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Urban Development

 

Social innovations that improve the health of cities

 

15 Minutes with Margaret Henningsen

How an African-American banker is rebuilding her community.

By Anne Stuhldreher | Winter 2005
 

Simply Successful

A Boston nonprofit's simple mission attracts sustained support and helps working-poor families.

By Deirdre Fulton | Fall 2005
 

In Your Face

The social enterprise that beat city hall.

By Maia Szalavitz | Summer 2005
 

Polishing Up the Diamond

How did the Jacobs Foundation help revitalize a neighborhood? By listening to its residents.

By Anne Stuhldreher | 9 | Spring 2005
 

Neglecting the Neediest

Foundations favor urban poor over rural residents.

By Andrea Orr | Winter 2004
 

Sticking Together

A California mayor’s challenge leads to an innovative resource-pooling strategy.

By Anne Stuhldreher | Fall 2004
 

An Accidental Good

How savvy social entrepreneurs seized on a tax loophole to raise billions of corporate dollars for affordable housing.

By Doug Guthrie | Fall 2004
 

From Roadblocks to Road Rage

Lessons on neighborhood cooperation from a neighborhood torn apart.

By Jocelyn Dong | Fall 2004
 

15 Minutes with Robert Egger

Interview with Robert Egger, founder, D.C. Central Kitchen.

By SSIR editor | Summer 2004
 

Work Works

For Ready, Willing & Able, finding a home starts with cleaning the streets.

By Gerald Burstyn | Spring 2004