By Damon Bailey, Community Development Advisor, Purpose Built Communities In a recent interview, President Barack Obama said, “Loving this country requires more than singing its praises or avoiding uncomfortable truths.… Continue →
An Educational Pipeline Comes to Life in Charlotte
In their navy blue and gold uniforms, 400 students entered the new K-5 Renaissance West STEAM Academy on the west side of Charlotte, North Carolina on a fall morning in… Continue →
From My Perspective: Diverse by Design
By David Edwards, CEO of Purpose Built Communities During our 2017 conference in Omaha, a speaker came up to me and said he had never spoken at a conference with… Continue →
New Book Highlights Purpose Built Communities & Role of Nonprofits in Lowering Crime
Crime has declined dramatically over the last two decades, and Patrick Sharkey, professor of sociology at New York University, argues that this drop can be attributed in part to the… Continue →
Small Businesses Get a Good Start with Start:ME Entrepreneur Accelerator
For more than 25 years, GiGail Petty and her sister helped friends and family plan reunions and baby showers, graduation parties and tailgates. As more and more people came to… Continue →
Work Begins on New Charter School in New Orleans
The Bayou District in New Orleans celebrated another milestone on November 11: the groundbreaking for a new charter school building at Columbia Parc. When the building opens in January 2019,… Continue →
2017 Conference Videos Featuring the Work of Several Network Members
This year’s conference showcased videos featuring the work of several Network Members.
Purpose Built 2017 Conference Videos and Presentations
The 2017 Purpose Built Conference in Omaha, Nebraska from October 2–4 was the largest turnout ever with 430 registered attendees from 53 cities. Thank you to every speaker, every moderator,… Continue →
VIDEO: Kansas City’s Urban Neighborhood Initiative
The Wendell Phillips neighborhood of Kansas City, MO, is considered by many to be the cradle of the African American community in that city. The Urban Neighborhood Initiative (UNI) is… Continue →
A New School – and a Bit of Luck – Will Be Keys to Success in Omaha’s Highlander Neighborhood
In 2011, Willie Barney and Michael Maroney, two Omaha business and civic leaders who were helping to address economic disadvantage in the northern part of the city, traveled to Atlanta… Continue →