A “Pretty Severe Education” in Raising Capital Dollars: What It Took to Get NYC’s Civic Hall Funded

A “Pretty Severe Education” in Raising Capital Dollars: What It Took to Get NYC’s Civic Hall Funded

Civic Hall, an 85,000-square-foot collaborative work and training facility, opened to the public on November 1. We heard from cofounder Andrew Rasiej about his seven-year effort to bring the project to fruition.

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Where is the Next Andrew Carnegie? The Case for Funding America’s Civic Infrastructure

Where is the Next Andrew Carnegie? The Case for Funding America’s Civic Infrastructure

Most of America is a civic desert, lacking in year-round infrastructure dedicated to bringing people together. In this guest post, Micah L. Sifry argues that philanthropy can create the next generation of places for Americans to connect.

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