Community Development Leadership Summit

Community Development Leadership Summit

It was  inspiring to host a day of conversation on community building. We invited 5 community organizers and innovators to share their story with us. We looked at what drives us in our work, partnerships we can build, challenges we face, and next steps we can...

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Our Windows Don’t Match

For over 125 years, a church has stood at the corner of York and Court Streets in Newport, Kentucky. I was traveling through this neighbourhood and noticed the massive structure entirely made of stone. Driven by my insatiable curiosity, I opened the front door...

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Start With What You Have

Start With What You Have

As a City Councillor, Matthew Green’s commitment to Asset Base Community Development practices while in office has made a meaningful difference for residents. His constituency, has 4 of the 11 ‘Code Red’ priority neighbourhood hubs that are organized...

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An Economy of Abundance, Really?

An Economy of Abundance, Really?

What if we believed in an economy of abundance, rather than one of scarcity? What if we focused on assets and opportunities, instead of needs and deficits? These will be some of the questions Sheldon Johnson, Managing Director at the Community Development and ...

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Seismic Shifts / The Art of Community Building

Seismic Shifts / The Art of Community Building

Krista Tippet wrote in Becoming Wise, “Seismic shifts in common life as in geo-physical reality begin in spaces and cracks.” One of the these spaces where seismic shifts generate from is Thunder Sky Inc. in Cincinnati, OH. The founders of Thunder S...

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Community Development Leadership Summit

Community Development Leadership Summit

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