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Demystifying the Real Estate Development World for Minority Youth

Emily Nonko

August 01, 2018 |

Next City |

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Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

Two Detroit-based entrepreneurs are determined to help minority youth become stakeholders in community real estate development. Targeting communities that experience gentrification, Project Destined empowers young students with knowledge about the real estate profession, information that is often passed down through families instead of classroom lessons. "It's not a talent gap, it's an information gap," one of the founders emphasizes.

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How a Little-Known Nonprofit Is Bringing Social Practice Art to New York's Most Elite Museums—and Beyond

Eileen Kinsella

August 01, 2018 |

Artnet |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

The Kenan Trust is philanthropic foundation that supports “social practice art,” in which the arts facilitate change like restoring homes in urban areas and revitalizing immigration services. Their funds have reached the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Guggenheim Museum of Art, and the Laundromat Project. A recent $6million program supports 21 New York City-based arts organizations that engage with hard to reach communities. Kenan argues that its approach is not “charity” but “justice.”

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Investing in Local Business to Get an Even Break

Courtney E. Martin

July 31, 2018 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

The Business Alliance for Local Living Economies, known as Balle, encourages a “localism” approach to decrease wealth disparities. By hosting a fellowship program to share best practices as well as encouraging philanthropic foundations to invest their endowments in mission-aligned organizations, Balle as served 121,650 small businesses and worked with philanthropic leaders representing over $8 billion in assets.

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How collaboration builds networks of support for Michigan children

Claire Charlton

July 25, 2018 |

Concentrate |

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Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

Brilliant Detroit is a nonprofit that aims to create “kid success neighborhoods.” It reaches this goal by building over 70 partnerships with organizations throughout the city. From working with Eastern Market to providing fresh produce to SNAP recipients, to working with maternal health groups and safety-focused nonprofits, Brilliant Detroit knows it is stronger as an organization when it works with others. Together, these creative collaboration efforts are more likely to help neighborhood kids succeed.

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Feeding—and healing—the hood

Laura Paskus

July 20, 2018 |

The NM Political Report |

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Response Location: United States, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Project Feed the Hood, a community effort to increase food access and security for lower-income families, has established gardens and pilot programs at ten schools in Albuquerque. The program originally aimed to convert lawns into gardens while giving youth an alternative to military recruitment. Now, it is run by community volunteers and also offers paid internships for youth. “We’re here to resist, to reclaim our food systems, our community spaces,” explains one of the project's dedicated staff members.

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Why didn't this program aimed at boosting teacher effectiveness help students?

Madeline Will

July 20, 2018 |

PBS NewsHour |

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Response Location: United States

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation's teacher-evaluation reform initiative failed to generate the expected improvements in student performance, according to a recent study published by RAND. Critics point to the program's singular focus on teacher improvement as a reason for its shortcomings. Frederick Hess of the American Enterprise Institute summarizes, "It was an expensive experiment, but it was a reasonable hypothesis. ... For good or bad, we've learned a lot."

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“The Price on Everything Is Love”: How a Detroit Community Overcomes a Lack of City Services

Kevon Paynter

July 19, 2018 |

Yes! Magazine |

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Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

In response to a decline in city services, local Detroiters have begun providing for neighbors out of a sense of goodwill. Detroiters Helping Each Other distributes donated items, ranging from school supplies to beds and winter clothing. The Detroit Mowers Gang is another local group that cleans up the city by caring for vacant lawns. There are other similar organizations that rely on community buy-in and a sense of care to succeed, and recipients of donations pay it forward by volunteering on other community projects.

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How Rwanda Tidied Up Its Streets (And The Rest Of The Country, Too)

Amy Yee

July 18, 2018 |

NPR |

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Response Location: Rwanda, Kigali

In Rwanda, "Umuganda" is compulsory community service once a month—citizens 18-65 must all clean up their local community. The rule is enforced by police officers who may stop citizens and force them to work on the spot. Though it's compulsory, one of the side effects is community pride.

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How little investments can lead to big community change

Anne Hillman

July 18, 2018 |

Alaska Public Media |

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Response Location: United States, Seward, Alaska

Wellness for All, a community organization in Seward, Alaska, provides funding for community members to take action on projects they think will improve their city. Funding from the Seward Community Foundation supports these community-led ideas, such as an urban garden and a hospice program. The Alaska Community Foundation, which funds projects across the state, has distributed over $1 million in grants over the last decade.

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Tiny Homes Are Baby Steps Toward Reversing the Housing Crisis

Haniya Rae

July 14, 2018 |

Bloomberg CityLab |

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Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

Tiny homes, proposed across the world as a solution to housing problems, come in many forms. Baltimore is trying its own model. A creative partnership under the non-profit Civic Works is connecting people who want affordable homes with youth who want to learn construction skills and get their GED. Though still in the prototype stage, this project will show the potential for collaboration between non-profit groups, developers, and the local government.

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