Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Vicki Pozzebon On any given day in Newark, New Jersey, if you’re lucky enough to be there, you might find yourself in the middle of a cash mob of local shoppers looking to help raise the profile of a local business and get some...
By Krystin Gollihue When the face of the average person changes, so too must our memorialization practices. That’s what the Funeral Service Foundation has learned in over 70 years of service, that in order to honor a life well lived, funeral service professionals must...
By Krystin Gollihue In Bucks County, Pennsylvania, the Washington Crossing National Cemetery, a cemetery dedicated to military veterans, their spouses, and dependent children, operated by the National Cemetery Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs,...
By Krystin Gollihue In 1996, Massachusetts began the process of deregulating its energy market, opening up electricity and natural gas supply to competition. This meant that for the first time businesses would be able to shop around for their energy supply,...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal In a state capital that is being revitalized, it can be easy to overlook historical sites. These locations, like historic cemeteries are the “jewels of the city,” but how can citizens shed light on the importance of these settings?...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Kate Williams Wendell Berry said in The Unsettling of America (1978): “One must begin in one's own life the private solutions that can only in turn become public solutions.” We are at a critical moment in history in which public...
By Jack Ahern Growing season in Minnesota can go by in the blink of an eye, so gardeners in USDA Zones 3 and 4 must be armed with the best knowledge they have available to them. That is where the Minnesota State Horticultural Society (MSHS) comes in, as the...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Vicki Pozzebon From rural main street communities to urban neighborhood centers, local first organizations put on “Buy Local” campaigns, create programming to support and grow businesses, and advocate for policies to better the...
