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Learning from Accelerating Investments for Healthy Communities

Center for Community Investment Jun 30, 2021

In June, after three and a half years, participants in CCI’s Accelerating Investments for Healthy Communities (AIHC) initiative celebrated their accomplishments as the initiative came to an end.

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Getting Started with Community Investment: How CCI’s First Sprints Helped Communities Prepare for Recovery Funds

Omar Carrillo Tinajero May 20, 2021

Over the last year, all of us have gone through many stages of adapting and responding as we faced the pandemic

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Getting Started with Capital Absorption: Presentations and Workshops Tailored to Your Needs

Rebecca Steinitz May 13, 2021

What do development and housing finance agencies need to know about capital absorption? How about real estate development professionals in Tennessee? Or Massachusetts hospitals?

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Advancing the Social Determinants of Health as the Pathway to Recovery for Black People

Center for Community Investment Feb 25, 2021

Romi Hall ties together our four-part series in this final installment with a holistic vision for effective community development in Black communities.

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2021: Changing the Perspective from Need to Opportunity

Center for Community Investment Feb 17, 2021

In this installment of CCI's four-part series spotlighting Black women alumnae of our Fulcrum Fellowship, Ja'Net Defell discusses a shift from a needs framework to an opportunity framework when investing in Black communities.

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Thoughts on Centering Blackness and Employment Equity in Detroit

Center for Community Investment Feb 11, 2021

In this installment of CCI's four-part series spotlighting Black women alumnae of our Fulcrum Fellowship, Sarida Scott considers the Centering Blackness Framework in her hometown, Detroit.

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Recovery Together: Developing a Collective and Equitable Approach to Economic Recovery

Center for Community Investment Feb 3, 2021

This February, CCI is spotlighting four Black women alumnae of our Fulcrum Fellowship, who will share their visions for how to center Black people in community development. The series begins with Joanna Trotter, Senior Director of Community Impact for The Chicago Community Trust.

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CCI is Hiring!

Center for Community Investment Jan 11, 2021

CCI is currently hiring for three full-time positions to advance CCI’s mission and programs and to uphold our core values as we dig into this critical work.

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Our First Course: Toward a Just Recovery

Center for Community Investment Dec 7, 2020

In addition to our efforts to support partnerships across the country in 2021, the Center for Community Investment at the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy is proud to announce a new offering for leaders preparing to act boldly and step into their work with conviction.