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@johnesmithiii Apr 25, 2018, 11:52 AM UTC

Funding Failure

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. Topic…

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@johnesmithiii Apr 18, 2018, 12:02 PM UTC

Artifacts and Collections Preservation

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 ca…

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@johnesmithiii Apr 11, 2018, 11:18 AM UTC

"Build Capabilities Not Projects"

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…

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@johnesmithiii Mar 21, 2018, 5:11 PM UTC

New Hiring Practices for History Institutions

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…

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@johnesmithiii Mar 14, 2018, 5:15 PM UTC

The Society Prepares for the Twenty-First Century

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…

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@johnesmithiii Feb 27, 2018, 6:27 PM UTC

Funding a Mobile Museum: The Philadelphia Public History Truck

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 b…

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@johnesmithiii Feb 26, 2018, 3:44 PM UTC

Collecting Philadelphia's Local History: An On-The-Ground Approach

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 Ameri…

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@johnesmithiii Feb 21, 2018, 12:54 PM UTC

Poor Richard's Almanac

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 conv…

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@johnesmithiii Feb 21, 2018, 1:14 AM UTC

Philadelphia's History Sector: Consolidate or Allocate?

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 org…

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@johnesmithiii Feb 14, 2018, 12:25 PM UTC

All about strategic planning

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 St…

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