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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"community investment"”.
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Innovations in state-level solar energy policy : motivating community investment in resiliency
Community-level resilience in the face of climate change is critical for New Jersey. Through a review of current literature, evidence is provided that a majority of work being done with respect to climate-change planning is taking place at the local level. On the basis of case-study analyses, three …
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A model for effective organisational stakeholder engagement : development and evaluation of a systematic approach to corporate-stakeholder engagement management
… social responsibility, corporate sustainability, community investment, stakeholder involvement, public participation and societal license amongst them) have focused the attention of communications academics and practitioners alike on the broad area of corporate social performance as a compelling …
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A Population Health Approach for Community Health Improvement
… of divisional initiatives to positively impact community health status. To effectively achieve its vision, the organization committed to the incorporation of population health principles in the development of an infrastructure to expand the reach and impact of community investments, along with …
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Capital for communities : connecting community development loan funds to individual investors
Community development loan funds (CDLFs) play a critical role in financing affordable housing, small businesses, and non-profit organizations in low-income communities throughout the US. Since the 2008 financial crisis disrupted CDLFs' primary sources of capital-banks and foundations-many CDLFs …
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Community Foundations as Community Leaders
<p>Community foundations claim to play an integral role in fostering philanthropy at a community level all across the United States. Community foundations have three distinct operational roles, including asset building, grantmaking, and community leadership. While asset building and grantmaking …
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Global fantasies and heartland realities: Making a global city in the Midwest
… conceptualization of citizenship for immigrant community-based organizations? And in what ways does this conceptualization empower or hinder the work of placemaking and belonging for community-based organizations in the city? Through an intersectional and qualitative approach, I examined the …
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Reconfiguring racial uplift: church-sponsored African American rhetorical work in the early twentieth century
… Bethel was one such instance. In studying this community, my dissertation accounts for local narratives of uplift through activism. The result is what I have called reconfiguring racial uplift, local race work conducted by lesser-known black individuals and black communities. Bethel members have …
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Community development: the use of corporate social responsibility initiatives by shopping centre landlords
… centres landlords to play a substantial role in community development. This study explores the relationship between shopping centres landlords and the communities in which they reside-in with regards to corporate social responsibilities. The study is based on the premise that Corporate Social …