Funding for Placemaking - Online
Recorded 90 minute E-Course
Course Overview:
Are you passionate about transforming public spaces into vibrant, inclusive, and community-driven places? Whether you're a seasoned placemaker or new to funding placemaking initiatives, this e-course is designed to equip you with the practical knowledge and skills needed to fund community placemaking initiatives effectively.
Course Highlights:
Are you passionate about transforming public spaces into vibrant, inclusive, and community-driven places? Whether you're a seasoned placemaker or new to funding placemaking initiatives, this e-course is designed to equip you with the practical knowledge and skills needed to fund community placemaking initiatives effectively.
Course Highlights:
- Practical Fundraising Strategies: This course is not theoretical. You will learn proven, actionable strategies to secure funding for your placemaking projects. Ryan Smolar, with his extensive experience in raising millions of dollars for local placemaking initiatives, will share real-world insights and tactics.
- Diverse Funding Sources: Explore a wide range of funding sources, including grants, government programs, philanthropy, crowdfunding, business community engagement, sponsorships, and revenue-generating placemaking projects.
- Navigating the Process: Gain valuable knowledge of funder decision-making processes and discover how to navigate public-private partnerships to access funding opportunities that may not be apparent on the surface.
- Case Studies and Best Practices: Ryan Smolar's experience includes working with renowned organizations and securing support from various funders. Explore real case studies and best practices that have successfully funded placemaking projects.
- Advancing Inclusivity: Learn how to prioritize projects that address historical exclusion for BIPOC and marginalized communities, promoting a more equitable and inclusive placemaking approach.
Who Should Enroll:
- Placemakers looking to secure funding for their projects.
- Community organizers and activists interested in transforming public spaces.
- Urban planners and city officials seeking innovative funding solutions for placemaking initiatives.
- Non-profit organizations and philanthropic professionals aiming to support community-driven placemaking.
Instructor: Ryan Smolar is the driving force behind the PlacemakingUS network and a seasoned placemaker with a remarkable track record in securing funding for transformative community projects. With over two decades of experience, Smolar has raised millions of dollars for local placemaking initiatives through a variety of sources, including grants, sponsorships, partnerships, and innovative funding strategies.
Throughout his career, Smolar has successfully garnered support from diverse funders, including:
Passionate about placemaking with ecological awareness and a focus on local food, Smolar's work is driven by the mission of repairing historical exclusion for BIPOC and marginalized communities. His ultimate goal is to empower and connect the placemaker within all of us, fulfilling Jane Jacobs' vision that cities are at their best when created by everybody.
Throughout his career, Smolar has successfully garnered support from diverse funders, including:
- The California Endowment and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
- Center for Disease Control, Kaiser HEAL Zones and Dignity Health
- National Endowment for the Arts and the California Arts Council
- Arts councils
- Health departments
- Visitors bureaus
- Economic development agencies
- Cities
- Federal recovery funds
- Businesses
- Developers
- Commercial districts
Passionate about placemaking with ecological awareness and a focus on local food, Smolar's work is driven by the mission of repairing historical exclusion for BIPOC and marginalized communities. His ultimate goal is to empower and connect the placemaker within all of us, fulfilling Jane Jacobs' vision that cities are at their best when created by everybody.
