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How Did We Get Here? Affordable Housing Policy with Andy Toy

Iron Sharpens Iron

Andy’s policy and advocacy work has included efforts to ensure everyone has a voice in their community. He founded United Voices for Philadelphia and still engages in voter registration and voting advocacy. Andy’s policy and advocacy work has included efforts to ensure everyone has a voice in their community.

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Community Engagement Trends for 2025

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This also matches the theme for next year’s Global Community Engagement Day, on January 28. It highlights the importance of trust-building in community development. More Compensation for Participation Involvement In recent years, compensating participants for their involvement in community engagement has gained traction.

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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. Currently, Jen serves on the Community Advisory Boards of WHYY, DiSilvestro Recreation Center and Vote16USA, a national nonpartisan effort to lower the voting age.

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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. Currently, Jen serves on the Community Advisory Boards of WHYY, DiSilvestro Recreation Center and Vote16USA, a national nonpartisan effort to lower the voting age.

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BTMFBA: maintaining arts spaces in the face of rising real estate values | Seattle, New York City

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

The next stage for Equinox is to become more of a nonprofit arts community development corporation, like Jubilee Housing of Baltimore, which does both studio development and housing. Initially, he turned Equinox into a cooperative, with every tenant holding an ownership stake.

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Tempe referendum fails to support Phoenix Coyotes hockey complex

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Photo from " Tempe voters reject Coyotes Arena – “No” votes on Props 301, 302 and 303 ," Northeast Valley News.

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How Did We Get Here? Affordable Housing Policy with Andy Toy

Iron Sharpens Iron

Andy’s policy and advocacy work has included efforts to ensure everyone has a voice in their community. He founded United Voices for Philadelphia and still engages in voter registration and voting advocacy. Andy’s policy and advocacy work has included efforts to ensure everyone has a voice in their community.

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