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Philanthropists discuss how to mitigate the funding setback and contribute to energy resilience for low-income communities
Juan A. Hernández and Laura M. Quintero

The Kingsbridge Armory is now the site of one of the country’s most ambitious experiments in community ownership and shared control.
Oscar Perry Abello

Denver’s Tierra Colectiva is showing how residents can shape — and own — mixed-use projects at a scale once reserved for private developers.
Oscar Perry Abello

Born from post-earthquake aid failures, Haiti’s community foundation model centers relationships as infrastructure
Keefe Murren

As bilateral aid recedes, a decade-old global movement for community-led development has a long-term strategy
Keefe Murren

Inside Mama Hope’s model for sourcing, strengthening, and funding early-stage local organizations that are overlooked
Keefe Murren

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