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The links below provide useful information and insight on the latest thinking in the community development field. If you have suggestions for additional links, please email info@LeadersforCommunities.org.
News & Articles
Chronicle of Philanthropy: Five Trends Help to Create ‘Nonprofits of the Future,’ Report Says
The nonprofit field isn’t going to simply bounce back a few years from now to the stateit was in before the recession. That’s the message behind a new report by La Piana Consulting. (November 2009)
McKinsey Quarterly: Motivating people: Getting beyond money
The economic slump offers business leaders a chance to more effectively reward talented employees by emphasizing nonfinancial motivators rather than bonuses. (November 2009)
McKinsey Quarterly: Upgrading the workforce
Efforts to improve the skills and capabilities of the workforce often fail because companies don’t really know where the gaps are. McKinsey’s client work shows that one tool to reveal them is a comprehensive survey that allows employees themselves to identify the areas most in need of improvement. (October 2009)
McKinsey Quarterly: A global view of the housing bubble
Although the current crisis started with the bursting of the US housing bubble, other economies around the world are feeling the effects of their own real-estate booms and busts. (October 2009)
The New York Times: Community Organizing Never Looked So Good
After President Obama’s election, more and more young people are seeking out careers in community organizing and development. (April 2009)
Stanford Social Innovation Review: Ten Nonprofit Funding Models
Nonprofit executives are not as explicit as for-profit executives about their funding models, and have not had a lexicon equivalent to that of the for-profit world—until now. (March 2009)
ShelterForce: Brave New World for Nonprofits
The current “bathtub recession” poses a drowning hazard for community development and housing groups, as philanthropic giving shrinks and foundations look beyond nonprofits for solutions to social problems. (Winter 2008)
Websites & Useful Resources
StableCommunities.org is the centerpiece of NeighborWorks® America’s Stable Communities initiative, a national response to the local challenges that arise when foreclosed homes remain vacant or abandoned. The purpose of the site is to provide community development practitioners with information and strategies to stabilize and revitalize communities in the wake of the foreclosure crisis. StableCommunities.org provides resources to nonprofit organizations and their public and private partners, including state and local governments, rehab contractors, researchers, funders, and servicers.
Leader to Leader Institute: Leadership Dialogues
The Leader to Leader Institute is operating the Leadership Dialogues, an online toolbox featuring a growing library of video interviews with inspiring leaders from every sector and every corner of the world.
Academic Earth aggregates free video lectures from leading universities, like Stanford, Yale, and Harvard.
BoardSource provides resources to support strengthen nonprofit boards.
Chronicle of Philanthropy: Live Discussions
Transcripts from live discussions hosted online by Chronicle of Philanthropy on topics of interest and importance to nonprofit organizations.
An online guide to state and local housing policy, developed and maintained by the Center for Housing Policy, the research affiliate of the National Housing Conference.
National Homeownership Industry Standards
A national standard for homeownership counselors and educators.
Next Gen Issues by EDA Consulting
Resources on nest-gen subjects, from leadership to executive transition to next-gen governance and more.
A ready reference for people who want to work (and play) together to make a difference in their neighborhoods. Our Blocks is an all-volunteer project. See the About page if you want to help build this resource.
A monthly podcast from Chronicle of Philanthropy that discussed how charities and foundations can more effectively use social media tools to spread their messages and raise money.
A library of free online seminars for nonprofits on technology topics.
Join the campaign to fundamentally change the way nonprofit organizations are involved in the political process, in every election, in every town, in every state.
NeighborWorks E-Learning Courses
NeighborWorks is proud to introduce our full range of online learning to Leaders For Communities. Many of these courses are equivalent to those taught in-person at the NeighborWorks Training Institutes and Placed Based Trainings, and have been conveniently packaged for efficient and effective distance learning – providing you exceptional education and a user-friendly learning experience. Courses are offered in the following areas: construction and production management, neighborhood revitalization, affordable housing, asset management, board operations, and homeownership. They address some of the latest and most critical topics in the community development field.
New Resource for Housing Counselors: NeighborWorks has partnered with AssetPlatform.org, a resource website created to help nonprofit practitioners better meet the financial service needs of their clients. Tools, training, products and services are offered so that counselors can have an array of proven resources from which to draw. Registration and access to the site are free and available for immediate access at AssetPlatform.org.
Online Communities
CommunityCollab is a web-based initiative to help community revitalization practitioners from all callings develop new professional relationships, share knowledge, and learn from each other.
Connected Peace Corps is the place online for people who value the Peace Corps to reconnect and work together toward a more peaceful and prosperous world.
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