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 Welcome!
Our goal is to provide you with the web's most comprehensive
and up-to-date information resource on state-of-the-art strategies
for democratic, community-based economic development.
The resources offered here include directories, breaking news, publications, and conference
information, as well as cutting-edge initiatives from cities, states, community development
corporations, employee-owned
firms, land
trusts, non-profit
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Unjust Deserts
 Unjust Deserts illustrates how most wealth depends on our “common stock of knowledge,” thus making today’s growing inequality morally indefensible. Written by Democracy Collaborative co-founder Gar Alperovitz and Lew Daly of Demos.
More info and ordering at TheNewPress.com »
Linking
Colleges to Communities
 How
can universities leverage their resources for community benefit?
This report from The Democracy Collaborative outlines a comprehensive
strategy to meet that goal.
report-linking.pdf
(1MB) »
Social Enterprise, Global Comparison
 With chapters written by practitioners and academics from around the world, this work examines how social enterprises apply market approaches to social issues in differing national contexts.
www.upne.com/1-58465-789-8.html
Enterprising
Organizations: New Asset-Based and Other Innovative Approaches to
Solving Social and Economic Problems
 In May 2005, The Aspen Institute, in collaboration with the
Democracy Collaborative, convened practitioners, investors,
foundation donors, elected officials, scholars, and reporters
to generate ideas on how to advance community wealth building
efforts. This report provides highlights from the discussion
that ensued.
report-abramson.pdf
(12MB) »
Building
Wealth: The New Asset-Based Approach to Solving Social and Economic
Problems
 The first across-the-board survey of innovative, asset-based strategies
that are advancing social purposes.
Read the press release
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Executive Summary
(PDF 1.75MB) »
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a copy from the
Aspen Institute Bookstore »
America Beyond Capitalism
 Now available in paper. In this book, Prof. Alperovitz looks
at how community wealth building can play a key role in the rebuilding
of a democratic and progressive America.
Read more
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Social Enterprise Summit and Social Enterprise World Forum
San Francisco, CA | April 28-30, 2009
Join over 500 social entrepreneurs from across the world to learn, grow, and build an expanding social enterprise movement.
www.se-alliance.org
National Cooperative Business Association, “Cooperatives Transforming the Economy”
Washington, DC | May 4-6, 2009
This event highlights co-op innovation, including the development of a new co-op equity fund, manufactured housing co-ops, and the Evergreen worker co-op network in Cleveland.
www.ncba.coop
National Alliance of Community Economic Development Associations (NACEDA) Washington, DC
Washington, DC | May 24-26, 2010
This year's community development corporation (CDC) summit will examine transit-oriented development, green communities, and the future of community development.
www.naceda.org
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