Place: It’s Not an Afterthought – The Missing Piece in Effective Strategies and Evaluation
In this webinar, discover how place-based strategies enhance community change and explore effective approaches and tools.
Improving Rural Resilience to Disasters: Examples from Research and Practice
Facing challenges in rural disaster preparedness? In this webinar we share effective strategies for stabilizing housing, enhancing water systems, and planning efforts in a diverse community.
Moving the Needle: Making Your Economic or Community Development Data Work for You
In this webinar, we explore how to tackle pressing community development challenges like gentrification, displacement, and housing shortages with a fresh, adaptive approach. Learn how to move beyond static metrics and one-size-fits-all solutions to create strategies ...
Intergenerational Community Advisory Boards as a Tool to Support Research to Practice Efforts
Engaging community members—both youth and adults with lived experiences—is crucial for driving meaningful and impactful research and evaluation. This webinar will explore innovative approaches to youth engagement, highlighting how intergenerational collaboration can inform both our practice and policy.
Bringing Youth Voices to the Forefront: Using Research to Inform Responsive Practice and Policies
Explore how data-driven strategies help youth organizations and funders tackle inequities. Learn evidence-based practices to build resilience and align resources. Ideal for nonprofits, funders, and advocates.
Strengthening the Ecosystem for Community Power Building: How to get Started
In this webinar, learn how funders can play a pivotal role in driving community-led systems change at scale. Join us for an in-depth look at the ONE Schenectady initiative, launched by The Schenectady Foundation with support from Community Science, to mobilize resident-driven action for lasting equity. This webinar unpacks strategies for building a sustainable power ecosystem through narrative change, community capacity, funder collaboration, and collective power-building. Discover the impact of a 90-day quick win strategy, valuable insights for funders, and practical approaches for transformative, community-centered change.