Governance, Participatory Budgeting and Grantmaking

Event type: 
Webinar
Wednesday, October 26, 2016
Webinar
DATE: Wednesday, October 26, 2016 TIME: 11:00 - 12:30 pm PST / 12:00 - 1:30 pm MST / 1:00 - 2:30 pm ... Movements "" Please register by Friday, October 21, 2016 . We will send out additional call information and materials before the ... For more information, contact Shannon Lin at shannon@ nfg .org . Governance, Participatory Budgeting and Grantmaking .....

Game Changing Advancement in Fostering Access to Opportunity: HUD’s Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Rule

Event type: 
Webinar
Wednesday, May 4, 2016
Webinar
WHEN: Wednesday, May 4, 2016 TIME: 10:00 - 11:00 am (PST) | 1:00 - 2:00 pm (EST) Every ... Ford Foundation Please register by Friday, April 29, 2016 . On Monday, May 2, 2016 , we will send out call-information and ... contact Nile Malloy, Neighborhood Funders Group at nile@ nfg .org . Sponsored by Neighborhood Funders Group and co-sponsored by ...

Strategies to Address How Amazon’s HQ2 Will Impact Workers and Local Economies

Event type: 
Webinar
Wednesday, November 29, 2017
Webinar
... program of Neighborhood Funders Group Hosted by NFG 's Funders for a Just Economy and Democratizing Development Program ... core strategic partner to the Our Walmart campaign. In late 2016 , Stacy published an in-depth and wide-ranging report, Amazon’s .....

“Advancing Together” the Democratizing Development Program

News type: 
NFG News
Release Date: 
10/13/2016
We launched NFG ’s new Democratizing Development Program this summer with the goal of ... Development 2017 Program Planning Survey by November 18, 2016 . Funder Webinar on Governance, Participatory Budgeting ... contact Nile K. Malloy, Senior Program Manager, nile@ nfg .org . “Advancing Together” the Democratizing Development Program ...

Democratizing Development Program Monthly Meetings

Event type: 
Committee Meeting
Thursday, June 8, 2017
Conference Call
... PT / 11:30 - 1 pm MT / 12:30 - 2 pm CT / 1:30 - 3 pm ET NFG 's Working Group on Place-Based Community Change (WGPBCC) and ... Manager of the Democratizing Development Program, at nile@ nfg .org for more information on how to participate. Democratizing .....

Just and Equitable Rebuilding of Cities After Disasters

Event type: 
Webinar
Wednesday, December 6, 2017
Webinar
Months after evacuating from catastrophic storms, millions of Americans from Puerto Rico, Houston, Florida, and other places are still figuring out how they can get back home. In Puerto Rico alone, tens of thousands of people are displaced, with their homes destroyed and no relief in sight. Even before Hurricane Maria struck, Puerto Ricans were already overwhelmed by austerity policies and the economic crisis, which created barriers to accessing water, food, housing, healthcare, education, and other basic human rights. With the looming threat of privatization, city officials are developing...

Strategy in Action Learning Tour: Equitable Revitalization and Regional Power-Building in Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania

Event type: 
Learning Tour
Monday, June 19, 2017 - Wednesday, June 21, 2017
Pittsburgh, PA
... tough questions and critical lessons to inform the work of NFG ’s Democratizing Development Program. This two-day convening ... prosperity generated by economic growth and development. NFG 's Democratizing Development Program engages funders and field .....

Democratizing Development Program Opportunity Zones Strategy Call

Event type: 
Webinar
Thursday, March 14, 2019 -
11:00am - 12:00pm
Webinar
... of the New York Public Library Digital Collections NFG Democratizing Development Program has held two webinars focused on ... contact Nile Malloy, Senior Program Manager, at nile@ nfg .org . Democratizing Development Program Opportunity Zones Strategy ...

Housing Solution: Community Voice, Land Trust, and Empowerment Webinar

Event type: 
Webinar
Thursday, May 30, 2019 -
10:00am - 11:30am
Webinar
Amidst gentrification and displacement challenges facing communities across the country, communities want to preserve their identities while building wealth. Innovative models in community organizing, policy, and land use — including ownership and community land trusts (CLTs) — are powerful levers for immediate stabilization, self-determination, and long-term transformation. In this webinar, geographically diverse communities employing similar strategies to address land and community ownership will put forth alternative visions for equitable development. We will explore questions including:...

Webinar: Investments that Build Wealth and Power

Event type: 
Webinar
Tuesday, July 30, 2019 -
10:30am - 12:00pm
Webinar
... that build wealth and power. Hosted by NFG 's Democratizing Development Program , Funders for a Just Economy , ... For any registration issues, please contact support@ nfg .org . Webinar: Investments that Build Wealth and Power .....

Local Housing Solutions: Tackling a national problem on a local scale

News type: 
NFG Blog
Release Date: 
08/14/2019
... tool generously funded by two Neighborhood Funders Group ( NFG ) members, the Ford Foundation and MacArthur Foundation, and built in ... local strategies to meet their individual housing goals. NFG partnered with the Ford Foundation, NYU Furman Center, and Abt Associates ...

Community Ownership and Land Trusts: Power-building Solutions for America’s Housing Crisis

News type: 
NFG Blog
Release Date: 
08/08/2019
In June 2019, Neighborhood Funders Group's Democratizing Development Program joined grantmakers and community leaders from across the country for a three-day convening in Santa Fe, NM, at the “Nuestro Corazón” People’s Assembly, hosted by Chainbreaker Collective and Right to the City . As part of the convening, a funder track brought together key allies in philanthropy interested in taking a deeper dive on alternative land and community ownership housing models. The funder track was an impactful opportunity to engage colleagues, hear from community leaders, and discuss concrete opportunities...