A commitment of $26 million has been made through The Audacious Project to Harlem Children’s Zone in Harlem and six U.S. cities to address Black communities’ most critical needs and support COVID-19 recovery. … Continue Reading →
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Our Take: “Detailed New National Maps Show How Neighborhoods Shape Children for Life”
This tenet of our work was brought into sharp focus in a recent article in The New York Times, “Detailed New National Maps Show How Neighborhoods Shape Children for Life,” by Emily Badger and Quoctrung Bui. The article highlights data from the Census Bureau and researchers at Harvard and Brown universities that offer a long … Continue Reading →
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Building Trust Through Community Partnerships in Orlando
The city of Orlando, which is hosting the 9th Annual Purpose Built Communities conference this fall, is home to one of the most dynamic Purpose Built efforts in the country. In some six short years, a broad range of cross-sectoral partners have come together to create measurable results as they work with residents and each … Continue Reading →
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From My Perspective: What it Takes
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. It requires the occasional disruption, the willingness to speak out for what is right, to shake up the status quo.” From the time I worked … Continue Reading →
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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 an audience as diverse as ours. I was first slightly taken aback, because at Purpose Built Communities, we tend to take for granted that our work … Continue Reading →
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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 increase in the number of nonprofit organizations working to address urban poverty. Three recent articles showcase Sharkey’s research, particularly on the role of organizations such … Continue Reading →
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Transformative Work of Purpose Built Communities Featured in New Book
The greatest hope of people working in the social sector is to make a positive, long-term impact. However, current funding systems incentivize a short-term focus on “outputs” – like the number of students in a school instead of how many of them graduate from college and find meaningful employment. What Matters: Investing in Results to … Continue Reading →
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Purpose Built Communities Welcomes Michelle Matthews as Senior Vice President
Atlanta – Purpose Built Communities is proud to announce that Michelle Matthews has joined the organization as Senior Vice President. She is a trusted advisor with more than 30 years of experience in organizational development, change management and consulting. Most recently, she founded and led the Matthews Consulting Group (MCG), a consulting practice specializing in … Continue Reading →
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Tulsa’s Growing Together Joins Purpose Built Communities Network
Growing Together is the 14th Network Member Nationally and the First in Oklahoma Atlanta, GA – Purpose Built Communities recently welcomed Growing Together, the community quarterback of a neighborhood transformation in Tulsa, OK, as its 14th Network Member nationally. Growing Together’s work is focused on the Kendall-Whittier neighborhood, where they are working with partners to … Continue Reading →
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Photos from 2015 Purpose Built Communities Conference
What an amazing gathering in Fort Worth! More than 350 people from 49 communities in 47 cities participated in our Sixth Annual Purpose Built Communities Conference. The Renaissance Heights Development Group, our Network Member in Fort Worth, hosted the invitation-only gathering and showed attendees their transformational initiative up close. Our speakers included veteran NBC journalist and author Tom … Continue Reading →
