Economic Development
The purpose of this Subject Search Accelerator is to provide quick delivery of and one-click keyword access to economic development news from Philanthropy News Digest, materials from Foundation Center libraries, and web-based resources via pre-set Google searches, along with lists of related searches. Economic development often falls within the broader subject community improvement/development. Below are recent report and news items on that subject.
Resources from the Foundation Center's Libraries
The latest publications about economic development added to our libraries and the Catalog of Nonprofit Literature.
Recent Reports
The latest reports about community improvement/development posted to PubHub, our repository of foundation-sponsored reports.
Center for American Progress
Achieving Results Through Community School Partnerships
Blank, Martin J.; Reuben Jacobson; Atelia Melaville
Published: January 2012
Outlines the importance of and strategies for building and maintaining successful partnerships for community schools that integrate academics, youth development, family support, health and social services, and community development. Makes recommendations.
Funder(s): JPMorgan Chase Foundation
Related Organization(s): Coalition for Community Schools, Institute for Educational Leadership
Subject(s): Elementary and Secondary Education; Elementary and Secondary Education, School Reform; Community Improvement/Development
PubHub Link (36 pages; 488KB; PDF)
Council of State Governments Justice Center
Justice Reinvestment in Oklahoma: Analysis and Policy Framework
Published: January 2012
Summarizes findings from analyses of criminal justice, mental health, and substance abuse data and policy options for justice reinvestment, a data-driven strategy to contain corrections spending and reinvest part of the savings in improving public safety.
Funder(s): Pew Charitable Trusts, United States Department of Justice
Subject(s): Public Affairs; Community Improvement/Development
PubHub Link (23 pages; 673KB; PDF)
Public Agenda
What's Trust Got To Do With It?
Published: December 2011
Based on focus groups with parents, explores why school turnaround options such as closing failing schools and replacing principals and staff provoke community opposition. Outlines ways for leaders to build trust, address concerns, and engage parents.
Funder(s): Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation, Joyce Foundation, Skillman Foundation
Subject(s): Elementary and Secondary Education; Elementary and Secondary Education, School Reform; Community Improvement/Development
PubHub Link (44 pages; 2.39MB; PDF)
Recent News
The latest news about community improvement/development gathered by the editors of Philanthropy News Digest (PND).
Verizon Foundation Awards $66 Million to Nonprofits in 2011
Grants were awarded to nonprofit organizations working to advance education, health care, domestic violence prevention, and sustainability initiatives....
Posted: 2/12/12
Natan Fund Announces Nearly $1 Million in 2012 Grants
The fund provides early stage grants to organizations working to foster community, connections, and sustainability in Jewish communities around the world....
Posted: 2/11/12
Community Foundation Update (2/11/12)
News and staff announcements from community foundations around the country....
Posted: 2/11/12
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This report includes statistical charts and data tables drawn from the Foundation Center's annual grants sample, lists of top grantmakers and recipients, and profiles of two unique Ohio grantmakers, the Fund for Our Economic Future and the Generation Foundation.
