On the murder of George Floyd and the crisis engulfing our nation
We add our voices to the growing chorus of those insisting that without justice there can be no peace. This moment causes us to redouble our commitment to the fundamental belief that we must bring about deep systemic change.
Owning the Future: After COVID-19, a new era of community wealth building
The COVID-19 pandemic could become a moment of crystallisation, with communities and governments working together to build a genuinely inclusive economy. But to do so, we need ambitious interventions, both at the national level and at the level of a new common sense, built upwards from community.
How we are building the democratic economy....
Theory and Policy for a Next System
Leveraging Anchor Institutions
Racial Equity and the Democratic Economy
Catalyzing a movement to build community wealth
Next Generation Enterprise and Systemic Design
Climate justice and energy democracy
Recently Published
An important shift brought about by the community wealth building movement is towards regionalizing and localizing financial flows and keeping money in communities through initiatives such as local currencies and community banks. This is now rapidly catching on in the UK.
The Preston model: An overview
The “Preston Model” is helping inspire a new conversation about the role of local government in catalyzing locally-driven economic revitalization and transforming patterns of ownership towards democratic alternatives.
Community Wealth Summit
The Democracy Collaborative prepared a report, created for the Healthcare Anchor Network, that looked at how racial and ethnic disparities in the economy are showing up in the COVID-19 pandemic and in the public policy response to the pandemic. The report also covers how the economic effects of the pandemic will likely impact racial and ethnic inequality.