Every Voice, Every Vote

We are exited and grateful to Every Voice, Every Vote for their generous funding, which will help us and our partners educate and mobilize the ~20,000 newly eligible voters in Philadelphia area public high schools - for every election! ICYMI: Every Voice, Every Vote grants $2.875 million to 71 Philadelphia media and community organizations to expand access to civic news and information The coalition, led by The Lenfest Institute for Journalism, will catalyze civic action around key issues and track the progress of Philadelphia’s new mayoral administration

Last time I did an Every Voice, Every Vote project we built PhillyMayorQuiz.com. This time I get to lead coverage on things like election integrity and AI's effect on that and the rest of our lives. Thankful to Lenfest Institute for Journalism for awarding $50,000 to Technical.ly for this reporting. https://lnkd.in/eRV62nq7

WHYY is so proud to be included among the 71 Every Voice, Every Vote coalition members receiving Every Voice, Every Vote grant support to expand access to civic news and information. Specifically this grant will support WHYY’s multi -platform solutions journalism, community engagement activities, Billy Penn at WHYY’s “How well do you know how the city works?” quiz, and the Civic Dialogue Conference. Read more below.

We are excited to announce the 71 Every Voice, Every Vote coalition members receiving $2.875 million to expand access to civic news and information in 2024 and 2025. These 71 Philadelphia media organizations and community groups are launching journalism and civic engagement projects that connect residents to local government, amplify voices from Philadelphia communities, and track the progress of the city’s new administration. They will be joined in these efforts by dozens more coalition members, including local social media creators and additional media and community organizations. This phase of the coalition's work builds on our success leading up to the 2023 municipal elections. In 2024 and 2025, the coalition is focused on the day-to-day activities that strengthen communities and democracy. To do this, we are committed to the following calls to action: -Be heard: Let public officials and fellow community members know our priorities — at the polls and in our neighborhoods.   -Be engaged: Participate in town halls and civic engagement events to dive deep into the issues that matter most.   -Be accountable: Transcend apathy and ensure public officials and communities are doing their part.   -Take action: Make change in small and big ways: sign petitions, show up to public meetings, unite our neighborhoods around important issues. Lead support for Every Voice, Every Vote in 2024 and 2025 is provided by the William Penn Foundation with additional funding from Lenfest Institute for Journalism, Comcast NBC Universal, The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Henry L. Kimelman Family Foundation, Judy and Peter Leone, Arctos Foundation, Wyncote Foundation, 25th Century Foundation, and Dolfinger-McMahon Foundation. https://lnkd.in/gZKPgmff

BREAKING NEWS! More than 70 Philadelphia media organizations and community groups, including PACDC, are partnering with the Every Voice, Every Vote coalition to launch journalism and civic engagement projects that connect residents to local government and track the progress of the city’s new administration! The 71 media and community organizations have been awarded a total of $2.875 million by The Lenfest Institute for Journalism, which manages Every Voice, Every Vote. Philadelphians are eager for positive change, and the funding will enable partners to focus on public safety, affordable housing, sanitation, education, economic opportunities, and other issues that matter to their communities. At PACDC, we are thrilled to be involved! Grant funding ranges from $10,000 to $130,000 to support community-centered projects that will run from July 2024 through December 2025 and prioritize solutions-focused accountability reporting, civic engagement, and more through four distinct calls to action: • Be heard: Let public officials and fellow community members know our priorities — at the polls and in our neighborhoods. • Be engaged: Participate in town halls and civic engagement events to dive deep into the issues that matter most. • Be accountable: Transcend apathy and ensure public officials and communities are doing their part. • Take action: Make change in small and big ways: sign petitions, show up to public meetings, unite our neighborhoods around important issues. For more information, visit: https://lnkd.in/gZKPgmff

The Lenfest Institute is pleased to introduce the 71 Philadelphia media organizations and community groups joining the Every Voice, Every Vote coalition for the next two years. These organizations will launch journalism and civic engagement projects that connect residents to local government and track the progress of the city’s new administration. The organizations have been awarded a total of $2.875 million by the Institute, which manages the coalition, to support coverage of public safety, affordable housing, sanitation, education, economic opportunities, and other issues that matter to Philadelphians. Lead support for Every Voice, Every Vote in 2024 and 2025 is provided by the William Penn Foundation with additional funding from The Lenfest Institute for Journalism, Comcast NBCUniversal, The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Henry L. Kimelman Family Foundation, Judy and Peter Leone, Arctos Foundation, Wyncote Foundation, 25th Century Foundation, and Dolfinger-McMahon Foundation.

In the lead up to the 2023 mayoral elections, The Lenfest Institute's Every Voice, Every Vote initiative sought to help Philadelphians harness their civic power, hold government officials accountable, and build a future that works for everyone in the city. The initial vision for the coalition always extended beyond the 2023 municipal election campaigns, and as we prepare for the next phase in June, we're today sharing findings from the 2023 Every Voice, Every Vote Impact Report — findings which are actively informing the continuation of the project. From December 2022 through November 2023, Every Voice, Every Vote: • Brought together 130 Philly-based media outlets, community nonprofits, and social media creators; • Launched more than 365 civic news and information projects to energize voters and bring candidates and communities into conversation with each other about the future of the city; • Reached communities in 16 languages in person and through various forms of print, broadcast, digital, and social media coverage; • Hosted more than 100 events and listening sessions; • And produced nearly 600 pieces of content which included candidate interviews, voters guides, debate recordings, and election coverage. 

There's still time to apply for an Every Voice, Every Vote grant! We're supporting civic news and engagement initiatives from Philadelphia-based media and community organizations, including: 💡 Solutions journalism and government accountability reporting 🗳 Civic education and civic literacy 🌆 City performance data, data visualization and related news reporting 🤝 Collaborative community civic engagement activities 💬 Translation services, applied to civic education and/or civic news and information 🏙 Projects focusing on one or more of the following issues of concern to Philadelphia: Public safety, public health, education, economic opportunity, affordable housing, homelessness, trash pick-up, and the environment. Philadelphia-based media and community organizations: Apply by this Friday, April 19. Check out the full application information and FAQ ⬇️

The Every Voice, Every Vote and Lenfest Institute for Journalism team is thrilled to be investing more in local journalism and civic engagement over the next two years, thanks to the generous support of the William Penn Foundation and other donors. Our grant application is OPEN! Media and community organizations can apply for support until April 19th. https://lnkd.in/dpq9fqha Organizations interested in applying should attend one of our virtual information sessions: Monday, April 8th, 10:30-11:30 a.m.: https://t.co/uE0kzKBUmk Thursday, April 11th, 2:30-3:30 p.m.: https://t.co/Gpi3B8oD88 If you cannot make one of the sessions, please email questions to VoiceVotePhilly@LenfestInstitute.org.

The Every Voice, Every Vote coalition of community groups and media organizations is today announcing the launch of a new two-year, $2.875 million grant program to support in-depth local journalism and catalyze civic action around the issues that matter most to Philadelphians. Applications are now open through April 19.     We first built the coalition — which consists of 130 news, community, and social media partners — to elevate Philadelphia’s diverse voices and inform voters ahead of the 2023 city elections. The project is Philadelphia’s largest-ever collaborative journalism and community engagement effort.     Lead support for the next phase of Every Voice, Every Vote is provided by the William Penn Foundation with additional funding from The Lenfest Institute, Comcast NBCUniversal, The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Henry L. Kimelman Family Foundation, Judy and Peter Leone, Arctos Foundation, the Wyncote Foundation, and others.  In the next phase of the project, partners will work together to encourage civic engagement, accountability, and access to city government ⬇️