20th anniversary highlights: a celebration, exhibition, conference, two design charrettes, a book, and design concepts and construction for nonprofit clients.

Last year the William Penn Foundation gave the Community Design Collaborative a $150,000 matching grant to encourage more individuals and groups to donate to the Collaborative. I am pleased to report that we made the match!

Many thanks to our staff, board, advisory council, volunteers, friends and families, who donated (often more than once) during our 20^th Anniversary fundraising campaign.

Watching your donations flow in during the final weeks of 2011 was a great way to cap off our 20^th anniversary year. Of course, if you’d like to put a cherry on top, you can do so here.  This is a wonderful validation of our work together to strengthen neighborhoods through design!

Here’s a toast to another 20 years of the Collaborative and – most of all – to YOU! Thank you very much for all of your support. Best wishes for a merry and bright new year !

Beth Miller, Executive Director
Community Design Collaborative