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We are invested in helping you build vibrant communities. We’ve developed resources on placemaking, crowdfunding, and crowdgranting to provide you with inspiration, how-to guides, research, and more, to support your efforts to better where you live, work, and play.
When you’re ready to get started, we’re here to help you get your project off the ground! Whether it’s a grassroots crowdfunding campaign to build a new playground or grow your business, or a new statewide grant program to support local community and economic development – we’re here to help.
Crowdgranting
Learn how communities are implementing crowdgranting to reach their community and economic development goals.
2022 Annual Report
Our 2022 Annual Report showcases Patronicity’s continued success in helping to build vibrant communities.
January 31, 2023Crowdgranting
Public Spaces Community Places Annual Report 2022
Public Spaces Community Places is a powerful crowdgranting program and public placemaking initiative that creates vibrant places across Michigan. Read the Annual Report for 2022.
January 31, 2023Crowdgranting
Matching Grants: Where the Community Votes With Their Dollars
In crowdgranting, the community becomes the final review committee, where if they are able to showcase community support through crowdfunding and fundraising, they receive the matching grant.
June 14, 2022Crowdgranting
People & Places
Find success stories and inspiration from people and places building vibrant communities.
Patron in the City: Clare Murray
At Patronicity, we believe that passionate individuals can spur change in their communities. We recently spoke with Clare Murray to learn more about her passion for community and how she serves as a Patron in the City.
February 16, 2023People & Places
Tour l’Avenue du Mont-Royal
We toured the Mont-Royal Avenue in the Plateau borough of Montréal that was transformed into a 1.5 mile open street in the summer of 2022.
December 06, 2022People & Places
Patron in the City: Gillian Sewake
At Patronicity, we believe that passionate individuals can spur change in their communities. We recently spoke with Gillian Sewake to learn more about her passion for community and how she serves as a Patron in the City.
November 29, 2022People & Places
Crowdfunding
Resources to help you run a successful crowdfunding campaign.
How to Create a Budget and Goal for Your Crowdfunding Campaign
We’ll show you how to build your project budget and set your crowdfunding campaign goal.
February 11, 2023Crowdfunding
Is Crowdfunding Right For Me?
Crowdfunding is a revolutionary tool for fundraising in the 21st century. We'll help you decide if crowdfunding is right for you.
February 07, 2023Crowdfunding
Timing is Everything for Your Crowdfunding Campaign
When your crowdfunding campaign is orchestrated to perfection your team will stay on beat to reach your goals. But how do you get the timing right? We will help you artfully arrange your campaign to get the timing right.
November 03, 2022Crowdfunding
Placemaking
Find placemaking resources, best practices, and the latest trends in the field.
Pickleball Courts Best Practices
Pickleball is one of the fastest growing sports in the United States. We share best practices for building your next court–from funding strategies to community engagement. In addition, we’ll share examples of successful projects to give you inspiration along the way.
November 02, 2022Placemaking
Placemaking Interventions to Mitigate the Impacts of Climate Change
How small interventions can have big impacts in helping our communities live with the effects of climate change.
July 21, 2022Placemaking
Water Works - Putting Water at the Center of Place
Making your water source work for your community can make a big splash and create ripple effects for growth and development!
June 28, 2022Placemaking
