method
May 31, 2017 4:15 pm
Here’s why and how your nonprofit should use video to tell stories
The dos and don'ts of livestreaming and other techniques from three multimedia experts.
method
May 22, 2017 12:23 pm
Community engagement could end up being Rebuild’s most important outcome
The $500M initiative under the Kenney administration to improve the city’s civic assets has an expansive, if not a bit hazy, plan to engage the community during the process.
funding
Apr. 6, 2017 11:03 am
This creative project grant started from a loan a business consultancy gave to an ice cream business
Little Baby’s Ice Cream is collaborating with Elysian Fields to fund a community engagement-focused project with a $1,000 grant. They're calling it “hyperlocal cooperative capitalism.”
people
Jan. 26, 2017 12:55 pm
How this Rastafarian-Quaker and Mutulu Shakur protégé is fighting for returning citizens in Philly
The Center for Returning Citizens founder has a different vision for prison reform and reentry in Philadelphia's Black communities.
purpose
Dec. 14, 2016 8:26 am
Philadelphians show love for their neighborhoods in this video series
Trifle through the Neighborhood Exchange Box, featuring stories from Mt. Airy and Bartram's Garden.
purpose
Dec. 6, 2016 12:58 pm
Empowering the living by memorializing the lost in North Philly’s Village
In Village of Arts and Humanities's SPACES residency program, a Nigerian sculptor is building out a community art project that explores how different cultures remember those who've passed.
purpose
Nov. 29, 2016 12:36 pm
A new craft brewery is coming to town with a social mission (and beer) in hand
After months of community engagement efforts, Triple Bottom Brewery will launch next summer with a mission to fight homelessness and recidivism.
results
Oct. 24, 2016 11:46 am
Why your calls with the Revenue and Water departments are friendlier
Staffers are receiving training in trauma-informed customer service. It's one outcome from Living Cities' City Accelerator initiative.
people
Aug. 17, 2016 11:21 am
David Gould wants to ‘level the playing field’ in Philadelphia before it’s too late
The William Penn program officer has a personal mission to create equity in communities. Oh, and he'll also to kick your butt on the basketball court.
method
Aug. 1, 2016 8:45 am
Here’s how Philly can shrink the digital literacy gap
A recent PhillyCAM panel featuring FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn discussed ways to increase digital inclusion in disadvantaged communities.