There's a movement afoot to build a more equitable, democratic economy in the United States. It's a movement led by community-based activists who, each in their own way, are building new institutions to support social and economic justice, rooted in community-controlled land and enterprises. This movement has a name: it's called community wealth building.
Drawing on a decade's worth of conversations with key leaders in the growing field, from cooperative developers and community activists to impact investors and social enterprise innovators, this book of interviews from the Democracy Collaborative dives into the front lines of the movement to build community wealth. Exploring both the breakthrough projects that helped define the field and the lessons learned when deep challenges presented themselves, Conversations on Community Wealth Building is a unique look at the people, practices, and policies behind the new equitable development models of the 21st century.
Collecting 34 interviews conducted by Democracy Collaborative Senior Fellow Steve Dubb, Conversations on Community Wealth Building is now available on Amazon or through your local independent bookstore.
Featuring interviews from...
Worker Cooperatives and Employee Ownership
Project Equity, Interviewed in 2010
Community Development Corporations
National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development,
Interviewed in 2007
Community Investment and Institutional Strategies
Uptown Consortium,
Interviewed in 2007
Social Enterprises and Innovation
Office of Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf,
Interviewed in October 2014
Community Development Corporations
Building the Engine of Community Development in Detroit,
Interviewed in 2008
Land Banks and Community Land Trusts
Burlington Associates,
Interviewed in 2011
Social Enterprises and Innovation
Native American Youth and Family Center,
Interviewed in 2014
Land Banks and Community Land Trusts
Lincoln Land Institute,
Interviewed in 2007
Community Investment and Institutional Strategies
Double Bottom Line Partners,
Interviewed in 2010
Cooperatives
U.S. Overseas Cooperative Development Council,
Interviewed in 2012
Worker Cooperatives and Employee Ownership
Opportunity Threads,
Interviewed in 2014 by John Duda
Worker Cooperatives and Employee Ownership
Democracy at Work Institute,
Interviewed in 2010
Social Enterprises and Innovation
REDF,
Interviewed in 2011
Worker Cooperatives and Employee Ownership
Namaste Solar,
Interviewed in 2013
Worker Cooperatives and Employee Ownership
Center for Popular Economics,
Interviewed in 2015
Land Banks and Community Land Trusts
Land Bank Authority,
Interviewed in 2009
Cooperatives
Latino Economic Development Center,
Interviewed in 2009
Worker Cooperatives and Employee Ownership
Ohio Employee Ownership Center,
Interviewed in 2008
Community Development Corporations
South Carolina Association of Community Development Corporations
Interviewed in 2011
Community Development Corporations
Communities In Schools,
Interviewed in 2009
Community Organizing and Education
NYC Department of Education,
Interviewed in 2012
Worker Cooperatives and Employee Ownership
Equal Exchange,
Interviewed in 2012
Social Enterprises and Innovation
North Lawndale Employment Network,
Interviewed in 2010
Community Development Financial Institutions
Capital for Opportunity and Change,
Interviewed in 2006
Community Organizing and Education
Roots of Success,
Interviewed in 2012
Community Development Financial Institutions
Opportunity Finance Network,
Interviewed in 2009
Community Organizing and Education
National Domestic Workers Alliance,
Interviewed in 2014
Community Organizing and Education
Church of the Messiah
Interviewed in 2013
Cooperatives
Interviewed in 2012
Community Investment and Institutional Strategies
Community Economist,
Interviewed in 2015
Social Enterprises and Innovation
SFMade,
Interviewed in June 2013
Community Organizing and Education
National Community Reinvestment Coalition,
Interviewed in 2010
Community Development Financial Institutions
Opportunity Fund,
Interviewed in 2008
Worker Cooperatives and Employee Ownership
United Steelworkers,
Interviewed in 2013
