Generocity is Technical.ly's sister site reporting on social impact organizations in Philadelphia, including nonprofits, foundations and social enterprises.
Dr. John Rich of The Center for Nonviolence and Justice challenges the analogy, but three principles hold true: prevent, protect and promote.
Founded in 2005, Center City-based Benefits Data Trust uses data to address $60 billion in untapped programs. Here's CEO Trooper Sanders on a surprise boost from MacKenzie Scott and fighting Philly's poverty problem.
Consider a case study from Boston on improving the program.
Surrounded by stories of economic success, it's a cheat to wait for a superhero, writes this homeless advocate.
Decentralized autonomous organizations are popping up in philanthropy. As with so many aspects of Web3, plenty of legal questions remain.
Program-related investments have been called "the risk capital for social change." Here's how the William Penn Foundation is using them to support the Delaware River watershed.
About 5,700 people are homeless in Philadelphia. Innovation for housing those individuals is needed — but must center their humanity, not just technical ingenuity, this advocate writes.
In the last 18 months, it has become increasingly clear that the most effective way to connect, inform and engage our community of Philly nonprofit professionals is in email, writes CEO Chris Wink.
"We all need to stop performing inclusion": Amid Hispanic Heritage Month, Generocity asked nonprofit and civic leaders about the challenges facing local Latinxs — and the solutions they're working toward.
Drawn from hundreds of interviews and quarterly surveying, "Until Next Time" assesses the government and nonprofit sectors' work toward the solutions, changes and collaborations necessary for a better post-pandemic Philadelphia.
The leaders who responded to Generocity's third self-assessment in April offered a more positive take on our questions about public health, community engagement and economic resiliency than they did in January.
Look back to June 2020 for a reminder that the work of dismantling systemic racism and confronting anti-Blackness is far from over.
Here's what we gleaned about looking for love in the time of COVID-19 from the personal anecdotes our Technical.ly and Generocity community shared with us.
On the pros and cons of the controversial term, including its origins and use today — and where the LGBTQ community fits in.
The nonprofit leaders who responded to Generocity's second Just Recovery Self-Assessment this winter offered almost uniformly terrible ratings in response to questions about public health, community engagement and economic resiliency.
The grades issued by 53 leaders who recently completed Generocity's Just Recovery Self-Assessment ranged from barely middling to good on the topics of public health, community engagement and economic resiliency. Check out the data.
A shared vocabulary is the necessary first step for discussing racial equity. Here's a glossary of terms you might find useful.