Five Philadelphia benefit corporations you should know By Grid Staff Benefit corporations, which incorporate in a way that requires owners to consider community and environmental impact as well as their bottom line, are still relatively rare. But of the approximately 50 benefit corporations in Pennsylvania, half are located in Philadelphia, and they all go through
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Hackathon brings together parolees, technologists and journalists to create tech prototypes for the greater good By Belinda Sharr Reentering society after spending time in jail or prison can be challenging. Finding a job with a criminal record isn’t easy, and without money to purchase clothing and secure housing, it proves doubly challenging, as many employers
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Channeling a passion for clean water into a robust bottom line at United By Blue By Justin Klugh Regardless of where it flows, water brings life. At every depth, from oceans to puddles, it invites all kinds of organism to thrive. When humans started stacking up villages and cities, we did so on riverbanks, coasts and
MoreQuin Bowen is going to change the world. She’s a bubbly South Philadelphia native with a background in nonprofit management, entrepreneurship and corporate compliance. Bowen describes herself as a lover and advocate for quality innovation and education Earlier last year, while Bowen was putting together her own website, she got a message from one of
MoreGhost in the Machine by Lucy Vernasco Federal research and data have helped to create everything from new life-saving medicines to the internet, driving innovation and economic growth. But that doesn’t mean that every administration wants to share it. And, in some cases, presidents have used their executive power to scrub data of important context
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