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2008
Summer Retreat Summary
The group planned four sessions for the coming year:
"Philanthropic Involvement in Movement Building:
The Marguerite Casey Foundation's Equal Voice Campaign,"
"Chicago's Olympic Plans: Ensuring Benefits for
the Community," "Community Organizing and
the Impact of the State Budget," and "Sub-prime
Lending and the Continuing Impact on Chicago Communities."
Jeff Bartow and Carmen Prieto continue as co-chairs.
Resources
Building
a Regional Voice for Environmental Justice (pdf,
1/05)
This report from the Liberty Hill
Foundation and Collaborative Partners features the environmental
justice movement in Southern California and its efforts
at policy reform.
Research
Forum
The Research Forum at the National Center for Children
in Poverty encourages collaborative research and informed
policy on welfare reform, child and family well-being
and community issues.
Housing
Matters
HousingMatters.net mobilizes individuals
who support organizations working to give every person
in Illinois access to quality, fair, accessible and
affordable housing. Receive e-mail alerts about critical
housing issues and find tools to contact policy makers
on these issues.
Community
Change Makers: The Leadership Roles of Community Foundations
(5/04)
This Chapin Hall publication discusses the ways in which
community foundations' unique access, agility, credibility,
and local knowledge places them in a pivotal position
at the center of community life and describes how community
foundations are using their position to develop and
expand their leadership roles.
Toward
Greater Effectiveness in Community Change: Challenges
and Responses for Philanthropy (3/03)
Based on interviews with senior
foundation leaders and experts in the field of philanthropy,
this Chapin Hall paper discusses the primary challenges
for foundations in "thinking" about, "doing,"
and "learning" from their community change
work.
KnowledgePlex
This web site offers best practices, discussions, research
and more for professionals working on affordable housing
and community development.
Lessons
and Findings from Solutions for America (53
pages, pdf, 9/03)
The Pew Partnership for Civic Change identified several
factors that contribute to the effectiveness and success
of community development projects.
Illinois
Prisoners' Reflections on Returning Home
(9/03)
A report from the Urban Institute reveals the characteristics,
experiences, expectations, and plans of soon-to-be-released
prisoners returning to the city of Chicago. The study
was funded by a grant from John D. and Catherine T.
MacArthur Foundation.
A
Portrait of Prisoner Reentry in Illinois (4/03)
Examine the factors contributing to the increased rates
of incarceration in Illinois. Discover how prisoners
are prepared to reenter society and where former inmates
choose to live in Illinois.
Community
Building Resource Exchange
Created by the Aspen Institute Roundtable on CCIs, this
web site discusses and links to Comprehensive Community
Initiatives across the country.
National
Community Building Network
NCBN serves as hub for brokering information and connections
among community builders. The NCBN web site contains
publications, strategies, issue briefings, how-to guides
and other resources related to community building.
Neighborhood
Funders Group
Visit the national affinity group site.
Community
Building Task Force Program Archives
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shared at previous programs and meetings of this group.
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