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Economic Impact of NC Summer Foods Program

April 16, 2012

Maureen Berner is a School of Government faculty member Did you know that across North Carolina, only about 12 percent of eligible kids receive free summer meals via an existing federally funded Summer Foods Program? What kind of economic impact might occur with higher participation rates in the pro … Read more

UNC Partnerships with Tier I Counties (Part V): Mitigating health risks in homes

April 5, 2012

Will Lambe is the Director of the Community & Economic Development Program and the Community-Campus Partnership. As described in parts I, II,  III, and IV of this series, UNC Chapel Hill faculty, staff and students are engaged in creative partnerships with Tier I counties across North Carolina. … Read more

The Process of Foreign Direct Investment

April 3, 2012

Jonathan Morgan is a School of Government faculty member. An article recently published in Area Development provides a practical perspective on how companies make decisions about investing in plants, facilities, operations, and joint ventures in foreign markets.  This insight into the foreign direct … Read more

Seed Capital Funding for CED Projects

March 30, 2012

Kendra Cotton is a Project Director with the Community-Campus Partnership Program. Since December, School of Government faculty member Tyler Mulligan has penned a blog series (Posts: I, II, III, IV, V) that discusses the benefits of “asset-based development” for economically distressed communities. … Read more

Student Corner: Creating a Community Assessment Directory: Caswell County United Way

March 8, 2012

Amanda Stafford is a UNC-Chapel Hill graduate student pursuing a master’s degree in Public Administration. She is currently working as a Community-Campus Partnership Intern with the United Way of Caswell County. Over the past four months, the Community-Campus Partnership (CCP) and the United Way of … Read more

UNC Partnerships with Tier I Counties (Part IV)

March 1, 2012

Will Lambe is the Director of the Community & Economic Development Program and the Community-Campus Partnership. As described in parts I, II & III of this series, UNC Chapel Hill faculty, staff and students are engaged in creative partnerships with Tier I counties across North Carolina. This … Read more

Interlocal Cooperation, Shared Services, and Community Resilience

February 15, 2012

Rick Morse is a School of Government faculty member. In my last post I highlighted the importance of interlocal cooperation as a key strategy for local governments to “do more with less.” I would like to share a couple of short articles that connect to this line of thinking and make a connection to … Read more

UNC Partnerships with Tier I Counties (Part III)

February 2, 2012

Will Lambe is the Director of the Community & Economic Development Program and the Community-Campus Partnership. As described in parts I & II of this series, UNC Chapel Hill faculty, staff and students are engaged in creative partnerships with Tier I counties across North Carolina. This post … Read more

Savings Programs for Low-Income Households: Overcoming Challenges in Rural Areas

January 26, 2012

Tyler Mulligan is a School of Government faculty member. This post is part of a series that highlights approaches described in a School of Government web guide on asset-building tactics for individuals and communities on the economic margin. A prior post lists several reasons that many communities h … Read more

UNC Partnerships with Tier I counties (part II)

January 19, 2012

Will Lambe is the Director of the Community & Economic Development Program and the Community-Campus Partnership. As described in Part I of this series, UNC Chapel Hill faculty, staff and students are engaged in creative partnerships with Tier I counties across North Carolina. This post is the se … Read more