Center for Community Progress

JUNE 22, 2023

At the beginning of March, the 2022-23 Community Revitalization Fellowship (CRF) cohort travelled to Loíza, Puerto Rico for their second learning exchange. Artist Ingrid Pérez said, “I didn’t realize that I was doing creative placemaking—I just called it being in the community and creating culture, how I do community development.”

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Policy Chats

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Dr. Wilson is also an educator, teaching courses in public policy and government operations, and has held leadership roles such as Vice President of the California affiliate of the International City and County Management Association. Learn more about Kurt Wilson via [link] Podcast Highlights: "There was a time in our history.

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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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CRA Today

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Community development services, loans, investments, and maybe even deposits! Personally, we think Kadince is pretty great… Educate your team members and leadership Your coworkers and leadership team aren’t nearly as involved in the CRA world as you. But your coworkers and leadership team need to know what’s coming.

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CRA Today

APRIL 10, 2024

link] The best and most impactful community development finance projects are not done by any one bank, CDFI or community partner. The most monumental community-based projects are forged over time with strong leadership (and trust!) Episode 40: It Takes a Village.Do You Know Who You Can Trust?

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Center for Community Progress

MAY 25, 2023

Many communities that Community Progress serves struggle to access financing products, and loan products for both acquisition and rehabilitation are even scarcer. The 203(k) program has the potential to be a vital community revitalization tool and homeownership opportunity for owner-occupant homebuyers.

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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.

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Center for Community Progress

JULY 29, 2024

We are the only national nonprofit providing urban, suburban, and rural communities battling systemic vacancy with the policies, tools, and resources needed to address the full cycle of property revitalization. Put simply, our goal is to set local leaders up for success to turn vacant spaces into vibrant places. When : October 9-11, 2024.

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Center for Community Progress

AUGUST 12, 2024

Under his leadership, the Cuyahoga Land Bank became a national model that demonstrated how reusing vacant, abandoned, and deteriorated properties could benefit neighbors and neighborhoods. His contributions to community development have improved the lives of countless individuals and neighborhoods beyond the borders of Cuyahoga County.

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Iron Sharpens Iron

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

In this role Iliana also serves to support visions of community leaders and provide enriching experiences for youth and young adults in the neighborhood to learn and grow through a leadership development program, Community Connectors.

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Iron Sharpens Iron

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

In this role Iliana also serves to support visions of community leaders and provide enriching experiences for youth and young adults in the neighborhood to learn and grow through a leadership development program, Community Connectors.

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CRA Today

APRIL 9, 2024

We end on a lighter note sharing our hopes for a fresh new year putting COVID behind us and looking forward to in-person convenings and more high impact community development work. findCRA findCRA is a national software and CRA consulting company, supporting banks of all sizes in the smallest communities to the largest cities.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Pittsburgh has an incredible history in community development. Aging cities usually lack the money to take on this issue at the scale it requires. But they need to be way more purposeful about it.

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CRA Today

APRIL 9, 2024

Klein assumed the leadership of BOI (formerly FIELD) in 2012, after working as a senior consultant since the program’s inception in 1998. She has also designed and managed grant programs aimed at supporting innovation in the practice of microenterprise development in the United States. Prior to her work with BOI, Ms.

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Center for Community Progress

APRIL 6, 2023

Established, in partnership with five other regional entities focused on community revitalization, the Equitable Communities Collaborative , to develop a more intentional, strategic, and comprehensive community development service delivery model.

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Center for Community Progress

AUGUST 25, 2022

Now more than ever, community development organizations are tasked with building organizational resilience to address growing housing challenges and deliver a scaled response to our nation’s dire housing needs.

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Center for Community Progress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

I served as the Program Director for several years before taking on a leadership position for the agency’s Office of Community Renewal. Many of these are small contracts that support housing and community development needs in specified service areas around the state.

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Center for Community Progress

AUGUST 18, 2022

Kendi and Mayor Lightfoot join Tonika Lewis Johnson and national philanthropic leaders as keynotes at national community development conference. August 18, 2022 – The Center for Community Progress (Community Progress) is honored to announce Dr. Ibram X. WASHINGTON, D.C.

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iGrantWriters

JANUARY 25, 2022

Description The national research cyberinfrastructure (CI) ecosystem is a key catalyst for discovery and innovation across research domains and plays a critical role in ensuring US leadership in science and engineering, economic competitiveness, and national security, consistent with NSFâ??s s mission. The RCN:CIP projects are intended to: 1.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

MARCH 11, 2024

In recent years, the System has been subject to growing criticism that it has been inadequately supporting the housing and community development mission given to it by Congress. Like F&F, FHLB leadership teams are motivated to maximize profits. Part 1 of this two-part paper describes this more fully. This works as follows.

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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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CRA Today

APRIL 9, 2024

Previously, he served as Director of Resource Development and Public Affairs for Neighborhood Housing Services of Greater Cleveland providing fund development and policy leadership. He has a BA in Political Science from John Carroll University and an MPA from Kent State University.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Of course, there are many more pieces on this broad topic as I was trying to figure things out. -- " The community development approach and the revitalization of DC's H Street corridor: congruent or oppositional approaches? Park Pride, the Atlanta area friends of the parks organization, has an annual conference.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

MARCH 4, 2024

2 The report came about at a time when the FHLBs have been increasingly criticized for neglecting their housing and community development mission and instead using their subsidies and privileges to benefit their financial institution owners and executives.

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Partnership for Public Service

OCTOBER 9, 2024

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. Culture : Psychological and bureaucratic barriers against innovation are often ingrained in the culture of an organization.

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Center for Community Progress

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

As Chief Operating Officer at Lafayette Habitat for Humanity, we are committed to supporting our local neighborhood organizations by serving as fiscal agents, project managers and community conveners.On Memphis, Tennessee CRF Fellows Phyllis Duckett How did you first get involved in supporting revitalization efforts in your community?

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