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  • The Great Tulsa Remote Worker Experiment

    February 28, 2020 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States, Tulsa, Oklahoma

    In an attempt to spur the economy and reverse years of a declining population, Tulsa, Oklahoma is paying remote workers $10,000 to live in the city for a year. The carefully-selected 100 members of this project, known as Tulsa Remote, are treated to subsidized housing, several perks, and a curated experience designed to create a sense of community and belonging in hopes that they choose to remain in Tulsa. The first phase resulted in 25 percent of participants purchasing homes, a step toward the long-term economic and social boost the experiment was designed for.

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  • Can restorative justice bring peace to the schoolyard?

    February 14, 2020 |

    The Globe and Mail |

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    Response Location: Canada

    A Catholic high school in Ontario is leading Canada's efforts to use restorative justice and mediation strategies in the classroom. The school has found that students who go through this process often don't get in trouble again.

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  • Seattle nonprofits and Zillow launch affordable housing search tool

    February 14, 2020 |

    HousingWire |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    The City of Seattle partnered with Zillow to create a searchable database of affordable vacant rental units. Case managers are using the tool to get homeless residents into housing.

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  • Volunteers are gathering to clean up public areas in Brisbane

    February 04, 2020 |

    Reading Radio |

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    Response Location: Australia, Brisbane, Queensland

    While environmentalists continue to call for drastic measures to combat climate change, a Brisbane volunteer community has taken matters into its own hands by organizing weekly beach clean-up sessions. The group uses social media to organize and has recycled or thrown away more than 330kg of litter.

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  • To Sway Swing Voters, Try Empathy

    February 04, 2020 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Deep canvassing goes beyond talking points, encouraging empathetic dialogue. The New York-based organization, Changing the Conversation Together, trains volunteers in the practice of deep canvassing. Instead of just focusing on a candidate’s talking points in an effort to mobilize potential voters, deep canvassing promotes conversation, listening, and empathy. Canvassers are taught to relay a personal story, a message of love, as a way to connect with the people they meet.

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  • Advocates eye community land trusts to increase access to homeownership

    February 04, 2020 |

    MPR News |

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    Response Location: United States, Minnesota

    A nonprofit community land trust has helped increase the supply of affordable housing in Minnesota by buying the land beneath houses to subsidize homeownership. By owning the land and covering construction and repair expenses, the trust is able to keep the price of homes down even as values rise, keeping low and moderate-income households in their homes until they sell to the next family seeking affordable homeownership. The only drawback is that homeowners get just a small portion of any value gains in the home.

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  • 'I'll put those monsters behind bars': India's law school for rape survivors

    February 03, 2020 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: India, Kolkata

    A nonprofit in India is training victims of sexual assault and trafficking to work as lawyers and seek justice for themselves or others. The program offers both counseling and rehabilitation services and formal legal education.

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  • An Atlanta Church and a Theater Nonprofit Find Sanctuary Together

    January 29, 2020 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, College Park, Georgia

    Collaborations can breathe new life into community churches. In College Park, Georgia, the College Park First United Methodist Church entered into a partnership with PushPush, a theater nonprofit formerly located in the metro Atlanta area. The partnership came about with the help of Good Spaces, a socially-minded real estate development organization.

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  • Cities and Nonprofits Rescue Abandoned Properties to Reduce Housing Shortage

    January 28, 2020 |

    Nonprofit Quarterly |

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    Response Location: United States, Lincoln, Nebraska

    Nonprofits and city governments are looking to abandoned homes and vacant lots as a potential source of land on which to build affordable housing.

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  • Door-knocking neighbors help avert home seizures in Detroit

    January 20, 2020 |

    Thomson Reuters Foundation |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    In Detroit, volunteers go door to door to talk with their neighbors who have properties at risk of foreclosure. The initiative has contributed to a 90 percent decrease in foreclosures in the city since 2015.

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