A Community should control its neighborhood
... deliberatively, democratically, and with local self-determination.
But to control the neighborhood, in today's world, residents need to own the neighborhood.
That means together, forming an economic community.
Classically, the tools for this have been:
1) Community Development Corporations (CDCs) to improve the local environment and the economy in the commmunity, and give it more political independence.
2) Community Land Trusts, to hold, and preserve, the purpose and quality of places.
3) what are now called Community Bonds, where community members act as guarantors for loans by the rest of the community, to accomplish community-driven goals.
Sign in to start
Pan/zoom the map to explore projects and organizations in the visible area. Sign in to: create an organization (e.g. a CDC or CLT) and projects, inviting participants, and pledges for funding/lending.
But to control the neighborhood, in today's world, residents need to own the neighborhood.
That means together, forming an economic community.
Classically, the tools for this have been:
1) Community Development Corporations (CDCs) to improve the local environment and the economy in the commmunity, and give it more political independence.
2) Community Land Trusts, to hold, and preserve, the purpose and quality of places.
3) what are now called Community Bonds, where community members act as guarantors for loans by the rest of the community, to accomplish community-driven goals.
Sign in to start
Pan/zoom the map to explore projects and organizations in the visible area. Sign in to: create an organization (e.g. a CDC or CLT) and projects, inviting participants, and pledges for funding/lending.
Click a marker or a project in the list to open its project page.
- Pan/zoom the map to load projects in view.
- Click new to create projects and organizations.
- After creating a project, open it to invite members, record pledges, and follow workflows.
Projects
Move the map; public projects load within the visible area.