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Community Development Field
Shelterforce considers “community development” to be an extremely broad term. But there are still many conversations about the ways in which that broad work happens. Comprehensively or in coalitions of specialized organizations? Locally or regionally? Place or people? While the answers to all of these are usually “both,” there are many conversations to be had about “how.”
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Federal Grant Rule Change Threatens Community Access to Public Funds
A proposed rule from the Office of Management and Budget would facilitate political interference in federal grant disbursements across all agencies. The deadline for public comment is July 13.
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Manufacturing Affordable Homeownership Solutions
It’s time to take factory-built homes seriously as affordable housing.
Community Development: Let Your Mission Do the Talking
In Part 1 of this post, I discuss the issues around the term “gentrification.” Here are two other terms that have become problematic in community development. Like “gentrification,” “displacement” and […]
Lessons Learned from Harmony Oaks Redevelopment
Lessons learned from the Harmony Oaks redevelopment: You can do good work even in a devastated city, but you have to build an alternate set of systems until the regular […]
5 Guiding Principles to Build Capacity and Attract Capital
In the community development and investment fields, we have traditionally looked first to local organizations to address local needs. Want to develop more affordable housing? First call is often to […]
Inside the Affordable Housing “Big Tent”
One of the great things about the National Housing Conference is that it brings together such a wide variety of parts of the field.
Why Conservatives Can’t Afford a Real Government Shutdown
It’s conventional wisdom that voters will mostly blame House Republicans if the federal government shuts down over their effort to defund the Affordable Care Act. That’s probably true, but it’s […]
What’s in a Name?
The government leaders in Paterson, N.J., are learning the hard way about the importance of community involvement in the naming and branding of neighborhoods. An editorial on NorthJersey.com this morning […]
Is Community Development an Industry–or a Movement?
Anyone like me who’s spent more than a few years doing community development is likely to have been force-fed this sticky question more than once, despite its dubious nutritional value. […]
Will New Rules Be Enough to Protect Homeowners?
For those who watch affordable housing, it’s tough viewing these days: from stagnant wages and an uncertain regulatory environment to sequestration and a bolder push against any program for low- […]
Assessing Impact at Anchor Institutions
This week, The Democracy Collaborative is releasing a new paper that seeks to create a framework for measuring the effectiveness of university and hospital efforts to partner with and improve […]
4 Reasons Why We Need More Community on Labor Day
“Good Jobs: Strong Communities” read many of the signs at the Labor Day rally and march in Cambridge organized by the Service Employees Industrial Union’s (SEIU) 32BJ that represents property […]
Let’s Turn this Old Barn into a Theater…Part III
Taking on a “fixer upper” means taking on the unexpected. If you are a cultural organization seeking a home, there are real benefits to obtaining a space that needs a […]