Voice: Jessica Blatt Press
Calling All City Workers — and Those Who Admire Them
It’s that time of year: We’re on the hunt for the most high-integrity workers employed by the City of Philadelphia. Nominate the most inspiring city workers you know, and they could be named a 2026 Integrity Icon
By Jessica Blatt Press
Meet the Citizens of the Year
These local heroes make Philly stronger, wiser, healthier, kinder and more awesome. Help us celebrate them
By Jessica Blatt Press
“What Do You Need?”
In light of federal funding cuts affecting those most in need, the Patricia Kind Family Foundation is calling all donors to join a new collective supporting Philly’s small, hardworking nonprofits
By Jessica Blatt Press
Party with a Purpose
The annual gala for the American Association for Cancer Research is your opportunity to help end cancer once and for all
By Jessica Blatt Press
Let’s Scale These Ideas
Meet the three groups that will pitch their ideas to funders and supporters at the first-ever Ideas We Should Scale Showcase at the Linc on November 13
By Jessica Blatt Press
Who Are this Year’s Citizens of the Year?
Our search for the next crop of local heroes is well underway — and we need your input!
By Jessica Blatt Press
How to Help Schools, Students and Teachers
Donate food or money for uniforms, share your expertise, provide reading help and more ways you can support schools in Philadelphia
By Jessica Blatt Press
Which Philly Ideas Do You Want to Scale?
We asked local do-good orgs to tell us why they want to grow, in our search for three presenters for the first-ever Ideas We Should Scale Showcase — the response floored us. Now, we want your input.
By Jessica Blatt Press
Collie Turner, Heroic Gardener
The horticulturist created an urban garden on an abandoned Northeast Philly lot to heal the land and community members like her beloved late grandfather: veterans
By Jessica Blatt Press
Dr. Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia doctor is working with colleagues to make treatment breakthroughs that are changing lives — and are poised to change the world
By Jessica Blatt Press