Visual design contract opportunity

We’re looking for a visual design contractor or agency to create the visual identity and assets of the Equitable Community Engagement Toolkit training and supporting materials. (See the description of the Toolkit in the below section.)

The contractor will:

Lead the creation of the visual design and illustration of Toolkit training materials.
Project manage the visual design work in collaboration with the PHL Service Design Studio and project partners.
Work with project partners to develop a governance plan so the visual assets can be maintained in the long term.

Key dates:

Submit your proposal by April 29, 2022.
If asked, participate in interviews the week of May 9, 2022.
Start the work by July 1, 2022.
The engagement will last until the end of December 2022.

Apply for the opportunity

To learn more about the opportunity and to apply, please access eContractPhilly and search for bid number 21220405123254.

About the Equitable Community Engagement Toolkit project

Community engagement is the foundational way government opens its doors to connect communities to programs and services, better understand community need, share decision-making, and work in solidarity with what’s already occurring in communities across the city. However, many communities won’t and can’t interact with government because we’ve either broken their trust or haven’t created the conditions for their engagement.

The impact? Inequitable norms and values have contributed to a lack of investment in resources, training, and staff capacity to make engagements accessible and accountable to communities of color, people with disabilities, people who have limited English proficiency, people with limited digital access, and other historically marginalized groups. As a result, our policies, services, and programs reinforce marginalization as the people most impacted by government decision-making don’t have the opportunity to give voice to their needs.

To address these realities, the PHL Service Design Studio and the Mayor’s Office of Civic Engagement and Volunteer Service have been working on an Equitable Community Engagement Toolkit in collaboration with City engagement staff, community groups, and Philadelphia residents.

The Toolkit is a Citywide initiative that will transform how the City of Philadelphia thinks about, plans for, and facilitates engagement with the communities we serve. It’ll include a vision and guiding principles, strategies and tools, evaluation resources, training, and a cultivated community of practitioners made up of City engagement staff and community members. All guidance will be accessible online within the phila.gov platform.

This project is funded by the Operations Transformation Fund.