Akeem Dixon
Akeem Dixon is the 52nd Street Corridor Manager for Philadelphia's Enterprise Center, where he emphasizes the community development practice of doing with instead of doing for or to.
Nicole Rupersburg's Latest Articles
Today Detroit, tomorrow the world: LOVELAND’s quest to map every parcel on the planet
LOVELAND Technologies launched in 2009 with the goal of shedding light on Detroit's ongoing tax foreclosure crisis by making public property records accessible on the Internet. Now the company is creating a public database of every property in America, and, eventually, the world, along with tools for understanding and improving land use.
1xRUN is the future of art
In November 2015, 1xRUN (one-time-run) celebrated its fifth anniversary of delivering limited-edition, time-released prints through its e-commerce store.
Laura Zabel
Laura Zabel is Executive Director of Springboard for the Arts in Saint Paul, Minnesota, a community economic development organization that is run by and for artists.
Sabrina Mutukisna
Sabrina Mutukisna is the co-founder of the Oakland-based Town Kitchen, a community-driven food company that employs and empowers low-income youth by delivering chef-crafted boxed lunches to corporate clients.
Moving with Detroit: ARTLAB J, a different kind of dance company
ARTLAB J started off solely as a dance company, but as founder and president Joori Jung started to listen to people in the community, she transformed her troupe into a multi-faceted nonprofit organization.
Randy McShepard
Randy McShepard is the VP of Public Affairs for RPM International Inc. He's also the co-founder of Policy Bridge, a nonprofit public policy think tank, and Rid-All Green Partnership, an urban farm that focuses on community building and youth education.
Yael Lehmann
Yael Lehmann is the Executive Director of The Food Trust in Philadelphia, a food justice advocacy organization that takes a comprehensive approach to food access and healthy lifestyles.
Bobby Zappala
Bobby Zappala is the co-founder and CEO of Thrival, an innovation and music festival, and Thrill Mill, a nonprofit business incubator, both supporting early-stage Pittsburgh startups.
Rose Broome
Rose Broome is the co-founder and CEO of HandUp, a direct giving system for homeless people and neighbors in need based in San Francisco.
