Reports “Professional Societies and Climate Change” Most urban-focused professional societies in the United States are working to educate their members on climate change issues, but few have adopted a holistic approach that includes adaptation, mitigation and… Reports January 16, 2017 Environment
Reports Integrated Transactions: An Emerging Focus For Community Development This paper prepared for Kresge by the Low Income Investment Fund and The Reinvestment Fund and examines development models that intentionally integrate elements from two or more sectors, the capital challenges… Reports January 13, 2017 Social Investment Practice
Reports Building and Restoring Civic Capacity: The Obama Administrations Federal-Local Partnership with Detroit In 2011, President Barack Obama assigned a team of federal officials to work with Detroit city government, state of Michigan agencies, business, philanthropy and community residents to study Detroit’s problems, engage… Reports December 21, 2016 Detroit
Speeches Why Comprehensive Community Development is Essential Now, and Why the Arts Must be at the Table The New Reality Since the time this event was conceived so many months ago, one thing has remained remarkably constant, while another has become a bit topsy-turvy. The remarkable constant… Speeches December 6, 2016 Arts & Culture
Reports Climate Adaptation – The State of Practice in U.S. Communities – Case Studies These case studies examine efforts to develop and implement climate-adaptation projects in 17 cities across the U.S. The study analyzed efforts underway, motivations for action and how communities went from… Reports November 16, 2016 Environment