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What is the Portfolio?
Citizens, policy makers, civic leaders, economists, social scientists, and planners throughout the world understand that the creative sector of a region is vital to its competitiveness and quality of life.In an increasingly mobile society,where individuals and businesses can choose freely where to live, visit or locate a business, arts and culture is a defining difference among cities and regions. A healthy cultural sector is a sign of an engaged and vibrant community—a community with a rich and secure future. The Portfolio sets out to document the breadth, diversity, and well-being of Southeastern Pennsylvania's nonprofit cultural resources. The process of examining this sector began five years ago with the formation of the Pennsylvania Cultural Data Project (PACDP), a partnership of grantmakers and service organizations interested in creating a series of common and reliable measures for cultural organizations. With those measures now in place, and the support of 218 participating organizations, we are proud to provide this document, the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance 2006 Portfolio. The term "portfolio" was chosen for all of its definitions. First, the report handily brings together in one place a diversity of data about a wide range of nonprofit cultural organizations throughout the region's five counties. The analysis and interpretation of this information provides a comprehensive and useful picture for planning the future of arts and culture in the region. Second, just as an artist's portfolio contains varied work examples that, when viewed collectively, reveal a distinct aesthetic perspective, this portfolio contains representative data of many cultural organizations that, seen together, help us to understand their shared viewpoint, common concerns, and collective impact on our region. As an artist's portfolio changes over time, so too will this Portfolio, to be produced regularly by the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance. A portfolio is also defined as a group of investments. Southeastern Pennsylvania's nonprofit cultural organizations are investments held by the entire community. These organizations define our region's image and provide a multiplicity of community services and activities for residents as well as visitors. It is the responsibility of the entire community to recognize and understand both the value and unique nature of these investments so that they may be carefully managed for future generations. The Portfolio was made possible by The Pew Charitable Trusts and William Penn Foundation |
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