Ebrahim VarachiainPlacemakersMatching Grants: Where the Community Votes With Their DollarsMatching Grants have become an increasingly common model for states, local governments, foundations and nonprofits to disburse funding to…Jun 14, 2022Jun 14, 2022
Ebrahim VarachiainPlacemakersUnderstanding Placemaking & Going Beyond the DefinitionMost of our day-to-day work at Patronicity is centered on supporting projects and project creators that promote placemaking within their…Jan 14, 2022Jan 14, 2022
Ebrahim VarachiainPlacemakersMaking Communities A Place to Call HomeWhen most people think about cities and towns, they think of buildings and streets and noisy cars. But when I think of cities and towns, I…Dec 10, 2021Dec 10, 2021
Ebrahim VarachiainPlacemakersHow Cities Can Adopt ‘Try Before You Buy’ models & 5 Reasons Why Your City Should!We’ve all experienced the dilemma when purchasing items online, wondering if the item will fit or if it will look as good as it does in…Apr 20, 2020Apr 20, 2020
Ebrahim VarachiainPlacemakersInspirations from Patronicity’s 2019 Team RetreatDuring the week of June 17th, the Patronicity team flew to Vancouver, BC, Canada to spend a week in the mountain air strategizing about…Jun 28, 2019Jun 28, 2019
Ebrahim VarachiainPlacemakersReflections on Placemaking & Public Spaces from my trip Down Underplacemaking’s role in economic empowerment, its social and communal impact and the outcomes for health and wellnessApr 17, 2019Apr 17, 2019