nonprofit
COVID Turned the Philanthropy World Upside Down
When I was a child, my mother would speak often of her father. He was 22 when he and my grandmother came up from North […]
30 Great Philly Nonprofits to Give To This Year
Veteran services The Veterans Multi-Service Center What It Does – Serves those who served Budget – $12.7M Founded – 1980 Too many Vietnam War veterans discovered themselves […]
19 Organizations You Can Volunteer at Around Philadelphia
Ready to make a difference in your community? Here in Philly, there are so many organizations that benefit and thrive because of their volunteers. Whether […]
GALAEI’s Interim Executive Director Addresses Transgender Employee Demotions
After Philadelphia magazine was first to report that two transgender full-time employees of the queer Latinx social justice nonprofit GALAEI would be demoted to part-time […]
10 Philly Nonprofit Leaders Who Would Lose Big Under GOP Tax Plan
Republican lawmakers unveiled their anticipated tax-reform plan last Thursday. Among the winners in the bill: the mega-wealthy and big corporations. Among the losers? Nonprofits – […]
Meet ULiftU, the New Philly Nonprofit Using CrossFit to Change Lives
Earlier this week, I got an email from a guy named Wylie Belasik, pitching me an idea that sounded so smart and cool, I knew […]
Philly-Area Startup Gets $2 Million from Gates Foundation
A local nonprofit education start-up is on the radar of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. So much so, that the charitable organization is giving Edcamp […]
Council Committee OKs Rolling Back Rules for Tax-Exempt Groups
A Philadelphia City Council committee OKed a bill Monday that would roll back new rules aimed at ensuring that local nonprofits are eligible for the property […]
Jannie Blackwell Wants To Roll Back Rules for Tax-Exempt Groups
Philadelphia City Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell introduced a bill Thursday that would overturn a new rule requiring local nonprofits to verify annually that they are legitimate […]
Philanthropy Friday: Therapy Center of Philadelphia
Every Friday we spotlight a local LGBT nonprofit in Philadelphia. This week, Alison Gerig talks about Therapy Center of Philadelphia, a local organization that provides affordable psychotherapy on a […]
Philanthropy Friday: The Attic Youth Center
Every Friday we spotlight a local LGBT nonprofit in Philadelphia. This week, The Attic Youth Center, an organization that works to create opportunities for and promote the […]
Philanthropy Friday: Delaware Valley Legacy Fund
Welcome to our new weekly series, Philanthropy Fridays, where Delaware Valley Legacy Fund (DVLF) Executive Director Samantha Giusti introduces you to a local LGBT non-profit in Philadelphia. […]
Local Yoga Studio Wants to Bring Mindfulness to 20 Philly Schools
Verge Inspire, a new nonprofit helmed by Verge Yoga founder Cara Bradley and instructor Cheryl Nichols, plans to teach yearlong mindfulness and yoga classes in […]
DVLF Announces Heroes Nominees
The Delaware Valley Legacy Fund announced the 2012 HEROES Award nominees on Friday. Individual HERO Award Marlene Pray Adriana “Andi” Rivera Soheila “Gigi” Nikpour Youth HERO […]
GALAEI Gets $50K Grant
This week, the Gay and Lesbian Latino AIDS Education Initiative (GALAEI) received a $50,000 grant from the Fund for Children at The Philadelphia Foundation. Elicia […]