Children Collaborations Community Development Foundations 
NonProfit Quarterly
OCTOBER 24, 2023
The result of their work is more places for people to gather and experience nature, increased social cohesion, restored civic trust, and perhaps most importantly, community development that benefits all residents. In Akron, more than 20 public, nonprofit, and community groups came together to form the Civic Commons team.
NonProfit Quarterly
MAY 24, 2023
Coproduced by Partners for Rural Transformation, a coalition of six regional community development financial institutions, and NPQ , authors highlight efforts to address multi-generational poverty in Appalachia, the rural West, Indian Country, South Texas, and the Mississippi Delta. One way is by discouraging philanthropic investment.
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NonProfit Quarterly
JUNE 22, 2023
But in 2016, a group of marine scientists and conservation managers collaborated with the community of Alligator Head to establish the East Portland Fishing Sanctuary , with the goal of restoring the island’s coast. As a warden, he assists the foundation with patrolling and maintaining its restoration programs.
NonProfit Quarterly
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
They held regular monthly meetings at the Joshua Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church in the city’s West End, and they secured a grant to cover childcare to enable those with young children to attend. To facilitate volunteer recruitment, they developed a series of helpful tasks suitable for recurrent or one-off participation.
NonProfit Quarterly
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
And in so doing we are challenging the community development field to do better—by creating new tools to support truly equitable food-oriented development. Many large community development financial institutions , credit unions, and foundations present themselves as community-based food financing leaders.
NonProfit Quarterly
NOVEMBER 9, 2022
Since January 2020, I’ve had the honor of leading the United Northeast Community Development Corporation (UNEC), a neighborhood-based community development corporation founded and led by residents of Northeast Indianapolis, a center of Black life in this Midwestern city for generations. million grant to LISC Indianapolis.
The Agitator
MARCH 25, 2013
Just got around to reading about the 13 organizations that recently won recognition (and $$) from the MacArthur Foundation for their creativity and effectiveness. million) enables peer learning and collaboration among more than 100 affordable housing and community development leaders. Here are the 13 winners for 2013.
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