tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54627252024-03-13T13:30:13.809-04:00Community Assets Blogcommunity development and moreUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462725.post-80397539483307956262013-07-03T10:58:00.001-04:002013-07-03T10:58:23.044-04:00US DIVIDED LIKE US WEATH - AN INFOGRAPHIC
OWSPOSTERS
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462725.post-32448775565350997752013-06-18T08:30:00.000-04:002013-06-18T08:30:00.449-04:00HALFWAY TO CHANGING ECONOMIC FORTUNES
Right now, in our community at this very moment, there is someone who is dreaming about doing something to improve his/her lot. If we could learn how to help that person transform that dream into meaningful work, we could be halfway to changing the economic fortunes of our entire community.
~ Ernesto Sirolli, author of Ripples from the Zambezi.
See his TED talk Shut Up andUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462725.post-20886996622070305772013-06-17T14:48:00.000-04:002013-06-17T14:48:44.903-04:00Art and Culture as Economic Development Recently, the City of Tallahassee group, To the Village Square, hosted author and consultant, Peter Kageyama, to facilitate a workshop and make a presentation on the concepts he calls "For the Love of Cities," which is also the title of his book. His premise is that in order to a city to grow and thrive, its residents must love their place. And, most people love their place because it'sUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462725.post-71953350807910333172012-12-14T10:42:00.000-05:002012-12-14T10:42:27.387-05:00THE DILEMMA OF CASH INCENTIVES
Need to Know from New Hampshire Public TV looks at the Family Rewards Program - an initiative in Memphis, Tennessee, that aims to break the intergenerational cycle of poverty by offering cash incentives. The program rewards low-income families with cash payments for good attendance, good grades, steady employment, and going to the doctor and Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462725.post-89988365652467897722012-11-15T10:41:00.000-05:002012-11-15T10:41:41.457-05:00STRIKE CONSUMER DEBTThe Debt Resistors Operations Manual, published as a PDF file by the Strike Debt website offers information mainly known to consumer advocates, but perhaps not widely known to those struggling with abusive collection tactics of credit debt buyers or those who feel the only option is personal bankruptcy.
The Strike Debt group has landed on a perhaps genius idea: to buy old debt for pennies Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462725.post-81863633463312089702012-11-15T10:02:00.000-05:002012-11-15T10:02:06.415-05:00WOMEN'S ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT PROJECT
Walmart for Women?
posted by Amy Schmitz
EXCERPT from creditslips.org
Say what you will about Walmart, but give it credit perhaps for partnering in a project aimed to empower female entrepreneurs. Walmart's Women's Economic Empowerment Project in partnership with Enactus (a global non-profit organization) has been criticized by some as merely part of a public Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462725.post-89624665561419441932012-07-29T10:48:00.003-04:002012-07-29T10:48:44.773-04:00NEW REPORT ON PAY DAY LENDINGTwelve million adults, or about 5.5% of Americans, use payday loans, according to new research from Pew.
Payday loans are short-term loans (usually two weeks) of a few hundred dollars with average fees and interest the equivalent of an annual percentage rate (APR) of around 400%!
Predatory payday lending strips wealth from financially vulnerable families and leaves them with fewer Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462725.post-28393050321977550522012-03-17T09:20:00.000-04:002012-03-17T09:20:36.456-04:00GET A FOLLOWER TO START A MOVEMENT Derek Sivers gave a TED Talk on how to start a movement. His philosophy is:
The first follower is actually an underestimated form of leadership in itself. … The first follower is what transforms a lone nut into a leader.
Derek is an entrepreneur and professional musician who is best known as the founder of the company CD Baby, which was the seller of independent music on the web, Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462725.post-53488623984528429952012-03-04T19:44:00.016-05:002012-03-04T21:41:28.897-05:00
THE IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Many of us may think of community development as physical infrastructure--roads, buildings and housing. Creating community means people, the residents of the neighborhoods directly affected by whatever changes or improvements are accomplished within the area.
Community Assets has over ten years experience working with innovative projects that involve Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462725.post-21203385348174613472007-07-02T21:19:00.000-04:002007-07-02T21:25:07.297-04:00Infant Mortality Rate in FloridaFlorida will be looking at the infant mortality rate for nonwhites in Florida compared to white births and analyze how incidents of low birthweight, little to no prenatal care contributes to infant mortality, which in Florida are higher than the national average. The Florida Association of Healthy Start Coalitions will partner with universities to identify causes and solutions.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462725.post-85663115701788954252007-06-24T11:56:00.000-04:002007-07-02T21:17:07.159-04:00Homeowner or Renter? Which is BestThe Housing Cost Calculator has been updated by the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR). The Calculator enables users to compare the cost of owning a home vs renting in 379 metropoli9tan areas across the US. This provides potential homeowners with an easy way to calculate how much a new home will cost them over time. It compares the amount of additional cash available to a renter Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462725.post-36146084810509637842007-06-02T20:19:00.000-04:002007-06-02T20:22:28.761-04:00Hunger in AmericaThe Second Harvest network reports that 35% of its clients in 2005 had to choose between paying for food and paying their rent or mortgage. See Hunger in America 2006Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462725.post-72363860800934574962007-06-02T20:11:00.000-04:002007-06-02T20:18:54.136-04:00Predatory LendingThe Best Value in the Subprime Market: State Predatory Lending Reforms a report from The Center for Responsible Lending indicated recently that state laws against predatory lending do help stop abusive lenders and can even increase availability of credit for people who need it most. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462725.post-1146501747991386252006-05-01T12:37:00.000-04:002006-05-01T12:42:38.933-04:00Fund Raising Forum Library If you can't find it here. . .Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462725.post-1144775948502797342006-04-11T13:18:00.000-04:002006-09-04T16:04:07.530-04:00Welcome to Florida!The Development Report Card for the states ranks our state in the bottom 10 nationally in areas such as:40 Change in Toxic Release Inventory40 Employer-Provided Health Insurance40 Health Professional Shortage Areas41 Income Distribution42 K-12 Education Expenditures42 Graduate Students in Science and Engineering42 Voting Rate44 Income Distribution Change44 High School Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462725.post-1143731375811038922006-03-30T10:09:00.000-05:002006-05-29T12:55:20.776-04:00State Predatory Lending PracticesPredatory mortgage lending in the subprime market (for those with bad or no credit, who cannot qualify for prime interest rate loans) is a serious problem for low- and moderate-income families. Twenty-eight states have passed comprehensive reforms or enacted regulations to curb specific predatory practices. A report issued in February from the Center for Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462725.post-1143643020479161772006-03-29T09:32:00.000-05:002006-05-29T12:55:55.356-04:00Hurricane Season Looms"Disaster Planning, Emergency Preparedness & Business Continuity" was drawn from a series of disaster planning and recovery seminars given for the Non-Profit Coordinating Committee of New York. This document is a template in WORD that explains the points an organization needs to think about in order to prepare its own disaster recovery plan so that, should an Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462725.post-1143479621539961852006-03-27T12:13:00.000-05:002006-05-29T12:56:59.773-04:00Earned Income Tax CreditEarned Income Tax CreditIn Florida, as much as $635 million goes unclaimed by more than 350,000 working families, according to the Agency for Workforce Innovation. The Miami Herald reports last month that more eligible individuals are taking the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) than in previous years. The refundable federal credit returns up to $4,400 to working families with children who make Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462725.post-1143227190181639862006-03-24T14:02:00.000-05:002006-05-13T09:16:22.733-04:00The Rural Philanthrophy Knowledge Center Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462725.post-1140206534718379372006-02-17T14:58:00.000-05:002006-04-07T09:17:14.650-04:00Savings for Working Families Act Introduced in the House: 900,000 Accounts and $20 million for Financial Education the Same as Senate Bill CFED reports that Savings advocates now have The Savings for Working Families Act (SWFA) in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. The original sponsors of the House bill introduced on February 14 are Representatives Joe Pitts (R-PA); Phil English (Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462725.post-1139842480516635192006-02-13T09:49:00.000-05:002006-03-28T18:11:44.633-05:00DEMOGRAPHICSFlorida's income gap among highest in U.S.Florida ranks among the top five states for the biggest income gaps between the rich, middle-class and poor, according to a new study by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.The income gap between Florida's richest residents and its poor and middle class was among the worst in the country during the early 2000s, according to this Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462725.post-1138289264296753452006-01-26T10:27:00.000-05:002006-03-28T18:12:58.616-05:00Federal Budget Consequences for NonprofitsA new report, The Nonprofit Sector and the Federal Budget: Fiscal Year 2006 and Beyond, examines the most recent presidential and congressional budget proposals and their potential impact on our country's nonprofit organizations. Visit the website listed above to read the full report.This report is the first of a series of studies that the Aspen InstituteUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462725.post-1136752453964369322006-01-08T15:31:00.000-05:002006-03-28T18:13:43.890-05:00New Markets Tax Credit ConferenceThe fifth annual conference on the New Markets Tax Credit will be held March 15 - 16 2006 in Dallas, Texas. Click here for more info.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462725.post-1136671411660772592006-01-07T16:58:00.000-05:002006-03-28T18:14:34.460-05:00PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION OR OWNING A CAR? WHICH IS BETTER FOR LOW INCOME FAMILIES?Research from the Brookings Institution suggests that having a car is a worthwhile investment in better outcomes for low-income families. Recent reports quantify the additional money required to own and operate personal vehicles, as compared to the lower cost of traveling on public transit. However, this method of Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462725.post-1135956761592392092005-12-30T10:27:00.000-05:002005-12-30T10:32:42.026-05:00FIGHTING "REDLINING" - RESEARCHING BANK COMPLIANCEIn 1978 Congress adopted two laws to require lenders to "meet the credit needs" of low income neighborhoods. Up until that time many poor communities had been purposefully "redlined" by certain lenders who considered making loans in such locations to be risky and unworthy. The two laws were the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) and the Home Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0