The annual Greater Philadelphia Social Innovations Awards honor our region's most passionate social innovators, entrepreneurs and changemakers. This year's awards celebrated the theme: Innovating Ideas, Revolutionizing Realities.
Mayor Jim Kenney signed an Executive Order establishing the Philly Counts 2020 office and the formation of the Complete Count Committee.
Beech Interplex, Inc. and IMPACT Services to lead Rebuild’s first two multi-million dollar projects.
Nadya Shmavonian, director of the Nonprofit Repositioning Fund, argues that the sustainability of vital services and community assets is threatened by the weakened financial health of nonprofits, and it is in our collective interest to identify and support innovative solutions that support the longterm viability of these important organizations.
Make the World Better and the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society will lead improvements to treasured Grays Ferry and Port Richmond community spaces
Rebuild is on the move! Projects are fully in motion, with work already begun on 24 of the 64 sites approved by City Council for Rebuild funding.
Reporting to the Commonwealth, Pennsylvania’s Census 2020 Complete Count Commission is requesting state funding be added to the 2019-20 budget totaling an amount equal to $1 per person currently residing in the state to ensure a complete and accurate census count in 2020.
Vital Strategies, a public health organization that helps governments strengthen their public health systems, has announced the first projects to be funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies as part of a $10 million commitment to address the opioid crisis in Pennsylvania.
Chester County Commissioners approved a resolution calling for the formation of a countywide Census 2020 Complete Count Committee (CCC) to encourage all residents’ participation in the Census survey.
United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey announced a $500,000 matching grant, with the goal ofraising $1 million in new funding to target greater engagement of historically undercounted groups in the city and region in the 2020 Census.
