purpose
Nov. 6, 2020 2:30 pm
City says it’s making progress on protest-driven policy changes
After 11 meetings, the City's "Pathways to Reform, Transformation and Reconciliation" steering committee has released its first progress report in its four areas of concern.
purpose
Oct. 29, 2020 9:00 am
Like their parents, Latinx youth are suffering disproportionately from COVID
Latinx children are six times more likely than white children to test positive for coronavirus. This makes them the pediatric group most at risk for contracting the virus.
results
Oct. 19, 2020 4:41 pm
How are we doing? Take a look at the Philadelphia region’s just recovery report card
The grades issued by 53 regional leaders who recently completed Generocity's Regional ‘Just Recovery’ Self-Assessment ranged from barely middling to good.
purpose
Oct. 16, 2020 11:52 am
COVID recovery: Are we there yet?
Generocity asks five nonprofit funders to assess whether the Philadelphia region has advanced from relief to recovery yet.
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.
purpose
Oct. 1, 2020 4:04 pm
In PA, few experience eviction relief and still face mounting debt
The CARES Rent Relief Program administered by the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency has a process so cumbersome that in August almost 17,000 tenants applied for relief but only 1,800 tenants were approved.
funding
Sep. 24, 2020 7:00 am
Today’s state budget blues will bring tomorrow’s nonprofit woes
“Cuts in social service nonprofits will decimate a system that is already too fragile,” says Donna Cooper, the executive director of Public Citizens for Children & Youth (PCCY).
purpose
Sep. 17, 2020 12:00 pm
The other side of the heroic nonprofit pivot to provide COVID-19 services? The toll on the mental health of staffers
If people are an organization’s most vital asset, a troubled workforce doesn’t bode well for the future of nonprofits.
funding
Sep. 10, 2020 1:42 pm
COVID-19 funding: Seniors both need more and give more
The University of Pennsylvania’s Center for High Impact Philanthropy estimates that of the $11.3 million that has been awarded to COVID-related health causes regionally, only 1%, or $131,500 was directed to nursing homes and assisted living facilities.
funding
Sep. 3, 2020 2:05 pm
Funding the COVID-19 recovery in Philly: Tracing the lessons to date
Perhaps one of the biggest lessons of the coronavirus has been the social and economic fault lines the pandemic has laid bare.