USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah likes to remind the development community that the purpose of foreign aid, including relief efforts, is to help people create the conditions so they no longer need it.

Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), governments, and corporations across 160 countries consider or approve more than one investment per day in the energy sector. Despite commitments to tackle the ...

Preserving culture while investing in housing, small businesses and youth opportunity across East Oakland. Alyssa Squires, for NBA.com Participants dance during the Melon Jubilee & AKOMA Grant Market ...

Indianapolis is making preparations for its first Black-led Community Development Financial Institution, which will aim to offer businesses in economically disadvantaged communities access to capital ...

Collaborative housing encompasses resident-driven models in which individuals collectively design, fund, govern and maintain their homes to foster social, economic and environmental objectives. These ...

Marketing is undergoing a seismic shift. The best companies in the world are no longer spending massive amounts of money to acquire users. Instead, they're using community-led growth to turn their ...

The Development Agenda for Western Nigeria (DAWN) Commission is spearheading a study to facilitate the prompt execution of a comprehensive community development strategy, which includes a strong jobs ...

This story was written and reported by The Sacramento Bee's Equity Lab, a community-funded journalism team exploring issues of equity, wealth, race, power and justice in the region. Click here for ...