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Social Innovation As A Catalyst To Achieving The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (Sdgs), Patricia Okolo

PNHA Review

This research explores the re-shaping role of social innovation in advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), developed by the United Nations in 2015. In the midst of global challenges such as poverty, inequality, and climate change, this research examines social innovation as an important mechanism for achieving sustainable development. The article highlights the significant contributions of social innovation across various sectors, emphasizing its ability to address unmet social needs, promote environmental sustainability, and foster economic development. It identifies critical factors for the success of social innovation, including community involvement, scalability, access to resources, and supportive policy environments, and highlights the …

Literacy Hubs: Human-Centered, Coordinated Approach Towards Advancing Adult Literacy In A Community, Alexandria M. Marzolf

Masters Projects

Low adult literacy skills have been a pervasive and persistent challenge in the United States for more than a century. One in five adults (21%) possesses low literacy skills (National Center for Education Statistics, 2026), a finding consistent with statistics reported by the National Literacy Institute (2024). Despite decades of educational reform, many adults continue to experience limited access to coordinated, community-based literacy support. The purpose of this master's project was to develop a community-based Literacy Hub framework designed to increase access to adult literacy learning opportunities through coordinated partnerships and community engagement. An extensive review of educational research, community …

Power-Sharing Under Pressure: What A Decade Of Community Partnership Reveals For Philanthropy Today, Clare Nolan, Pilar Mendoza

The Foundation Review

Between 2017 and 2024, U.S. philanthropy experienced a period of significant innovation as many foundations reconsidered long-standing assumptions about control and began taking steps to share power more directly with the communities they fund. This article draws on community leaders’ reflections, alongside the authors’ perspective as long-term evaluators, to examine how these commitments were experienced in practice.

The article focuses on the David and Lucile Packard Foundation’s Starting Smart and Strong Initiative (S3I), a 10-year effort to strengthen early learning systems across East San Jose, Fresno, and Oakland, California. Drawing on interviews with grantees and technical assistance partners, along with …

Reexamined Costs: A More Comprehensive Evaluation Of Economic Growth In Michigan’S Teaching Of High School United States History, Kelsee Hyble

Masters Projects

The Michigan Department of Education social studies standards were crafted with the primary goal of promoting “the knowledge, skills, intellectual processes, and dispositions required of people to be actively engaged in fulfilling their responsibility of civic participation” (Michigan Department of Education, 2019, p.3).  The “Purpose of Social Studies” section goes on to explain that, “As members of a culturally diverse, democratic society in an interdependent world, young people need to learn how to make informed and reasoned decisions for the public good” (Michigan Department of Education, 2019, p.3). While the standards provide an accurate explanation of how the United States …

Defining Community Philanthropy: Principles And Dimensions Of A Transformative Practice, Michael D. Layton

The Foundation Review

Community philanthropy is increasingly promoted as an alternative to institutional, top-down philanthropy, yet the term remains contested. In the Global North, it is typically associated with community foundations, while in the Global South the emphasis is on community itself.

This article offers a definition of community philanthropy as a practice rooted in context and power rather than a single institutional form. It identifies five transformative characteristics that distinguish community philanthropy from conventional giving and translates these principles into seven dimensions that can be used to identify and assess community philanthropy in practice.

For practitioners, evaluators, and funders, this framework offers …

Findhorn: The Routinization Of Charisma, William J. Metcalf

Communal Societies

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Review Of Eco-Villages And Sustainable Communities, Harvey Baker

Communal Societies

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Communal Societies

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Index To Communal Societies, Volumes 1-15 (1981-1995), Lyman Tower Sargent

Communal Societies

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Review Of America's Communal Utopias, Christoper Clark

Communal Societies

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Communal Groups: Social Laboratories Or Places Of Exile?, Peter Michael Forster, William James Metcalf

Communal Societies

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Cyber-Utopias: Notes On How Historic American Communal Groups Are Represented On The World Wide Web, Matthew Cooper

Communal Societies

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Between Zion And Babylon. The Application Of The Total Institution Model To A Christian Charismatic Community: The Case Of The Jesus Fellowship, Stephen Hunt

Communal Societies

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Harmonie/Est: Unison, Harmony, And Discord In The Harmony Society, Donald E. Pitzer

Communal Societies

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Review Of Ecovillages: New Frontiers For Sustainability, Joshua Lockyer

Communal Societies

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Community Sustainability: The Challenge Of Intergenerational Change, Peter H. Cock

Communal Societies

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Response To Lockyer's "From Developmental Communalism To Transformative Utopianism", Donald E. Pitzer

Communal Societies

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Intentional Communities And Sustainability, Joshua Lockyer

Communal Societies

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The Challenge Of Sustainability: A Cautionary Tale From Amana, Jonathan G. Andelson

Communal Societies

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Review Of Discovering Camphill: New Perspectives, Research, And Developments, Pamela Cushing

Communal Societies

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Social Innovations For Communal And Ecological Living: Lessons From Sustainability Research And Observations In Intentional Communities, Iris Kunze

Communal Societies

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Review Of Ecovillages: Lessons For Sustainable Community, William J. Metcalf

Communal Societies

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Communal Societies

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Influence Of Rec-Connect On Youth Physical Activity: A Multi-Year Look At Behavior Change, Cailyn A. Van Camp, Bree Bode, Jocelyn Hayward, Lauryn Lin, Nicole Jess, Marci Scott

Michigan Journal of Public Health

Background: Physical activity (PA) engagement in youth is associated with numerous health benefits. However, youth PA behaviors are influenced by a complex set of factors including school and community environments and broader societal influences. Rec-Connect^TM is a community-based intervention that aims to impact PA behavior in youth. Purpose: To assess changes in youth PA behavior across multiple years of Rec-Connect^TM implementation. Methods: SNAP-eligible youth [aged 8 to 17 (n=261, matched)] who participated in Rec-Connect^TM completed a pre and post survey to assess PA knowledge and behavior change. Educators completed implementation fidelity logs. Descriptives were conducted to examine …

Camphill At Seventy-Five: Developmental Communalism In Process, Daniel Mckanan

Communal Societies

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A Case Study Analysis Of Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage, Missouri, Rachel Beck, Alison Ormsby

Communal Societies

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Sustainability In Practice: A Comparative Case Study Analysis Of The Ecovillage At Ithaca, Earthaven, And Sirius, Jesse Sherry, Alison Ormsby

Communal Societies

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The Influence Of Moravian Brethren Religious Thought And Practice On The Development Of Camphill Communities, Robin Jackson

Communal Societies

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Lived Utopianism: Everyday Life And Intentional Communities, Lucy Sargisson, Lyman Tower Sargent

Communal Societies

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