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Boost Your Community Engagement Rates with QR Codes

Social Pinpoint

As people get used to using them, we can see them playing a huge role in boosting community engagement too. It wasn’t until 2002, that the first mobile phones containing built-in QR readers were marketed in Japan making it possible for more companies to make use of QR codes. QR codes come from humble beginnings. In fact, over 6.6

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She Wears Many Hats: Block Leadership and Civic Engagement with Jen Devor

Iron Sharpens Iron

Episode Transcript Here: [link] Jen Devor is a South Philly block captain, committeeperson, public school advocate, voting enthusiast, and a published author on civic engagement. She recently co-founded the nonpartisan nonprofit Better Civics. She recently co-founded the nonpartisan nonprofit Better Civics.

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She Wears Many Hats: Block Leadership and Civic Engagement with Jen Devor

Iron Sharpens Iron

Jen Devor is a South Philly block captain, committeeperson, public school advocate, voting enthusiast, and a published author on civic engagement. A Philly resident since 2002, she has held leadership positions at Campus Philly, Diversified Community Services, Neighbors Investing in Childs Elementary, and Committee of Seventy among others.

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Passing the Baton: Creative Approaches to the Future of Community Organizing with Majeedah Rashid

Iron Sharpens Iron

Episode Transcript Here: [link] Majeedah Rashid is Chief Operating Officer of Nicetown Community Development Corporation, which serves Nicetown and surrounding communities through the development and repair of affordable homes, commercial corridor revitalization, open space management, supportive services, and community outreach and engagement.

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Passing the Baton: Creative Approaches to the Future of Community Organizing with Majeedah Rashid

Iron Sharpens Iron

Majeedah Rashid is Chief Operating Officer of Nicetown Community Development Corporation, which serves Nicetown and surrounding communities through the development and repair of affordable homes, commercial corridor revitalization, open space management, supportive services, and community outreach and engagement.

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Will the GSEs Repeat 2007 - 2009’s Large Losses?

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

They have a credit box 8 that is akin to what existed around 2000 - 2002, i.e., before the GSEs loosened it up as mortgage bubble distortions showed up. The GSEs now engage in extensive credit risk transfer (CRT) transactions, whereby institutional investors take on portions of their single-family mortgage credit risk.

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Community building versus economic development

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

The average resident doesn't think about the big picture, certainly not the cost of running a city and needing to raise revenues as costs rise. Plus they have a bias against development to begin with, think developers are monsters because they make profits, etc.