Is 'Going Local' the Secret to Economic Development?

Is 'Going Local' the Secret to Economic Development?

by J.B. Wogan

September 12, 2017

In Governing, a look at how Mayor Ras Baraka is championing a movement to hire locally in Newark, NJ.

“We think this could take off in lots of different communities,” says Ted Howard, president of the Democracy Collaborative, a national nonprofit focused on economic development in urban areas. “We’re going to be promoting it.”

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November 25, 2020

The Democracy Collaborative and The Democracy Collaborative Workers' Union agree to fair severance package for laid-off staff

TDC and union members have agreed to a package of protections that goes well beyond the baseline severance provisions for layoffs agreed to in TDC’s union contract.

November 18, 2020

HAN Anchoring Resilience: Aligning supply chains and impact purchasing for community health summit

by David Zuckerman

The Healthcare Anchor Network (HAN) convened the “Anchoring Resilience: Aligning Supply Chains and Impact Purchasing for Community Health” summit to spark collaboration in the healthcare sector around onshoring and localizing production of PPE and other supplies, with an emphasis on equity, sustainability, and supply chain resilience.

November 18, 2020

Reimagining Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Supply Chains

by Thomas Hanna, Dana Brown

The Democracy Collaborative prepared a report, created for the Healthcare Anchor Network, which details the current status of the supply chain of PPE, the market shifts caused by COVID-19, and the potential solutions to ensure capacity within US health systems for the future.