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VIDEO: Bill Walczak, CEO of Codman Square Health Center, on the value of partnerships and collaborations

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The New Prosperity Initiative interviews Bill Walczak of Codman Square Health Center in Dorchester, Massachusetts. Codman Square Health Center serves as a resource for improving the physical, mental and social well-being of the Boston community. The Health Center was conceived by a group of neighborhood activists in the 1970s, including co-founder Bill Walczak, who...
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August 6th, 2009 NPi Community Dialogue Reflections, Photos, & Video

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Thanks to everyone who made it out to our event earlier this month, “Building Community Online and Offline” at City Year’s headquarters in Boston. Speakers at this event were Dave McLaughlin, Executive Director of Boston World Partnerships; Joseph Porcelli, Founder and Chief Neighbor at Neighbors for Neighbors; and Doris Sommer, Faculty Director at Cultural...
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VIDEO: NPi speaks with The Young People’s Project

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With its roots firmly set in both the American Civil Rights Movement and Cambridge, Massachusetts, The Young People’s Project (YPP) promotes social justice using math literacy. Its programs have spread nationwide, teaching high school students to teach themselves and instilling in college students the value of giving back. YPP’s philosophy is that in math...
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NPi Podcast: Racism and Social/Economic Inequity in 21st Century America

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This is the fifth in a series of podcasts from NPi’s community dialogue featuring three Boston-based social justice organizations....
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NPi Podcast: In an Economic Recession, An Illusion of Scarcity and Abundance of Resources

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This is the fourth in a series of podcasts from NPi’s community dialogue featuring three Boston-based social justice organizations....
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NPi Podcast: Pros and Cons of Online Tools in Community Organizing

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This is the third in a series of podcasts from NPi’s May 2009 community dialogue featuring three Boston-based social...
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NPi Podcast: David Crowley and Kaia Stern share early inspiration for their work

NPi Podcast: David Crowley and Kaia Stern share early inspiration for their work

This is the second in a series of podcasts from NPi’s May 2009 community dialogue featuring three Boston-based social...
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Jenenne Whitfield, Executive Director Heidelberg Project

The Heidelberg Project – Historic Art Environment and Cultural Village, Potential Economic Engine for the City of Detroit

Interview by Jeanne Dasaro March 2010 The Heidelberg Project is an open-air art environment in Detroit’s East Side. I first encountered it when I was maybe 10 years old. My father’s company maintained several properties in Detroit. Each weekend we would drive from site to site to check the progress of the previous week’s work....

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What Greater Boston Interfaith Organization Gets Right: Listening to Members, Cultivating Leaders from Within

Story by Ellen Lempereur On June 30th, the 29th graduating class from the Greater Boston Interfaith Organization’s Moving from Debt to Assets (MFDTA) program wore colorful scarves instead of caps and gowns. With hennaed fingertips, palms and soles, 25 Somali-American women celebrated their first step on the road to financial freedom. Whether they joined...

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The New Prosperity Initiative is a Boston-based nonprofit organization that pairs storytelling with new...

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