On the Table Philly returns for 2018
The Philadelphia Foundation and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation are once again partnering to bring On the Table to Greater Philadelphia.
The Philadelphia Foundation and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation are once again partnering to bring On the Table to Greater Philadelphia.
Mayor Kenney arugues that ultimately, the best ways to reduced Philadelphia's systemic, intergenerational poverty are to improve educational and economic opportunities, and to empower residents with the resources they need to get family-sustaining jobs.
A new analysis by The Pew Charitable Trusts looks at the economic and social characteristics of the city’s foreign-born—including their countries of origin, income, level of education, and work status—and examines how these characteristics have changed in recent years, while also making comparisons with the nation, the Philadelphia suburbs, and nine other major cities.
PolicyLink announced that Philadelphia has been selected for the first cohort of the All-In Cities Anti-Displacement Policy Network.
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.
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.
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.