Every Voice, Every Vote

As we step into this exciting fall season, Every Voice, Every Vote is here to remind PHILLY that we’re dedicated to ensuring you have the resources and opportunities to?Be Heard, Be Engaged, Be Accountable, and Take Action!???????? ? With the start of the school year, the return of City Council, and the national presidential debate scheduled right here in our hometown, we are reminded of the immense power of our voices and our votes. ? In anticipation of all these exciting developments, our 71 community and media partners are working together to help Philadelphians activate their daily civic power through in-depth, solutions and data journalism???; community conversations and listening sessions????; innovative digital storytelling???; and civic information resources in over a dozen languages???. ? The Every Voice, Every Vote coalition is committed to making a difference in our communities, but we can’t do it without YOU! ? Stay connected and tuned in by visiting our website: everyvoice-everyvote.org. ? There, you’ll find partner reporting, events, and resources on public safety???, education???, affordable housing????, economic opportunities???, homelessness???, climate sustainability???, sanitation???, government and politics????, civic participation????, voting????, and more. ? #BeHeard #BeEngaged #BeAccountable #TakeAction #EveryVoiceEveryVote #CivicEngagement #PhillyVotes #BeHeard #TakeAction #EngagedCitizens #PhillyCommunity #VotePhilly #CommunityPower #CivicParticipation #YourVoiceMatters #PhillyStrong

As we step into this exciting fall season, Every Voice, Every Vote is here to remind PHILLY that we’re dedicated to ensuring you have the resources and opportunities to?Be Heard, Be Engaged, Be Accountable, and Take Action!???????? ? With the start of the school year, the return of City Council, and the national presidential debate scheduled right here in our hometown, we are reminded of the immense power of our voices and our votes. ? In anticipation of all these exciting developments, our 71 community and media partners are working together to help Philadelphians activate their daily civic power through in-depth, solutions and data journalism???; community conversations and listening sessions????; innovative digital storytelling???; and civic information resources in over a dozen languages???. ? The Every Voice, Every Vote coalition is committed to making a difference in our communities, but we can’t do it without YOU! ? Stay connected and tuned in by visiting our website: everyvoice-everyvote.org. ? There, you’ll find partner reporting, events, and resources on public safety???, education???, affordable housing????, economic opportunities???, homelessness???, climate sustainability???, sanitation???, government and politics????, civic participation????, voting????, and more. ? #BeHeard #BeEngaged #BeAccountable #TakeAction #EveryVoiceEveryVote #CivicEngagement #PhillyVotes #BeHeard #TakeAction #EngagedCitizens #PhillyCommunity #VotePhilly #CommunityPower #CivicParticipation #YourVoiceMatters #PhillyStrong

?? Calling all newsrooms: The Knight Foundation just launched its Election Hub, which provides free or reduced-price resources and services to U.S. newsrooms covering the 2024 elections at the federal, state, and local levels. The Knight Election Hub offers free or subsidized access to practical resources, such as data, software, polling, training, expertise, peer support, and more. The Lenfest Institute is proud to serve as a partner for this essential work. Learn more about how your organization can access the Hub ??

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.?