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"We're fortunate in the fact that with the rent-roll from the Enterprise Centre, we're using the profit from that to put it back into the community.?And we've been very successful at that." Part of the back story to the recent opening of the new Enterprise Hub in Ballinasloe, in the words of Seamus Duffy, Chairman of Ballinasloe Area Community Development Ltd (BACD). The newly opened Enterprise Hub in former high street bank premises, provides space for 45 jobs in the town centre, adding to the 180 employees of 28 companies already based in BACD’s fully-let Enterprise Centre on the edge of town. As BACD Manager Lyn Donnelly explains in my video about "being back in Ballinasloe", the benefits from the Hub will spread beyond the businesses hosted, to those in the surrounding streets too: "Our main aim will be to obviously support those businesses, but also it's going to be a massive spin-off for the other businesses in the town centre as well." Good communication is key to making people feel involved and giving them a strengthened pride in place.?In Ballinasloe this is exemplified by the bi-monthly publication and distribution of the 64-page, self-financing, colour?Ballinasloe Life?magazine.?As you can hear from our chat in the town square with the Ballinasloe Life’s Editor-in-Chief, Colm Croffy, the town’s very own “inflight magazine” serves as a barometer for people’s sense of place and individual affinity with the town. On our walk-about in Ballinasloe town centre, Seamus elaborated on how the evolution of a “town team” and projects born-out of The People & Places Partnership Ltd. baseline survey work and action plan, operated in a cascading way through project sub-groups and 250-300 volunteers that could be called upon to help with delivery.?Certainly, in our work supporting the town team, we found that an early success was a measurable increase in stakeholder confidence and belief across the town. Though they would never be heard to say it, much of BACD's success -at least over the last 15 years- is down to the leadership, effectiveness and inspiration provided by Seamus, Lyn and Colm. To coin a phrase, it's always about the people and the place!

As we continue to observe National Community Planning Month, here's what our planning team members say about the importance of a land-use plan that potentially affects the daily lives in a community. #nationalcommunityplanningmonth #planning #community #growth

Tip of the day: Engage with the Community! Building strong relationships with local stakeholders and residents can foster support for your project and smooth the approval process. Want to learn more about community engagement strategies? Let’s discuss how we can help! #PLD #Community #Development

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Today, we joined the New Kensington Community Development Corporation (NKCDC) and other community partners in celebrating Kensington’s inclusive community development process. In response to a history of strategic disinvestment in Kensington, exacerbated by the destructive effects of the opioid crisis, the Kensington Planning Process is a coordinated effort to direct resources according to community-defined priorities – and with residents with lived experience as central drivers – to ensure long-term community change and transformation. Spring Point Partners’ investment in the process is aligned with our social justice portfolio’s responsiveness to the self-defined needs of historically oppressed people. A new report – Kensington Planning Process: History, Context, Voices – outlines the process and provides evidence that residents need to be centered in any community development and neighborhood revitalization process. Dig in and support the process at https://lnkd.in/emFFmd9u

?? Insightful report from Community Land Scotland on community ownership - relevant to all of Scotland not just the urban focus of the hub project the report came from. ?? From my experience of supporting communities with their Local Place Plans over the last year, I absolutely agree that a greater integration and of Land Reform, Community Empowerment and Planning legislation is key. ?? It is also good to see the recommendation of resourcing for Local Place Plans. Without revenue funding to support communities with this huge task the opportunity will only be taken up by those communities with the most capacity and existing wealth, leading to exacerbation of inequalities - quite the opposite to the intention of the new planning legislation!

"Frisco Implements Fields West Incentives for Community Development" Read the full article below..

At LTWP, community engagement is at the heart of what we do. Today, we're reflecting on the positive impact of our initiatives, from education to healthcare to water, in the communities we serve.? #LTWPSustainabilityReport

Leadership Columbus is celebrating 50 years as the premier education and training ground for emerging and existing leaders in the Columbus area. Check out the recent feature at Columbus Business First!