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Elections: Voters, Officials Consider Ways to Vote During COVID-19

October 14, 2020 Madelyne Key 0

With mail-in voting, absentee voting, and social distancing measures in place for in-person voting at polling stations, the 2020 election could be one of Philadelphia’s most accessible in recent years. [continue reading…]

Chestnut Hill

Elections: Voter Turnout Varies Between Wealthy and Impoverished Neighborhoods

July 3, 2019 Hannah Pittel 0

Jassy Perez, a mother and resident of Hunting Park, doesn’t usually vote, but said she is unhappy with the amount of crime in her neighborhood. “There’s violence, shootings, and people selling drugs on the corners [continue reading…]

Chestnut Hill

Elections: Committee of Seventy’s Patrick Christmas Talks Improving Voter Turnout

July 1, 2019 Hannah Pittel 0

The Committee of Seventy is a nonprofit organization that works to drive up civic engagement in the city of Philadelphia. One of the ways it does this is allocating resources to educate people on upcoming [continue reading…]

Center City

Nonprofits: Women Dominate Sector, But Lag Behind in Leadership Roles

April 23, 2018 Roberts Jennifer 0

Women dominate the nonprofit field, making up nearly three quarters of all employees in the sector, yet they still face barriers when trying to obtain leadership positions. While the struggles women face in the nonprofit [continue reading…]

City Hall

Politics: Committee Of Seventy Works to Improve City Government

June 7, 2016 Ryan C Snowden 0

It is no secret that Philadelphia has been marred by political scandals and corruption throughout its storied past. From the Abscam sting to the controversies surrounding Mayor Street’s administration, from Vince Fumo’s conviction to current allegations against State Senator [continue reading…]

Center City

Center City: Committee of Seventy Makes Strides To Increase Young Voter Turnout

November 18, 2015 pnadmin 0

The mayoral election may be over but the staff at the Committee of Seventy says that increasing voter turnout is not a seasonal mission to them. Founded in 1904, the Committee of Seventy has been pushing to help [continue reading…]

Politics

Center City: “We Have an Ongoing Need to Increase the Quality of Our Political Leadership.”

September 29, 2015 pnadmin 0

David Thornburgh may have Pittsburgh roots but his passion lies on the other side of the Keystone state in Philadelphia politics. As the President and CEO of the historic Committee of Seventy, a non-profit organization [continue reading…]

Hunting Park

Hunting Park: Women Encourage Voter Participation

March 31, 2013 0

When the polls closed last November, most people went back to their mindset that the next time to vote was during the next presidential election in four years. However, too many among the voting public [continue reading…]

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