PhilaPlace for Non-Profits at Net Tuesday

• By Alexandra Sastre
• November 5, 2009

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The first Tuesday of every month, Philly NetSquared invites one and all to Net Tuesdays, an event promoting dialog and discussion within and beyond the new media community, and a place where "web innovators and social changemakers to socialize, strategize, learn from and inspire one another."

This week Matthew presented on "PhilaPlace for Non-Profits: Promoting your vision and mission online", discussing PhilaPlace, a project on which Night Kitchen is currently collaborating with the Historical Society of Pennsylvania.

PhilaPlace, set to launch at the end of this year, tells Philadelphia’s stories in a dynamic, unique way, bringing to life the vibrant neighborhoods of Northern Liberties and South Philly through an interactive map filled with entries exploring a diversity of locations throughout each region. From local bakeries to civic centers to historic sites, PhilaPlace showcases the nooks and crannies of life in Philadelphia past and present. Visitors can create their own GoogleMaps tours of the city, nominate places for inclusion and broaden their perspectives on the richness of this historic city.

Of particular interest to non-profit organizations is the fact that the PhilaPlace site will provide a platform for partner organizations and individual visitors to share place-based historical and cultural stories. This provides a free, easy-to-use venue for local Philadelphia organizations to present the rich stories of their history and the civic, cultural and community contributions they have made to the neighborhood.

In the future the Historical Society of Pennsylvania hopes to expand the site to include all the city’s neighborhoods.

Check it the presentation slideshow to learn more, and stay tuned for PhilaPlace’s launch in December!

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