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"The Democracy Collaborative | "The Democracy Collaborative was established in 2000 to advance a new understanding of democracy for the 21st century and to promote new strategies and innovations in community development that enhance democratic life. | ||
Our goal is to change the prevailing paradigm of community economic development–and of the economy as a whole—in the United States toward a new emphasis and system based on: | |||
# Broadening ownership and stewardship over capital | |||
# Democracy at the workplace | |||
# Stabilizing community and emphasizing locality | |||
# Equitable and inclusive growth | |||
# Environmental, social, and institutional sustainability | |||
The Collaborative is a national leader in the field of community development through our Community Wealth Building Initiative. The Initiative sustains a wide range of projects involving research, training, policy development, and community-focused work designed to promote an asset-based paradigm and increase support for the field across-the-board." | |||
=More Information= | =More Information= | ||
To learn more, please visit www.Community-Wealth.org. | To learn more, please visit http://www.Community-Wealth.org | ||
For general information about our work, please contact info@community-wealth.org | |||
Our executive director, Ted Howard, can be reached at thoward1@umd.edu | |||
Our research director, Steve Dubb, can be reached at sgdubb@yahoo.com | |||
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[[Category:Movements]] | [[Category:Movements]] | ||
[[Category:Democracy]] | |||
[[Category:Research]] | |||
[[Category:Politics]] | |||
[[Category:Governance]] | |||
Latest revision as of 13:27, 9 July 2013
= to promote new strategies and innovations in community development that enhance democratic life.
URL = http://www.democracycollaborative.org/index.php
Description
"The Democracy Collaborative was established in 2000 to advance a new understanding of democracy for the 21st century and to promote new strategies and innovations in community development that enhance democratic life.
Our goal is to change the prevailing paradigm of community economic development–and of the economy as a whole—in the United States toward a new emphasis and system based on:
- Broadening ownership and stewardship over capital
- Democracy at the workplace
- Stabilizing community and emphasizing locality
- Equitable and inclusive growth
- Environmental, social, and institutional sustainability
The Collaborative is a national leader in the field of community development through our Community Wealth Building Initiative. The Initiative sustains a wide range of projects involving research, training, policy development, and community-focused work designed to promote an asset-based paradigm and increase support for the field across-the-board."
More Information
To learn more, please visit http://www.Community-Wealth.org
For general information about our work, please contact info@community-wealth.org
Our executive director, Ted Howard, can be reached at thoward1@umd.edu
Our research director, Steve Dubb, can be reached at sgdubb@yahoo.com