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Anchored in hope: How Toronto is learning from Cleveland's return to prosperity

Sara Mojtehedzadeh

April 18, 2015 |

Toronto Star |

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Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

After decades of economic and social despair that once saw it named the poorest big city in America, Cleveland has become a model of revitalization, thanks to a unique “anchor strategy” that harnesses the immense wealth and power of the city’s public institutions.

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Ajo, Arizona: Oasis in the Desert

Deborah Fallows

April 01, 2015 |

The Atlantic |

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Response Location: United States, Ajo, Arizona

Redeveloping and repurposing unused real estate provides a path toward economic revitalization. With a combination of public and private grants, the nonprofit group, International Sonoran Desert Alliance (ISDA), has purchased and redeveloped real estate in the town of Ajo, Arizona. The renovated town plaza and Curley School complex contain retail spaces, artist studios, and even house community gardens of the Ajo Center for Sustainable Agriculture.

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How to Create a Tech Startup Scene If You're Not in Silicon Valley

John Tierney

December 23, 2014 |

The Atlantic |

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Response Location: United States, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Creating a synergy between the various stakeholders in a city’s economic performance leads to success. In Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the tech industry is thriving thanks to cross-sector collaborations between the region’s universities, businesses, and local government. By working together, entities like Carnegie Mellon University, the Pittsburgh Technology Council, the Ben Franklin Technology Partners, and Keystone Innovation Zone program have created a space that is attractive to financial capital and the growing tech sector.

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Big Lottery Fund puts pound-power into the hands of deprived communities

Kirsten Downer

November 04, 2014 |

Positive.News |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United Kingdom, Liverpool

For 150 areas in the UK needing the most help, support came in the form of 1 million pound grants to fund community-led projects. What sets this funding apart is that 75% of those on the decision-making boards are local residents. The Big Lottery Fund’s grants have already funded communities markets and local revitalization efforts, and more is on the way.

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How to Attract Artists to a Down-and-Out Neighborhood

John Tierney

October 10, 2014 |

The Atlantic |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Columbus, Ohio

Public-private collaborations can promote entrepreneurship and foster economic revitalization. In the Franklinton neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio, partnerships between the city of Columbus, the Franklinton Development Association (FDA), and local businesses have led to a flourishing of artist studios, maker spaces, and other community attractions. The initiatives were funded in part by grants from ArtPlace America as well as the city of Columbus.

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Using Gambling to Entice Low-Income Families to Save

Patricia Cohen

August 30, 2014 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Massachusetts

A growing number of credit unions and nonprofit groups are using lotteries to encourage low-income families to save.

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Can You Fight Poverty by Paying Kids to Go to School?

Glenn Thrush

August 12, 2014 |

Politico |

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Response Location: United States, Memphis, Tennessee

In an effort to break the cycle of poverty in Memphis, a government organization is using conditional cash transfers, paying students if they earn good grades and adults if they maintain a full-time job.

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Playing the Odds on Saving

Tina Rosenberg

January 15, 2014 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Michigan

Lotteries aren’t usually considered part of the solution to a savings crisis experienced across America, particularly by the nation's poor, but with more hopefuls purchasing lottery tickets than setting aside rainy day funds, one organization, Doorways to Dreams, is working to change federal and state laws to allow banks to offer prize-linked savings. In Michigan, the programs have seen some success.

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What Happens When You Just Give Money To Poor People?

David Kestenbaum

October 25, 2013 |

NPR |

Radio |

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Response Location: Kenya, Siaya, Siaya

GiveDirectly, a non-profit organization, was simply giving impoverished people money intending for them to buy their own needs. Research shows that, contrary to popular belief, people are spending this money on what it was intended for instead of alcohol or other negative items.

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The Next Wireless Revolution, in Electricity

Tina Rosenberg

September 11, 2013 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: Tanzania

Phone lines in Africa and South Asia would never have gotten to the poor - but these places have leapfrogged over last-century technology and gone straight to mobile phones. Now the same thing is happening with off-grid solar power: the fastest -- perhaps the only – way to power the poor.

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