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What Is a Community Development Corporation?

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: coffeekai on istock.com Community is one of humanity’s great achievements. Yet community development corporations , a $28 billion sector of over 6,200 nonprofits that support local community economic development, are largely invisible in the national conversation. That was part of the problem.

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??How Community-Based Public Space Can Build Civic Trust: Lessons from Akron

NonProfit Quarterly

That changed when a team from Reimagining the Civic Commons decided to reinvigorate public spaces in Akron’s systemically disinvested neighborhoods, including Summit Lake. Moving at the Speed of Trust Employing deep listening, engaging in meetings, and building one-on-one relationships with neighbors…helped inform public space design.

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Building Public Support for Employee Ownership: Lessons from Colorado

NonProfit Quarterly

million active employee-owners. This number is somewhat deceptive since it includes large public companies where the only employee benefit is stock ownership. OEDIT has successfully incorporated community wealth building as a pillar of its economic development toolkit. Intentional efforts are required to achieve equity.

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A Social Movement Requires Momentum

Stanford Social Innovation Review

In the realm of social change, community-based leaders are skilled at influencing and using momentum to advance local solutions but often lack all the financial resources they need to push those solutions to their full potential. In its wake, momentum for change seemed to build.

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How Land Banks and Community Land Trusts Can Partner for Racial Justice

NonProfit Quarterly

The idea that land banks and community land trusts (CLT) might both benefit by working more closely with each other is more than a decade old. Public entities with unique governmental powers, land banks acquire vacant, tax-delinquent properties that are causing harm , improve them, then dispose of the properties to support community goals.

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Three Federal Bills That Impact Nonprofits

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

Advocacy is a powerful tool in a nonprofit’s toolkit that can be used to mobilize the community, develop effective solutions, and educate those who have the authority to draft and enact legislation. Now imagine those programs with fewer activities, fewer staff, or fewer days of operation. This legislation matters.

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BIPOC Leadership Challenges: 26 Tips To Increase Accessibility Across The Nonprofit Sector

Bloomerang

BIPOC communities are disproportionately impacted by social inequality, with higher rates of poverty and unemployment. This can make it difficult for BIPOC-led organizations to address the needs of their communities effectively, and can also limit their ability to attract and retain talented staff and volunteers.