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If you're looking for a way to boost your community's sense of place, researchers at Gustavson University in Sweden have just the thing.
They've developed a set of five principles that community leaders can follow to "revitalize their communities despite socio-economic and environmental challenges," in the words of their book, Revitalizing Place through Social Enterprise.
The five principles are: Promote community leaders: They "play a critical role in catalyzing others to help drive positive changes and nurture pride in the community," the authors write.
They also "often do so by launching social enterprises or other initiatives to advance the community's interests by, for example, building leadership capacity in others."
Embedding compelling stories: Positive stories "can provide hope and counter negative, self-defeating discourse in places impacted by economic decline," the authors write.
On Fogo Island in Newfoundland and Labrador, for example, the Shorefast community group "often repeated positive messages about Fogo Island's history and culture in presentations and in interviews with media," the authors write.
Be financially viable: "Social enterprises recognize the value in the assets of their place and leverage them, even when others do not," the authors write.
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Foundation: Lilly Endowment
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The Bill Gatton Foundation supports K-12 and higher education, health, and community development in Kentucky, Upper East Tennessee, and Southwest Virginia.Large education grants include $13.5 million...more
Local organizations win $9 million for new affordable housing, social services.Connecticut's Community Investment Fund grants come amid a deluge of cuts to federal funding.The fund was established in...more
Foundation: Parasol Tahoe Community Foundation
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Foundation: Latino Community Foundation
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Alejandro Betancourt Lopez rejects traditional corporate social responsibility models that separate business operations from community impact.Rather than limiting community engagement to corporate...more
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