Simon Kaufman, Author at Partners for Sacred Places

About Simon Kaufman

Director of Development Simon brings fifteen years of experience working in the development field for a variety of Philadelphia area non-profits. Having worked in West Philadelphia parochial school for many years, Simon has a special appreciation for the role sacred places play as community centers for people of all ages and backgrounds.

Webinar: Capital Fundraising in a Time of Crisis
Webinar: Capital Fundraising in a Time of Crisis

Webinar: Capital Fundraising in a Time of Crisis

By Simon Kaufman|2021-05-12T18:13:06-04:00March 27th, 2020|Capital Campaign Consulting, Community Engagement, Training|

Across the nation, faith communities are facing new and unexpected challenges as they respond to the novel coronavirus [...]

Playing and Preserving

By Simon Kaufman|2024-01-30T12:29:09-05:00February 19th, 2020|Arts in Sacred Places Past Projects, Arts in Sacred Places Stories, Past Projects, Training|

Philadelphia’s pipe organs, and the sacred places that contain them, are some of the city’s greatest treasures. Yet, ch [...]

Caring for Your Sacred Place: An Introduction to Building Stewardship
Caring for Your Sacred Place: An Introduction to Building Stewardship

Caring for Your Sacred Place: An Introduction to Building Stewardship

By Simon Kaufman|2021-05-12T18:13:31-04:00November 19th, 2019|Training|

Caring for your Sacred Place: An Introduction to Building Stewardship. Sacred Places are not just buildings, they are t [...]

Grounds that Shout! (and others merely shaking)
Grounds that Shout!
(and others merely shaking)

Grounds that Shout!
(and others merely shaking)

By Simon Kaufman|2021-10-25T11:16:47-04:00November 6th, 2019|Arts in Sacred Places Past Projects, Arts in Sacred Places Stories, Past Projects|

Curated by award-winning choreographer Reggie Wilson, Grounds that Shout! (and others merely shaking) was a series of p [...]

Introducing the new Preserving Nordic American Churches website!
Introducing the new Preserving Nordic American Churches website!

Introducing the new Preserving Nordic American Churches website!

By Simon Kaufman|2021-05-12T18:13:32-04:00November 1st, 2019|Success Stories, Training|

Partners for Sacred Places is pleased to announce the launch of our new website, Preserving Nordic American Churches: w [...]

Training and Capital Grant Opportunity for Philadelphia Congregations
Training and Capital Grant Opportunity for Philadelphia Congregations

Training and Capital Grant Opportunity for Philadelphia Congregations

By Simon Kaufman|2021-05-12T18:13:33-04:00September 16th, 2019|Training|

Partners for Sacred Places invites Philadelphia congregations who host, manage, or support ministries that serve the po [...]

Lilly Endowment Inc. Makes New Grants To Save Historic Churches
Lilly Endowment Inc. Makes New Grants To Save Historic Churches

Lilly Endowment Inc. Makes New Grants To Save Historic Churches

By Simon Kaufman|2021-05-12T18:13:33-04:00August 8th, 2019|National Fund for Sacred Places|

Combined nearly $15 million awarded to Partners for Sacred Places and the National Trust for Historic Preservation Li [...]

Food and Sacred Places
Food and Sacred Places

Food and Sacred Places

By Simon Kaufman|2021-05-12T18:14:06-04:00March 16th, 2015|Past Projects, Success Stories|

Food and sacred places have always gone hand in hand. Whether serving their congregants after worship or the local comm [...]