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Transforming Cleveland Vacant Lots into an Urban Farm

Center for Community Progress

She attended housing court to hold inspectors and policymakers accountable and spent every spare moment providing opportunities for her neighbors to learn job skills, from baking to data entry. Taking care of and repurposing vacant land, or “vacant land stewardship,” is therefore a critical part of what land banks across the country do.

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Announcing the winners of the 2022 Amazon Sustainability Data Initiative (ASDI) Global Hackathon

AWS Public Sector Blog

Anyone interested in exploring the data can access it and use it without needing an AWS account. The 17 SDGs are at the core of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by all UN Member States in 2015, which provides a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future.

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CPBB Teams with Toledo Regional Chamber to Bring Priority Based Budgeting to the City of Toledo, Ohio

PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

At the beginning of 2015, over 80 communities across North America have implemented Priority Based Budgeting (PBB), impacting over 11 million citizens across the US and Canada. Demand Accountability for Results. Traditional budgets focus on accountability for staying within spending limits.