TEAM UP

COLLABORATE WITH US

Here's how you can get involved.

At Join Philly, we partner with institutions, funders, organizers, and neighbors to grow Philadelphia’s cultural infrastructure together. This isn’t charity work. It’s civic imagination. We’re building new models for belonging, participation and public trust; we need collaborators who want to shape what comes next.

WHO WE'RE LOOKING FOR

We’re calling in people and institutions who:

  • Create space for connection (organizers, librarians, rec center leaders, churches, co-working spaces, coffee shops/bars)
  • Tell Philly’s stories (writers, designers, photographers/videographers)
  • Fund public good (corporate sponsors, foundations, philanthropists)
  • Think in systems (researchers, strategists, public health advocates)
  • Build things that last (cultural workers, neighborhood leaders)
  • Just give a damn (you don’t need credentials, only conviction!)

If you believe that connection is civic infrastructure, we want to work with you.

WHY IT MATTERS

Social isolation is a public health crisis. Disconnection weakens cities from the inside out.

Join Philly exists to reverse that. We make it easier for people to find community—not just through a website or event, but through a growing ecosystem of clubs, rituals, and storytelling. We're not creating yet another platform, we're building the connective tissue that cities need to survive.

If you're a funder, you're investing in public health, civic trust, and neighborhood resilience.

If you're a volunteer, your work builds the social infrastructure Philly needs now.

If you're a civic partner, your efforts are amplified through strategic collaboration.

If you're a brand partner, there's real value here: Join Philly offers authentic, meaningful ways to connect with a culturally engaged, purpose-driven audience.

be a joiner!

Here are ways you can get involved:

Sponsor

  • Advertise in the print Joiners' Almanac
  • Underwrite an event or the citywide Activities Fair
  • Provide in-kind support: space, food, media placement, printing, etc.
  • Reach a growing audience of Gen Z and millennial Philadelphians through aligned cultural partnerships
REQUEST SPONSOR PACKET

Volunteer

  • Join our outreach or story-gathering teams
  • Help run pilot events or the Activities Fair
  • Offer your skills: photography, design, research, or social media
  • Be part of the civic engine powering Philly’s next chapter
SIGN UP FOR OUR VOLUNTEER LIST

Partner

  • Share your network, space, or audience
  • Co-create events, neighborhood projects, or campaigns
  • Bring your work into our ecosystem—and help us bring ours into yours
LEARN MORE ABOUT BECOMING A PARTNER

Advise

  • Lend your insights on civic design, community health, equity, or communications
  • Join our informal council of civic connectors and institutional allies
REACH OUT ABOUT ADVISING

LETS TALK

Got time, talent, space, or funding to offer? Let’s connect. Reach out below and tell us a little about yourself or your organization. We’ll follow up to explore where we align.

Reach Out

Join Philly is an initiative of Architects of Human Connection.