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Atlanta-based First Step Staffing Expands into Philadelphia
ATLANTA (January 10, 2018) — First Step Staffing, a nonprofit social enterprise based in
Update from the Greater Philadelphia Nonprofit Repositioning Fund
Funders have recommitted their support of the Nonprofit Repositioning Fund for a second round through 2020. Moving forward, the Fund will be establishing an administrative relationship with New York-based SeaChange Capital Partners.
William Penn Foundation awards $2.6M to support River Alive! Project
William Penn Foundation awarded a $2.6 million grant to Independence Seaport Museum to open River Alive! – a landmark exhibition focusing on the Delaware River and its watershed as a living, ever-changing system whose health and sustainability is vital to our lives.
Future-focused takeaways from the 2017 Philanthropy Network conference
Philanthropy Network's 2017 Fall Conference on November 2, Vision | Voice | Values, invited attendees to consider what we in the social impact sector are called upon to do differently in order to build a more equitable and resilient greater Philadelphia region.
Seventeen-member oversight board named for Rebuild
Seventeen stakeholders have been named to a new oversight board for the Rebuild initiative to improve Philadelphia's public spaces. Their first public meeting is 11/1.
New report assesses the financial health of Philadelphia nonprofits
According to a report funded by The Philadelphia Foundation that examined the financial health of local nonprofits, more than 40 percent are running at a loss or producing no surplus at all.
United Way launches new funding cycle
United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey (UWGPSNJ) recently announced the launch of the FY 2019-2021 funding process.
Philly dominates Knight Cities Challenge … again
For the third consecutive year, Philadelphia has dominated the Knight Cities Challenge, winning more than $1 million out of $5 million in urban-revitalization grants that the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation offers annually to 26 cities.