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

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 24, 2023

At one point, the team learned that residents feared the lake because overgrown vegetation made it unclear where the water began, and parents worried that their children might drown. Employing deep listening, engaging in meetings, and building one-on-one relationships with neighbors was illuminating and helped inform public space design.

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“Educational Purposes”: Nonprofit Land as a Vital Site of Struggle

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 26, 2023

4 Once on Prospect, I was awash in a sea of excitement and activity as over 150 residents, labor activists, students, and onlookers buzzed about, handing out food and water, playing with young children, stewarding informational tables, dancing to the music, and finishing a massive art project that immediately drew my attention.

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

“Educational Purposes”: Nonprofit Land as a Vital Site of Struggle

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