Reports

The State of Organizing and Engagement Work in Massachusetts Community Development Corporations

AUTHOR: MACDC

YEAR: 2021

DESCRIPTION:

MACDC itself has had a long-standing commitment to supporting community organizing within our members going back to the creation of the Ricanne Had

Sounding the Alarm: Nonprofits on the Frontlines of a Polarized Political Climate

AUTHOR: Building Movement Project

YEAR: 2024

DESCRIPTION:

Nonprofits are facing a range of unique threats and challenges in today’s political climate.

Reckoning with Sustainability: Black Leaders Reflect on 2020, the Funding Cliff, and Organizing Infrastructure

YEAR: 2024

DESCRIPTION:

The latest report in the Movement Infrastructure series, Reckoning with Sustainability: Black Leaders Reflect on 2020, the Funding Cliff, and Organ

The State of Community-Based Development Organizations

YEAR: 2023

Developing a Theory of Change

AUTHOR: Annie E. Casey Foundation

YEAR: 2022

DESCRIPTION:

IN THIS THEORY OF CHANGE REPORT, YOU'LL LEARN

The Impact of Climate Change: Why Older Adults are Vulnerable

AUTHOR: Sustainable Solutions Lab

YEAR: 2022

DESCRIPTION:

Older adults in communities of color and those receiving long-term support and services face different risks from climate change.

The Relational Work of Systems Change

AUTHOR: Katherine Milligan, Juanita Zerda & John Kania…

YEAR: 2022

DESCRIPTION:

Sometimes we lose sight of a simple truth about systems: They are made up of people.

Recruiting and Developing Leadership in Community Development: Key Ingredients for Success

AUTHOR: Ann L. Silverman, Paula S. Anzer for NeighborWorks…

YEAR: 2021

DESCRIPTION:

As the field has grown more complex, and as equity issues have been raised more broadly, NeighborWorks organizations, community development corpora

Metropolitan Segregation: No Breakthrough in Sight

AUTHOR: John R. Logan (Brown University) and Brian J. Stults (…

YEAR: 2021

DESCRIPTION:

The 2020 Census offers new information on changes in residential segregation in metropolitan regions across the country as they continue to become

Shifting the Narrative

AUTHOR: The Opportunity Agenda, Amplifier

YEAR: 2021

DESCRIPTION:

Advocates have long understood the centrality of storytelling to building power, as well as winning both short term victories and long-term systemi

HUD Historical and Archived Reports

AUTHOR: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development…

YEAR: 2020

DESCRIPTION:

Historical and Archived Reports

Crowded In and Priced Out: Why It’s so Hard to Find a Family-Sized Unit in Greater Boston

AUTHOR: MAPC Team: Tim Reardon, Director of Data Services…

YEAR: 2020

DESCRIPTION:

Finding a home to rent or buy in Greater Boston is stressful. Prices are high, available units are scarce, and competition is stiff.

Promoting Healthy Aging through Mobility and Transportation

AUTHOR: Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative

YEAR: 2019

DESCRIPTION:

People of all ages need access to transportation options to get to medical appointments and to acquire medication and nutritious food, but also to

The Overlooked Anchors: Advancing a New Standard of Practice for Arts and Culture Organizations to Create Equitable Opportunity in America’s Cities

AUTHOR: The Kresge Foundation & ICIC

YEAR: 2019

DESCRIPTION:

Based on a rigorous assessment of anchor strategies and 125 arts and culture organizations in 57 U.S.

Changing Faces of Greater Boston

AUTHOR: Boston Indicators, The Boston Foundation, UMASS Boston…

YEAR: 2019

DESCRIPTION:

This report tells the fascinating story of a great region’s evolving racial and ethnic diversity.

Building Resiliency through Green Infrastructure

AUTHOR: Johanna Bozuwa

YEAR: 2019

DESCRIPTION:

How investments in the green infrastructure needed for climate resiliency can be leveraged to build community wealth with worker cooperatives and s

Building Communities of Promise and Possibility: State and Local Blueprints for Comprehensive Neighborhood Stabilization

AUTHOR: MACDC & MassINC

YEAR: 2019

DESCRIPTION:

In recent years, much attention has been trained on Greater Boston’s tight housing market and the increasingly severe difficulty residents have fin

The Arts Factor

AUTHOR: Arts Boston

YEAR: 2019

DESCRIPTION:

New research on the ways that the region’s nonprofit arts and cultural sector transforms lives, builds stronger communities, and strengthens the lo

How are Massachusetts Community-Based Organizations Responding to the Health Care Sector's Entry into Social Determinants of Health?

AUTHOR: Elena Byhoff, MD, MSc Tufts Medical School Lauren A.…

YEAR: 2018

DESCRIPTION:

This report aims to address this knowledge gap by summarizing the findings from a qualitative study that sought to better understand how CBOs are r

Food at Home: Affordable Housing as a Platform to Overcome Nutritional Challenges

AUTHOR: Enterprise Community Partners

YEAR: 2018

DESCRIPTION:

This report provides a series of actionable recommendations that demonstrate how affordable housing and housing

Proven Local Strategies For Expanding the Supply of Affordable Homes and Addressing Cost Challenges

AUTHOR: Ahmad Abu-Khalaf , Enterprise Community Partners, Inc…

YEAR: 2018

DESCRIPTION:

This white paper highlights proven local strategies for expanding the supply of affordable homes and addressing

Strategies for Investing in Opportunity

AUTHOR: HIA Group

YEAR: 2018

DESCRIPTION:

"Strategies for investing in Opportunity; An Assessment of the Assisted Housing Portfolio, Neighborhood Quality

Climate Justice for the City of Boston: Visioning Policies and Processes

AUTHOR: Office of Boston City Council

YEAR: 2018

DESCRIPTION:

This report by Graduate Fellow Christina Schlegel (Office of City Council President Michelle Wu) highlights the

Redefining Sanctuary

AUTHOR: The Opportunity Agenda

YEAR: 2018

DESCRIPTION:

This report is an analysis of public attitudes and media coverage of sanctuary jurisdictions and related immigra