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  • Child Welfare and Foster Care SystemsChild Welfare and Foster Care Systems
  • Community ChangeCommunity Change
  • Early Childhood InitiativesEarly Childhood Initiatives
  • Economic Supports for FamiliesEconomic Supports for Families
  • Home Visitation and Maltreatment PreventionHome Visitation and Maltreatment Prevention
  • Schools and School SystemsSchools and School Systems
  • Workforce DevelopmentWorkforce Development
  • Youth Crime and JusticeYouth Crime and Justice
  • Youth Development and Afterschool InitiativesYouth Development and Afterschool Initiatives

Community Change Publications

Embedded Philanthropy and Community Change

Prudence Brown, Robert J. Chaskin, Ralph Hamilton, Leila Fiester, Mikael Karlström, Harold Richman, Aaron Sojourner, Josh Weber
2007

Creating a Platform for Sustained Neighborhood Improvement

David Greenberg, Nandita Verma, Keri-Nicole Dillman, and Robert Chaskin, with James A. Riccio
2010

Why Community Investment Is Good for Nonprofit Anchor Institutions

Henry S. Webber, Mikael Karlström
2009

Embedded Funders and Community Change

Prudence Brown, Robert J. Chaskin, Ralph Hamilton, Leila Fiester, Mikael Karlström, Harold Richman, Aaron Sojourner, Josh Weber
2007

Research for Action

Robert J. Chaskin and Jona M. Rosenfeld
2007

Hard Lessons about Philanthropy & Community Change from the Neighborhood Improvement Initiative

Prudence Brown, Leila Fiester
2007

Measuring Social Capital

Robert J. Chaskin, Robert M. Goerge, Ada Skyles, Shannon Guiltinan
2006

The Experience of an Intermediary in a Complex Initiative

Prudence Brown
2006

Learning for Community Change

Ralph Hamilton, Prudence Brown, Robert J. Chaskin, Leila Fiester, Harold Richman, Aaron Sojourner, Josh Weber
2006

Comparing GIS-Based Methods of Measuring Spatial Accessibility to Health Services

Duck-Hye Yang, Robert Goerge and Ross Mullner
2005

Community Change Makers

Ralph Hamilton, Julia Parzen, Prudence Brown
2004

Pathways to School Reform

Janice M. Hirota, Robin Jacobowitz, Prudence Brown
2004

Toward Greater Effectiveness in Community Change

Prudence Brown, Robert J. Chaskin, Ralph Hamilton, Harold Richman
2003

Vital Voices

Janice M. Hirota, Lauren E. Jacobs
2003

New Song Academy

Prudence Brown, Leila Fiester
2003

Promoting Grassroots Leadership Development

Prudence Brown
2002

Building Community Capacity

Robert J. Chaskin, Prudence Brown, Sudhir Venkatesh, Avis Vidal
2001

Information for Communities

Ada Skyles, Susan Campbell, Robert Goerge, Bong Joo Lee
2001

An Evaluation of the Ford Foundation's Neighborhood and Family Initiative

Robert J. Chaskin, Selma Chipenda-Dansokho, Mark Joseph, Carla Richards
2001

Marking Progress in Community Initiatives

Stephen Baker, Joan Costello, Joan Wynn, Sheila Merry, Harold Richman
2001

The Donors' Education Collaborative

Janice M. Hirota, Robin Jacobowitz, Prudence Brown
2001

The Sandtown-Winchester Neighborhood Transformation Initiative

Prudence Brown, Benjamin Butler, Ralph Hamilton
2001

Connecting Neighbors

Prudence Brown, Kitty Barnes
2001

The Role of Local Intermediary Organizations in the Youth Development Field

Joan Wynn
2000

Neighborhood Strategies Project

Patricia Auspos, Prudence Brown, Janice M. Hirota
2000

Core Issues in Comprehensive Community-Building Initiatives

Rebecca Stone, Benjamin Butler
2000

Decision Making and Action at the Neighborhood Level

Robert J. Chaskin, Clark Peters
2000

New Approaches to Technical Assistance

Prudence Brown, Jessica Pitt, Janice M. Hirota
1999

Defining Community Capacity

Robert J. Chaskin
1999

Glades Community Development Corporation

Prudence Brown, Paul Stetzer Jr.
1998

Neighborhood Partners Initiatives

Prudence Brown, Alvia Branch, Jacalyn Lee
1998

Putting Ideas to Work

Janice M. Hirota, Odile Ferroussier-Davis
1998

The Contributions of Caring to Community Building

Rebecca Stone
1997

Foundations and Comprehensive Community Initiatives

Prudence Brown, Sunil Garg
1997

A View From the City

Robert J. Chaskin, Ali Abunimah
1997

Governance in Empowerment Zone Communities

Robert J. Chaskin, Clark Peters
1997

Pathways to Change

Janice M. Hirota, Prudence Brown, William Mollard, Hannah Richman
1997

Core Issues in Comprehensive Community-Building Initiatives

Rebecca Stone, Ed.
1996

Building Community

Janice M. Hirota, Prudence Brown, Nancy Martin
1996

The Ford Foundation's Neighborhood and Family Initiative

Robert J. Chaskin
1992

Chapin Hall a Key Player in the Elev8 Community School Initiative

Matthew Stagner, Lauren Rich

From Data To Decisions: What Is Needed For Planning Public Services?

Robert Goerge
May 13, 2010
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