Center for Community Progress

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Can you tell us a little bit about your work and philanthropic strategy, and how your organization is working to address the challenges of disinvestment to promote healthy, thriving communities? These local partnerships play a critical role in informing our community investments.

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Iron Sharpens Iron

JUNE 16, 2021

Cass Green of New Kensington CDC and Somaly Osteen of SEAMAAC are joining Leon and De'Wayne for a very frank conversation on race and community organizing. This conversation took place as part of PACDC's Forward Equitable Development Conference. This conversation took place as part of PACDC's Forward Equitable Development Conference.

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Iron Sharpens Iron

JUNE 16, 2021

Cass Green of New Kensington CDC and Somaly Osteen of SEAMAAC are joining Leon and De'Wayne for a very frank conversation on race and community organizing. This conversation took place as part of PACDC's Forward Equitable Development Conference. This conversation took place as part of PACDC's Forward Equitable Development Conference.

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

JANUARY 17, 2023

In fact, a significant new resource on local food system development (discussed below) was released just this morning. Reducing Market Barriers to Sustainable Farm/Food Businesses: A Business/Consumer Perspective . This program targets both economic development and community development. an intentional mix.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

MARCH 7, 2024

As New York City faces its worst housing crisis in over 50 years, policymakers are looking to connect affordable housing developers with a range of institutional stakeholders from hospitals to faith-based organizations to find ways to increase the supply of homes.

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

DECEMBER 9, 2022

CLTs provide a community ownership approach to providing affordable housing, trying to balance the homeowner desire to build equity with the community and societal desire to maintain an affordable housing stock and the desire of local governments and other funders to sustain housing intervention funding. Davis, John E.

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CRA Today

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

At some point in your journey as a Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) officer, you will likely find yourself involved in a community-based public-private partnership economic development project. Pursuing these opportunities will help you grow your CRA program and expand your bank’s community reach.

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Center for Community Progress

MAY 19, 2022

In this chapter, Reinvestment Fund ’s Emily Dowdall and Ira Goldstein discuss vacant property remediation and prevention plans in the Leigh Valley as a case study of data-driven community development. It is remarkably varied in terms of community characteristics and the built environment.

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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?

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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.

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CRA Today

APRIL 9, 2024

You will find Joshua to be very passionate about this work and this episode shares the high impact community development partnerships he has forged within his community.

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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.

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Iron Sharpens Iron

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

On this episode of “Iron Sharpens Iron” De’Wayne and Leon are joined by Iliana Dominguez-Franco, the Director of Sustainable Community Initiative at Asociaci ó n Puertorriqueños en Marcha (APM) in North Philadelphia.

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Iron Sharpens Iron

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

On this episode of “Iron Sharpens Iron” De’Wayne and Leon are joined by Iliana Dominguez-Franco, the Director of Sustainable Community Initiative at Asociaci ó n Puertorriqueños en Marcha (APM) in North Philadelphia. Episode Transcript Here: [link]. Episode Transcript Here: [link].

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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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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

APRIL 18, 2023

For example, the Green Infrastructure funding reported here is entirely for the Buncombe County Sustainability Office ’s Renewable Energy for Volunteer Fire Districts project with the goal of reducing the utility costs and greenhouse emissions for all participating VFDs. Public Space 12.5 Broadband 2.8 Green Infrastructure 1.0 Cyber Security.5

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Center for Community Progress

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Greening not only remediates physical conditions, but also can add value by repurposing lots to benefit communities. Because of its connection to many critical development and ecological issues, vacant land maintenance and greening have the potential to be catalysts for broader community development and regeneration efforts.

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Grant Central USA

AUGUST 15, 2023

Opportunity for Growth: Grants can provide the much-needed capital for small businesses to invest in research and development, expand operations, or launch new products or services. Sustainability: Some grants are designed to support sustainable practices in business. Small Business Administration (SBA) Grants: The U.S.

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iGrantWriters

JANUARY 25, 2022

spanning researchers who use CI, developers of new CI capabilities, and professionals that deploy and operate NSF-supported CI. foster exchange and community development among CI Professionals; 2. share experience on sustaining and retaining CI Professionals; 3. The RCN:CIP projects are intended to: 1.

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A Library Writer's Blog

JANUARY 30, 2023

Examples include, but are not limited to: Responses to censorship, anti-intellectualism, or misinformation Collection development in coordination with public or school libraries Community-inclusive service or events Collaborations with non-profits or local businesses Involvement in community sustainability or literacy projects Social justice collaborations (..)

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CRA Today

APRIL 9, 2024

Through this innovative program, one hundred percent of funding will be allocated to racially and ethnically diverse small business owners, women, and individuals in low- and moderate-income communities, with a focus on Black-owned small businesses.

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PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

JUNE 27, 2016

To date, Council and Administration have developed a strategic plan and completed a 4E (efficient, effective, equitable and economical) review of business plan and budget processes. Costs associated with this effort will be used to develop reporting tools and software, determine service levels and expectations, and to hire dedicated staff.

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PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

JULY 19, 2016

Acting as the county’s principle guiding document for governance, community development, infrastructure and service delivery, the county’s strategic plan serves as a foundation for the development of a corporate business plan, departmental business plans, the county master plan, and priority-based budget results and budgeting, itself.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 19, 2023

I think that parks, libraries, sustainable mobility programs, and other civic assets are potential touchpoints for civic engagement and participation. Neighborhood groups had to come together to come up with and implement a program of community improvements. But that our management processes aren't set up to do that.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 1, 2023

From the article: “To have them in your community, to be so visual in the community, [it’s] saying that ‘this is something that I have access to as well,’” said Graham, the president of the Strawberry Mansion Community Development Corporation.

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

OCTOBER 18, 2022

This headline from last week would naturally grab the attention of any CED professional: “Affordable mobile homes are disappearing in Asheville; code change could bring some back.” Housing is a basic issue for anyone interested in CED.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JANUARY 19, 2024

A commitment to the development and production of a broad, comprehensive, visionary, and detailed revitalization plan/s (Bilbao, Hamburg, Liverpool); the creation of innovative and successful implementation organizations , with representatives from the public sector and private firms, to carry out the program.

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

MAY 16, 2022

What is meant by “affordable housing” in a specific community’s context? The affordable housing specialists in the School’s Development Finance Initiative (DFI) regularly assist local governments with these preliminary steps. Department of Housing and Urban Development.” Constitutional Considerations for Subsidy. 157-3(12)(c)).

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Main Street commercial district revitalization practice grew out of HP and a desire to save "old buildings" in the face of the development of shopping centers, chain retail, and broken microeconomies. Very soon into my writing, before the blog, a bunch of DC cultural institutions failed, so this became an ongoing topic.

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Partnership for Public Service

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Woven through these strategies and techniques are a series of generalizable themes, each critical to executing sustainable innovations in government. Buy-in : Engage upper leadership to develop a personal connection to—and interest in—the success of pilot programs. Storytelling : Communicate clearly, early and often.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 21, 2025

Fair Trade USA is a nonprofit organization that is committed to eliminating poverty by promoting sustainable development through ethical trade. They work to ensure fair compensation, safe working conditions for farmers and workers, and sustainable farming practices.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

DECEMBER 11, 2024

The actual Source Theater group disbanded, and with the purchase by Cultural Development Corporation later in 2006, the building was retained for use by cultural groups, more as a rental facility. And consider the development of an allied tourism management and development plan, either separately or within the same framework; 3.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

MARCH 20, 2025

Those best practices are the foundation of a successful and sustainable grant-seeking strategy. Thrilled to have a guest post to share with our community that reminds us of exactly that. Author: Wayne Elsey Wayne Elsey is the founder and CEO of Elsey Enterprises (EE) and a member of the Forbes Business Development Council.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Building neighborhood confidence/The Myth of Community Development. The idea that the point of government investment in community improvement wasn't to build dependency, but to stoke conditions to the point where private actors would continue to invest and improve on their own, without government assistance.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JANUARY 23, 2025

From " Framework of characteristics that support successful community development in association with the development of professional sports facilities " (2021): Train wrap promoting the Philadelphia Eagles. Some teams provide a great deal of information or support for sustainable mobility, most don't.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 13, 2025

Also see " 8 Great Tips to Start a Community Garden ," Sunset Magazine. We are deeply committed to exploring sustainable ways to continue serving our community and advancing our mission. This decision was not made lightly. transportation (" Sec. Duffy Moves to Rescind Billions for Woke Transportation on Feb.

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