For nearly four months the @Phillyhistory team has consistently published content on this innovative platform in hopes of raising funds to support different Philly-based cultural organizations. Topics

Throughout the semester, the @PhillyHistory team has focused on the general health of Philadelphia’s cultural ecosystem and ways to improve nonprofit management. We have discussed how institutions can

The Wyncote Foundation’s 2014 report, Link, Link, Share, outlines strategies on how cultural institutions can use digital technologies to extend their missions. The report states, “...as institutions become

Recently, I have made it a habit to regularly explore online job banks in hopes of minimizing the post-graduation unemployment period. Unfortunately, the majority of history-related job postings can be

The Historical Society of Pennsylvania is a treasure chest. The key to that treasure chest will be our clarity of purpose in addressing its key priorities.” -- Susan Stitt, September 1990.(1) During the

A $10,000 grant from the Philadelphia History Initiative (@PhillyHistory) would support the Philadelphia Public History Truck’s (PPHT) mission to “make culture accessible through creative community building

Philadelphia is a city known for its rich history and iconic symbols like the Liberty Bell, Rocky, and the Love statue. Places like Independence Hall, the Constitution Center, and Museum of the American

Between 1732 and 1758, Benjamin Franklin edited one of the most popular publications in colonial America titled Poor Richard's Almanac. Franklin originally used Poor Richard's as, "a Vehicle for conveying

A common theme over the past couple of weeks has been the state of Philadelphia’s cultural sector and nonprofits. Many of the @phillyhistory students discussed the various challenges facing these

This week, the class (@phillyhistory) is looking at strategic planning and how institutions prepare for change. In preparation for that conversation, we read the TCC Group’s Ten Keys to Successful Strategic

In February 1918, the U.S. Army commissioned eight artists to travel with the American Expeditionary Forces and capture the soldiers’ experience of the Great War. Among the eight artists was local

This week, @phillyhistroy asked my classmates and I to reflect on two loaded questions— What's broken in the cultural sector and how we think cultural resources might be re-allocated to fix it. Although

On December 2, 1918, President Woodrow Wilson delivered his State of the Union address to a joint session of the 65th United States Congress. In his opening remarks, Wilson, the former history professor,

Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander (1898-1989) accomplished many firsts throughout her celebrated life. In 1919, Delta Sigma Theta, a Black women’s sorority, named Alexander its first national president. In

In 2018, Amazon will announce the location for its second headquarters—an estimated $5 billion project expected to revolutionize the “winning” city’s infrastructure and economy. The tech giant recently

In 1918, the world was at war. While American doughboys fought in the trenches of Europe, the homefront experienced radical transformations. The booming war industry and a dearth of White workers attracted

Hello, Steemit world! My name is John Smith (yes, I know), and I’m extremely excited to join your community! I study public history at Temple University where I also work in the school’s library on