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Garage Art Center, Queens, New York (and Flushing Town Hall)

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

They've created a nonprofit organizational structure to operate and fund the program. This New York Times article, " Vintage Americana and Spicy Chicken ," discusses the history of the building and how it came to be an arts center, which wasn't until 2014. Pretty cool. Flickr photo by Matt Kane.

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I wonder if Mayor Fenty hadn't dissolved the Anacostia Waterfront Initiative in 2007, merging it into another city agency, if development would have happened faster?

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

While the department doesn’t provide direct medical services on-site, DC Health does focus on making federal dollars work for city residents, funding nonprofits and community groups working with people who need public health resources.

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Purple Line Corridor Coalition study: Same Old, Same Old | Gentrification will result from investment in transit infrastructure

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Poster board from the 2014 meetings. The study came from the public-private Purple Line Corridor Coalition, a group composed of government officials, community activists, nonprofits, companies and academics. Communities most at risk include Long Branch, Langley Park and Riverdale Park, study leaders said.

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Using AI to Improve Your Grant Writing

Grants4Good

Join me as I interview Philip Deng , Co-Founder and CEO of Grantable , on the topic of using artificial intelligence to assist nonprofit organizations. I was motivated to create Grantable based on 15 years of experience in the nonprofit sector. But how will Grantable help my nonprofit clients? Want to learn more?

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Lessons from 2023 VAD Academy: Systemic Racism is a Root Cause of Vacant Properties

Center for Community Progress

Every year, the Center for Community Progress hosts VAD Academy, our virtual boot camp for public, private, nonprofit, and community leaders whose communities are impacted by vacant, abandoned, and deteriorated (VAD) properties. Some cities, like Detroit, are working to correct the overvaluation with equity in mind.

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How to Keep the Local Grocery Store Open: A Challenge for NC CED Professionals

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

Supporting rural grocery stores has been a target of federal funding through the USDA’s Healthy Foods Financing Initiative (HFFI), first authorized in 2014. Cooperatives and nonprofit ventures are another. Source: Wikimedia Creative Commons, Accessed July 18, 2023.

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4 Tips for Leveraging Data in Your Grant Report

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

Double the Donation’s guide to corporate sponsorships offers some instructive tips on both asking for financial support and cultivating productive nonprofit-funder relationships. Building relationships with transparency in mind will allow your nonprofit to establish a good track record that will aid future grant seeking efforts.