Preparing for Launch

The St. Louis-based nonprofit LaunchCode has recently come to Philly to fuel our tech talent pipeline, with training and job placement that support marginalized candidates

By Courtney DuChene

Mindfulness for Minors

A local nonprofit has shown measurable progress in helping Philly public school students stay on track through training in an unexpected skill: meditation

By Jessica Blatt Press
Video

“Make The World Better”

Join Connor Barwin, Jason Kelce and friends in bringing joy to city parks. Help them help all of us live a better life

By The Philadelphia Citizen Staff
Business for Good

Girls Auto Clinic

Patrice Banks has plans for another car repair shop, post-Covid. First, though, she’s launched a program aimed at getting more women of color into the car repair biz.

By Courtney DuChene

Full-Circle Support

The Philadelphia Black Giving Circle supports Black-led, Black-serving nonprofits while disrupting the field of philanthropy

By Katherine Rapin

Community Cure

As coronavirus upends our lives, community organizers aren’t waiting for the government to help us—supporting each other is the only way through

By Katherine Rapin
The Citizen Recommends

Voting to give away $1 million

The Philadelphia Foundation is celebrating its centennial with transformative gifts to nine local nonprofits. You can help decide which ones

By Nick Fiorellini
Citizens of the Week

Joanie Balderstone and Rebecca McIntire

South Jersey non-profit Distributing Dignity provides women in need with bras and other goods that often go overlooked—but are essential to any woman’s well-being

By Jessica Blatt Press
Citizen of the Week

Evan Ehlers

Two years ago, the Drexel student donated 50 uneaten dining hall meals to the homeless. Now he’s started a company to share college food excess citywide

By Patrick Bilow

The Art of Fair Pay

The ICA is the first museum in the country to pledge fair pay to the artists whose work it shows. Could it be at the vanguard of a movement?

By Sarah Jordan