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A regularly updated podcast for the network of people and organizations in the nonprofit, public and private sectors that build resilient families and vibrant communities. This podcast features strategies and pathways to strengthen our Hoosier communities together.
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Associate Executive Director Jessica Love sits down with Indy Chamber's Mark Fisher, Chief Policy Officer, and Matt Impink, Director of Policy and Civic Engagement, to discuss the outgrowth of research conducted by The Brookings Institution: a new conversation and emphasis on removing barriers to economic mobility and prosperity. For more on their …
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Hear Prosperity Indiana members Julia Kathary and Whitley Wynns share their takeaways from the 2017 People & Places Conference. This conference was a joint effort of several associations that brought together placemakers from across the nation to discuss local solutions for community revitalization and advancing racial equity.…
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Prosperity Indiana Director of Sustainability, Allyson Mitchell, discusses community climate resiliency with Jim Poyser and John Gibson of Earth Charter Indiana. They discuss what challenges and opportunities communities can prepare for and capitalize upon in the face of climate change. Additionally, they preview the Mayor’s Climate Leadership Summ…
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Prosperity Indiana's Director of Sustainability, Allyson Mitchell, discusses the Solar Uniting Neighbors (SUN) program, which will provide limited funding for the installation of solar panels on community organizations that serve low-income residents and are customers of Duke Energy. Mitchell explains the SUN funding application process in detail, …
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Transportation systems have a big impact on our environment and physical well-being, specifically through it's contributing role to air quality. In this episode we speak with Ryan Wilhite, Senior Planner for Indianapolis Metropolitan Planning Organization, about the role of the organization and it's planning efforts for this region of Indiana.…
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"Experiencing arts and culture helps us to connect to each other and ideas in ways that are impossible otherwise." In this episode, hear Joanna Taft share ways that the Harrison Center for the Arts is creating opportunities for students and members of the community to experience "spectacles of wonder" and imagine a better world to start living out …
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Paige Sharp and Anna Tragesser of the Indiana Arts Commission join us for an exploration of what can happen when a community taps into its creative assets. Also learn what to expect at From the Ground Up, a creative placemaking workshop happening on June 8-9, 2017. Visit www.in.gov/arts for more information and to register.…
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Co-ops provide an avenue for people and businesses to achieve a common purpose through joint ownership. In this episode, Deb Trocha, Executive Director of the Indiana Cooperative Development Center, gives us an overview of cooperatives and their potential to propel communities, local economies and individuals.…
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Residential and commercial development go hand in hand in a comprehensive approach to community development. In this episode, we chat with Steven Meyer, Executive Director of King Park Development Corporation, about the benefits, challenges, and successes of King Park and its Build Fund (a CDFI and small business loan fund) in pursuing economic dev…
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Maury Plambeck of Indianapolis Neighborhood Resource Center (INRC) chats with our Associate Executive Director, Jessica Love, about neighborhood level vision and strategies and how INRC works with neighbors to bring their dreams to reality by breaking them down into doable pieces. Find out more about INRC's training and resources for Indianapolis' …
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Hear from Prosperity Indiana members who participated in last Tuesday's Statehouse Day, meeting at the Statehouse to urge representatives to act on critical policy priorities in support of community economic development efforts statewide. Visit ProsperityIndiana.org/Advocate to continue advocating for policies that benefit Hoosier communities.…
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