people
May 8, 2018 12:18 pm
Power Moves: Ajeenah Amir is now director of the Mayor’s Office of Public Engagement
Plus, Children's Scholarship Fund Philadelphia picked its Ina Lipman replacement, the local United Way added some diversity to its executive team and 10 more leadership changes in Philly social impact.
purpose
May 7, 2018 11:07 am
Philly’s new ‘academy’ aims to help immigrants navigate the U.S. workplace
The City of Philadelphia and local nonprofits are providing multilingual tools to help immigrants champion fair working conditions.
method
Apr. 24, 2018 11:15 am
Philly’s poverty rate won’t budge. Could artificial intelligence help?
Columnist Tivoni Devor proposes a local fix adopted by other municipalities to solve their most wicked problems.
purpose
Apr. 19, 2018 12:38 pm
#PTW18 kicks off next Friday. Here are 15 events for social impact pros
Our shortlist of must-attend Philly Tech Week events for nonprofit, civic tech, social enterprise and accessibility leaders.
results
Apr. 12, 2018 10:30 am
Why the City of Philadelphia formed the new Mayor’s Office on People with Disabilities
A look at best practices showed the need for additional, compliance-focused leadership beyond the existing Mayor’s Commission on People with Disabilities.
people
Mar. 5, 2018 12:45 pm
Power Moves: Kiera Smalls is Philly Startup Leaders’ new ED
Plus, Larry Krasner hired an Obama appointee, Nina Ahmad is switching political races, Josh Sevin left the Economy League, Generocity is losing one of its own and five more leadership changes.
method
Feb. 28, 2018 7:51 am
New Sanctuary Movement on activism from ‘a place of abundance’
APIARY Magazine interviewed leaders from the immigrant rights organization for its sanctuary-themed issue.
people
Feb. 23, 2018 10:30 am
Power Moves: Christina Hernandez is Philly’s new director of legislative affairs
Plus, leadership changes at Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers, Philadelphia OIC, Phoenixville's Colonial Theatre and six more.
people
Feb. 14, 2018 12:36 pm
How Vision 2020 is working toward gender equality in government and business
"We need our perspectives represented," said the Drexel initiative's founder and president, Lynn Yeakel.
results
Feb. 6, 2018 12:50 pm
Code for Philly crowdsourced a timeline of local civic tech history for its birthday, because of course
The civic hacking group turned 5 and celebrated in the most Code for Philly way possible: collaborative project work.