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Role-playing our way to solutions
Many community development challenges are intractable because it?s hard to convene all the relevant stakeholders to work on real solutions with real consequences. Now a few organizations are trying out multiplayer scenarios as a way to give serious thought to opposing views. Scenarios feel safe because they are pretend, but the great thing about pretend is that it can open minds and lead to unexpectedly collaborative innovations.
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Surmounting obstacles in Hartford: first person with Luis C. Caban
The executive director of the Southside Institutions Neighborhood Alliance talks about how this organization is turning around distressed neighborhoods in south Hartford, Connecticut.
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Breaking barriers & building communities
Communities & Banking taps the wisdom of Rev. Steinle, the executive director of Hartford?s Christian Activities Council, a faith-based, nonsectarian organization focused on affordable housing and empowering the poor.
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Measuring the impact of community development
Increasingly, community development organizations are being asked to quantify the impact that they have on low- and moderate-income communities. Sean Zielenbach offers advice about undertaking this daunting and complicated task.
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Eds & meds team up to revitalize Hartford
Hartford's initiative reflects trends across New England as educational and medical institutions step into urban leadership roles.