STORYTELLING FOR GOOD
Stories are powerful: Our brains are literally wired to take in and preserve stories. Done well, stories often drive us to take action. So how do you tell stories well? There have never been more ways to reach an audience, but it’s harder than ever to really get their attention. Enter Storytelling for Good.

INVESTING IN THE INDIGENOUS ARTS ECOLOGY
First Peoples Fund presents research, data, and stories about the work of culture bearers and artists and the critical role they play in  communities highlight the value of Native cultures and the need to be included in discussions and decisions among tribal leaders, policy makers, funders, and state and federal government.

CREATIVE PLACEMAKING ON VACANT PROPERTIES
A report that explores the use of arts and culture strategies on vacant properties including the role these strategies play in revitalizing distressed communities, including outcomes around property investment and community building. Learn key takeaways and lessons learned from communities that engage in this work.

WHAT ARE THE PARADIGM SHIFTS NECESSARY FOR THE ARTS SECTOR TO NURTURE THRIVING INSTITUTIONS OF COLOR? 
Yancey Consulting asked the question whether sustainability is the true intent. Is the desire for organizations to “maintain [their] own viability” or be “able to be supported with the basic necessities or sufficient funds”? We found that sustainability is the start but not the end. Findings are intended as critical steps in creating a more equitable environment for historically disinvested arts and culture organizations to thrive.

ART MAKING CHANGE
Cultural placekeeping guide for arts agencies, arts and culture organizations, and artists— Produced by CERF+ In collaboration with South Arts.

GENTRIFICATION AND THE ARTISTIC DIVIDEND
This research aims to help planners to more effectively incorporate the arts into neighborhood planning efforts and anticipate the potential for different outcomes in their arts development strategies including gentrification-related displacement.

BUILDING WORLDS TOGETHER: THE MANY FUNCTIONS AND FORMS OF ARTS AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 
ArtPlace Deputy Director Lyz Crane talks about arts-based community development in which arts and culture can help achieve place-based change related to the physical, social, and economic dimensions of place. She outlines the variety of ways that the actors and activities involved in arts and community development work can relate to and interact with each other to create sustainable communities.

CREATIVITY AND NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES FOR COMMUNITY INVESTMENT
In collaboration with the Social Impact of the Arts Project of the University of Pennsylvania (SIAP), this report has been examining the ways creative activity, specifically community-based arts and culture, can play a role in neighborhood revitalization and lays out steps for building an integrative vision of creativity and neighborhood revitalization.

PLACEBASE PRODUCTIONS
There have been a host of studies in recent years regarding the powerful connection between the arts and community development. Placebase Productions creates site-specific theatre on the conviction that this connection is real. If you are eager to explore how the arts are energizing untapped potential in small communities you can find some recent studies here. 

ART, EQUITY, AND PLACE
Fundraising for your project is highly competitive, driven by relationships and a documented track record of achievement. More often than not, organizations will have to pay for their first project out of existing funds to get it going. This edition features stories of community developers, residents, and artists using creativity to help address complex neighborhood issues.