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Category: Certification

Slavic Village in Cleveland Becomes the 9th EcoDistricts Certified Community

November 30, 2023
By Rob Bennett
Broadway-Slavic Village is a place where grit meets green. Our most valuable asset is our people, from the small business owners that support our community along Fleet and Broadway Avenues to our neighborhood activists and change-makers that push us to...Read More

Just Communities: The Evolution of EcoDistricts

October 5, 2023
By Rob Bennett
Today is a big day for those of us who have poured our hearts into building and growing the EcoDistricts movement. Our name is changing to Just Communities, and I couldn’t be more excited about the new identity and what...Read More

Cross-sector partners join forces to make Cleveland home of the first hospital-anchored certified EcoDistrict

December 16, 2021
By Irwin Lowenstein
Government, philanthropy, and resident leaders teamed with The MetroHealth System in the creation of the Clark-Fulton/MetroHealth EcoDistrict, implementing a paradigm shift in neighborhood revitalization that focuses on health equity and community well-being. By adopting the EcoDistricts Protocol and seeking certification...Read More

S&J Industrial Estate Aims for EcoDistricts Certification

September 15, 2021
By S&J Industrial Estate EcoDistrict Communications Team
Last year, co-owners, JSE listed diversified REIT Redefine Properties and Abland Property Developers established the S&J Industrial Estate EcoDistricts Steering Committee (SJEDSC) with the intention to create the initial framework to progress towards a model rooted in community sustainability, ecological...Read More

A Note to EcoDistricts APs on Pitching EcoDistricts

March 31, 2021
By Irwin Lowenstein
EcoDistricts Program Manager, Teva Needleman, called me a few weeks ago and asked me to speak as part of the Webinar Wednesday series. I said yes without even thinking about it or even confirming the webinar topic. I know that...Read More

Networks ≠ Organizations: Let’s all lean into the difference!

November 10, 2020
By Lydia Morin
I spent nearly my whole first year as Executive Director of CONNECT (Congress of Neighboring Communities) in the Greater Pittsburgh Region trying to understand it as the nonprofit organization it was portrayed as by its founders and current leadership of...Read More

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