Wednesday, November 11, 2015
Surdna-Funded Report Suggests Better Language, New Approaches to Community Wealth Building
When it comes to economic development, what images and feelings come to mind when you hear the phrase, “attract and retain”?
“It feels very bureaucratic,” says Marjorie Kelly. “It feels like you’re talking about corporations, very disinterested, kind of cold. You’re trying to attract companies, rather than growing what’s already there.”
Kelly is executive vice president at the Democracy Collaborative, where she co-authored a report released yesterday, “Cities Building Community Wealth” (funded by the Surdna Foundation, which also supports Next City). The report defines and names a movement that has been brewing beneath the radar for at least 40 years — the community wealth-building movement. . .