Community Engagement

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Exploring Community Wealth Building and Community Ownership Strategies

Kate Dykgraaf Aug 12, 2021

Our participants have been telling us loud and clear that they want to learn more about community wealth building and community ownership strategies, not surprisingly, as these are currently critical topics in community development.

Two people sit behind a table, smiling under their makes. They have medium-long dark hair and light brown skin and are dressed brightly. On the table before them are three boxes, labeled "self," "home," and "city." There are materials for participants to fill out cards and flowers on the table as well.

AIHC Stories: Crafting Shared Priorities Through Arts Engagement in San Bernardino

Center for Community Investment Aug 12, 2021

Through the support of CommonSpirit and Accelerating Investments for Healthy Communities, Uplift San Bernardino has partnered with Arts Connection and the San Bernardino Neighborhood Associations to create a long-term project called Blocks of Care.

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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.

A city business corridor on a clear day. Small street trees and cars line the sidewalk leading up to a train overpass. Visible signs are for Metro by T-Mobile and Subway.

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.

A mural of a Black boy from the shoulders up. He has short locs and is holding a bouquet of yellow flowers against a pink background. Text beside the boy reads "they tried to bury us, they didn't know we were seeds."

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.

Two masked young Black people focused on their work at a screen printing shop, with a printing machine between them. They are in a white-walled room full of art and printing materials.

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.

In Focus: Outreach & Communications Resources

Gabriel Charles Tyler Apr 23, 2020

The ways we normally communicate may not be effective for a crisis. These featured resources help leaders and organizations begin to think about how to choose the right messaging and medium, develop and implement communications strategies, and maintain relationships with the populations and communities they serve.

South Park residents lead a tour to point out flooding hazards in their Seattle neighborhood.

Complex Climate Problems Call for Multi-Sector Solutions

Omar Carrillo Tinajero Feb 25, 2020

In Seattle, an unprecedented collaboration is developing a model approach to climate adaptation that generates broader equity-based public health and environmental improvements.

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