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What would it take to reach a brighter future? Earlier this year Nesta and BIT convened the first Policy Live, a new one-day public policy conference in Westminster ⚡ With over 350 attendees - from central and local government, think tanks, academia, and civil society - the event focused on tackling some of the big policy questions that the country faces today. Here are the key takeaways 👇

What would it take to reach a brighter future? Earlier this year Nesta and BIT convened the first Policy Live, a new one-day public policy conference in Westminster ⚡ With over 350 attendees - from central and local government, think tanks, academia, and civil society - the event focused on tackling some of the big policy questions that the country faces today. Here are the key takeaways 👇

Check out my Opinion piece in CAMP Rehoboth's Letters from CAMP December issue. My piece is right below Mike Bricker's, the ACLU of Delaware's Executive Director, on page 55.

Informative read on how funders can further Indigenous self-determination. Former Inspirit Foundation board member Mohamed Huque provides insight on Toronto Foundation's approach to collaboration and relationship-building.

There are more than a few reasons why life here in Los Angeles is grand but one of them is the inspiration I get from the small but mighty non-profits that continue to make our city better. One is Public Matters, founded by Mike Blockstein and Reanne Estrada. If you want a break from the news cycle, have a look at this article titled "Conspiratorial Joy Lives Here."

Despite historic public and private investments in the growing field of evidence-based methods, relatively few cities have reduced community violence at the city level and sustained those reductions across leadership transitions. With support from The Pew Charitable Trusts and in partnership with field experts, California Partnership for Safe Communities (CPSC) began working in 2022 to identify the “key capacities” associated with the ability of cities to achieve and sustain reductions in community violence. The findings have significant implications for public policy and how we take on violence in cities. Dive deeper into our groundbreaking report on our website here: https://lnkd.in/gZCjgEw8 #CommunitySafety #PublicPolicy #CVI #PublicSafety

We explored why some cities struggle while others thrive in reducing community violence. Engaging with experts and practitioners across national, state, and local levels, we unearthed six key capacities outlined in our latest Whitepaper. Beyond theoretical models, these principles are pivotal in enabling cities to reduce violence. Read more in the link below! Once you see these capacities, you won't be able to unsee them in your projects. #CommunitySafety #CVI #ViolenceReduction #SafeCities #UrbanSafetyInnovation #Whitepaper

Many nonprofits - particularly those related to education, social services, and the arts - are increasingly reliant on government dollars from entities at all levels. These dollars help nonprofits scale, are often multi-year, and help provide legitimacy. It can often feel like an organization reliant on government dollars can under-invest in private fundraising. The opposite is true. Government money is often restricted an even a small amount of unrestricted funds goes a long way. In addition, as laid out in the piece below, government funding can be fickle and change based on those in government. Nonprofits should see government funding as a way a scale up and invest in private fundraising, as a bulwark against the unexpected. https://lnkd.in/eyDZ6iir

I'm delighted to share my first blog with CLES - Centre for Local Economic Strategies. I reflect on my first few months in post and the growing need to put communities at the heart and centre of our economic strategies. #communitywealthbuilding #localeconomies #communities #scotland #localgovernance

Are you part of an HOA or community association? Check out this article from my colleagues Adam Beaudoin and Matthew Jones regarding the rights and the limits of those rights to inspect and copy the association's documents.