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The Fitler Forum

An all-day summit of local nonprofit leaders aims to make the day-to-day job of doing good a whole lot easier.

By Courtney DuChene
Ideas We Should Steal

Stadium Beer — in Reusable Cups

Game days are amazing, but they’re also incredibly wasteful. One Oregon company has helped a number of professional sports arenas convert to reusable cups and food baskets. Could South Philly be next?

By Courtney DuChene

Now Hiring — U.S. Congressperson

The Citizen’s Ultimate Job Interview will feature the top four candidates to replace Democratic Rep. Dwight Evans in Pennsylvania’s 3rd District. Here’s our crowd-sourced description of the job they hope to fill

By Courtney DuChene
Ideas We Should Steal

Give Every Kid a Bed

Three percent of all children in the U.S. are bedless. An Idaho-based nonprofit working to give them a safe, comfortable place to sleep now has a chapter in NJ. Is Philly next?

By Courtney DuChene
Citizens of the Week

Mt. Airy Family Commons Founders

Parenting infants and little children can be incredibly lonely. Hannah Fenlon, Linda Joy and Hannah Newman have a solution in a co-op that already includes 80 families

By Courtney DuChene
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Celebrate PA’s 250th at Carpenters’ Hall

Sure, the nation’s turning 250 this year. But so is our state’s most vital document — and Pennsylvania’s Constitution is, in many ways, the ultimate bulwark of your freedoms

By Courtney DuChene
Citizen of the Year Awards

Educator Charlie McGeehan

The Palumbo civics teacher is shaping the next generation of changemakers into the kinds of active citizens we need

By Courtney DuChene
Ideas We Should Steal

Make Restaurant Reuse Easy

A Seattle program has encouraged both mom-and-pop eateries and behemoths like Starbucks to pare down their customer-facing waste. Could litter-burdened Philly do the same?

By Courtney DuChene

Could these Tiny Robots … Cure Cancer?

Researchers at Penn and the University of Michigan have developed the world’s smallest, fully autonomous robots. The health applications are nearly endless

By Courtney DuChene

No More FOMO

Local social media app Playdate encourages IRL gatherings by telling Philadelphians what events are happening in town — and encouraging them to invite their friends

By Courtney DuChene