Sophia Minder, a Bethel College social work major, interned in fall 2020 at Congregation Action Network as part of her semester with Eastern Mennonite University’s Washington Community Scholars’ ...

John L. McKnight, a professor of speech and urban affairs at Northwestern University, was an expert on community organizing and a keen researcher whose work focused on helping neighborhoods understand ...

Ready to study policy and community development? The curriculum is designed to build foundational knowledge of social institutions, civic engagement, diversity/equity ...

Build and lead stronger communities. The fields of policy studies and community development are aimed at finding democratic solutions to social problems. Learn how these applied, transdisciplinary ...

Creating a community development corporation is a powerful way to drive positive change in your neighborhood. Whether you’re passionate about affordable housing, local business development or ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Americans don’t agree on much these days, but many feel that the U.S. is on the wrong track and the future is bleak. In a time of unprecedented division, rising inequality and ...

History teaches that fear, isolation, and hopelessness play a big part in our divisions. Organizing is where we do two things essential to democracy: We listen deeply and dream big. Organizers know ...

Elyria is in the works of creating a community-based organization to increase economic development within the city with a focus on downtown. During a recent Community Development and Finance Committee ...

In 2006, when Purdue Extension’s community development director Michael Wilcox joined the National Association of Community Development Extension Professionals, NACDEP was a fledging organization, ...

An all-boys charter school is gearing up to open this fall in a stately Dixwell Avenue building that neighbors stopped from becoming a methadone clinic two years ago. Over 30 neighborhood residents ...

The current political and economic climate has focused attention on justice and values, leading more organization, advisors and clients to discuss social impact investing. We’ve seen companies like ...

Stephanie Malin has received funding from the National Science Foundation, the Colorado Water Center, the National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences (a branch of NIH), the Rural Sociological ...