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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.

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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. Decker, Andrew. 3 (2018): 489-530.

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U.S. Embassy Panama Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program - August 30, 2022

iGrantWriters

  Promote more open and sustainable economic growth in Panama through activities that encourage or strengthen local entrepreneurship The U.S.   Promote sustainable development through responsible management of Panamaâ??s Environmental stewardship is integral to U.S. policy and perspectives.   Facilitate U.S.

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Crain's Chicago Business: Crain's Forum on Rebranding Chicago

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

must be consistent and focused on making the right decisions, the decisions that collectively achieve and support the realization of the community’s desired vision and positioning in terms of quality of life/placemaking, economic health, and the stewardship of physical assets and the built and natural environment.

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How AWS can enable the Government of Canada’s 2023-2026 Data Strategy

AWS Public Sector Blog

Advancing data governance and stewardship practices to build trust and enable secure data sharing between departments, including safeguarding privacy. A new $100,000 AWS community grant fund launched in 2023 supports Calgary sustainability initiatives. The AWS Cloud is 3.6 times more energy efficient than traditional data centers.