The Governance Project

Nonprofit supporting state gov and local communities to develop and implement new models of impactful economic development.

[Colin Higgins @colinthiggins]

Your neighborhood cafe... restaurant... bodega...

CARES act gave them $

It may be too little too late - esp for the smallest

Local networks ––gov, nonprofit, philanthropy, & comm finance–– are filling the gap

Thread on my latest w/@bruce_katz @michaelsaadine @floschalliol 1/

[Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth @CNTR4growth]

We're committed to using data science for #socialimpact because better inputs can lead to better outcomes, so we’ve partnered with organizations like @USAccelerate, @the_gov_project and @InnovateEconomy to spur action & advance community wealth. https://t.co/qRajKbecjs #Data4Good

[Accelerator For America @USAccelerate]

"Achieving the full potential of the Opportunity Zone incentive will require everyone stepping up to lower the rigid barriers of distrust that so often plague community development." @bruce_katz @colinthiggins @USAccelerate @the_gov_project @DrexelLab
https://t.co/AGLBovefHT

[Accelerator For America @USAccelerate]

@USAccelerate, @the_gov_project & @DrexelLab's new joint paper, authored by @bruce_katz & @colinthiggins, explores job-dense Opportunity Zones with high potential for broad & inclusive development: where are they? The answer may surprise you...
https://t.co/AGLBovefHT

[Colin Higgins @colinthiggins]

@bruce_katz & I look at job-dense #opportunityzones with high potential for broad & inclusive dev; we answer the question: where are they?

It's mid-metro downtowns, airports, industrial districts, and ed & med anchors. It's the middle of the country more than the coasts 1/

[Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation @LindyInstitute]

JUST RELEASED**

Opportunity Zones and Urban Revitalization: A Placed-Based Approach to the Emerging Market

@colinthiggins @bruce_katz @USAccelerate @DrexelLab @DrexelUrbs @the_gov_project

https://t.co/pqy6KPY2uE

[Accelerator For America @USAccelerate]

We're excited to announce the release of "Opportunity Zones and Urban Revitalization: a place-based approach to the emerging market” by @bruce_katz & @colinthiggins in partnership with @USAccelerate, @the_gov_project, & @DrexelLab: https://t.co/AGLBovefHT

[Kenan Fikri @kenanfikri]

Know your #OpportunityZones! @bruce_katz & @colinthiggins advance a much-needed typology of OZs. Custom strategies are required to use OZs to revitalize downtowns, grow good jobs around infrastructure hubs, or accelerate spinoffs from anchor institutions.
https://t.co/chejajPHAb

[The Governance Project @the_gov_project]

Excited to announce the release of the paper “Opportunity Zones and Urban Revitalization: a place-based approach to the emerging market”. https://t.co/L7hnltG5R5 @colinthiggins @bruce_katz @DrexelLab @USAccelerate #OpportunityZones

[The Governance Project @the_gov_project]

Great profile of the work @OpptyExchange does to build an efficient, transparent, & impactful opp zone pipeline.

Work like theirs is essential to establishing a method to the madness of #OpportunityZones

https://t.co/nIHqT7PpM4

[Colin Higgins @colinthiggins]

Great to hear my fav mayor in America, one of my fav journalists, and @USAccelerate talk about the resurgence of midsize midwestern metros after seeing the wonderful momentum that Dayton has garnered

@bruce_katz & I highlight more places like Dayton in a paper next week

[Bruce Katz @bruce_katz]

Can US build a system of #CommunityWealth to reduce the income, health and wealth gap dividing our cities? My latest report w @rossbaird and colleagues offers a path forward — read and engage! @USAccelerate @DrexelLab https://t.co/24dHpahzz8

[Stephanie Copeland @scopela1]

The Western Slope economy was already improving. Then Opportunity Zones added a power boost. – The Colorado Sun https://t.co/sRHB2ZQjmr

[CDFA @CDFA_Update]

Take a bite of this: James Carras (@JamesCarras), Colin Higgins (@colinthiggins), Michael O'Mara, and Ryan Rafter (@HilcoGlobal) are answering any questions you have on the Luncheon Session: Developing a Local OZ Strategy. What are some of your questions? @CDFA_updates

[Opportunity Alabama @OpportunityALA]

Our very own @alex_flachsbart named to the Alabama Leadership Initiative 2019-2020 class!
https://t.co/TTz3W1xL7l via @bhambizjrnl

[Bruce Katz @bruce_katz]

Rock and Roll: New Jersey Unveils #OpportunityZones Resource Center ⁦@InnovateEconomy⁩ ⁦@USAccelerate⁩ ⁦@the_gov_project⁩ ⁦@scopela1⁩ ⁦@EvanWeissS⁩ https://t.co/21dwZl8Zvd

[NTCA-The Rural Broadband Association @NTCAconnect]

.@sbloomfield15 chats w/ Stephanie Copeland of @the_gov_project about #partnerships, investing in #rural #America & the importance of #broadband infrastructure 👍

[Rachel Reilly @Rachel__Reilly]

Is anyone working on investing #OpportunityZone $ in businesses?

Short answer - yes.
Long answer - join the 9/24 webinar

All-star lineup:
@ThePearlFund @Polsinelli @launchpad @annedriscoll @cschultz

There's still time to register! https://t.co/t9uKqoxD3Y

[Bruce Katz @bruce_katz]

What’s lacking in many urban neighborhoods? Quality, wealth building capital that enables small entrepreneurs and developers to rejuvenate the places they call home: my latest via @USAccelerate @DrexelLab @Shift_Capital https://t.co/eShyJImDsz

[The Governance Project @the_gov_project]

Great to be in Montpelier talking about Opportunity Zones and reviewing community investment prospectuses with @tbradyvt @scopela1 @LarryBJacksonII @LadanManteghi @KeshaRam & others at part 2 of our rural opp zone workshop series! Amazing to see the potential in the state