Inside the Rise and Fall of Hester Street
Next City
JANUARY 16, 2025
In August 2024, New York City's community development luminary Hester Street announced that it was sunsetting after more than two decades. What went wrong?
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How Cities Use the Arts to Promote Youth and Community Development
NLC (National League of Cities)
JUNE 28, 2023
Arts education can be a powerful tool for youth and community development. By using art as a vehicle, cities have been able to encourage social connection, incorporate youth voices into community-wide conversations, and help young people develop their identities.
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Community Development Tools for the Digital Age
OpenGov
JULY 30, 2024
Community Development In The Digital Age [2024 Guide] In an OpenGov survey of local government community development professionals, 78% put economic development at the top of their priority list. This […] The post Community Development Tools for the Digital Age appeared first on OpenGov.
Episode 77: CRA Tips: CDCs – Your Partners in Community Development
CRA Today
APRIL 10, 2024
Episode 77: CRA Tips: CDCs - Your Partners in Community Development [link] I recently walked a CRA officer through a potential loan transaction in partnership with a community development corporation, otherwise known as a CDC. Either way, these mission based organizations are great partners in community development.
Episode 59: Economic Development as a Key to Community Development Services
CRA Today
APRIL 10, 2024
Episode 59: Economic Development as a Key to Community Development Services [link] There are a wealth of opportunities to serve aspiring entrepreneurs and established small businesses! The post Episode 59: Economic Development as a Key to Community Development Services appeared first on CRA Today.
Episode 65: CRA Tips: Revisiting the Fundamentals: A Community Development Loan Primer
CRA Today
APRIL 8, 2024
Episode 65: CRA Tips: Revisiting the Fundamentals: A Community Development Loan Primer [link] This episode will lay the foundation for community development loans as it relates to your CRA program. Community development loans must have a primary purpose of community development.
3 Signs Your Municipality is Ready to Upgrade to Community Development Software
OpenGov
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
3 Signs Your Municipality is Ready to Upgrade to Community Development Software September 29, 2022 – OpenGov Community development is a cornerstone of any municipality. The post 3 Signs Your Municipality is Ready to Upgrade to Community Development Software appeared first on OpenGov. The […].
Episode 39: Community Development Finance: Yes, It’s Part of Your Job Too!
CRA Today
APRIL 10, 2024
Episode 39: Community Development Finance: Yes, It’s Part of Your Job Too! link] Once you have a good understanding of the technical aspects of the CRA and have stabilized your CRA program, now it’s time to expand your reach into the community. appeared first on CRA Today.
Episode 64: Bridging the Racial Wealth Divide with NCRC’s Community Development Fund
CRA Today
APRIL 9, 2024
Marisa Calderon is the executive director at NCRC Community Development Fund (NCRC CDF), a nonprofit, U.S. Treasury-certified community development financial institution (CDFI) that provides loan capital to expand access to affordable homeownership, which helps Black-, Brown- and woman- owned businesses thrive.
Norwich, CT teams up with local community development corporation to develop a community engagement platform
Citizen Lab
DECEMBER 19, 2022
With so many incredible community development and engagement projects taking place on our platform across the world, we hope to record some best practices and share them with local governments to encourage peer learning and inspiration. Here at CitizenLab, we love to celebrate the successes of our clients.
Epsiode 61: Community Development Loans Demystified with Krista Shonk, VP & Senior Counsel, Regulatory Compliance and Policy, Fair & Responsible Banking, ABA
CRA Today
APRIL 9, 2024
Epsiode 61: Community Development Loans Demystified with Krista Shonk, VP & Senior Counsel, Regulatory Compliance and Policy, Fair & Responsible Banking, ABA [link] Are you one of the 95 percent of banks that are underreporting community development loans under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA)?
Episode 76: Beyond Bricks and Mortar: Rethinking Community Development Strategy to Address Digital Inequity with Sarah Hope Marshall
CRA Today
APRIL 9, 2024
Episode 76: Beyond Bricks and Mortar: Rethinking Community Development Strategy to Address Digital Inequity with Sarah Hope Marshall [link] Sarah Hope Marshall joins me here to reflect upon digital inequity in place-based community revitalization. There’s been books written about it. government material) All rights reserved.
Episode 15: Community Development Loans… How Much Is Enough?
CRA Today
APRIL 10, 2024
Episode 15: Community Development Loans. link] Regulators are currently revisiting the way they define a community development loan (CDL) through CRA modernization efforts. Here’s where you should start: The post Episode 15: Community Development Loans… How Much Is Enough? How Much Is Enough?
Driving Impact and Building Trust: The Power of Collaboration Between Compliance Professionals and Lenders in Community Development Lending
CRA Today
AUGUST 1, 2023
Community development lending is a critical tool for driving impact and building stronger communities, but it requires a deep understanding of regulatory compliance and risk management. Commercial lenders are entrenched in local communities customizing financing options to help businesses manage cash flow and operational risk.
Episode 14: Community Development Loan Mining Strategies You Don’t Want To Miss
CRA Today
APRIL 10, 2024
Episode 14: Community Development Loan Mining Strategies You Don't Want To Miss [link] When looking through your loan portfolio for qualified community development loans, it is essential to have a strategic approach given limited time and resources to conduct a 100% review.
Lizette Lewis of New Kensington Community Development Corporation talks about giving healthcare workers access to resources to take back their communities
Iron Sharpens Iron
FEBRUARY 2, 2023
Lizette Lewis is a Project Manager at New Kensington Community Development Corporation (NKCDC). In this mini episode, Lizette discusses giving healthcare workers access to resources to take back to their communities.
Lizette Lewis of New Kensington Community Development Corporation talks about giving healthcare workers access to resources to take back their communities
Iron Sharpens Iron
FEBRUARY 2, 2023
Lizette Lewis is a Project Manager at New Kensington Community Development Corporation (NKCDC). In this mini episode, Lizette discusses giving healthcare workers access to resources to take back to their communities.
Chris Spahr of Centennial Parkside Community Development Corporation talks about the need for safe, clean housing for all
Iron Sharpens Iron
JANUARY 4, 2023
Chris Spahr, Executive Director of the Centennial Parkside Community Development Corporation , defines affordable housing as housing that can be made available to anyone and everyone no matter their economic status. About Centennial Parkside Community Development Corporation. And we're here with Iron Sharpens Iron.
Housing: What is Universal Design and Why Does it Matter?
NLC (National League of Cities)
JULY 25, 2024
Co-authored by Mia Chapman, Intern, Housing & Community Development, NLC and Lauren Lowery, Director of Housing & Community Development, NLC The architectural principle of universal design prioritizes usability by all people, to the greatest extent possible, without the need for adaptation or specialization.
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Eviction Prevention as Strategy to Reduce Homelessness
NLC (National League of Cities)
JANUARY 14, 2025
Co-authored by Lina Choe, NLC Intern, Housing and Community Development Over 21 million renter households are spending more than 30% of their monthly income on housing costs. When […] Source
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Smart City Practices for Equitable Development
NLC (National League of Cities)
DECEMBER 6, 2022
Community development leaders continuously balance resource, budget and land constraints. While smart city practices are still relatively new in city government, there are many practical applications for cities invested in advancing equitable community development.
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Chris Spahr of Centennial Parkside Community Development Corporation talks about the need for safe, clean housing for all
Iron Sharpens Iron
JANUARY 4, 2023
Chris Spahr, Executive Director of the Centennial Parkside Community Development Corporation , defines affordable housing as housing that can be made available to anyone and everyone no matter their economic status. And we're here with Iron Sharpens Iron. And today our guest is, Could you introduce yourself? Well, great. Well, great.
Using Disaggregated Data to Improve Delivery of Homelessness Services and Housing
NLC (National League of Cities)
JANUARY 7, 2025
Co-authored by Lina Choe, Housing and Community Development Intern at the National League of Cities By harnessing improved data collection, cities can more effectively reach homeless residents and deliver essential social services and housing.
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Neediest areas are being shortchanged on government funds
GCN
MAY 6, 2024
COMMENTARY | A recent study of the Community Development Block Grant program showed that neighborhoods with the largest share of low- to moderate-income families were less likely to receive CDBG funds than communities that were closer to the 51% threshold.
A year in review of online engagement in Seattle, WA
Citizen Lab
DECEMBER 19, 2022
This can make it difficult to establish and maintain meaningful engagement with community members throughout the process.
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How to Increase Resident Program Participation Using Scalable, Low-Cost Interventions
NLC (National League of Cities)
MARCH 15, 2023
From community development to education to public health, cities administer essential programs that directly affect the lives of a wide spectrum of residents. As every NLC member knows, local government is unique. Local governments play a more significant factor in the daily lives of Americans than any other level of government.
What’s a Capital Stack and How Does it Work?
CRA Today
NOVEMBER 17, 2021
In this model, the various sources of capital are stacked on top of each other to enhance community development financing projects. All these layers together make a community development loan possible. Capital Stacks are critical to successful community development projects, such as affordable housing.
Episode 75: CRA Tip: The Pandemic May Be Over but SBA PPP Loans May Still Have an Impact During Your Next Exam
CRA Today
APRIL 11, 2024
Your next exam would highlight your participation in the program, and you would also account for the individual loans that were deployed under the program, either as small business lending performance or community development loan activities. I also discuss mining for other community development loans and “hooks”.
Finish Strong, as published in ABA Bank Compliance
CRA Today
DECEMBER 31, 2022
Maximize the Reporting of Community Development Activities; 2. Maximize the Reporting of Community Development Activities. Oftentimes, large (for CRA purposes) banks overlook transactions, such as loans and investments, that could qualify for consideration as community development activities.
Camden Yards baseball stadium is 30 years old
Rebuilding Place in Urban Space
AUGUST 8, 2022
Also see: -- " Framework of characteristics that support successful community development in association with the development of professional sports facilities ," 2021 -- " Seattle Kraken expansion hockey team sets new standard for transit benefits in transportation demand management: free transit with ticket ," 2021 -- " Revisiting "Framework of characteristics (..)
The CRA Tips
CRA Today
OCTOBER 21, 2021
Are you looking to take your community development services to the next level? Episode 44: Economic Development as a Key to Community Development Services. Episode 42: I Bet You Are Underreporting Your Community Development Loans… Most Banks Are Too! Episode 29: How to Do the Undoable Deal.
Episode 71: CRA Tips: CRA Services-What exactly does the provision of financial services mean?
CRA Today
APRIL 10, 2024
To qualify a community development service, it has to have a primary purpose of community development, be offered on behalf of the bank, and must be related to the provision of financial services. 12(i)–3: What are examples of community development services? Refer to Q&A §ll.24(a)—1
CRA Podcast Episodes
CRA Today
OCTOBER 20, 2021
Are you one of the 95 percent of banks that are underreporting community development loans under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA)? SHOWNOTES: Community Development Loans Demystified with Krista Shonk, VP & Senior Counsel, Regulatory Compliance and Policy, Fair & Responsible Banking, ABA.
Exploring Affordable Housing Finance with Dionna Sargent
First State Insights
SEPTEMBER 22, 2020
Sean O'Neill, Policy Scientist at the University of Delaware's Institute for Public Administration (IPA) speaks to Dionna Sargent, Vice President of Community Development at Cinnaire, about affordable housing, community development, and the Black Lives Matter Movement. This interview was recorded on September 1, 2020.
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Publication: Championing Leaders of Color
Center for Community Progress
APRIL 26, 2022
Community development unites people to take collective action to build stronger, more resilient places to live. Over time, though, the field of community development has shifted from grassroots movements to the careers of specialized professionals. Download the Full Report.
You Can Take It to the Bank: Federal Reserve System Resources for CED Professionals
Community and Economic Development Program of UNC
OCTOBER 19, 2023
Beyond its many financial and economic responsibilities, one of the stated key functions of the system is to promote community development through the regional Federal Reserve Banks. Together, they work to promote the effective operation of the U.S. economy and the overall public interest. White Furniture, Mebane, N.C.
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Episode 72: CRA Tips: Naturally Occurring Affordable Housing and CD Loans
CRA Today
APRIL 10, 2024
From a CRA standpoint, we might be mining for community development loans, so it’s important to look at our commercial real estate portfolios, which may include NOAH. It’s important to work closely with your commercial real estate lenders to uncover transactions in a portfolio that would qualify as a community development loan.
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Episode 6: CRA Modernization and COVID Recovery Efforts Collide
CRA Today
APRIL 9, 2024
of Community Development Fund Advisors, one of our pioneers of the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) to share a high-level overview of CRA Reform now that the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) released its final rule.
The Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority outbids Wall Street to buy houses in Cincinnati
Rebuilding Place in Urban Space
NOVEMBER 4, 2022
Arts and retail focused community development corporations. Transit focused community development corporations. A home recently purchased by The Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority. Their focus is on maintaining independent retail. Transit and real estate appreciation. Jeff Dean for NPR. Cincinnati.
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Pittsburgh developer backs down on opposition to ticket fee for concerts, to be used for area improvements
Rebuilding Place in Urban Space
JANUARY 11, 2023
Before Tuesday, the Hill Community Development Corporation had been pushing for the $2 ticket fee as well as a $2 surcharge on each vehicle parked in the garage as a way to help fund infrastructure improvements and development activities in the neighborhood.
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Revisiting the Community Land Trust: An Academic Literature Review
Community and Economic Development Program of UNC
DECEMBER 9, 2022
Community Land Trusts and State Legislation: A Model Act to Enable This Affordable Housing Tool.” Journal of Affordable Housing & Community Development Law 26, no. Journal of Affordable Housing & Community Development Law 23, no. Cambridge, MA: Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, 2010. Decker, Andrew.
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Cultural Districts Achieve Citywide Goals: Highlighting the Transgender District
NLC (National League of Cities)
AUGUST 4, 2022
The following blog highlights how cultural districts, such as the Transgender District, play a proactive role in achieving comprehensive city goals related to housing, community development, transportation, arts/culture, and […] Source
S33 - Episode 05 - Community Support That Makes the Park District Stronger
ParkTalk podcast
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
Guests: Community Development Manager Sue Omanson, Volunteer and Events Manager Becca Kryzkowski, and Sales and Sponsorship Manager Stacey Fontechia District staff discuss the many ways that residents and businesses support the Park District beyond tax dollars and program fees.
What @sog_ced is reading online: July 2022
Community and Economic Development Program of UNC
JULY 29, 2022
Check out Novogradac’s spotlight on dealmakers and rising stars in the community development field, including former DFI Fellow and UNC DCRP alumna Alexandria Murnan, Director of Affordable Housing at Travois in Kansas City: [link] bit.ly/3P8PTGA. Can office buildings be repurposed or modernized through rehab?
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