Cities
When Community Input Goes Wrong
California’s housing crisis has its roots in the veto power of local governments and communities.
Tag: Homelessness
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Housing and Homelessness: Breaking Down Silos for Systems Change
Lessons for funders and social change leaders in search of the best ways to collaborate across sectors to end homelessness.
Government
To End Homelessness, the Energy of Money Must Change
How government and philanthropy can unlock the billions needed to shelter America’s unhoused
Social Services
No-Strings Cash
Nonprofits are piloting direct cash transfer programs to help people experiencing homelessness.
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Reflecting on Collective Impact for Place-Based Social Change
Four nonprofit leaders discuss their experiences using collective impact for collaborative, place-based change, including their views on the role of data and philanthropy, and what lies ahead for this field of work.
Leadership
Locally Driven, Network-Supported Systems Change
Neither top-down nor bottom-up leadership is adequate for solving complex social challenges. We need to combine the strengths of both.
Review
Social Services
Homelessness Innovations That Might Work
Ten Global Cities features a range of interventions that can, through dedicated collaboration, provide solutions to homelessness.
Excerpt
Collaboration
Macro Starts With Micro
An excerpt from Upstream asks, What if change happens one name at a time?
Philanthropy & Funding
After the Pandemic: Addressing the Permanent Crisis With Pay for Success Programs
Governments have an opportunity to partner with impact investors and philanthropists to turn emergency spending into long-term impact.
Technology
Fail-Safe Keeping of Personal Records
The MyPass Austin project aims to help people experiencing homelessness by using blockchain technology to secure their personal documents. From the What's Next department of the Summer 2019 issue.