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November 2009 Updates

Antony Bugg-Levine, “Impact Investing: Harnessing Capital Markets to Drive Development at Scale,” Beyond Profit, May/June 2009, pp. 17-21.
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Carl Davidson, “Worker and Community Coops Gather in Rust Belt Pittsburgh to Build Solidarity,” SolidarityEconomy.net, Amherst, MA: Center for Popular Economics, Univesrity of Massachusetts, August 9, 2009.
article-davidson.pdf (150KB)

Michael Shuman, “Local Stock Exchanges and National Stimulus,” Community Development Investment Review, San Francisco, CA: Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, vol 5, no 2 (2009) pp. 81-84.
article-shuman.pdf (75KB)

Jacqueline Yates, “The Evergreen Cooperative Laundry Begins Construction… Just the First Step,” Owners at Work, Kent, OH: Ohio Employee Ownership Center, Kent State University, vol xxi, no 1, summer 2009, pp. 16-18.
article-yates-et-al.pdf (1.6MB)

Cleveland Foundation, Something Important Is Happening in Cleveland, Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Foundation, October 21, 2009.
flyer-cleveland-fdn.pdf (270KB)

Manuel Pastor Jr., Chris Benner, and Martha Matsuoka, This Could be the Start of Something Big: How Social Movements for Regional Equity Are Reshaping Metropolitan America, Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2009.
flyer-pastor-et-al.pdf (1MB)

Steve Dubb, Interview of Steven McCullogh, President and CEO, Bethel New Life (Chicago, IL), College Park, MD: The Democracy Collaborative, University of Maryland, September 2009.
interview-mccullough.pdf (200KB)

José García and Tamara Draut, The Plastic Safety Net: How Households are Coping in a Fragile Economy, New York, NY: Demos, 2009.
paper-garcia-draut.pdf (920KB)

G. Thomas Kingsley, Robin E. Smith, and David Price, The Impacts of Foreclosure on Families and Communities: A Primer, Washington, DC: Metropolitan Housing and Communities Center, Urban Institute, July 2009.
paper-kingsley-et-al.pdf (120KB)

Mark Muro, Sarah Rahman, and Amy Liu, Implemented ARRA: Innovations in Design in Metro America, Washington, DC: Metropolitan Policy Program at the Brookings Institution, July 2009.
paper-muro-et-al.pdf (380KB)

John Emmeus Davies and Alice Stokes, Lands in Trust; Homes that Last: A Performance Evaluation of the Champlain Housing Trust, Burlington, VT: Champlain Housing Trust, 2009.
report-davis-stokes.pdf (5.3MB)

Ashish Karamchamdi, Michael Kubzansky, Paul Frandano, Emerging Markets, Emerging Models: Market-Based Solutions to the Challenges of Global Poverty, Cambridge, MA: Monitor Group, March 2009.
report-karamchandani-et-al.pdf (2.1MB)

National Community Investment Fund, The CDFI Banking Sector: 2008 Annual Financial and Social Performance, Chicago, IL: NCIF, August 2009.
report-ncif.pdf (190KB)

Yesim Sungu-Eryilmaz, Town-Gown Collaboration in Land Use and Development, Policy Focus Report, Cambridge, MA: Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, June 2009.
report-sungu-eryilmaz.pdf (3.1MB)

Sarah Treuhaft, Michael J. Hamm, and Charlotte Litjens, Healthy Food for All: Building Equitable and Sustainable Food Systems in Detroit and Oakland, Oakland, CA, Ann Arbor, MI and East Lansing, MI PolicyLink, Fair Food Network, and the C.S. Mott Network: August 2009.
report-treuhaft-et-al.pdf (3MB)

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July 2009 Updates

Frank S. Alexander, “Neighborhood Stabilization & Land Banking,” Communities & Banking, Boston, MA: Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, May 2009.
article-alexander.pdf (180KB)

Dalton Conley, “Seeking SWF: In this time of global financial crisis, America needs a sovereign wealth fund of its own,” DemocracyJournal.org, Spring 2009.
article-conley.pdf (100KB)

Steve Dubb, NCBA and NCB Annual Meetings: Co-op Annual Meetings Address Economic and Environmental Challenges, College Park, MD: The Democracy Collaborative, University of Maryland: June 2009.
article-dubb-ncba-ncb.pdf (120KB)

Steve Dubb, Exploring Innovation, 2nd Biennial Conference: Conference Promotes Innovation in Community Development Strategy, College Park, MD: The Democracy Collaborative, University of Maryland: June 2009.
article-dubb-innovation.pdf (110KB)

Steve Dubb, Reclamation Activists Discuss Potential Remedies to Foreclosure Wave, College Park, MD: The Democracy Collaborative, University of Maryland: June 2009.
article-dubb-nvpc.pdf (115KB)

Steve Dubb, Summit Aims to Extend Social Enterprise in New Directions, College Park, MD: The Democracy Collaborative, University of Maryland: June 2009.
article-dubb-sea.pdf (110KB)

Ted Howard, Steve Dubb, and Gar Alperovitz, “Help Wanted: Green Businesses Seek Worker-Owners. Walk to Work. Good Benefits,” Yes!, summer 2009, pp. 44-45.
article-howard-et-al09.pdf (170KB)

John A. Moore, “Native American Lending in Maine,” Communities & Banking, Boston, MA: Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, May 2009.
article-moore.pdf (214KB)

Jeremy Nowak, Economic Crisis, Civil Society & Creativity, New York, NY: address to the Association of Performing Arts Presenters, 2009.
article-nowak09.pdf (80KB)

Jacquelyn Yates, "The Evergreen Cooperative Initiative: Can 'Anchor Institutions' Help Revitalize Declining Neighborhoods by Buying from Local Cooperatives?" 23rd Annual Ohio Employee Onwership Conference, Kent, Ohio: Ohio Employee Ownership Center, Kent State University, 2009, pp. 44-47.
article-yates.pdf (1MB)

Ira Harkavy, et al., “Chapter 8: Anchor Institutions as Partners in Building Successful Communities and Local Economies,” In Retooling HUD for a Catalytic Federal Government: A Report to Secretary Shaun Donovan, Philadelphia, PA: Penn Institute for Urban Research, University of Pennsylvania, April 2009.
chapter-harkavy-et-al.pdf (620KB)

Steve Dubb, Interview of Dan Kildee, CEO of the Land Bank of Genesee County, Michigan, College Park, MD: The Democracy Collaborative, University of Maryland: June 2009.
interview-kildee.pdf (200KB)

Paul C. Brophy and Rachel D. Godsil, Retooling HUD for a Catalytic Federal Government: A Report to Secretary Shaun Donovan, Philadelphia, PA: Penn Institute for Urban Research, University of Pennsylvania, April 2009.
report-brophy-godsil.pdf (4.1MB)

Steven Deller, Ann Hoyt, Brent Hueth, and Reka Sundaram-Stukel, Research on the Economic Impact of Cooperatives, Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Center for Cooperatives, March 2009.
report-deller-et-al.pdf (800KB)

Dan Kildee, Jonathan Logan, Alan Mallach, and Joseph Schilling, Regenerating Youngstown and Mahoning County Through Vacant Property Reclamation: Reforming Systems and Right-sizing Markets, Washington, DC: National Vacant Properties Campaign, February 2009.
report-kildee-et-al.pdf (1.4MB)

Amanda Sheldon, Phillip Bush, Aaron Kearsley and Anne Gass, The Challenge of Foreclosed Properties: An Analysis of State and Local Plans to use the Neighborhood Stabilization Program. Columbia, MD: Enterprise Community Partners, Inc., 2009.
report-sheldon-et-al.pdf (1.7MB)

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April 2009 Updates

Gar Alperovitz, Steve Dubb, and Ted Howard, “The Next Wave: Building University Engagement For The 21st Century,” prepublication version of article published in: The Good Society, vol. 17, no. 2 (2008), pp. 69-75.
article-alperovitz-dubb-howard.pdf (260KB)

Margaret Bernstein, “Foundation grants aimed to boost University Circle,” Cleveland Plain Dealer: March 27, 2009.
article-bernstein.pdf (80KB)

Steve Dubb, Labor, Environmentalists Seek Common Ground at ‘Good Jobs, Green Jobs’ Conference, College Park, MD: The Democracy Collaborative, University of Maryland: March 2009.
article-dubb-green.pdf (60KB)

Steve Dubb, CDC State Associations Gather To Pursue National Policy Agenda, College Park, MD: The Democracy Collaborative, University of Maryland: April 2009.
article-dubb-naceda.pdf (130KB)

Tim Holt, “An urgent call to 'buy local': Job developer Michael Shuman seeks to rebuild struggling communities with home-grown businesses,” Boston, MA: The Christian Science Monitor, February 9, 2009.
article-holt.pdf (70KB)

Ohio Employee Ownership Center, “Cleveland Goes to Mondragon,” Owners at Work: winter 2008-2009, pp.10-12.
article-oeoc.pdf (540KB)

Ellen Seidman and Jeremy Nowak, “A Call to Action: Rediscovering a Public Purpose in Financial Services,” Philadelphia, PA: Opportunity Finance Network, February 2009.
article-seidman-nowak.pdf (90KB)

Hannah Thomas and Thomas M. Shapiro, “Twenty-First Century Owners: Individual and Community Stakes,” San Francisco, CA: Community Investments, winter 2008.
article-thomas-shapiro.pdf (280KB)

David Bollier, “Viral Spiral: How the Commoners Built a Digital Republic of Their Own,” New York, NY, The New Press, March 2008.
brochure-bollier.pdf (240KB)

Steve Dubb, Interview of Mark Pinsky, CEO, Opportunity Finance Network, College Park, MD: The Democracy Collaborative, March 2009.
interview-pinsky.pdf (200KB)

Philip Mattera, High Road or Low Road? Job Quality in the New Green Economy, Washington, DC: Good Jobs First, February 2009.
paper-mattera.pdf (1MB)

Douglas Rice and Barbara Sard, Decade of Neglect has Weakened Federal Low-Income Housing Programs: New Resources Required to Meet Growing Needs, Washington, DC: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, February 2009.
paper-rice-sard.pdf (1.2MB)

Lisa Hagerman, “Aligning Mission and Investment Pays Off for Foundation,” Chestnut Hill, MA: More for Mission Investing, December 16, 2008.
press-release-hagerman.pdf (30KB)

Radhika Fox, Jason Walsh, and Shawn Fremstad, Bringing Home the Green Recovery: A User’s Guide to the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Oakland, CA: PolicyLink and Green for All, March 2009.
report-fox-et-al.pdf (1.5MB)

Jessica Freireich and Katherine Fulton, Investing for Social & Environmental Impact, Cambridge, MA: Monitor Institute, January 2009.
report-freireich-fulton.pdf (5.1MB)

Stephanie Casey Pierce, Emerging Trend: State Actions to Tackle the Foreclosure Crisis, Washington, DC: National Governors Association Center for Best Practices, February 2009.
report-pierce.pdf (1.5MB)

Amaad Rivera, Jeannette Huezo, Christina Kasica, and Dedrick Muhammad, The Silent Depression: State of the Dream 2009, Boston, MA: United for a Fair Economy, January 2009.
report-rivera-et-al.pdf (3.7MB)

Dafina Williams, 2008 CDFI State Legislation and Advocacy Guide, Philadelphia, PA: Opportunity Finance Network, December 2008.
report-williams09.pdf (10.1MB)

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January 2009 Updates

Steve Dubb, Meeting Seeks to Build Common Ground Among Wealth Building Advocates, College Park, MD: The Democracy Collaborative, December 2008.
article-dubb-aecf.pdf (115KB)

Steve Dubb, Community Land Trusts Seek to Scale Up to Meet Neighborhood Stabilization Demand, College Park, MD: The Democracy Collaborative, December 2008.
article-dubb-ncltn.pdf (115KB)

Jay Miller, "Co-op laundry first up in Univ. Circle initiative," Cleveland, OH: Crain's Cleveland Business, January 5-11, 2009.
article-miller.pdf (90KB)

Nonprofit Quarterly, Editors, "Hybrid Organizations: More Than Just a New Fuel—An Interview with Steve Dubb," Nonprofit Quarterly, winter 2008, pp. 87-90.
article-npq.pdf (40KB)

Ellen Seidman and Phil Longman, "To Save America's Finances, Bring Back Community Banking," Washington, DC: New America Foundation, November 20, 2008.
article-seldman-longman.pdf (240KB)

Anne Stetson and Mark Kramer, Investing by U.S. Foundations, Boston, MA: FSG Social Impact Advisors, October 2008.
book-stetson-kramer.pdf (670KB)

Cleveland Foundation, "Building wealth, creating jobs, and stabilizing neighborhoods," Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Foundation, January 2009.
brochure-cleveland-fdn.pdf (450KB)

Steve Dubb, Interview of Ramón León, Executive Director, Latino Economic Development Center, College Park, MD: The Democracy Collaborative, January 2009.
interview-leon.pdf (150KB)

Frank S. Alexander, Land Banking as Metropolitan Policy, Washington, DC: The Brookings Institution, October 2008.
paper-alexander.pdf (160KB)

Greg LeRoy and Philip Mattera, Uncle Sam's Rusty Toolkit: How Proven State and Local Reforms Can Make Federal Economic Development Programs Better for Taxpayers, Workers and the Environment, Washington, DC: Good Jobs First, November 2008.
paper-leroy-mattera.pdf (620KB)

Heather McCulloch and Beadsie Woo, Expanding Asset-Building opportunities through Shared Ownership, Baltimore, MD: The Annie E. Casey Foundation, 2008.
paper-mcculloch-woo.pdf (180KB)

Robert Pollin, Heidi Garrett-Peltier, James Heintz, and Helen Scharber, Green Recovery: A Program to Create Good Jobs and Start Building a Low-Carbon Economy, Amherst, MA and Washington, DC: The Department of Economics and Political Research Institute, University of Massachusetts-Amherst and Center for American Progress, September 2008.
paper-pollin-et-al.pdf (5.3MB)

David Roland-Holst, Energy Efficiency, Innovation, and Job Creation in California, Berkeley, CA: Center for Energy, Resources, and Economic Sustainability, October 2008.
paper-roland-holst.pdf (1.5MB)

Donna Foster Abernathy, et al., A Day in the Life of Cooperative America, Washington, DC: National Cooperative Business Association, 2008.
report-abernathy-et-al.pdf (2MB)

Community Wealth Ventures, Inc., Streams of Hope: Social Franchising: A New Path to Wealth for Nonprofits, Washington, DC: Community Wealth Ventures and Social Franchise Ventures Initiative, November 2008.
report-cwv.pdf (5.6MB)

David Erickson, Carolina Reid, List Nelson, Anne O'Shaughnessy, and Alan Berube, Eds., The Enduring Challenge of Concentrated Poverty in America: Case Studies from Communities Across America, Washington, DC: The Federal Reserve System and The Brookings Institution, 2008.
report-erickson-et-al.pdf (6.7MB)

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