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Hey folks. This is the 20th edition of The Great Near - the last post of the year! It’s been a big year: 20 posts with nearly 20,000 views and a few hundred subscribers (!!!) Thanks to everyone who made this project possible, from my colleagues at Common Future to our network and…
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Rethinking our obsession with knowledge in the social sector
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On reviving rural communities — NPR covered Higher Purpose Co. this week, 💪 an economic justice nonprofit founded and championed by Tim Lampkin. Clarksdale, Mississippi is over 80% African American, yet the majority of businesses are still white-owned.

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If you’ve followed TGN these past months, you’ve read about The Guild, East Bay Permanent Real Estate Cooperative (EBPREC), Historic Clayborn Temple…
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On racial equity and the infrastructure bill — ICYMI, President Biden signed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill into law this week. 🥳 My team has been…
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Something to listen to: Yes, ABBA put out a new album, but you should really be listening to this conversation between Tressie McMillan Cottom, a…
A few takes on fair credit: Community Credit Lab breaks down the “5 C’s of Credit” (capacity, capital, collateral, conditions, and character) that are…
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A reason to celebrate — New York City is expanding a pilot program to give every public school kindergartner $100 in a college savings account. This…
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A special TGN segment breaking down 🔥 hot 🔥 policy proposals designed to make our economy work for all people. Up first: the White House Initiative on…
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It's time to fund the darn solutions.
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A conversation with Eric Horvath, Common Future's Director of Capital Strategies, on a new character-based lending fund that is deploying $800k to BIPOC…
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Who broke the economy and how do we fix it? Twice per month. Written for people, not experts.

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