Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance Celebrates Annual Meeting & Arts Party 2023 Expanded “meeting” to celebrate Philadelphia musical talent and kick off inaugural Cultural Alliance Awards honoring Hal Real of World Cafe Live, Catherine Cahill of The Mann Center for the Performing Arts, and Project 440 September 12, 2023 (Philadelphia)—The Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance (“Cultural Alliance”)…
Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance Releases Its Latest Research Report: “Beyond the Check: A Roadmap for Engaging Individual Donors” The new report looks at what motivates donors to give to arts and culture and what organizations should be doing to better engage high-net-worth donors PHILADELPHIA – April 9, 2018 – The Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance unveiled…
Beyond the Check: A Roadmap for Engaging Individual Donors Beyond the Check is the Cultural Alliance’s first look at giving to arts and culture by high-net-worth individuals in our region. With The Melior Group and AFE Strategies, the Alliance explored the disconnect between the wealth in Greater Philadelphia and the declining support for the cultural…
Local Theater Company Wins $20,000 at Philly Tech Week Philadelphia, PA—On Friday, April 29, the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance hosted its second annual TechniCulture event as part of Philly Tech Week. The core of the event was a competition between local cultural organizations who have been engaged since fall 2015 in the TechniCulture Innovation Residencies,…
98 Local Arts Groups Received Over $90,000 in Grants at Oct. 9 Ceremony Philadelphia, PA–On October 9, 2015, the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance distributed $94,754 in Pennsylvania Council on the Arts (PCA) Project Stream grants at an award ceremony held at PECO’s Energy Hall. Project Stream grants provide seed money to individual artists and organizations…
Cultural Alliance Launches Teen Arts & Culture Internship Program with WorkReady, Bloomberg Philanthropies May 28, Philadelphia, PA — Today during STAMP (Students at Museums in Philly) on the Parkway, a blockbuster event for Philadelphia teens presented by the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance, the City of Philadelphia’s Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy announced…
The 2014 Patron Loyalty Study: Loyalty By the Numbers, examines the financial transactions (including tickets, memberships and donations) of almost a million Greater Philadelphia households, using seven years of data from 17 major cultural attractions in the region. One of the key findings of the report is that, despite the sector’s focus on developing new audiences, the erosion of current audience loyalty represents one of the most significant financial risk for cultural groups. The study found that less than 3% of patrons generated over 62% of total patron revenue. However, spending by this small but powerful group of patrons declined12 % throughout the study, driven by a decline in primarily donor activity/revenue.
Cultural Alliance Invites Philadelphians to Support Teens Participating in Arts & Creativity, Invest in STAMP Philadelphia, 2014—On Tuesday, December 2, the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance will participate in the nationwide #GivingTuesday campaign to raise additional funds for STAMP: The Virginia and Harvey Kimmel Family Teen Program. Supporters can pledge their donations online in advance by…
Philadelphia Cultural Fund Receives $1.3 Million Budget Increase Plans Include Reinstating Youth Arts Enrichment Grants for Philly Students PHILADELPHIA—June 20, 2014—Philadelphia’s arts and cultural sector can officially claim a win on the FY2015 budget for the Philadelphia Cultural Fund. On June 19, City Council approved an amended FY2015 city budget that includes a $1.3 million…
Today the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance announced $92,372 in grants to be distributed to 62 arts groups and artists in the Greater Philadelphia five-county region at an award ceremony held at PECO’s offices in Center City.