purpose
Mar. 17, 2015 8:30 am
Crowdsourcing in Boston, Food Access in New Orleans and Revitalization in Newark – Social Impact Across the U.S.
Boston’s City Hall Plaza This week in Social Impact Across the U.S.: Boston is crowdsourcing ideas from its well-educated residents on how to redevelop City Hall Plaza, the long-neglected center of civic life in the city. CityLab looks at the opportunity and limits of reaching outside government for ideas. Some promising ideas, including a […]
purpose
Feb. 10, 2015 11:06 am
Social Impact Across the US: Steady Gains on Gay Marriage, Major Loss for Renewable Energy
This week in Social Impact Across the U.S.: Some Alabama counties are now providing marriage licences to same-sex couples despite resistance from the state Supreme Court. The New York Times reports on the messy but hopeful progress being made in the Bible Belt state. The Nonprofit Quarterly breaks down what nonprofits should know about the proposed […]
purpose
Feb. 4, 2015 1:12 pm
Philly, here’s your impact for January: OpenAccessPHL, #ReclaimMLK, Homeless Count and more
2015 started off with big movements and innovative new programs – check out these highlights from January: [listly id=”ZYy” layout=”magazine” show_header=”false” show_author=”false” show_sharing=”false” show_tools=”false” per_page=”25″]
people
Jan. 28, 2015 11:29 am
Weavers Way Launches New Food for All Program
Co-ops across the country, including West Philadelphia’s Mariposa Food Co-op, are developing programs to help low-income residents get access to healthy, local food. Weavers Way Co-op‘s Food Justice Committee, chaired by former board members Nathea Lee and Sue Wasserkrug, looked at these programs when it came to developing Weavers Way’s own program for lower income residents. “For example, GreenStar […]
people
Jan. 21, 2015 11:37 am
Asian Arts Initiative’s Latest Exhibit is “Pallets & Palates: Placing Taste, Sound and Sight”
Asian Arts Initiative‘s latest exhibit, Pallets & Palates: Placing Taste, Sound and Sight, is a community-oriented research project that aims to facilitate conversations about the sense of taste in relationship to food distribution and transportation systems. The project, first exhibited at 40th Street AIR Gallery in July 2014, features local collaborating artists Heidi Ratanavanich and Eileen […]
people
Dec. 19, 2014 11:05 am
The Food Trust Receives $900,000 From Newman’s Own Foundation
The Food Trust received a three-year, $900,000 grant from the Newman’s Own Foundation to improve the health of low-income children and families in Philadelphia. The organization is one of six nonprofits nationwide that received funding from the Foundation, established by the late actor Paul Newman. The Food Trust will also join the Foundation’s “nutrition cohort,” inclusive […]
people
Dec. 10, 2014 12:56 pm
Rosa’s Fresh Pizza Dishing Out More than Free Slices
Rosa’s Fresh Pizza started its pay-it-forward $1 slice program, known as Little Rosas, seven months ago. The program allows customers to purchase prepaid slices for individuals in need, and Rosa’s has received over $8,500 in prepaid slices since the program’s inception. Mason Wartman, Rosa’s owner, has learned a lot about homelessness in Center City since […]
funding
Dec. 9, 2014 1:41 pm
Ready, Willing & Able to Benefit from 5% Day at South Street Whole Foods
Whole Foods, a supermarket chain that sources local and organic food, is holding a fundraising event this Wednesday to benefit Ready, Willing & Able, a nonprofit organization that provides housing and job opportunities to formerly homeless men. It also contracts these men out to community organizations to help clean commercial corridors, such as 52nd Street, […]
funding
Nov. 18, 2014 1:59 pm
Philly Foodworks Shares Lessons from its First Year
Philly Foodworks launched at the beginning of 2014 with the mission to connect consumers with local food producers through an online food marketplace and a community supported agriculture (CSA) program that sources products from Philadelphia-based and regional farms. The way a CSA works is the consumer pays upfront for a season’s worth of produce. Philly […]
funding
Nov. 18, 2014 1:30 pm
Excerpt from Nic Esposito’s Essay Collection “Kensington Homestead” on Urban Farming
Editor’s Note: Nic Esposito is an author, urban farmer, small business owner, and well-known advocate for sustainability in Philadelphia. He is also a monthly columnist for Generocity.org who writes about the everyday challenges of living a sustainable lifestyle, from keeping backyard chickens to encouraging kids to be farmers. When not writing for Generocity.org or other Philly […]