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Introduction to OpenAccessPHL by Paul Wright
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- 12. Presentation title (optional)12 Donna Harris, Angel Investor and Co-Founder 1776 – Co-Working, Washington DC. @1776dc Darlene Cavalier, Founder Science Cheerleader and SciStarter @scicheer Desiree Peterkin-Bell - Communications & Strategic Partnerships; City Representative City Of Philadelphia @dpbell John Grady, President Philadelphia Industrial Development Corp. (PIDC) @ GradyJS
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- THANK YOU…!My name is… Director, Local Media Development for ComcastPart of the founding and operating group of the Open Access Philly communityWith Jeff Friedman, Yuri Portyko and Sarah JohnsonWHAT IS OPEN ACCESS PHILLY?OAP is a network of over 500 professionalsFrom the Non-profit, Govt, Small & Large business, University and Civic communitiesThat want to make Philly the best it can beThrough each of our own projectsWe accomplish this through a Monthly Convening, Website and Email listDedicated toDISCOVERY and MATCHMAKING
- Why strive for an Open Access Philly?Why is it so important?WHY DO WE CONVENE EACH MONTHAnd Volunteer our timeTO SHARE WHAT WE EACH WORK ON?
- The answer is in one of my Favorite quotesUmairHaqueDirector of Havas Labs and Yesterday, we built huge corporations to do tiny, incremental things – tomorrow, we must build small organizations that can do tremendously massive things.
- THAT IS THE VALUE - WHY WE ARE ALL HERETo address those Massive Things, That are in Civic Challenges of cities like PhiladelphiaPhilly.com reported this morning2815 new residential building permits worth $465 million filed last yearGrowth in populationGrowth in young adults in cityGrowth in Baby Boomers coming in from the suburbsStabilizing Middle classALL FANTASTIC INDICATORS OF A GROWING CITYDespite that we have issues in Public SafetyPovertyEducationJob GrowthAll of which require more solutions and support than the Government can supply aloneAll of us regardless of sector – Academia, Business, Non-profits and Community Associations as well as GovtHave a powerful role and responsibilityOAP SEEKS TO BE A CATALYST FOR PEOPLE WHO TAKE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO HEART
- But it is important to have FOCUSSome guideposts for Common languageAnd common framework of impactWE ADDRESS 4 CORE VALUES that underlay projects That areSEAMLESS, SUCCESSFUL & SUSTAINABLEAnd Positively IMPACT our CITYWALK THROUGH CYCLEOpen Data PhillyUrban Apps & MapsGirl Develop It and KeyspotsKnight Foundation and Fast Fwd
- SUSTAINABILITY IS THE KEYRelated to that 4th Value - Civic Tech GrowthKnight Foundation released a report about Civic TechThat shows there is real, economic value to supporting and growing Organizations that combineCivic Passions WITH SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY MODELSthrough the OAP efforts we HOPE TO INCREASE:INVESTMENT in companies and organizationsCO-INVESTMENT by and betweenCorpsVCsFoundations, GovtOPERATING COLLABORATION by and betweenGroups ParticipantsTo trulyESTABLISH PHILADELPHIA AS THE WORLD LEADER IN CIVIC TECHINNOVATION
- Let’s go over the ground rulesUp to 5 minutes to present…if you wantUp to 3 minutes of discussion, Q&ASix items to address (incl. Six word summary)Me and my expertiseProject/program/product MissionWhich OAP value Next steps and needsWhy connect with OAPSIX WORD SUMMARY
- So to get us started meeting each other and hearing from our SpeakersLet me bring up another OAP founder and leader in Jeff - MONUM
- So to get us started meeting each other and hearing from our SpeakersLet me bring up another OAP founder and leader in Jeff - MONUM
- Raise hands to represent A. 4 sectors of OAPAcademiaGovernmentBusiness (big and small)Community / Non-profit / AssociationsB. First time OAP / Return OAP