Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance
The Cultural Alliance is an Arts and Culture membership and advocacy organization.
The Cultural Alliance is committed to helping member organizations thrive in today’s competitive operating environment. In addition to our primary role as advocate for the cultural industry, the Cultural Alliance also offers member organizations an array of individual services specifically designed to help them reduce expenses or increase revenues.
You can view or download our Guide to Member Services, for detailed listing of all Cultural Alliance member benefits, services and programs.
The 2010 Annual Report says:
"We are in a battle for the health and future of our region. As we begin FY11, the Alliance — with the help of its members — will fight this battle on three fronts:
Policy Engagement
Our goal is to ensure that cultural organizations are supported by policy that helps them contribute to regional growth.
We will:
- Complete data analysis for the 2011 Portfolio, which will include more organizations, and examine the effect of the recession on arts & cultural organizations
- Expand community-based cultural organizing efforts throughout the region
- Ensure that arts and culture play a role in state and local election cycles, particularly the election of a new Pennsylvania Governor
Personal Engagement
Our goal is to gain more patrons and partners, so we need them to be more deeply engaged.
We will:
- Release the next Cultural Engagement Index (CEI) which will document changes in consumer engagement around personal creative practice, arts attendance, and arts education
- Update Phillyfunguide and Funsavers with expanded content and more user-friendly and accessible features
- Offer professional development opportunities to help members use engagement to build stronger relationships with participants
Community Engagement
Our goal is to build broader grassroots support and deepen the impact of our field in the region.
We will:
- Launch Arts & Culture. It’s How We Grow.™, a new framework to help cultural organizations communicate their own value while promoting the overall value of the arts and culture community
- Establish the Peggy Amsterdam Memorial Advocacy Fund to support a unified message and community engagement strategy
- Realign Cultural Alliance staff to provide additional community engagement support
- Gather and publicize stories of community connection to help build public support and help local leaders feel connected to the cultural community