Big Philly funding news! The USDA just awarded $12M towards the city’s Urban Tree Plan to promote community health, safety, & #climate sustainability goals. Client SBN of Greater Philadelphia is a consortium member advancing this #urbanforestry initiative. ow.ly/wS5f50POo08 via Billy Penn

Tomorrow night, client Economy League spotlights 6 finalists for the $50K #WellCityChallenge - community-based solutions to #heart & #mind challenges facing Philadelphians. Independence Blue Cross hosts this free public event in Center City. Read more @ ow.ly/3RRq50PPc4P via The Philadelphia Citizen

This week client Living Beyond Breast Cancer welcomes Caitlin H. Lewis, MS as its new SVP of Strategy & Mission. We're thrilled to have supported this talent #search to help LBBC expand awareness & partnerships to reach more people in need of its services. Read more: ow.ly/7IY750PQgqw

ICYMI: Client Drexel University has received a $10M gift from the Wilbur C. and Betty Lea Henderson Foundation to create a new #realestate institute at the Lebow College of Business that will engage students in advancing #equitabledevelopment in cities. ow.ly/SbmU50PQCLO

PA has launched a statewide #strategicplan for #economicdevelopment w/a focus on #lifesciences & #smallbusinesssupports that will benefit the region. It will also streamline DCED #funding. Let us know if Fairmount can support your next state proposal! ow.ly/Thnq50PR6SX

As members of Center City Business Association, we're excited to share its upcoming opportunities to meet leaders of so many Fairmount clients - Pres. John Fry of Drexel University on 10/12, Kate McNamara from Navy Yard Philadelphia on 10/17, & Jodie Harris from Pueblo Dispatch on 12/13. Events info: ow.ly/GzFZ50PSUq7

As Philadelphia is set to transition leadership, client National Liberty Museum advocates for deeper & sustained investment in the city's #museums and #culturalinstitutions as collaborative spaces to promote #democracy & #civicengagement. ow.ly/IWp050PSULr via The Philadelphia Citizen

Will we see you at #BPHL this Friday? Recent client Amplify Philly hosts this 1-day gathering of innovators, civic leaders & entrepreneurs with a spotlight on #creativity. Info below & at amplifyphilly.com/bphl

How can #collectiveimpact strategy benefit #adultlearners? Client Malik Brown of GraduatePhiladelphia shares insights on how employers, postsecondary orgs & providers can advance #economicmobility w/enhanced collaboration and coordination. ow.ly/gyAR50PUNTq via City & State PA

Fairmount is beyond proud to share the success of the Mid-Atlantic Clean Hydrogen Hub, which has secured $750 Million from DOE to catalyze clean #energy solutions, #jobs, and #sustainability across SE PA, NJ, and DE. Read more and join us in celebrating! mach-2.com

Our team brings unique skills to our #capacitybuilding work! Associate Matilda Ostow transcribed interviews for Moral Histories, a bioethics project from Johns Hopkins. She & her team will share insights at this week's Oral History Association assn. conference in MD. ow.ly/YNZB50PY7iN

Client UAC is advancing #wealthbuilding for Black & brown families through #homeownership as part of #Philly5000, a citywide collaborative partnership and campaign supported by Wells Fargo. Info & resources at philly5000.org #equity #housing

ICYMI: This year's winner of the Well City Challenge, a #healthequity initiative led by client Economy League w/support from IBX Foundation, is That Could Be Me Foundation - an innovative social self-care platform for Black & brown youth. ow.ly/ifIl50PZGQq via Technical.ly Philly

Client Navy Yard Philadelphia & PIDCphila broke ground on a new #residential project, part of a master plan to create a diverse live-work hub on the City’s southern waterfront. Affordable #housing is a key part of this equity-focused project. ow.ly/wMxv50Q0m0Z via The Philadelphia Inquirer

As plans for the new Mid-Atlantic Clean Hydrogen Hub unfold, project partners from City of Philadelphia & @nwf share info on the scale of this cross-sector #cleanenergy initiative and its vast potential for use & impact in the next decade. ow.ly/rFbj50PZHcC via @phillyinquirer

Is your #nonprofit in the end of year push? Join #development peers at Fairmount's offices on 11/16 as we host this month's AFP GPC Coffee Conversation, offering tips & tricks to help your team maximize #annualgiving. Register: ow.ly/xyuU50PZI6L

Philadelphia is on the cusp of generational change. Have you made your plan to #vote in tomorrow's election? The Philadelphia Citizen and bettercivics offer the comprehensive guide you need - including judges! Check it out at ow.ly/ePmo50Q08q7

Join client @uacoalition and 1,000 civic, corporate, and government leaders at UAC's 54th Anniversary Breakfast on 11/17, celebrating its cross-sector efforts to build equitable wealth and opportunity across Greater Philadelphia. Info: ow.ly/LPql50Q08Xw

Exciting news! Client Big Picture Alliance recently launched a new partnership with ChatterBlast Media, Ground Floor Studios - a collaborative creative production space supporting Big Picture student #filmmaking & commercial opportunities. Read more: ow.ly/ag0R50Q7UkY via Technical.ly Philly

Congrats to recent client Amplify Philly, winner of the 215 Innovation Award hosted by 1Philadelphia for its regional #economicdevelopment & advocacy work. Connect with Amplify to rep the best of Philly’s creatives & innovators at SXSW 2024! ow.ly/EiG250Q7UIn Technical.ly Philly