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06-06-18

Arts and Culture Organizations—The Overlooked Anchors

ICIC

“Eds and meds” are the conventional anchors—and remain the focus of most anchor initiatives. But a few arts and culture organizations, such as the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark and Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, are beginning to change the narrative, claiming seats at anchor collaboration tables in their cities and begging the question—why aren’t more arts and culture organizations adopting anchor strategies? Read More



04-10-18

Deval Patrick and Richelieu Dennis Have Proven You Don’t Have to Trade Return for Impact

ICIC

This year’s 20th anniversary of the Inner City 100 Awards and Conference will feature a conversation between two groundbreaking individuals, Deval Patrick, Managing Director of Bain Double Impact and former Governor of Massachusetts, and Richelieu Dennis, Founder, CEO and Executive Chairman of Sundial Brands and also Founder and Chairman of Essence Ventures LLC, which recently acquired Essence Communications Inc. from Time Inc. Read More


03-29-18

Paving a Path to Growth: How one Inner City 100 company positions itself for long-term growth

ICIC

At the 2017 Inner City 100 Awards and Conference, ICIC and Staples presented a special award honoring one business’s outstanding achievement in revenue growth. Clason Point Partners was the 2017 recipient of the Staples Business Growth Award, which recognizes the #1 business on the Inner City 100 list. In February, ICIC and Staples hosted a workshop in New York City which explored in more depth how CPP manages such impressive growth, and what their plans are for the future. Read More


02-23-18

The Role of Anchor Institutions in Supporting Local Communities

Written By Emily Warren, postdoctoral fellow, 21st Century Cities Initiative, Johns Hopkins University

This blog was first published by Johns Hopkins' 21st Century Cities Initiative, and describes anchor institutions, their potential roles in reducing economic and neighborhood inequality, and examples of partnerships between anchor institutions and local government. Read More



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