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What’s the deal with rural land banks? A Q&A with West Virginia Land Stewardship Corporation Executive Director Taylor Bennett

Center for Community Progress

We spoke with Taylor Bennett , Executive Director of the West Virginia Land Stewardship Corporation (WVLSC). As a result of working with many communities struggling under the weight of vacant, abandoned, and dilapidated properties, APC and the Law Clinic joined forces to develop a toolkit that would help local governments. —in

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Revisiting the Community Land Trust: An Academic Literature Review

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

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.

Housing 91
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Episode 11: The Catalytic Impact of a $40 Million Investment in the CDFI Sector

CRA Today

Modeled after the NC Rural Center’s Loan Participation Program , CornerSquare Community Capital will be a long-term, sustainable solution to support CDFIs working with small businesses at the local level. For general inquiries about Natural Capital Investment Fund, contact Marten Jenkins at mjenkins@conservationfund.org or 681-252-4276.

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CRA Podcast Episodes

CRA Today

Modeled after the NC Rural Center’s Loan Participation Program , CornerSquare Community Capital will be a long-term, sustainable solution to support CDFIs working with small businesses at the local level. Committed to transforming communities through the power of economic development and CRA. Community Advocate.

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Using the cloud to advance collaborative water stewardship

AWS Public Sector Blog

A lack of available water quality data makes it difficult to provide decision support in water-related sectors such as food production, energy security, health, economic development, and climate change resilience. Learn more about AWS Water Stewardship. In the last 300 years, 85% of the world’s wetlands have been lost.