Business for Good

YING

Karla Ballard has raised over $1 million for her app, which seeks to replicate the community of helpful neighbors she grew up with in Philadelphia, one task at a time

By Courtney DuChene
Business for Good

Re Vision Architecture

A pioneer B Corp in Philadelphia’s sustainable design scene doesn’t just reduce, reuse and recycle: They listen to clients to create buildings that last because they’re loved

By Courtney DuChene
Business for Good

Cayaba Care

A West Philly-born holistic maternal health care group has improved pregnancy outcomes for more than 1,000 Philadelphians — and are readying to help more women nationally

By Courtney DuChene
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Not Your Average Voter Canvass Training

At a Citizen workshop on Tuesday, Changing the Conversation for Progress taught us how to turn stories into votes in time for the November election

By Lauren McCutcheon
Business for Good

Brightly

The immigrant-owned cleaning service co-operative, opening in Philly next spring, offers workers a pathway to the American middle class

By Courtney DuChene
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Equity and Growth

At a Citizen event on Wednesday we heard from three civic leaders who just might hold the key to building a strong middle class here in Philadelphia

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
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Equity and Growth — Oxymoron No Longer?

Join us Wednesday for a conversation about how to help all Philadelphians thrive, with businessman Michael Forman, union leader Ryan Boyer and City Councilmember Maria Quiñones-Sánchez

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Business for Good

Modest Transitions

Melanie Hasan creates a model of sustainability, inclusivity and community in a Fishtown shop that makes and sells naturally dyed wares

By Courtney DuChene
Business for Good

BirdWatch/birdSEED

Real estate entrepreneur Lisa Wise turns first-time Washington, D.C. homebuyers into homeowners with no-strings-attached microgrants — and plans to do the same in Philly

By Courtney DuChene
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Jobs, Jobs, Jobs!

Our first event in the series Business… for Good: Inclusive Growth and the American City explored a tangible fix to Philly’s stubborn poverty problem