Programs

Workshop & Event Resources

2011
Breakfast Club: What If? A Brainstorming Session about Trends, Forecasting, and the Future	December 7, 2011
Breakfast Club: 2011 Portfolio	October 12, 2011
Using Location Based Apps - Webinar	August 31, 2011
Telling Your Story with Blogs, Photos, and Videos	July 27, 2011
Strengthening Your Social Net	July 21, 2011
Visual Storytelling with JJ Tiziou	July 14, 2011
Getting Started with Website Analytics - Webinar	June 29, 2011
Story Workshop w/ Andy Goodman	June 2, 2011
2011 Alliance Day: Keys to the Future	May 19, 2011
Breakfast Club: Shared Lessons in Audience Research & Engagement	April 20, 2011
Keeping Track: Using Technology to Find, Retain, and Engage Constituents	March 22, 2011
List Co-Op Thinking Sessions	March 14, 2011
PatronManager Demo	March 1, 2011
Breakfast Club: Diversifying Audiences - A Focus on the Hispanic/Latino Community	February 9, 2011
2010
Breakfast Club: Engaging Teens	December 8, 2010
Beyond Study Guides and Assemblies: Increase the Impact of your Arts Education Programs	November 17, 2010
Marketing Yourself as a Teaching Artist	November 7, 2010
Advanced Social Media Workshop	October 28, 2010
Creating Connections: A History Affiliates Conference	October 18, 2010
Breakfast Club: Community Engagement	October 13, 2010
Flex your Direct Mail Muscle - Training Sessions to your Exercise your Mind!	September 15, 2010

Resources

Breakfast Club: What If? A Brainstorming Session about Trends, Forecasting, and the Future

Research:

Museums & Society 2034: Trends and Potential Futures, Center for Museums
Tomorrow in the Golden State (Full Report): includes worksheets, lists of scanning resources, and how-to guide on hosting your own forecasting meeting
Research Into Action: Pathways to New Opportunities, Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance

Additional Resources:

Center for the Future of Museums: You can subscribe to weekly email of Dispatches from the Future of Museums or check out their Research Round-up section.
DVRPC Connections 2035 Report: The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission published Connections 2035 which establishes four key strategies that are critical to realizing a sustainable future for our region.
Philadelphia 2035: The City of Philadelphia's Comprehensive Plan that established an achievable vision and blueprint for a thriving, connected and renewed city over the next 25 years.
Soul of the Community-Philadelphia: Knight Soul of the Community (SOTC) is a three-year study conducted by Gallup of the 26 John S. and James L. Knight Foundation communities across the United States employing a fresh approach to determine the factors that attach residents to their communities and the role of community attachment in an area's economic growth and well-being. This study focuses on the emotional side of the connection between residents and their communities.
World Class Greater Philadelphia: An initiative that convenes business, nonprofit, government, labor and community leaders to establish a set of long-term priorities and focused strategies to better our region. Facilitated by the Economy League of Greater Philadelphia. Check out their first report, 2026: Future Histories of Greater Philadelphia.
The Notebook: An Independent Voice for Parents, Educators, Students, and Friends of Philadelphia Public Schools. Good source of aggregated data about trends in education in Philadelphia.