purpose
Dec. 3, 2020 7:59 am
Moving beyond philanthropy
Guest columnist Monique Curry-Mims looks at the definition of philanthropy and wonders if it fits the ways we are currently showing up for those in need.
purpose
Nov. 17, 2020 10:00 am
This successful Black-led org couldn’t get a loan that wasn’t predatory. Philanthropy needs to step up
"YEAH is working on a shoestring, breaking the cycle of violence in Cobbs Creek. The program is evidence-based, and we should be tripping over ourselves to fund it," says guest columnist Sarah Martinez-Helfman.
purpose
Nov. 16, 2020 12:30 pm
ADVANCE 2020 brings together nonprofit leaders to tackle the region’s most significant crises
Session hosts such as GreenLight Fund’s Omar Woodard, Knight Foundation’s Alberto Ibargüen, and Think & Grow Farms' Jamie Bracey-Green challenged conventional wisdom.
purpose
Nov. 9, 2020 1:00 pm
10 Philadelphia-area leaders on what’s next for philanthropy
Now that the 2020 election is over, does philanthropic planning for 2021 stay the same, or does it change?
funding
Oct. 9, 2020 12:00 pm
As of October, this is what we know about philanthropic COVID relief in the Philadelphia region
Of the $40 million in COVID-relief distributed in the area, 60% of the funds have gone to Philadelphia-based nonprofits, most of whom received a one-time grant with an average size of $8,211.
funding
Oct. 6, 2020 8:43 am
Racial justice giving is booming: 4 trends
Even before the protests erupted, the Movement for Black Lives had received $5 million in the first five months of 2020 to support Black communities affected by the pandemic, say guest columnists Una Osili and Kim Williams-Pulfer.
purpose
Aug. 27, 2020 1:26 pm
Despite urgent need, the philanthropic sector is absent from the rental relief funding space
The majority of COVID-19 rental relief funding has come from the federal government’s $2.2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES), not grantmakers.
purpose
Aug. 24, 2020 11:41 am
Salima Suswell talks about the pandemic, this year’s Eid and charity as a Muslim obligation
When Suswell was growing up her family sometimes had to rely on help from local charities, but there were none that specifically focused on supporting Muslims in need.
purpose
Aug. 18, 2020 9:47 am
Let what you’ve experienced in the months after the uprising enrich your ‘RealLIST Connectors’ nominations
We're reopening the call we issued in May for suggestions about who needs to be included in our inaugural list of nonprofit "connectors."
purpose
Aug. 17, 2020 6:38 am
Nonprofit AF: 25 proverbs, rewritten for nonprofit and philanthropy
Because we all need a little Monday morning levity, right?