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Common Ground Seeks Curriculum Development Consultant

Common Ground is seeking an experienced, creative professional who can work with teachers, school leaders, students, families, and community partners to strengthen our curriculum and classroom teaching — ensuring it is driven by standards, rooted in our local community and unique site, culturally relevant and inclusive, contributing to social justice, and pushing students towards both environmental leadership and college success. This Curriculum Development Consultant…

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Added by Joel Tolman on January 11, 2017 at 8:44am — No Comments

Common Ground is seeking a social studies teacher!

Common Ground — the nation’s oldest environmental charter high school, creating the next generation of successful college students and powerful community and environmental leaders — is seeking one passionate, creative, and certified Social Studies/History teacher. This teacher will have the chance to:

  • Teach Common Ground’s core history and social studies classes
  • Help to build a social studies curriculum that addresses intersections of social studies and social justice…
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Added by Joel Tolman on July 27, 2016 at 5:28am — No Comments

Common Ground Logo Common Ground Seeks Half-Time Curriculum Developer & Environmental Resource Teacher

Common Ground is seeking a new, half-time staff member who can work with teachers to strengthen our curriculum and classroom teaching — ensuring it is driven by standards, rooted in our local community and unique site, culturally relevant and inclusive, and pushing students towards both environmental leadership and college success.

Our ideal candidate has classroom teaching experience, deep roots in New Haven, and a commitment to sustainability and social…

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Added by Joel Tolman on June 4, 2015 at 1:43am — No Comments

Creating Urban Oases for People & Wildlife - Proposals Due April 1!

In 2013, New Haven was designated one of the nation's first urban wildlife refuges. With support for the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Audubon Connecticut, and many other funders and partners, New Haven has been creating oases for people and wildlife at locations across the city. Now, we are seeking two more sites for restoration efforts. Do you know a corner of our city that needs to be turned into an urban oasis? 

Click on the RFP below to learn more and apply!…

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Added by Joel Tolman on March 20, 2015 at 10:36am — No Comments

Send a text, help Common Ground win a new teaching kitchen!

Help Common Ground win $10,000 for a new teaching kitchen from IKEA New Haven!  This kitchen will be designed to teach children, high school students and the community about healthy cooking with locally grown food. The impact? Healthier kids who love real food. Young people headed into culinary careers and launching entrepreneurial ventures. Cooking classes for adults and families. Join…

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Added by Joel Tolman on January 6, 2012 at 3:49am — No Comments

Job Posting: Capital Campaign Manager for Common Ground



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Added by Joel Tolman on October 31, 2011 at 8:59am — No Comments

Green Jobs Corps Program Manager

Common Ground seeks a Green Jobs Corps Program Manager, responsible for overall management of the Green Jobs Corps program – a youth employment program that connects over 30 high school students with paid environmental jobs, leadership and career development opportunities, and supportive services.  In addition to overseeing all aspects of the program, the Program Manager works directly with young people in individual meetings and in larger groups for trainings and workshops, and may…
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Added by Joel Tolman on March 8, 2011 at 11:32am — No Comments

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Imagine. Inform. Invest. Inspire. Working together to build a stronger community - now and forever.

The Community Foundation office at 70 Audubon Street is open to visitors by appointment only; Foundation staff are available by phone and email Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. to conduct business or to schedule a time to visit. To contact a staff member, view our staff directory.

 

 

 

Open Street Project

An Open Streets Family Reunion: Reflections from the 2018 Open Streets Summit

By Ryan O’Connor, Director of Programs, 8 80 Cities Recently 8 80 Cities wrote a blog post about open streets being a labour of love. That being the case, the 2018 Open Streets Summit in New Orleans felt like a family reunion of sorts. It was rejuvenating to see old and new friends who share our passion for open streets and are working tirelessly to create healthier, happier, and more connected communities across the world. The event, which took place on September 15-16, brought together more than 50 leaders who currently organize open streets programs or are interested in bringing the...

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Open Streets Summit Draft Agenda

We hope you are getting ready and feel excited about the Open Streets Summit in Gretna/New Orleans! Taking place from September 15-16, 2018, the Summit will feature tours, presentations and networking opportunities with open streets champions and organizers from across the continent. Attendees will learn about the nuts and bolts of starting or scaling up open streets programs, including: Route design and planning Partnerships with business and officials Social inclusion Safety and logistics Marketing and promotion Program evaluation through measurable goals and metrics If you haven’t done it yet, click here to register for the Open Streets Summit only or...

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Open Streets Summit Speakers Announced!

The Open Streets Project is proud to announce that Ed Solis from Viva Calle (San Jose, CA), Romel Pascual from CicLAvia (Los Angeles, CA), Jaymie Santiago and Charles Brown from New Brunswick Ciclovia will join us as speakers for the 2018 Open Streets Summit in New Orleans and Gretna! Taking place from September 15-16 2018, the Summit will feature: Behind the scenes tour of the City of Gretna’s inaugural open streets program. Workshops, presentations, and networking opportunities with open streets champions and organizers from across the continent. Training and inspiration for both -novice and experienced- open streets organizers and supporters...

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Local Initiatives Support Corporation

The $2.1B Ripple Effect of a Partnership to Support Small Business

An article in Black Enterprise highlights Wells Fargo’s Open for Business Fund, through which LISC received more than $15M to make grants to small businesses serving low-income communities and communities of color during the pandemic—including Washington D.C. tailor Julius Lofton. Those investments have leveraged a massive $2.1 billion in impact for business owners, and local economies, nationwide, according to a new study.

“What Rural Means to Me”: Q+A with Nadia Villagrán, Director of Rural LISC

Nadia Villagrán, Rural LISC’s new leader, brings a lifetime of rural experience, and a career’s worth of know-how in rural development, to the job (not to mention eight years in various roles on the team she now leads). In the following Q+A, she shares her vision for the work, her insights into the special challenges for rural, and the reasons her childhood in the Arizona countryside still guide her approach to making impact.

Nigel Roberts Takes the Helm at LISC Memphis

LISC has named a community development leader with deep experience in the public, private and nonprofit sectors to expand its work in Memphis. P. Nigel Roberts will lead investment and program strategies that build equity and opportunity in underserved Memphis communities.

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