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''Special COVID-19 Notice'':&nbsp;Wikidelphia has started a category of helpful funding sources, organizations, and programs. See [[:Category:Issue-Coronavirus_Pandemic|Issue-Coronavirus Pandemic]].
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''COVID-19 Notice'':&nbsp;Wikidelphia has a special category for helpful funding sources, organizations, and programs. See [[:Category:Issue-Coronavirus_Pandemic|Issue-Coronavirus Pandemic]].
 
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==<font size="+2">"Where Philadelphia Discovers Collaborators"</font>==
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&ensp;<font size="+1">'''Wikidelphia&trade;''' is primarily a crowd-sourced, categorized index to websites. It aims to answer the question, "What are the people of the Philadelphia region doing to help themselves, their neighbors and their communities?" We cover the entire "city of neighborhoods".&ensp;<u>[[:Category:Where-Philadelphia|<font color="#000099">See what we have in ''your'' neighborhood</font>]]</u>!</font>
  
<font size="+1">'''Wikidelphia&trade;''' is primarily a crowd-sourced, categorized index to websites. It aims to answer the question, "What are the people of the Philadelphia region doing to help themselves, their neighbors and their communities?" It covers the entire city and has nearly reached the goal of having at least one entry from ''every single neighborhood''.  
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&ensp;<font size="+1">To see '''what's new''', check out our X (Twitter) profile (<u>[http://www.x.com/wikidelphia1 @Wikidelphia1]</u>), or see the <u>[[Special:RecentChanges|Recent Changes]]</u> list. To sample our '''variety''', click on <u>[[Special:Random|Next Random Page]]</u> a few times.</font>
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<u>[[:Category:Where|<font color="#000099">See what we have in ''your'' neighborhood</font>]]</u>!</font>
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===<font color="#990000">Calling all info geeks! Wikidelphia seeks <font size="+1">''Indexers''</font> and <font size="+1">''Topic Curators''</font>!</font>===
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&emsp;<font color="#990000">&mdash;'''''Write to Stan if you're interested!'' stan@communitymagic.org'''&mdash;</font>
  
<font size="+1">Wikidelphia currently has <font size="+1">'''''{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} pages'''''</font> organized with over '''''3,400 overlapping categories'''''.  If you'd like to get a sense of the variety of topics here, click on the "Random page" link in the sidebar menu.</font>
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===What Do You Think Wikidelphia Still Needs? <font size="+2">[https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/82JGYFV <font color="#298A08">Nominate A New Page Here</font>]</font>===
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===<font color="#990000">Calling all info geeks! &nbsp;&nbsp;Wikidelphia seeks <font size="+1">''Indexers''</font> and <font size="+1">''Topic Curators''</font>!</font>===
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'''Take charge of the information about your passion!''' Get your name in lights (or bold text)! Register for free as an editor to add to or update '''Wikidelphia'''! Write to Stan Pokras (stan@communitymagic.org) for a username and password. If you've never made or edited a Wiki page before, we'll be delighted to give you a lesson. There will always be new pages to make and existing pages to update at Wikidelphia!
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*[[:Category:Where-Philadelphia|<font size="+1">Where-Philadelphia</font>]]&ensp;&mdash;&ensp;Every neighborhood in Philadelphia.<br>&emsp;[[:Category:Where-North_Philadelphia|N<small>ORTH</small>]]&ensp;|&ensp;[[:Category:Where-Northeast_Philadelphia|N<small>ORTHEAST</small>]]&ensp;|&ensp;[[:Category:Where-Center_City|C<small>ENTER</small> C<small>ITY</small>]]&ensp;|&ensp;[[:Category:Where-South_Philadelphia|S<small>OUTH</small>]]&ensp;|&ensp;[[:Category:Where-Southwest_Philadelphia|S<small>OUTHWEST</small>]]&ensp;|&ensp;[[:Category:Where-West_Philadelphia|W<small>EST</small>]]&ensp;|&ensp;[[:Category:Where-Northwest_Philadelphia|N<small>ORTHWEST</small>]]
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*<font size="+1">Quick Searches:&ensp;</font>[https://wikidelphia.org/index.php?search=Animal&title=Special%3ASearch&profile=advanced&fulltext=1&ns14=1 '''Animal'''] &mdash; [https://wikidelphia.org/index.php?search=Arts&title=Special%3ASearch&profile=advanced&fulltext=1&ns14=1 '''Arts'''] &mdash; [https://wikidelphia.org/index.php?search=Business&title=Special%3ASearch&profile=advanced&fulltext=1&ns14=1 '''Business'''] &mdash; [https://wikidelphia.org/index.php?search=Children&title=Special%3ASearch&profile=advanced&fulltext=1&ns14=1 '''Children'''] &mdash; [https://wikidelphia.org/index.php?search=Education&title=Special%3ASearch&profile=advanced&fulltext=1&ns14=1 '''Education'''] &mdash; [https://wikidelphia.org/index.php?search=Employment&title=Special%3ASearch&profile=advanced&fulltext=1&ns14=1 '''Employment'''] &mdash; [https://wikidelphia.org/index.php?search=Families&title=Special%3ASearch&profile=advanced&fulltext=1&ns14=1 '''Families'''] &mdash; [https://wikidelphia.org/index.php?search=Food&title=Special%3ASearch&profile=advanced&fulltext=1&ns14=1 '''Food'''] &mdash; [https://wikidelphia.org/index.php?search=Health&title=Special%3ASearch&profile=advanced&fulltext=1&ns14=1 '''Health'''] &mdash; [https://wikidelphia.org/index.php?search=Historic&title=Special%3ASearch&profile=advanced&fulltext=1&ns14=1 '''Historic'''] &mdash; [https://wikidelphia.org/index.php?search=Housing&title=Special%3ASearch&profile=advanced&fulltext=1&ns14=1 '''Housing'''] &mdash; [https://wikidelphia.org/index.php?search=Music&title=Special%3ASearch&profile=advanced&fulltext=1&ns14=1 '''Music'''] &mdash; [https://wikidelphia.org/index.php?search=Senior&title=Special%3ASearch&profile=advanced&fulltext=1&ns14=1 '''Seniors'''] &mdash; [https://wikidelphia.org/index.php?search=Youth&title=Special%3ASearch&profile=advanced&fulltext=1&ns14=1 '''Youth''']
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*'''T<small>OP</small> L<small>EVEL:'''&ensp;[[:Category:About|About]]&nbsp;|&nbsp;[[:Category:Does|Does]]&nbsp;|&nbsp;[[:Category:Frequency|Frequency]]&nbsp;|&nbsp;[[:Category:Is|Is]]&nbsp;|&nbsp;[[:Category:Issue|Issue]]&nbsp;|&nbsp;[[:Category:Makes|Makes]]&nbsp;|&nbsp;[[:Category:Sells|Sells]]&nbsp;|&nbsp;[[:Category:Serves|Serves]]&nbsp;|&nbsp;[[:Category:Teaches|Teaches]]&nbsp;|&nbsp;[[:Category:Using|Using]]&nbsp;|&nbsp;[[:Category:Where|Where]]
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*[[:Category:Does-Event Calendar|Does-Event Calendar]]&ensp;&mdash;&ensp;Event calendars from all over Philly.
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*[[:Category:Does-Facility_Rentals|Does-Facility Rentals]]&ensp;&mdash;&ensp;Places to host your next event.
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*[[:Category:Does-Online_Store|Does-Online Store]]&ensp;&mdash;&ensp;Do some online shopping ''locally''!
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*[[:Category:Is-Museum|Is-Museum]]&ensp;&mdash;&ensp;More than 90 museums!
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*[[News_Sources|Local News]]&ensp;&mdash;&ensp;Chestnut Hill Local, Germantown Info Hub, Northeast Times, Passyunk Post, Roxborough Review, West Philly Local, etc.
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*<big>[[Popular Issues]]</big>
 
*A great place ''to begin'': [[:Category:Top Level WCS|<u>Top Level of the Wikidelphia Category System (WCS)</u>]]
 
*See ''event calendars'' from all over Philly: [[:Category:Does-Event Calendar|<u>Does-Event Calendar</u>]]
 
*[https://wikidelphia.org/index.php?search=Children&title=Special%3ASearch&profile=advanced&fulltext=1&ns14=1 Categories for Children]
 
 
*[[Arts & Culture Resource Page]]
 
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*''[[Housing (WCS Category Group)|<u>Housing Resource Page</u>]]''
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*[[Community Resource Page]]
*''<u>[[Jobs Resource Page]]</u>''
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*[[Housing (WCS Category Group)|Housing Resource Page]]
*''Business:'' We have [[:Category:Is-Business|<u>Is-Business</u>]], [[:Category:Is-Business_Association|<u>Is-Business Association</u>]], and [[:Category:Is-Business_Directory|<u>Is-Business Directory</u>]]
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*[[Jobs Resource Page]]
*''Volunteer'' Gigs: [[:Category:Using-Volunteers|<u>Using-Volunteers</u>]] and <u>[[Volunteering in Philadelphia]]</u> can keep you busy!
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*[[:Category:Is-Wikidelphia_Resource_Page|More Wikidelphia Resource Pages]]
*''<u>[[Community Resource Page]]</u>''
 
*''Advocacy:'' [[:Category:Is-Advocacy Organization|<u>Is-Advocacy Organization</u>]] shows a multitude of causes being championed!
 
*[[:Category:Is-Liberating Structure|Liberating Structures]]
 
*[[:Category:Is-Idea Page|Idea Pages]]<Br>
 
  
*<font size="+1">[[Philly Custom Search|Philly Custom Search]]</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;|&nbsp;&nbsp;Search for anything in or related to Philadelphia. This feature provides a search of over 250 Philadelphia blogs, Web and news sites.
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*<font size="+1">[[Philly News Feeds|Philly News Feeds]]</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;|&nbsp;&nbsp;CBS-3, ABC-6, NBC-10, Newsworks, WFMZ, Inquirer, Philly.com, Delco Times, Courier Times, ...  
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*''Advocacy:''&ensp;[[:Category:Is-Advocacy Organization|Is-Advocacy Organization]]&ensp;&mdash;&ensp;Shows a multitude of causes being championed!
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*''Businesses:''&ensp;[[:Category:Is-Business|Is-Business]]&ensp;&mdash;&ensp;[[:Category:Is-Business_Association|Is-Business Association]]&ensp;&mdash;&ensp;[[:Category:Is-Business_Directory|Is-Business Directory]]&ensp;&mdash;&ensp;[[:Category:Is-Restaurant|Is-Restaurant]]&ensp;&mdash;&ensp;[[:Category:Is-Store|Is-Store]].
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*''Volunteer Here:''&ensp;[[:Category:Using-Volunteers|Using-Volunteers]]&ensp;&mdash;&ensp;[[Volunteering in Philadelphia]]&ensp;&mdash;&ensp;Opportunities galore!
  
*<font size="+1">[[Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia|The Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia]]</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;|&nbsp;&nbsp;A civic project produced by the Mid-Atlantic Regional Center for the Humanities (MARCH) at Rutgers-Camden.
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&emsp;&emsp;[[:Category:Is-Annual_Event|Annual Events]]&ensp;&lowast;&ensp;[[:Category:Is-Government_Agency|Government Agencies]]&ensp;&lowast;&ensp;[[:Category:Is-Nonprofit_Organization|Nonprofit Organizations]]&ensp;&lowast;&ensp;[[:Category:Is-Tourist_Attraction|Tourist Attractions]]
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*<font size="+1">[http://philadelphiaencyclopedia.org/archive/sullivan-principles/ "Sullivan Principles" By Molly Roth]</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;|&nbsp;&nbsp;The Global Sullivan Principles, launched in 1977 by Philadelphia civil rights leader Leon H. Sullivan (1922-2001), represent one of the twentieth century’s most powerful attempts to effect social justice through economic leverage.
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*[[Popular Issues|<font size="+1">Popular Issues</font>]]
*<font size="+1">[[PhilaPlace]]</font> An Interactive Resource About Places In Philly
 
*'''[[:Category:Is-Other Network]]''' To be a new wiki about global and local networks of people
 
*[[Wikidelphia's Page For Itself]]
 
  
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&emsp;&emsp;[[:Category:Is-Idea Page|Idea Pages]]&ensp;&lowast;&ensp;[[:Category:Is-Liberating Structure|Liberating Structures]]&ensp;&lowast;&ensp;[[Other Networks Newsletter]]&ensp;&lowast;&ensp;[http://philadelphiaencyclopedia.org/archive/sullivan-principles/ "Sullivan Principles"]
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<font color="#009900" size="+1">''Take charge of the information about your passion!''</font>
*[[Neighborhoods]]
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<br>&emsp;Get your name in lights (or bold text)! Register for free as an editor to add to or update '''Wikidelphia'''! Write to Stan Pokras (stan@communitymagic.org) for a username and password. If you've never made or edited a Wiki page before, we'll be delighted to give you a lesson. There will always be new pages to make and existing pages to update at Wikidelphia!
*[[Transportation_in_the_Philadelphia area|Philly-area Transportation]]
 
*[[:Category:Is-Government_Agency|Government Agencies]]
 
*[[:Category:Is-Nonprofit_Organization|Nonprofit Organizations]]
 
  
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==<font size="+2" color="#990000">See Also</font>==
*[[Local Philadelphia Blogs]]
 
*[[:Category:Is-Tourist_Attraction|Tourist Attractions]]
 
*[[Parkway Museums District]]
 
*[[Philly FreeCycle|Philly FreeCycle]] (Free stuff!)
 
  
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[http://communitymagic.org <font size="+1">Community Magic</font>]
*[[:Category:Is-Business|Businesses]]
 
*[[:Category:Where-Center_City|Center City]]
 
*[[:Category:Is-Annual_Event|Annual Events]]
 
*[[Other Networks Newsletter]]
 
  
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'''Helpfulness brings people into focus.''' Community Magic collects and builds tools people can use to help members of their community. The aim is to make useful connections among neighbors and communities. When enough people are busy connecting their neighbors, and they themselves are connected to each other, magical things can happen!
  
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[https://othernetworks.org/Main_Page <font size="+1">Other Networks</font>]
[http://communitymagic.org Community Magic]
 
  
'''Helpfulness brings people into focus.''' Community Magic collects and builds tools people can use to help members of their community. The aim is to make useful connections among neighbors and communities. When enough people are busy connecting their neighbors, and they themselves are connected to each other, magical things can happen!
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'''Wikidelphia's sister site.''' A crowd sourced catalog of documents, people, organizations, and websites exploring digital alternatives from around the world.
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==<font size="+2" color="#990000">Disclaimer</font>==
==<font size="+2" color="#000099">Disclaimer</font>==
 
 
'''Wikidelphia&nbsp;'''does not recommend or endorse the agencies or resources listed on this site. This is an informational site only. We encourage users to carefully review and evaluate all services and decide what is best to meet their needs and the needs of their families, neighbors, clients, associates, and friends.
 
'''Wikidelphia&nbsp;'''does not recommend or endorse the agencies or resources listed on this site. This is an informational site only. We encourage users to carefully review and evaluate all services and decide what is best to meet their needs and the needs of their families, neighbors, clients, associates, and friends.
  

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"Where Philadelphia Discovers Collaborators"

Wikidelphia™ is primarily a crowd-sourced, categorized index to websites. It aims to answer the question, "What are the people of the Philadelphia region doing to help themselves, their neighbors and their communities?" We cover the entire "city of neighborhoods". See what we have in your neighborhood!

To see what's new, check out our X (Twitter) profile (@Wikidelphia1), or see the Recent Changes list. To sample our variety, click on Next Random Page a few times.

Calling all info geeks! Wikidelphia seeks Indexers and Topic Curators!

Write to Stan if you're interested! stan@communitymagic.org

Your suggestions are welcome!Add A Page To Wikidelphia

Big Links





  • Local News — Chestnut Hill Local, Germantown Info Hub, Northeast Times, Passyunk Post, Roxborough Review, West Philly Local, etc.



  Annual Events ∗ Government Agencies ∗ Nonprofit Organizations ∗ Tourist Attractions



  Idea Pages ∗ Liberating Structures ∗ Other Networks Newsletter ∗ "Sullivan Principles"


Take charge of the information about your passion!
 Get your name in lights (or bold text)! Register for free as an editor to add to or update Wikidelphia! Write to Stan Pokras (stan@communitymagic.org) for a username and password. If you've never made or edited a Wiki page before, we'll be delighted to give you a lesson. There will always be new pages to make and existing pages to update at Wikidelphia!

See Also

Community Magic

Helpfulness brings people into focus. Community Magic collects and builds tools people can use to help members of their community. The aim is to make useful connections among neighbors and communities. When enough people are busy connecting their neighbors, and they themselves are connected to each other, magical things can happen!

Other Networks

Wikidelphia's sister site. A crowd sourced catalog of documents, people, organizations, and websites exploring digital alternatives from around the world.

 

Stan's Original Introduction to Wikidelphia


 
 
Wikidelphia is a trademark of and is managed by Community Magic, a project of the Uptown Entertainment and Development Corporation (UEDC).

Disclaimer

Wikidelphia does not recommend or endorse the agencies or resources listed on this site. This is an informational site only. We encourage users to carefully review and evaluate all services and decide what is best to meet their needs and the needs of their families, neighbors, clients, associates, and friends.

Contact Us

For questions or to volunteer, write a note to stan@communitymagic.org (Wikidelphia progenitor Stan).