Our commons is inspired by a means of community based economic and social support practiced within a vast variety of cultures, regions, and time periods: the sharing of resources.
For many folks, especially members of historically marginalized communities, sharing money, food, living quarters, supplies, and more is how they gained access to the resources they needed to not only survive, but flourish. Through sharing resources, they reduced costs and other barriers that served as hindrances to finding support for their work.
CultureWorks continues this tradition today as an intentional community of creative and cultural practitioners, a management commons dedicated to providing equitable access to the resources creative and cultural practitioners in the Greater Philadelphia region need to flourish.
Our Commitment
Flourishing is the ability to determine and define, both individually and collectively, the questions, challenges, and joys that define your vision and work. As a result, our community is committed to combating language, beliefs systems, structures, and practices designed, whether by intention or accident, to oppress or impede the path to flourishing and vision.
We celebrate diversity and practice inclusion. We accept members into our community who are committed to their purpose, capable of working collaboratively, respectful of different cultures and differing perspectives, and dedicated to advancing the collective flourishing of the CultureWorks community and beyond.
What We Share
Currently, members of CultureWorks share three main resources:
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Space
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Management Services
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Skills & Expertise
Our commons is inspired by a means of community based economic and social support carried out across cultures, regions, and time periods: the sharing of resources. For many folks, especially members of historically marginalized communities, sharing money, food, living quarters, supplies, and more is how they gained access to the resources they needed to not only survive, but thrive.
The CultureWorks community continues this tradition by providing equitable access to the resources creative and cultural practitioners in the Greater Philadelphia region need to thrive or, what we like to say, flourish.
Currently, our commons shares three main resources:
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Space
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Management Services
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Skills & Expertise
We are working on how we might share marketing and fundraising support. Stay tuned for that.
Your journey into the commons begins with general membership at $40/a month.
Your $40 gets you access to:
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230 members of Greater Philadelphia’s creative community and their expertise.
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20 hours a month in our shared space which includes access to wifi, printing/copying, large and small meeting room use (with a reservation), locally sourced coffee from Square One coffee and more.
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A “360 Assessment” where a CultureWorks admin team member will review your organization or project and provide a report on how the CW community can assist you in reaching your goals.
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A slew of CultureWorks Member discounts
Your $40/month helps cover:
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Rent for our shared space
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Wifi/Phone Systems
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Space Maintenance
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Printer Maintenance
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Office Supplies
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CW Admin Team compensation
