Community Economic Development Handbook: Strategies and Tools to Revitalize Your Neighborhood
"A dramatic new addition to the field…provides practical tools to improve the management of your organization." --Roy O. Priest, President and CEO, National Congress for Community Economic Development (NCCED)"A gem—exceptionally clear, creative, and practical introductory resource. A much-needed guide for community groups." --Xavier de Souza-Briggs, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Public Policy, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, and former Deputy Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development"An effective, well-written, and interesting tool." --Ellen Lazar, Executive Director, Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation, Washington, DC"Finally, the burgeoning field of community economic development has a guide that any community organization can pick up and use." --Millard"I love this book! It's great for anyone interested in how to turn around a declining neighborhood." --Ronald Grzywinski, Chairman, Shorebank Corporation, Chicago, IL"It's a gem—an exceptionally clear, creative, and practical introductory resource." --Xavier de Souza Briggs, PhD, Assistant Professor of Public Policy, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, and former Deputy Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Cambridge, MA"Recommended for any community economic development practitioner. An effective, well-written, and interesting tool." --Ellen Lazar, Executive Director, Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation"Rich with street-smart guidance it is truly a recipe for rebirth. A highly practical guide that inspires a can-do attitude." --Paul S. Grogan, President, Boston Foundation and author of Comeback Cities: A Blueprint for Urban Neighborhood Revival, Boston, MA"Rich with street-smart guidance. A highly practical guide that inspires a can-do attitude and fills a void in the field." --Paul S. Grogan, President, Boston Foundation and author of Comeback Cities: A Blueprint for Urban Neighborhood Revival"Special and unique. Provides a practitioner’s step-by-step approach to an extremely complex and difficult subject." --Michael Rubinger, President & CEO, Local Initiatives Support Corporation, New York, NY