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. That was part of the problem.

Community Development 135

Community Development Public and Social Policy Governance Production 135

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Limited housing stock impacts families by raising their housing costs to unaffordable levels, forcing people to move or face homelessness. Since 2013, over 100 churches have sought housing and community development assistance and financing from the United Church of Christ Church Building & Loan Fund (CB&LF) that I direct.

Community Development 130

Community Development Finance Production Governance 130

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 16, 2023

CNN recently reported that “California has spent billions to fight homelessness. The second example illustrates an important intermediary step towards eliminating homelessness from a Zero-Problem Philanthropy vision. Yet, replicating this transformation in many other hotels in New York did not lower the number of homeless people.

Philanthropy 139

Philanthropy Homelessness Psychology Health 139

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

It can create secure, well-paying construction and repair jobs and ensure that housing is green, energy-efficient, and more resilient to climate disasters. Social housing campaigns look different in different communities.

Public and Social Policy 143

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Administration and Development 143

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 12, 2025

Unfortunately, far too often, elitesour local oligarchs, if you willuse fancy tools of municipal finance like tax increment financing to expense development costs onto taxpayers, even as they profit. The research compiled by DPP and its allies was folded into community meetings and candidate forums for the 2021 municipal elections.

Public and Social Policy 70

Public and Social Policy Finance Community Development Construction 70

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Part of this work involves connecting people with lived experiences of homelessness, precarious rentals, and manufactured housing with homeowners fearing gentrification and displacement. Construction of new rental social housing will be more challenging. These all are interconnected and dynamic.

Public and Social Policy 131

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Governance 131

Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 30, 2024

The 21st-century ger initiative applied a transdisciplinary approach to understanding the context, bringing together community members, experts, and various organizations from the private and public sectors. The concept of community development has been around for decades, supported by extensive literature and numerous case studies.

Health 118

Health Public and Social Policy Medical Governance 118