method
Feb. 29, 2016 9:33 am
Why food deserts require more than just supermarkets
They're also education, healthcare and employment deserts. UpLift Solutions takes a holistic approach to alleviating distress in those communities.
people
Feb. 4, 2016 10:41 am
Why this state senate candidate axed his campaign to head up a local nonprofit
North Philly native Omar Woodard dropped his third district senate run for a job as executive director of local venture philanthropy firm GreenLight Fund Philadelphia. Why? For a shot at making more effective impact.
purpose
Jan. 28, 2016 11:42 am
The Free Library is opening a resource center for social entrepreneurs
The Business Resource Innovation Center will curate information for and foster the growth of new social enterprises and nonprofits. It's getting its own space in a few years, but programming starts next month.
method
Jan. 21, 2016 9:45 am
How this Camden-based nonprofit is using GIS to prevent water crisis
Hopeworks 'N Camden is employing youth to collect and map water asset data.
people
Jan. 7, 2016 12:08 pm
Two Philadelphians made Chronicle of Philanthropy’s ’40 Under 40′
Springboard Collaborative founder Alejandro Gac-Artigas and Ford Foundation program officer Michael Brennan are reppin' Philly.
method
Dec. 29, 2015 12:30 pm
How the first urban Earthship is getting neighbors acclimated to its mission
The project is crowdfunding again to afford construction. But neighbors in the poverty-stricken Lower Lancaster Ave neighborhood are still trying to understand why they're there.
funding
Dec. 11, 2015 7:00 am
Here’s why local nonprofit leaders nominate Barra awardees
$2 million will be doled out to 40 organizations, all nominated by fellow nonprofit leaders. Why? Because the process is helping build a network of real innovators in the social impact space.
method
Nov. 19, 2015 3:03 pm
“Merger” is a scary word — but does it have to be?
Launched last month, the Nonprofit Repositioning Fund serves as a catalyst for conversations between area nonprofits with topics that could range from partnership opportunities to back office and staff sharing to, yes, mergers and acquisitions.
purpose
Nov. 9, 2015 5:49 pm
This is the biggest challenge facing the Philly social impact community
We gathered 15 local community leaders for our first stakeholder breakfast to chat about how they view the future of the social impact landscape.
funding
Nov. 3, 2015 5:18 pm
What we learned about models for social entrepreneurship at this Wharton Social Impact Conference panel
Three change agents working across philanthropic and public sectors discussed funding, metrics and mission at this year's conference.