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Here’s the technology wiping criminal records at those new expungement clinics results

Sep. 29, 2016 8:07 am

Here’s the technology wiping criminal records at those new expungement clinics

Community Legal Services attorney Mike Hollander built the Expungement Generator in 2011 to streamline the process.
This Chester County fund is taking a stand for local women method

Sep. 7, 2016 12:44 pm

This Chester County fund is taking a stand for local women

In the Greater Philadelphia region, we need as many women-minded funding orgs as possible, and we need them to work together.
Why it’s important you know that Soneyet Muhammad is a boss people

Aug. 26, 2016 12:58 pm

Why it’s important you know that Soneyet Muhammad is a boss

The Clarifi exec's job is to help low-income families manage their money better. But it's also her job to make sure they know that she, a women of color, is in a position of power.
Saleem Chapman’s SustainPHL speech will pick you up if you’re feeling low people

Aug. 22, 2016 10:52 am

Saleem Chapman’s SustainPHL speech will pick you up if you’re feeling low

"What our path for equality demands is that we do not simply look at the way the world is and why, but that we look at the way the world should be and ask why not?"
Here’s your primer on Afrofuturism people

Aug. 18, 2016 3:08 pm

Here’s your primer on Afrofuturism

Rasheedah Phillips, a Community Legal Services managing attorney and the founder of The AfroFuturist Affair, explains why it should matter to the social impact community in her Around the Corner interview.
The Enterprise Center is creating the funding network its minority founders don’t yet have results

Jul. 11, 2016 11:15 am

The Enterprise Center is creating the funding network its minority founders don’t yet have

The West Philly-based community development corporation just graduated the first cohort of minority businesses from ScaleUp.
Digital On-Ramps is bridging the digital divide job by job method

May 17, 2016 9:09 am

Digital On-Ramps is bridging the digital divide job by job

It's a process that's working for the employment opportunity collaborative, which consists of 13 institutions and city agencies.
3 reasons why nonprofits should care about the city’s export plan method

Apr. 26, 2016 2:57 pm

3 reasons why nonprofits should care about the city’s export plan

The Greater Philadelphia Export Plan needs to involve more than just international businesses. Here's how nonprofits factor in.
For Germantown, integration and inclusion are ‘something to strive for’ method

Apr. 26, 2016 12:49 pm

For Germantown, integration and inclusion are ‘something to strive for’

It's not something that just happens. Neighbors gathered recently to discuss the challenged past and hopeful future for socioeconomic diversity in Germantown.
This will be the state’s biggest social impact project ever. How will Philly fit? funding

Apr. 12, 2016 12:56 pm

This will be the state’s biggest social impact project ever. How will Philly fit?

Two "pay for success" initiatives will work to cut recidivism rates and government spending. Philadelphia will be involved in some way, though it's unclear as to what extent.