Urban Development
Pop-Up Housing
In London, the YMCA is combining prefab construction with stylish design to create a new kind of affordable home.
Tag: Community
Urban Development
Safe at Home
Thanks to ROC USA, residents of mobile home parks can gain a real stake in the places where they live.
Civil Society
Big Box Protests Can Be a Big Deal
Community activists have a lot of potential influence on whether large retailers enter a local market.
Civil Society
The Promise of Mandatory Community Service
How a little-known tradition that helped rebuild Rwanda could help the rest of us.
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Collaboration
Deepening Community: Finding Joy Together in Chaotic Times
Deepening Community explores four aspects of creating a meaningful community in a modern world.
Urban Development
What Makes a “World-Class” City?
Planners must shift their attention to the informal economy that is the invisible engine of true urban greatness.
Collaboration
Putting Community in Collective Impact
Five characteristics of civic culture that collective impact efforts must address.
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Global Issues
The Purpose Economy: How Your Desire for Impact, Personal Growth and Community Is Changing the World
The Purpose Economy describes how a new type of economy is taking shape, one that will emphasize serving the people.
Social Entrepreneurship
Beyond Outrage: Using Dilemmas to Spur Change
Social entrepreneurs lead the way out of polarization through invention.
Nonprofits
Transformative Scale: The Future of Growing What Works
Nine strategies to deliver impact at a scale that truly meets needs.