Associations Community Development Public and Social Policy 
NonProfit Quarterly
DECEMBER 6, 2023
Image credit: coffeekai on istock.com Community is one of humanity’s great achievements. Yet community development corporations , a $28 billion sector of over 6,200 nonprofits that support local community economic development, are largely invisible in the national conversation. CDCs are dead.
NonProfit Quarterly
OCTOBER 24, 2023
That changed when a team from Reimagining the Civic Commons decided to reinvigorate public spaces in Akron’s systemically disinvested neighborhoods, including Summit Lake. Moving at the Speed of Trust Employing deep listening, engaging in meetings, and building one-on-one relationships with neighbors…helped inform public space design.
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NonProfit Leadership Alliance
MAY 23, 2024
If an organization budgets for a small surplus each fiscal year, they are creating enough financial cushion to be able to invest in new and innovative operations that could boost their social impact. It’s time for the sector to unite in educating the public and funders on the importance of building capacity.
NonProfit Quarterly
JANUARY 25, 2023
A salient example is of organizations that are focused on community development but invest in mass incarceration. Liquidity policies help organizations understand the resources needed to carry out ongoing operating activities, but even liquid assets can be managed with an eye towards mission.
NonProfit Quarterly
NOVEMBER 9, 2022
The idea that land banks and community land trusts (CLT) might both benefit by working more closely with each other is more than a decade old. Public entities with unique governmental powers, land banks acquire vacant, tax-delinquent properties that are causing harm , improve them, then dispose of the properties to support community goals.
NonProfit Quarterly
DECEMBER 13, 2022
billion, a National Governors Association memo cites. The Water Alliance is changing that question to, “How can utilities, communities, and policy makers work together to create an environment in which shutoffs for low-income families are not necessary?”. Water utilities suffered revenue losses totaling $13.9
NonProfit Quarterly
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
And, of course, there are always contingencies with public money. In response to the protests and adverse national publicity, Louisville put into place a civilian review board. Reporters and community members have also complained about LMPD’s failure to respond to records requests. We secured $3.5
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