Center for Community Progress

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

In their previous role at the West Virginia Community Development Hub, Bennett worked as the primary statewide convener and advocate for land bank-based policies. To account for these limitations, we’re seeing land banks step in as the property developer. Bennett has served as the Executive Director of WVLSC since 2021.

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Masters in Public Administration

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Clean Air Advocacy In these letters to the editor of Backwoods Home, readers gain tips on canning garlic and mixed vegetables. Clean Break Break away from fossil fuels with the help of this blog, which will educate you on clean air practices and how big cities are making an effort to reduce greenhouse emissions. Clean Energy Websites.

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Center for Community Progress

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Louis County Land Bank Coalition , which includes local community development corporations, neighborhood associations, the St. Louis County Board of Realtors, a housing advocacy nonprofit, legal aid, local elected and government officials, and residents.

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Center for Community Progress

JULY 3, 2024

One highlight has been the generous grant of over $1 million from JP Morgan Chase to support our Developers of Color initiative. This initiative, led by our Director of Engagement Odetta Macleish-White, creates opportunities for marginalized local developers and promotes equitable development in underserved communities.

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Center for Community Progress

MAY 25, 2023

These conversations led to the following recommendations: The 203(k) program needs more education and direct outreach. Additionally, some land banks serving communities whose residents have been disappointed by the 203(k) process have developed strong partnerships with local Community Development Financial Institutions Funds (CDFIs).

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A Library Writer's Blog

APRIL 22, 2024

Proposal Deadline: June 19, 2024 Submit Proposals here: [link] You are invited to submit an abstract for a chapter in an upcoming edited book with the working title, Academic Libraries and Sustainable Development published by ACRL.

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Center for Community Progress

AUGUST 25, 2022

In this chapter, John O’Callaghan , president and CEO of the Atlanta Neighborhood Development Partnership (ANDP), and Mandy Eidson , senior manager of the ANDP Loan Fund, share how ANDP is innovatively meeting affordable single-family housing needs in Atlanta. Since its inception in 1991, the Atlanta Neighborhood Development Partnership, Inc.

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Peak Proposals

DECEMBER 22, 2019

Through our work in grant development, we’ve met many faculty members who have not received training on how to find funding or write grant proposals. Tips for Working with Resource Development Staff Resources Notes. How Long Does It Take to Write a Grant Proposal? Taking the Lead in Finding and Applying to Grants a.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 31, 2024

Modeled after Chronicle of Higher Education, a newspaper for higher education, that we used to subscribe to and read at the University of Michigan student government, Education Week provides the same type of in depth and feature coverage of K-12 education. I've never seen a public library that subscribes.

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The Whistle Post

JANUARY 15, 2022

The WorkPlace’s Health CareeRx Academy (HCA) is a broad partnership of healthcare providers, educators, trainers, and community-based organizations in Southwestern Connecticut. Career Exploration and Career Development Plans. Benefits and services include : Skills Assessment. Job Readiness Training. Tuition Assistance.

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Outreach Advocacy Social Services Public Health 52

GovLoop

JUNE 12, 2024

Priorities for States Each year, the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) publishes federal advocacy priorities that represent areas of focus for the upcoming year and how states can collaborate with federal agencies, Congress, the White House and strategic partners. Here’s a look at recent developments.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

MAY 20, 2024

1, 2) To develop effective mental health policies and treatments, it is crucial to understand how Canadians have dealt with the pandemic. TikTok is crucial for political campaigns looking to reach new audiences through digital advocacy. (4) Stress, anxiety, and depression have all increased in Canada due to the pandemic. (1,

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A Library Writer's Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Submit your proposals on new research, innovative ideas, and best practices regarding literacy, collection development, library advocacy in youth services, youth programming, and more! The 2024 National Institute theme is "Standing Up for Stories." All presenters will receive a discounted registration rate.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 12, 2024

And we are hoping to get a grant to have Utah State University Extension to put in a garden for their senior nutrition food security program, although with developing a fruit tree growing program and a small outbuilding for workshops.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 19, 2023

My intended thesis was around urban planning and civic participation and engagement, because local land use issues are the issue most likely to get people involved in local civic affairs, other than having children and being involved in education issues. Nationally, the Safe Routes to School Partnership is the primary resource.

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Masters in Public Administration

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

What to do after graduation can be as daunting a task as getting an education. They can help you make the most of your education and your work days with choices on everything from an after school job to what can happen when public administration goes right. Education Administrators. Director of Development.

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A Library Writer's Blog

MARCH 23, 2022

Context of the Case Study: Social justice and inclusion advocacy has emerged as a strong force of mobilizing progressive changes in the 21stcentury. Articles will include the participatory (and engaging) aspects of documenting live facts.

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Center for Community Progress

MAY 24, 2022

“This is a great opportunity for our team of resident leaders to learn from other communities and experts, to bring good ideas home to Syracuse, and to work with neighbors to develop a project that will beautify and engage the community.”. The Syracuse fellows are: Patrona Jones?Rowser For more information, visit communityprogress.org.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

DECEMBER 30, 2022

The State oegislature makes it exceedingly difficult to create locally designated historic districts with controls over development. Yalecrest --Keep Educating and Encouraging the Preservation of Yalecrest--is the organization focused on historic preservation matters in the neighborhood.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 24, 2023

Education is no exception. The applications of this advanced technology in the realm of writing education are boundless. For starters, educators can employ generative AI to assist students struggling with writer’s block. We’ve all faced the daunting blank page, unsure where to start.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

As the number of students we taught rose and tenure-track faculty left, they were replaced with wonderful, intelligent, highly-trained contingent faculty with heavy teaching loads, by-the-course or one-year contracts, and little to no support for equipment, materials, or professional development. That took over my life for the semester.

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Nonprofit Housing Cultivation Translation 98

Peak Proposals

DECEMBER 21, 2020

For example, particularly in many developing countries, organizations that deliver direct services and depend on grants and donations to survive frequently have “foundation” as part of their names to indicate that they are charitable enterprises. Do you provide direct services to individuals, or are you an advocacy organization?

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Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

MAY 6, 2024

Wales has developed three regional emergency response coordination centres, but the rest of the UK is not following suit. As a result, many of them have done relatively little to develop emergency response capability beyond existing 'blue light' capabilities. The local level. the coordinators of emergency operations. 1] Domoto, A.,

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Grant Central USA

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Participants learn about proposal development, research techniques, and writing grants and the various types of grants, including federal, state, foundation, and corporate grants. Proposal Development A central focus and first course of grant writing certification is the art of proposal development.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JUNE 27, 2024

There is a local walking and transit advocacy group called Sweet Streets , that helped promote this change.) I think that the real problem has been lack of neighborhood communication and education, heightened by the reality of car centricity, which automobile dependent residents aren't inclined to question--they just take it for granted.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 29, 2024

which describes a community trying to save a noteworthy tree from being torn down by a developer. US Forest Service community involvement and educational publications. Less so now, the US Forest Service had a massive publication program, including items focused on K-12 education and adult learning. Their historicity.

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Public Purpose - An Independent Advisory Company

JULY 26, 2021

Where, I keep wondering, is the same energy, enthusiasm and fashionable fascination with “mission” reforms in science, technology and manufacturing that might be directed at remaking, for example, a health and care system with the same vigour, advocacy and resourcing?

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Librarian.net

JULY 10, 2021

We work to recognize and dismantle systemic and individual biases; to confront inequity and oppression; to enhance diversity and inclusion; and to advance racial and social justice in our libraries, communities, profession, and associations through awareness, advocacy, education, collaboration, services, and allocation of resources and spaces.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 13, 2024

The state has the Jordan River Commission , and the advocacy group, the Seven Canyons Trust , works on creek daylighting issues throughout the County. Plus, most state and local sites don't do a very good job of putting their documents online to begin with One of my ideas is to develop an online database of such historical documents.

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Parks And Recreation Sustainability Housing Management 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

This forces less high value uses out of the city, counter to the Jane Jacobs point that cities need "a large stock of old buildings" -- based on the assumption of lower rents -- to support the development of innovative uses, and lower value uses that add to the diversity of a city (like a sewing machine repair shop).

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Partnership for Public Service

MARCH 6, 2025

Choosing the winners Richard Coffin, director of research and advocacy at USAFacts, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to make federal data more accessible to the public, joined Stier to present these awards. Agency for International Development Honors products that share data on federal spending or other financial information.

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Super Library Marketing

JANUARY 6, 2025

I have to provide a lot of education/context for them to understand why they should take marketing seriously, said one respondent. We are cultivating advocacy efforts among library student workers to use their own dept/program email groups to share library information. Great idea! #2: Most respondents, 72.5

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 24, 2023

In fact, light rail here in Salt Lake was spurred by the 2002 Olympics, it's a small system and doesn't go to all the places it should, but it's complemented by a developing commuter rail program, a dinky streetcar line on the south side of Salt Lake and South Salt Lake, and a decent enough bus system. We also have a, ‘how do we get to yes?’

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American City & Country

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

She notes another trend within sustainability that is tied to equity initiatives: There’s been an increase in different types of education and community engagement channels and methods. In order to educate them and meet their specific needs, city and county officials need to meet them where they already are.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

MAY 31, 2023

14 Only when government gets involved – which is when policy and political concerns are combined with advocacy by ideological and economic interest groups – does one sometimes see something different, with the inevitably resulting cross-subsidies. 12] Creditworthiness depends on an educated estimate of the risk of loss.

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Public Policy Blog

JANUARY 3, 2014

As more of the world becomes connected online, revolutionaries across the globe are being empowered like never before although not all are successful as sustaining the movement the use of information communication technologies (ICT) are critical in developing and executing modern social movements.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

JANUARY 7, 2025

The incoming presidential administration of Donald Trump (Trump II) is now developing key policy priorities to implement once it takes office in January. Will Trump II aim, in developing a post-exit business model, to primarily satisfy the members of its political coalition who are small-government conservatives?

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