This document builds on the planning and research efforts that were reported on at the 2010 M. Powell Lawton Conference on Urban Aging and serves as testimony to the agenda's current success. It is intended to outline the reasons behind the initiative, highlight current collaborations, and provide opportunities for new involvement.
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Partners for Livable Communities will honor eight individuals, organizations and communities for stewardship and innovation in the improvement of communities worldwide. These prestigious awards will be presented by Washington, D.C.-based Partners for Livable Communities at its “Celebration of Vision and Community Spirit” formal dinner and awards program on December 15th, 2011 at The Fairfax Hotel in Washington, D.C.
The “Celebration of Vision and Community Spirit” awards honor both innovative projects in communities and lifetimes of achievement for individuals that have made a true difference in their respective fields of activity. The honorees represent lifetimes of cultivating the arts, historic preservation, regionalism, smart planning practices and neighborhood development that bring life to struggling communities. All of the honorees have sought to build on their assets and improve the communities around them, an effort which Partners believes deserves to be lauded, with individual stories spread far and wide.
Honorees and Awards listed here (COMING SOON!)
Investors in America Award
Janet W. Thompson is honored for her expertise in community development, engagement, and reinvestment in nonprofit and financial management. As Interim President and Chief Executive Officer of the Nonprofit Finance Fund, community consultant to Morgan Stanley, and former Corporate Directorof Community Reinvestment at Citibank, her spirit and leadership has propelled public and private community engagement for more than 35 years.
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Stories for Change:
A Report from Partners for Livable Communities
Funded by MetLife Foundation
Stories for Change, a report by Partners for Livable Communities funded by MetLife Foundation, offers leadership examples that expand the arts to new audiences. This compendium of nearly 50 best practices showcases the notable strategies that increase access to arts and culture for older adult and immigrant populations.
Change, which describes the innovative programs of arts organizations in six major American cities. It shows that arts and culture are as essential to sustaining communities as bricks and mortar.
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President of Partners for Livable Communities, Robert McNulty, was quoted in The Wall Street Journal article “ Artists vs. Blight ,” discussing artist occupations of blighted homes and neighborhoods in transitioning communities such as Cleveland and Detroit.
Terms:2010, Arts & Culture, Cleveland, OH, Community Building, Community Development, Creative Economy, Detroit, MI, Economic Development, Housing, Neighborhood Revitalization, Partners Press, Placemaking, Urban, Visioning & Planning
Partners, in association with Board member and Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker, has invited a contingent of mayors from cities in the Intermountain West for a symposium, Livability in the Intermountain West Centers, designed to discuss issues pertinent to the unique character of their regions.
Mayors from Intermountain West cities will be joined by experts and professionals who study the Intermountain West regions for presentations and robust discussion on topics related to livability and sustainability. Invited speakers and facilitators include Parris Glendening, Peter Harkness, Doug Fowler, Fred Kent, Robert Lang, Mark Muro, and Andre Pettigrew. Partners hopes mayors will return to their cities enlightened and inspired with fresh ideas to address the issues discussed to improve the livability of the Intermountain West.
The forum will be held in late August 2011 in downtown Salt Lake City. Please contact Brian Miller at
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