Advocacy Committee

About                                                                                                                                                                                      YIP's Advocacy Committee identifies, researches, and initiates promising advocacy campaigns around key issues facing the City of Philadelphia. It aims to combine civic idealism with a strategic and pragmatic approach to affecting positive change in Philadelphia.

Bring the Mayor's Institute on City Design to Philadelphia
Help us encourage the administration to invite the Mayor's Institute on City Design to Philadelphia and send the message that Philadelphia wants to make planning and design a priority. You can do so by contacting Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development Andy Altman. Sample text below:

We urge you to invite the Mayor's Institute on City Design to hold their national session in Philadelphia. It is a low-cost but high-impact step that would put Philadelphia at the forefront of cities focused on civic design. Not only will Philadelphia be featured on a national level, but the administration will bring the country's best practices in urban design right to our doorstep. For more information, you can contact the Mayor's Institute directly at 202-463-1390 or online at www.micd.org.

Click here to see our letter to the Mayor.

YIP has been involved with successful advocacy campaigns around:                                                                                                                                                                        

• neighborhood zoning rights
• tax reform
• keeping MTV's The Real World in Philadelphia
• campaign finance reform
• skateboarding in LOVE Park

                                                                                                                                                                                                     How can you get involved with YIP's Advocacy Committee?

• help select YIP advocacy issues and campaigns
• do background research on advocacy issues and strategies
• organize and participate in advocacy events and campaigns
• conduct outreach to decision-makers and key stakeholders
• write op-eds

                                                                                                                                                                                                             What will you get out of working on advocacy campaigns with YIP?

• learn about the city, its key issues, and the realities/politics surrounding them
• exposure to the city's movers and shakers
• training in how to successfully conduct advocacy campaigns
• meet and work with others committed to improving Philadelphia
• satisfaction from helping to make Philly a better place

                                                                                                                                                                                                              For more information on YIP's Advocacy Committee and to learn how you can participate, email YIPAdvocacy@gmail.com.