What We're Up To

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July 19, 2018

Columbia County partners with youth organizations to launch new bus route

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July 19, 2018

Columbia County partners with youth organizations to launch new bus route

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June 22, 2018

Starting Small to Improve Health

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June 22, 2018

Starting Small to Improve Health

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June 18, 2018

The proof is in the pilots

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June 18, 2018

The proof is in the pilots

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June 5, 2018

Funds to aid mobile market for produce

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June 5, 2018

Funds to aid mobile market for produce

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June 2, 2018

Free North Side shuttle connects folks to community: 'I love it'

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June 2, 2018

Free North Side shuttle connects folks to community: 'I love it'

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May 25, 2018

Putting together a cross-sector dream team

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May 25, 2018

Putting together a cross-sector dream team

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May 24, 2018

The Raising Places National Convening

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May 24, 2018

The Raising Places National Convening

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May 22, 2018

HPD program to help children affected by trauma

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May 22, 2018

HPD program to help children affected by trauma

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May 18, 2018

Design research principles to gather deep learnings from everyday experts

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May 18, 2018

Design research principles to gather deep learnings from everyday experts

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May 11, 2018

Why start at a neighborhood scale?

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May 11, 2018

Why start at a neighborhood scale?

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May 8, 2018

SF’S SoMa neighborhood proposes Barangay Hall for Filipino community

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May 8, 2018

SF’S SoMa neighborhood proposes Barangay Hall for Filipino community

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May 7, 2018

Cross-sector collaboration: Easier said than done

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May 7, 2018

Cross-sector collaboration: Easier said than done

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May 4, 2018

Six communities design visions for thriving futures

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May 4, 2018

Six communities design visions for thriving futures

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April 13, 2018

Hope for the future: How unlikely partners see collaboration as the way forward

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April 13, 2018

Hope for the future: How unlikely partners see collaboration as the way forward

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April 12, 2018

Don’t give up on community meetings. Make them better!

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April 12, 2018

Don’t give up on community meetings. Make them better!

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April 6, 2018

Prototyping: The best way to start something new

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April 6, 2018

Prototyping: The best way to start something new

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April 5, 2018

Community buy-in: Don't make change without It

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April 5, 2018

Community buy-in: Don't make change without It

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March 29, 2018

Pilot testing: The bridge between idea and implementation

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March 29, 2018

Pilot testing: The bridge between idea and implementation

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March 22, 2018

How Might We: For designers with imaginations bigger than their challenges

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March 22, 2018

How Might We: For designers with imaginations bigger than their challenges

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March 5, 2018

Action Lab in SoMa

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March 5, 2018

Action Lab in SoMa

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March 3, 2018

What does coming together look like in community development?

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March 3, 2018

What does coming together look like in community development?

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March 1, 2018

Action Lab in North Wilkesboro

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March 1, 2018

Action Lab in North Wilkesboro

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February 27, 2018

Strategies for addressing food, transportation, housing needs considered

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February 27, 2018

Strategies for addressing food, transportation, housing needs considered

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February 17, 2018

Action Lab in North Minneapolis

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February 17, 2018

Action Lab in North Minneapolis

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February 9, 2018

Action Lab in Wilmington

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February 9, 2018

Action Lab in Wilmington

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February 7, 2018

Gathering feedback to move towards better communities

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February 7, 2018

Gathering feedback to move towards better communities

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February 5, 2018

Action Lab in Hudson

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February 5, 2018

Action Lab in Hudson

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February 5, 2018

Group looks to make Hudson more family friendly

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February 5, 2018

Group looks to make Hudson more family friendly

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February 5, 2018

Video: Raising Places Action Lab event at Hudson Area Library

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February 5, 2018

Video: Raising Places Action Lab event at Hudson Area Library

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February 3, 2018

Kids, community called to help in community design

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February 3, 2018

Kids, community called to help in community design

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February 1, 2018

Tuning in to community

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February 1, 2018

Tuning in to community

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January 29, 2018

Action Lab in Valley of the Chiefs

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January 29, 2018

Action Lab in Valley of the Chiefs

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January 18, 2018

Researching housing in rural communities two-thousand miles apart

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January 18, 2018

Researching housing in rural communities two-thousand miles apart

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January 18, 2018

How the voices of children and youth amplify community development

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January 18, 2018

How the voices of children and youth amplify community development

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January 4, 2018

How a new design process helps communities create their own health programs

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January 4, 2018

How a new design process helps communities create their own health programs

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December 11, 2017

Ideas Lab in SoMa

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December 11, 2017

Ideas Lab in SoMa

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December 9, 2017

Children raise ideas for better housing

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December 9, 2017

Children raise ideas for better housing

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December 5, 2017

'Raising Places' focuses on town's childhood poverty

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December 5, 2017

'Raising Places' focuses on town's childhood poverty

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December 3, 2017

Newfound perspectives: Researching in my own community

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December 3, 2017

Newfound perspectives: Researching in my own community

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December 1, 2017

Ideas Lab in North Wilkesboro

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December 1, 2017

Ideas Lab in North Wilkesboro

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November 21, 2017

Positive goals: From identifying problems to ambitious pursuits

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November 21, 2017

Positive goals: From identifying problems to ambitious pursuits

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November 16, 2017

Ideas Lab in North Minneapolis

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November 16, 2017

Ideas Lab in North Minneapolis

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November 13, 2017

Kickoff Lab in SoMa

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November 13, 2017

Kickoff Lab in SoMa

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November 13, 2017

To build healthy communities for kids, ask kids what they need

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November 13, 2017

To build healthy communities for kids, ask kids what they need

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November 9, 2017

Ideas Lab in Wilmington

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November 9, 2017

Ideas Lab in Wilmington

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November 7, 2017

Collaboration is key in community building

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November 7, 2017

Collaboration is key in community building

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November 6, 2017

Ideas Lab in Hudson

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November 6, 2017

Ideas Lab in Hudson

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November 5, 2017

Investing in communities: Philanthropic design choices

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November 5, 2017

Investing in communities: Philanthropic design choices

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October 30, 2017

3 ways youth are resources in community development

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October 30, 2017

3 ways youth are resources in community development

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October 26, 2017

Going after Lodge Grass

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October 26, 2017

Going after Lodge Grass

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October 24, 2017

Raising Places presents grant to Lodge Grass community

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October 24, 2017

Raising Places presents grant to Lodge Grass community

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October 23, 2017

Ideas Lab in Valley of the Chiefs

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October 23, 2017

Ideas Lab in Valley of the Chiefs

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October 18, 2017

Kickoff Lab in North Wilkesboro

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October 18, 2017

Kickoff Lab in North Wilkesboro

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October 7, 2017

Kickoff Lab in North Minneapolis

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October 7, 2017

Kickoff Lab in North Minneapolis

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September 30, 2017

Kickoff Lab in Wilmington

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September 30, 2017

Kickoff Lab in Wilmington

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September 29, 2017

Transforming challenges by mapping root causes

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September 29, 2017

Transforming challenges by mapping root causes

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September 29, 2017

Wilkes one of six picked for initiative

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September 29, 2017

Wilkes one of six picked for initiative

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September 28, 2017

Lodge Grass looks to transform town with funds from competitive grant

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September 28, 2017

Lodge Grass looks to transform town with funds from competitive grant

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September 25, 2017

Kickoff Lab in Hudson

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September 25, 2017

Kickoff Lab in Hudson

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September 18, 2017

Kickoff Lab in Valley of the Chiefs

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September 18, 2017

Kickoff Lab in Valley of the Chiefs

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September 5, 2017

Leveraging the human-centered design process to shift the way the social Sector measures impact

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September 5, 2017

Leveraging the human-centered design process to shift the way the social Sector measures impact

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August 25, 2017

Momentum is growing at the intersection of kids and place

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August 25, 2017

Momentum is growing at the intersection of kids and place

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August 23, 2017

Change your perspective, change your community

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August 23, 2017

Change your perspective, change your community

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August 22, 2017

What mayors are saying about health

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August 22, 2017

What mayors are saying about health

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July 21, 2017

Harnessing the untapped potential of disconnected youth

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July 21, 2017

Harnessing the untapped potential of disconnected youth

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July 21, 2017

One grant, hundreds of applicants: creating impact throughout the application process

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July 21, 2017

One grant, hundreds of applicants: creating impact throughout the application process

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April 30, 2017

Place matters

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April 30, 2017

Place matters

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March 22, 2017

Want radically different outcomes? Balance leadership with ownership

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March 22, 2017

Want radically different outcomes? Balance leadership with ownership

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