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The Next 4 Years: Tapping Into Nonprofit Expertise

The NonProfit Times

Secretary of Health and Human Service Nancy Brown Chief Executive Officer American Heart Association Under Brown’s leadership as CEO since 2008, the AHA has become a global authority on cardiovascular and brain health as well as overall well-being. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Jonathan T.M.

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??How Community-Based Public Space Can Build Civic Trust: Lessons from Akron

NonProfit Quarterly

Building Belief in a Brighter Future Research shows that people living in neighborhoods perceived as “unsafe” experience all kinds of negative consequences—from poor physical health to increased anxiety and depression, and even reduced interactions with other people.

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Whose Capital? Our Capital! The Power of Workers’ Pensions for the Common Good

NonProfit Quarterly

4 This enormous pool of capital could and should be invested in things that benefit workers and their communities, like affordable housing, renewable energy, and a just transition in terms of combating climate change. 9 By shifting investments, we can free up capital to invest in things for the common good.

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How Mobile Home Owners Organize for Land Ownership and Climate Resiliency

NonProfit Quarterly

Instead, contemporary manufactured homes are regulated under a strict code from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Such changes improve the energy efficiency of mobile homes and can help keep them safe in a changing world. And the average construction cost of a manufactured home is just $90,000.

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Housing and Climate: Funding Holistic Solutions

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Currently, an estimated 20 percent of emissions in the United States comes from the energy used in homes. by storing solar energy), and thinking about what happens to housing after major climate events. by storing solar energy), and thinking about what happens to housing after major climate events.