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 Welcome!
Our goal is to provide you with the web's most comprehensive
and up-to-date information resource on state-of-the-art strategies
for democratic, community-based economic development.
The resources offered here include directories, breaking news, publications, and conference
information, as well as cutting-edge initiatives from cities, states, community development
corporations, employee-owned
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Growing a Green Economy for All: From Green Jobs to Green Ownership
 This Democracy Collaborative report provides the first comprehensive survey of community wealth building institutions in the green economy. Featuring ten cases, the report identifies how policy and philanthropy can build on these examples to create "green jobs you can own."
report-warren-dubb.pdf (1.3MB) »
Rebuilding America's Communities: A Federal Community Wealth Building Proposal
 Anyone concerned about the state of America's communities today must give serious thought to how public policy can support on-the-ground practitioners. This report from The Democracy Collaborative outlines an ambitious 10-year strategy to meet that goal.
report-alperovitz-et-al.pdf (1MB) »
Unjust Deserts
 Unjust Deserts illustrates how most wealth depends on our “common stock of knowledge,” thus making today’s growing inequality morally indefensible. Written by Democracy Collaborative co-founder Gar Alperovitz and Lew Daly of Demos.
More info and ordering at TheNewPress.com »
Linking
Colleges to Communities
 How
can universities leverage their resources for community benefit?
This report from The Democracy Collaborative outlines a comprehensive
strategy to meet that goal.
report-linking.pdf
(1MB) »
Enterprising
Organizations: New Asset-Based and Other Innovative Approaches to
Solving Social and Economic Problems
 In May 2005, The Aspen Institute, in collaboration with the
Democracy Collaborative, convened practitioners, investors,
foundation donors, elected officials, scholars, and reporters
to generate ideas on how to advance community wealth building
efforts. This report provides highlights from the discussion
that ensued.
report-abramson.pdf
(12MB) »
Building
Wealth: The New Asset-Based Approach to Solving Social and Economic
Problems
 The first across-the-board survey of innovative, asset-based strategies
that are advancing social purposes.
Read the press release
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Executive Summary
(PDF 1.75MB) »
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a copy from the
Aspen Institute Bookstore »
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Apollo Alliance features Evergreen Co-ops
 In April, the Apollo Alliance, a national coalition of labor, business, environmental, and community leaders, featured the Evergreen Co-ops as “a new and different path...toward high-quality, green jobs.” Read the article »
Evergreen Cooperative Initiative
 Cleveland's Evergreen Cooperative Initiative launched its first community-based business on October 21, and more are on the way. Mayor Frank Jackson calls the Evergreen Cooperative Laundry “a model for how we can put our people back to work and rebuild our community.”
See the video that tells the Evergreen story.
Watch the video »
Videos Outline Mondragón Worker Cooperative Model
Mondragón, based in the Basque region of Spain, is the world's largest worker cooperative with more than 100,000 employees. Produced in 2008, this 14-minute video provides an overview of its scope. For further background, take a look at this early 1980s hour-long BBC documentary.
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CFED Asset Learning Conference
Washington, DC | Sep 22-24, 2010
CFED's Assets Learning Conference brings together over 1,000 asset-building activists to highlight innovation and new strategies in asset, individual, and community wealth building practice, policy and research.
www.cfed.org/knowledge
_center/events/alc2010
Reclaiming Vacant Properties
Cleveland, OH | Oct 13-15
This year's conference focuses on the intersection of vacant land with issues of sustainability, revitalization, and policy reform. Highlights include on-site tours of land re-use efforts in Cleveland neighborhoods, a set of specialized training sessions, and nearly three dozen specialized workshops.
www.reclaimingvacantproperties.org
Opportunity Finance Network
San Francisco, CA | Nov 2-5, 2010
The OFN conference brings together over 700 practitioners, CDFI Board Members, bankers, regulators, foundation staff, religious investors, and investment managers for workshops and discussions regarding opportunities and challenges facing community development finance.
www.opportunityfinance.net
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