloth is no coincidence, says guest columnist Lawrence Burnley.

Jul. 10, 2020 1:42 pm
This is the view from within the encampment on the Parkway
The City announced this morning it will disband the autonomous tent city by next Friday. But Brandon Dorfman takes us inside, to meet organizers and the people experiencing homelessness who called it home.
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