The Jacobs Family Foundation's evolution from a basic grant awarding foundation to a partner in community capacity building has garnered many valuable lessons and a deep understanding of what it means for neighborhood work to be driven by residents.
Read what Luther Snow, one of the adjunct faculty members of the Asset Based Community Development Institute, has to say about the possibilities of "not fitting in".
Read what Joel Ratner, Manager of The Cleveland Foundation's Neighborhood Connections grassroots grantmaking program, has to say about how the relationship between community-based arts and community building.
Read what Jody Kretzmann, Co-Director of the Asset Based Community Development Institute, has to say about recent community building work in Ireland and Australia.
