PA Non-Profits Generating Big Benefits...

A new report says Pennsylvania is benefiting in a big way from the work of organizations that are not-for-profit. Over the past several years, advocacy by 13 such groups has brought the state more than $3 billion in benefits for low-wage workers, public schools and affordable housing.

Lisa Ranghelli, project director with the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy, says the report shows nonprofits doing more with less in a challenging economy.

"These incredible impacts point to the fact that people are working together effectively - urban, rural, across race and class - and it paints a picture of what can be accomplished when people really come together."

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