Ethical Fields’ Post

BLOG: Where is the community in community wealth building? Senior Researcher, Naomi Mason, reflects on her keynote address to the TSI Network conference, five months of working to understand the community wealth building landscape in Scotland and the role that the third sector can play in building the movement from the bottom up. https://ow.ly/qxtw50REq44

I'm delighted to share my first blog with CLES - Centre for Local Economic Strategies. I reflect on my first few months in post and the growing need to put communities at the heart and centre of our economic strategies. #communitywealthbuilding #localeconomies #communities #scotland #localgovernance

Event of Interest! Solving CA's Affordable Housing Crisis with Innovative Policy Approaches - Virtual Briefing 📆 On May 8th, join Rise Economy and the California Community Land Trust Network for a funders-only briefing and conversation with foundation, public sector, and community leaders on corporate accountability and the housing crisis. Learn about policy strategies to address the capital gap by increasing banking sector investment in affordable housing and BIPOC homeownership in a conversation moderated by Dr. Manuel Pastor, director of the USC Equity Research Institute. Participants will explore how these campaigns could generate significant resources and data to address the state’s affordable housing crisis, stabilize neighborhoods, and build climate resilience. https://lnkd.in/gRfKqxHM

It's time to lobby for the funding, policy and planning reforms that CLTs need to contribute to the UK’s affordable housing targets, building community wealth and sustainability goals! https://lnkd.in/eK23VBPu Our government has recognised that we need all hands on deck to diversify how we are responding to the housing crisis, how we build community wealth and how we make a just transition to net zeros. Collectively, the 360+ CLTs in England and Wales can be a major contributor. But we need the funding, policy reform and capacity to make real progress – without being held back by hurdles in a system not designed for CLTs. This is where our lobbying campaign comes in! Dive into our briefing note and letter templates for our proposals of the government can do to support CLTs to deliver more in their communities and nationally. https://lnkd.in/eK23VBPu Our CEO, Tom Chance, explains more in the video below.

The second course in this series focuses entirely on how to be more inclusive using the community solutions-based approach, applying each phase of the community solutions-based approach to an example from Baltimore to show how projects can be more inclusive and, ultimately, why the outcome will always be better when involving the community at every step of the way. https://lnkd.in/gHxW_aMK

The second course in this series focuses entirely on how to be more inclusive using the community solutions-based approach, applying each phase of the community solutions-based approach to an example from Baltimore to show how projects can be more inclusive and, ultimately, why the outcome will always be better when involving the community at every step of the way. https://lnkd.in/gHxW_aMK

The second course in this series focuses entirely on how to be more inclusive using the community solutions-based approach, applying each phase of the community solutions-based approach to an example from Baltimore to show how projects can be more inclusive and, ultimately, why the outcome will always be better when involving the community at every step of the way. https://lnkd.in/gHxW_aMK

THRIVING COMMUNITIES NETWORK CONVENING! WHO: Thriving Communities Partners from Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont WHAT: A convening to network with Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Providers and Federal Agencies who are part of the Federal Interagency Thriving Communities Network WHERE: @St. Anselm College Institute of Politics, 100 Saint Anselm Dr Manchester, NH 03102; Phone: (802) 557-6709 WHEN: July 29th from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. WHY: For decades, communities have requested resources and tools to successfully compete for federal funding. The Thriving Communities Network brings together federal agencies to coordinate place-based technical assistance (TA) and capacity-building resources for urban, rural, and Tribal communities experiencing a history of economic distress and systemic disinvestment. These federal resources include grant and financial management support, pre-development assistance, community engagement, planning, and project delivery support. Join federal agency staff, technical assistance providers, philanthropy, and state and local community leaders at this event in Manchester, NH for information about federal funding and technical assistance programs available to communities facing environmental and economic challenges, as well as time for local communities to discuss their priority projects with TA providers and their peers, to develop partnerships, learn from each other, and identify potential support. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development New Hampshire Department of Transportation (NHDOT) Maine Department of Transportation Vermont Agency of Transportation HOW: Registration Link: https://lnkd.in/e_Rsd23a #thrivingcommunities #technicalassistance #federalgrants  

The second course in this series focuses entirely on how to be more inclusive using the community solutions-based approach, applying each phase of the community solutions-based approach to an example from Baltimore to show how projects can be more inclusive and, ultimately, why the outcome will always be better when involving the community at every step of the way. https://lnkd.in/gHxW_aMK

The second course in this series focuses entirely on how to be more inclusive using the community solutions-based approach, applying each phase of the community solutions-based approach to an example from Baltimore to show how projects can be more inclusive and, ultimately, why the outcome will always be better when involving the community at every step of the way. https://lnkd.in/gHxW_aMK