Community Development Innovation Review
The Community Development Innovation Review focuses on bridging the gap between theory and practice, from as many viewpoints as possible. The goal of this journal is to promote cross-sector dialogue around a range of emerging issues and related investments that advance economic resilience and mobility for low- and moderate-income communities.
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A Hole in Our Vision: Race, Gender and Justice in Community Development
Nancy O. Andrews, Low Income Investment Fund
Explores the role of racial and gender equity in an expanded vision for the community development field.
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The What Works Book Sparked an Ongoing Conversation about Better Interventions for Low-Income Communities
David Erickson, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Explores the history and conceptual framework of the Community Quarterback model and looks ahead to its future evolution.
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Middle Neighborhoods
This volume is about a type of American neighborhood that has been largely absent in the long-standing discussion about America’s neighborhoods—those neighborhoods in America’s cities and suburbs that are not in deep distress, but are not thriving either. The authors hope to reinvigorate a discussion about improving middle neighborhoods in America’s cities and suburbs as a complement to the discussion underway nationally and in many local settings about improving distressed neighborhoods or coping with gentrification.
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Preservation in Middle Neighborhoods: Promising Results in Ohio
Cara Bertron, Preservation Rightsizing Network and Nicholas Hamilton, The American Assembly
Makes the case for a community-oriented preservation model that supports long-time residents, creates pathways for newcomers, and strengthens neighborhoods for all.
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Local Public Policy and Middle Neighborhoods
Henry S. Webber, Brown School of Social Work and Washington University
Highlights the role local governments can play in preserving America’s middle neighborhoods.
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Rebuilding from Strength as a Strategy to Safeguard Middle Neighborhoods in Detroit: A Philanthropic Perspective
Wendy Jackson, The Kresge Foundation
Describes the interventions and outcomes of the Kresge Foundation’s Reimagining Detroit 2020 program.
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Understanding Middle Market Neighborhoods as Vital Parts of Regional Economies
Robert Weissbourd, RW Ventures, LLC
Describes the connection between neighborhood and regional economic growth and proposes a solution aligned with and contributing to regional growth in today’s economy.
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The Healthy Neighborhoods Program: A Middle Neighborhoods Improvement Strategy
Mark Sissman, Healthy Neighborhoods Inc., and Darlene Russell, Greater Milwaukee Foundation
Provides an overview of the Healthy Neighborhoods program and shares examples of how it’s working in Baltimore and Milwaukee.
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Using Place Branding Strategy to Create Homebuyer Demand for Legacy City Neighborhoods
Marcia Nedland, Fall Creek Consultants
Shares background on place branding and how it is working in communities across America.
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Strategies to Improve Middle Neighborhoods
David Boehlke, czb planning and The Healthy Neighborhoods Group
Offers approaches being used by residents and city officials around the country to reinvigorate middle neighborhoods.