funding
Dec. 8, 2016 12:39 pm
The relationship between funders and nonprofits needs to change — and slowly, it is
The sector is calling for more trust-based grantmaking. Some funders, including Impact100 Philadelphia, are heeding that call.
purpose
Nov. 29, 2016 12:36 pm
A new craft brewery is coming to town with a social mission (and beer) in hand
After months of community engagement efforts, Triple Bottom Brewery will launch next summer with a mission to fight homelessness and recidivism.
purpose
Nov. 29, 2016 9:56 am
You can support these 7 nonprofits by buying a Philly Love Notes map today
Celebrate #GivingTuesday and Philadelphia with an artisan glass or wood map of the city.
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.
funding
Nov. 15, 2016 12:57 pm
Collective giving is having a moment in Philly
The new 100 Guys Who Care joins the ranks of Philadelphia Public School Giving Circle, 100 Women Philadelphia and several other homegrown giving circles.
funding
Nov. 15, 2016 9:00 am
This new giving circle funds struggling Philly schools
The Philadelphia Public School Giving Circle uses the collective giving model to make small, project-based grants for educators.
funding
Nov. 14, 2016 9:56 am
Urban Creators is fundraising $30K to groom its next generation of leaders
The goal, said cofounder Alex Epstein, is to put young people in a position to run the organization as is so he can focus on expanding the nonprofit.
people
Nov. 10, 2016 12:23 pm
How this Philadelphia filmmaker is building solidarity between artists of color
The Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival has grown attendance by 30 percent every year since 2012. Can the festival sustain when Asian American organizations only see one percent of philanthropic dollars?
funding
Nov. 1, 2016 7:25 am
#GivingTuesday founder Henry Timms on running a successful one-day funding campaign
On the fence about whether to participate in the international day of giving? Timms visited Philly to offer some tips.
funding
Oct. 31, 2016 12:51 pm
This fundraiser sends donors rappelling down a skyscraper. Is it worth it?
Last week, Philadelphia Outward Bound School sent dozens of people — including this editor — 29 stories down Two Commerce Square in the hopes of raising hundreds of thousands of dollars. But what’s the actual return on such a large-scale event?