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The message from Chuck Levesque, Executive Director of Depaul USA, was clear the other night. Go and tell people you see what you did...

Here is some great advice from the Center for Disaster Philanthropy. Regine Webster and Lori Bertman wrote a nice article summarizing...

The Philanthropy Column When talking about the philanthropy landscape in Philadelphia, someone recently asked me whether there was...

The globalislocal Fund is an educational and funding partnership that invests philanthropic capital in solutions to the root causes of...

I participated in a conference call today hosted by Criterion Ventures about Women Effect Investments.  Criterion Ventures is behind the...

Future Weather debuted at Tribeca Film Festival over the weekend.  It is the result of six years of hard work and passion from Jenny...

Giving with meaning is the tag line for my company, harp-weaver LLC.  I often think about how you define the “meaning” that guides one’s...

On February 23rd I attended SOE Philly presented by Watershed Capital Group and Delaware Valley Grantmakers. SOE stands for Sustainable...

Check out the latest edition of the Philadelphia Social Innovations Journal which was released today. The edition focuses on Innovations...

I recently attended Philadelphia Social Innovations Journal forum focusing on Community Innovations and Impact in healthcare, criminal...

I sat in on a webinar presentation today hosted by Guidestar. The speakers defined what they refer to as the new “normal.” 800 people...

Night Out With Meaning:  Women & Giving Be inspired through storytelling. Night Out With Meaning: Women & Giving is a series of evenings...

This was originally posted by my friend, Abigail Sandler. Abby’s beloved sister, Aimee, was profoundly developmental and physically...

Last week I attended the Delaware Valley Grantmakers fall conference. Harp-weaver was also a co-sponsor for the event with Phillips...

The fall edition of the Philadelphia Social Innovations Journal was released yesterday. This edition is focused on innovations in public...

The fall edition of the Philadelphia Social Innovations Journal was released yesterday. This edition is focused on innovations in public...

Today I attended Philabundance’s Hunger Symposium. The harsh reality is that more people are struggling to get by and put food on their...

Philadelphia Social Innovations Journal welcomes you at an informational evening to celebrate the launch of the fall special Health...

Have you ever given to a nonprofit organization and were not entirely sure how your contribution was used? Are the nonprofit...

Do More Than Give by Crutchfield, Kania and Kramer is about catalytic philanthropy. The idea behind catalytic philanthropy starts with...