In a new publication titled Thriving Cities, a network of 250 community-based organizations in New Jersey outlines their vision for building community and achieving greater economic justice.
Can local co-op development in communities of color make a difference? It can, but linkages to broader strategies are critical to achieving long-term success.
A little more than halfway through a multi-year commitment, this nonprofit faces its own questions of organizational mortality and purpose.
A new study finds that California’s business improvement and community benefit districts often work against the interests of those who are homeless.
Freddie Mac, a government-sponsored enterprise that guarantees over $2 trillion in mortgage loans, has announced a new policy to acquire community land trust loans from issuing banks and credit unions, making financing of community land trusts far easier.
A pair of community economic development consultants lay out some principles for inclusive economic development in small towns.
Banking has changed in the 40 years since the CRA was enacted, and so has the ways communities and banks interact. To preserve the CRA’s goals, maybe it’s time to reframe the law.
In Minneapolis and St. Paul, Nexus, a funding intermediary, was attracted to the idea of “community wealth building”—that is, using common ownership of land and business to build wealth. But Nexus decided that the approach could only be effective if grounded in the cultures of the communities it serves.
The nongovernmental organization (NGO) community knows that resident voice and participation are essential to meeting community development and sustainability goals. But it isn’t easy to get there, as this Voices from the Field article from Nigeria, based on research conducted involving hundreds of nonprofits and community residents, details.
By working together and recognizing the collaborative’s collective assets, UACC offers insight into how community-led development efforts can reverse entrenched patterns and provide hope.
