PathWays PA Policy Blog

Once again, Generocity.org is teaming up with Here's My Chance for an even bigger, better, video challenge. Each week, Philly DoGooder will keep you updated on the organizations involved in this year's Philly DoGooder contest, and sending shoutouts to all of the groups that participated last year. They are looking for community-based organizations (nonprofits and for profits), filmmakers, and sponsors to get involved- visit http://phillydogooder.com  for all the information you'll need! Here are important dates for those who want to get involved: Applications to be a part of the Hackathon - Dec 31st, 2013 @ midnight All video submissions - Feb 1st, 2014 @ midnight Hackathon - Jan 20th, 2014 12:00pm - 5:00pm @ Impact Hub Philly Philly DoGooder II Awards night - March 12th, 7:00pm - 11:00pm Sign up to participate here .

PANO in cooperation with the Lincoln Institute of Public Opinion Research is conducting our 18th annual Pennsylvania Charitable Organizations Survey. You are invited to participate in the survey. The survey takes approximately five minutes to complete. Your opinion is valuable to us and we invite you to participate in our annual survey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/PYSYH58 . Please respond by December 4 and please share this broadly.

Part of my assignment as an AmeriCorps VISTA at the Chester Economic Development Authority (CEDA) in the City of Chester was to create a survey that would be made available to nonprofits within the community that would serve to gauge their impact, highlight their value, and uncover areas for improvement. The results would be used to inform the nonprofit community, potential donors and supporters, and other members of the Chester community of both the current state of affairs in the nonprofit sector and of what opportunities might exist for improvement in the future. The survey linked to here - Chester Nonprofit Survey - is the final product. It was developed with guidance from PathWays PA, United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey in Delaware County, Chester Education Foundation, and the Chester Youth Collaborative. I had a series of meetings with leaders from the aforementioned nonprofit organizations to help me sculpt the survey into something that would not only ...

View Chester Nonrpofits in a full screen map City of Chester Nonprofit Map During June of 2012, I came to the City of Chester as an AmeriCorps VISTA placed with support from PathWays PA at the Chester Economic Development Authority (CEDA).  This map and the accompanying list of nonprofit organizations' basic information, located underneath the map and accessible by scrolling down in the map window, is one product of my term of service, and I hope it is effective in improving access to services in the Chester community. This map and list are not exhaustive in that they do not include all nonprofits based in the City of Chester. Some organizations operating in Chester are not 501(c)(3)-registered, some are difficult to locate, and I'm sure there are some I am still not aware of despite lots of time and effort spent searching. This list certainly does not provide information regarding nonprofits based outside of Chester that have a heavy presence in the City, althou...

As we all know, navigating the nonprofit landscape and a host of government services can be overwhelming if you don't know where to start, and unfortunately many go without the services they need.  Enter 2-1-1. Callers reach a trained specialist who can help them identify the challenges they face and connect them to the services they need in their communities. Being a part of the 2-1-1 database will also make it easier for your case managers to serve their clients more effectively. 2-1-1 offers great capacity- building potential to help improve service delivery and program efficiencies, such as decreasing the number of misdirected calls to state, local and other nonprofit agencies, and improving access to additional resources to best meet your clients’ needs. And what’s more, together we’ll help identify emerging trends in our communities to facilitate an informed response and improve our region. 2-1-1 call specialists will be available seven days a week from 8 a.m....