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What Would You Add to the Philly311 App? Ideas Welcome for Widget Contest
Community BuildingAfter a long-delayed launch last September, the Philly311 mobile app has proven itself a useful and expansive addition to the city’s non-emergency call center, which handles complaints, maintenance...
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B Corporations Set to Take Hold in the Greater Philadelphia Region
Community BuildingWhen B Lab co-founder Jay Coen Gilbert spoke at TEDxPhilly in 2010, he laid out his argument that business is the most powerful vehicle for positive change. “We have no choice but to harness the...
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PHS Puts Finishing Touches on Newest Pop Up Garden on South Broad Street
Arts & CultureCommunity BuildingEnvironment & SustainabilityNote the upcycled shipping containers that will be used as a food stand and bar, respectively. Beer, sangria, and root beer will be available on tap daily. For the third year running, the Philade...
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ProPublica Releases Nonprofit Explorer, A Search Tool for Tax-Exempt Data
OtherResourcesInvestigative journalism organization ProPublica has developed a search tool to sift through terabytes of nonprofit data culled from 990 forms filed to the IRS. The database includes over 615,00...
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Family Lives On Foundation to Scale Services with Online Platform
Community BuildingHealthFamily Lives On Foundation is a national nonprofit organization that helps comfort families with mothers or fathers that are terminally ill or have already died. It does this through a program that he...
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PhillyCORE Leaders: Focused on Exploring Education Policies That Work
EducationThis is our second profile in our series on the recipients of the “Call for Ideas” program of the StartUp PHL Seed Fund. Read our previous story on the work of Campus Philly and Benjamin Frank...
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Understanding the Debate Around Nonprofit Tax-Exempt Status, PA Act 55, and PILOTS
OtherCity Council Member Bill Green has proposed two bills that would impact the nonprofit sector. One would require nonprofits to file an annual report outlining their benefit to the community. The ot...
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News Links: Good Food Lab, EEB Hub at the Navy Yard, How Philly Students Planned Walk Out, The Downside of Bike-Sharing
OtherFormer Warehouse to Become the Philly Good Food Lab An unused but well maintained warehouse at the corner of Erie and D Street in North Philadelphia is being refurbished by its new owners, Common Mar...
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Update: Philly Area Food Co-ops Hold Second Meeting on Potential Collaboration
Community BuildingFoodLast February, Philadelphia-area food co-ops gathered for the first time to discuss developing closer organizational ties, including shared marketing strategies and purchasing power. The general conse...
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Philly Tech Week Recap: Solutions to Bridge the Digital Divide
Services for PeopleThe Dornsife Community Center, a historic mansion nestled behind the campus of Drexel University, played host to an audience of technophiles, code wizards, connectors and community members, all in the...
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LOVE Your Park Week Returns for a Second Year: May 11-18th
Community BuildingEnvironment & SustainabilityFrom May 11th to 18th, Philadelphia will celebrate its vast park system with a series of service projects, community events and family activities. This is the week-long event's second year, and t...
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Lutheran Settlement House Expands Community Garden and Food Pantry in Fishtown
Services for PeopleWhen Kelly Davis started working at the Lutheran Settlement House (LSH) two years ago, the building's food pantry was open just once a month due to a lack of storage space for fresh fruits and veget...
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Knight Foundation Announces 43 Winners of 2013 Arts Challenge
Arts & CultureThe John S. and James L. Knight Foundation announced the 43 art-based projects in Philadelphia will receive $2 million in grants as winners of the 2013 Knight Arts Challenge. The size of the grant...
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CultureBlocks.com: Use this Web Tool to Discover the Arts & Culture in Philadelphia
Arts & CultureThe City of Philadelphia's Office of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy has launched an online tool for mapping cultural data across the city. The program is free, accessible and loaded with infor...
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Our PTW13 Event Recap: How Data Can Help Your Social Good Success Story
Community BuildingGenerocity hosted its first ever Philly Tech Week event on Thursday, and we were excited to discuss one of the most important and daunting tasks that organizations have: dealing with their data. Th...
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This Weekend: EcoFest a Riverfront Community Event at Washington Avenue Green
Environment & SustainabilityOn Saturday, April 27th, The Friends of Washington Avenue Green and the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation will host EcoFest at the site of the next Delaware River waterfront pier park. ...
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Juvenile Law Center in the Running for Webby Award
Services for PeopleUncategorizedYouthThe Juvenile Law Center (JLC), located in Philadelphia, is the oldest nonprofit law firm for children in the United States. It has shaped legal reform on behalf of children across the country sinc...
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Oxford Mills: A Vacant South Kensington Property To Become a Hub for Educators
Community BuildingEducationA rendering shows the potential of Oxford Mills' commercial space. The building's tenants will be able to design the spaces to suit their needs, eliminating the up-front expenses usually associate...
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EveryoneOn Campaign Brings in Philadelphia Partners to Help Close the Digital Divide
Services for PeopleEveryoneOn is a national initiative of the Washington D.C-based nonprofit Connect2Compete (C2C) to provide Internet access, affordable computers and digital skills training to low-income individua...
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Philly Tech Week Recap: A Conversation with Key Stakeholders on Social Entrepreneurship in Philadelphia
Community BuildingToday, as a part of Philly Tech Week's Lunchtime Series, a number of Philadelphia-based organizations gathered to present how their models are bridging the gap between entrepreneurship and social ...
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The Porch at 30th Street Station Invites Nonprofits to Propose Programming Ideas
Community BuildingUncategorizedThe Porch at 30th Street Station has seen a string of successful programming in the two years since the University City District (UCD) helped transform a barren stretch of concrete into a colorful...
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StartUp PHL Seed Fund Winner Profile: Campus Philly & Benjamin Franklin Technology Partners
EducationEditor's note: Here at Generocity, we love to hear that governments and businesses are freeing up funds to invest in startups and charitable causes. So we got pretty excited when Mayor Nutter, the...
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Philadelphia to Host Beyond Sport Summit: International Conference Honoring The Best in Sports and the Social Good
Community BuildingThe Philadelphia Eagles and Beyond Sport make their announcement at City Hall. Pictured: Dikembe Mutombo, Beyond Sport Founder Nick Keller, Philadelphia Eagles President Don Smolenski, Mayor Micha...
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HollabackPHILLY: A New “Decentralized” Ad Campaign Targets Street Harassment
Public SafetyUncategorizedHollabackPHILLY's campaign on the Broad Street Line does not mince words. (Images c/o HollabackPHILLY) Street harassment has been called a “gateway crime” because it creates an atmosphere w...
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Your Social Good Guide to Philly Tech Week 2013
Community BuildingPhilly Tech Week presented by AT&T is here again for its third year. Events will begin Friday, April 19th and continue for a full week. Following last year's theme, the focus of the...
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The Nutter Administration and WorkReady Philadelphia Partner to Reach 10,000 Jobs for Youth This Summer
YouthMore than 400 youth gathered at the Pennsylvania Convention Center for the WorkReady Summer Expo 2012, marking the successes of the young people who participated as part of the 10,000 Summer Jobs Ch...
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Video: The Reinvestment Fund Highlights Local Investors
Community BuildingUncategorizedThe Reinvestment Fund (TRF) is a national economic development organization that began here in Greater Philadelphia in 1985 with a simple premise, that communities can fund their own development ...
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Asian Arts Initiative Expands Chinatown’s Cultural Presence North
Community BuildingUncategorizedThe Asian Arts Initiative, a community arts center and studio space, is expanding its efforts to establish a stronger cultural and institutional presence north of the Vine Street Expressway — an ar...
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Philly Give & Get: A New Spin on the Traditional Charity Date Auction
Community BuildingIn concert with Philly Tech Week, co-working space Indy Hall is partnering with National Mechanics and Technically Philly to raise money for children in Philadelphia by putting a new spin on the “ch...
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#OWNPHL Debrief 2 Recap: Lightening Talks, Hunger Relief, Education and World Class Phila
Community BuildingOtherThe second #OWNPHL Debrief picked up right where the last one left off, featuring five events that illustrated Philly social good this past March. Leaders from both the for-profit and non-profit sec...
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Generating Human Energy: Q&A with Bob Fishman, CEO of Resources for Human Development
Community BuildingBob Fishman, the CEO of Resources for Human Development, does things a little differently. In the last four decades, the extra-large organization, headquartered in Philadelphia, has grown substantia...
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How City Council Might Raise Revenue from Philly Nonprofits and Charities
Community BuildingNewsThe debate over nonprofit tax-exempt status is heating up state-wide as local governments look to the sector for new revenue and state legislators reconsider the legal basis for exemption. In P...
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Time4Time: A Currency-Free, Service Exchange Between Neighbors Kicks-off in Northwest Philly
Community BuildingFrom left to right, the co-founders of Time4Time Community Exchange: Nick Ferrante, Jackie Yorko, Meenal Raval, Betsy Wallace, Mickey Leone, and Bob Wenger. The You+ series explores how Philadelp...
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Events: The Global LGBT Summit, Judy Wicks Discussion, Citywide Spring Cleanup, How Data Can Help Your Social Good Success Story, AT&T EduTech Hackathon
OtherThe Global LGBT Summit When: Thursday, May 2nd through Sunday, May 5th Where: 1420 Locust Street, Suite 300 Cost: Free The 21st annual Equality Forum is a four-day event that has an international ...
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Community College of Philadelphia Launches Pathfinders Program, Connecting First-Generation College Students to Grassroots Leaders
EducationTwo students speaking with an admissions employee during a student recruiting fair. (Photo via The Community College of Philadelphia) Education provides a path to a more secure financial future...
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The Philadelphia Museum of Art Unveils New Strategic Vision
Arts & CultureThe Philadelphia Museum of Art, arguably the most iconic cultural institution in Philadelphia, is embracing a new strategic vision. Developed in collaboration with a diverse group of museum staff, t...
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Get Funded: Target, The Union Benevolent Association, The Mary Kay Foundation, United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey
OtherTarget Early Childhood Reading Organization: Target Summary: Target Early Childhood Reading Grants promote a love of reading and encourage young children to read together with their families by su...
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Sharing the Process: A Q&A With Geoff DiMasi, Founder & Principal at P’unk Avenue
Arts & CultureNamed one of 76 Creative Connectors in Philadelphia, Geoff DiMasi lives and works this title. It’s not surprising that his thinking is non-traditional: he’s an MFA, not an MBA. A full-time mult...
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Jobs: Hidden City Philadelphia, Independence Seaport Museum, The Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau, Bartram’s Garden, Free Library of Philadelphia Foundation
OtherMuseum Store Manager Woodmere Art Museum Reporting to the executive director, this member of the Museum’s management team is responsible for all aspects of the Museum Store, including purchasing, ...
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News Links: The City’s Art Ecosystem, Comcast Bans Weapon Ads, Jersey Takes Charge of Failing Schools, Lenfest Foundation Maps Future
OtherLooking at the city’s art ecosystem In their latest cover story, CityPaper investigates the driving force behind the Kimmel Center’s Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts, examining the...
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What’s Going on at Penn? How the University is Embracing Social Impact Throughout the Curriculum
EducationWelcome banners at The Locust Walk entrance to Jon M. Huntsman Hall. (Photo via The Wharton School) Today’s college students have a lot going on — in addition to their studies, most are juggli...
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Healthy Food Access Portal: How 3 Organizations Centralized Resources to Combat Food Deserts
FoodHealthThe Fresh Grocer, a full-service grocery store, brought fresh fruits and vegetables back to the community when it opened its doors in 2009. (Photo credit: The Fresh Grocer) The issue of food deser...
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Marcus Allen Stepping Down as CEO of ACHIEVEability
Services for PeopleWest Philadelphia-based nonprofit, ACHIEVEability has helped 25 low-income parents earn secondary degrees or nursing certification in the past two years, all the while providing housing options, f...
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PEW’s State of the City Report: What an Influx of Millennials Could Mean for Social Good & Philanthropy
Community BuildingThe Pew Charitable Trusts, a national public charity and research organization, has always given special attention to its hometown of Philadelphia, whether in the form of city-specific grant programs ...
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Events: Net Tuesday, Legal Issues to Know, Pedestrian & Bicycle Summit, Funding & Marketing for Charter Schools, Preakness at the Piazza
OtherNet Tuesday: Social Change Anytime Everywhere When: Tuesday, April 2nd from 6 to 9pm Where: Friends Center, 1501 Cherry Street Cost: Free Drawing from her experience working with technology for n...
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Get Funded: The Delaware County Community Foundation, The Reinvestment Fund, National League of Cities, The Philadelphia Foundation, Kendal Charitable Funds
OtherHope for Children Fund Organization: The Delaware County Community Foundation Summary: Through this fund, the Foundation supports Delaware County based 501(c)(3) organizations whose mission align...
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GoodCompany Ventures 2013 Class Applications Open, $500K Invested with a Focus on Urban Issues
Community BuildingGarrett Melby, founder of GoodCompany Ventures, said in a recent interview with Generocity, “I really think Philadelphia may be one of very few cities that can really mobilize around social [go...
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Pew Charitable Trusts Improves and Narrows Grantmaking Focus for Arts & Culture
Arts & CultureIn 2003, The Pew Charitable Trusts changed its status as a private foundation to a public charity. This legal status gave greater flexibility, but it also shifted the organization's focus from grantma...
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Jobs: The Philadelphia Zoo, Philadelphia School Partnership, Philadelphia Youth Network, The Franklin Institute, FringeArts
OtherGrants Manager The Philadelphia Zoo Reports directly to vice president of development and responsible researching, writing, and submitting foundation grant opportunities for general operating and pr...
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Video: The Backyard Philly Project Profiles Teens Living in Public Housing
Services for PeopleA recent Inquirer report, tucked in at the bottom of the front page, stated an overwhelmingly tragic fact of our city: we have the highest number of people living in deep poverty of the 10 larges...
