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From Farming Veggies to Farming Ideas: Social Innovation Through Urban Agriculture Mary Seton Corboy started Greensgrow with a simple idea for a business: grow lettuce in Philadelphia's challenging urban environment. Nearly fifteen years later, Greensgrow has become one of America's brightest urban farming stories, placing Corboy among Philadelphia's greatest social entrepreneurs. WPF is proud to fund Greensgrow, but part of what makes its story interesting is its emphasis on a diverse range of revenues without an over-reliance on philanthropic support.

Raíces y Puentes (Roots & Bridges): How a Latino Cultural Organization Grows How does a Latino cultural organization grow and flourish in its artistic mission during these difficult times for small nonprofits?

From Desolate to Dynamic PlanPhilly chronicles the transformation of Eastern North Philadelphia.

From Evidence to Action PolicyLab at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is reshaping foster care in ways that emphasize stability and permanency for children.

From Promising to Paragon Philadelphia's Arden Theatre has long been known for its artistic excellence, but smart choices about its capital needs are just as important to its success.

Journalism and Media Grant Making: Five Things You Need To Know, Five Ways To Get Started How can funders get started both thinking about and actually investing in news and information projects? A joint publication by the William Penn and Knight Foundations offers tips.

A Wake Up Call for Arts Groups and Their Funders An eye-opening study of capitalization in Greater Philadelphia's cultural sector is changing the way the Foundation thinks about the financial health of arts groups.

Stemming the Dropout Tide Project U-Turn has made significant inroads on Philadelphia's troublesome high school dropout rate - creating a model for addressing a problem that vexes cities across America.

From Farm to Fork Focusing on food — how it is produced, processed, distributed, and consumed — as a way to address a diverse set of issues, including urban planning, the environment, health, social equity, and economic development.