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.
Learn how communities are implementing crowdgranting to reach their community and economic development goals.
Our 2022 Annual Report showcases Patronicity’s continued success in helping to build vibrant communities.
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.
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.
Find success stories and inspiration from people and places building vibrant communities.
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.
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.
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.
Resources to help you run a successful crowdfunding campaign.
We’ll show you how to build your project budget and set your crowdfunding campaign goal.
Crowdfunding is a revolutionary tool for fundraising in the 21st century. We'll help you decide if crowdfunding is right for you.
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.
Find placemaking resources, best practices, and the latest trends in the field.
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.
How small interventions can have big impacts in helping our communities live with the effects of climate change.
Making your water source work for your community can make a big splash and create ripple effects for growth and development!