Social Well-being

Community foundations demonstrate the importance of regional links

Posted on September 30, 2019
Categories: Anson, Badin, Belmont, Cabarrus, Catawba, Charlotte, Chester, Cleveland, Concord, Cornelius, County, Davidson, Gaston, Gastonia, General News, Greensboro, Guilford, Harrisburg, Hickory, Huntersville, Iredell, Kannapolis, Lancaster, Lincoln, Lincolnton, Locust, Matthews, Mecklenburg, Mint Hill, Montgomery, Mountains, Mt. Holly, North Carolina, Oakboro, Piedmont, Pineville, Randolph, Regions, Rowan, Salisbury, Shelby, Social Well-being, Stanly, Union, Waxhaw, Winston-Salem, York Tags: Carolinas Urban-Rural Connection, Charitable Giving, Charlotte Region, Citizen Participation, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, Social Capital

Can philanthropy foster greater regional connection? Yes, according to our research for the Carolinas Urban-Rural Connection project. But it’s not just the movement of money that matters, say local leaders: it’s the regional exchange of ideas about how to put that money to work that seems to make a difference. Community foundations, by definition, have […]

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The Carolinas Urban-Rural Connection: Strengthening ties to revitalize communities

Posted on August 28, 2019
Categories: Anson, Cabarrus, Catawba, Charlotte, Cleveland, County, Demographics, Economics, Environment, Gaston, General News, Government, Health, Iredell, Lancaster, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Mountains, Piedmont, Political Leadership, Publications and Reports, Randolph, Regions, Rowan, Social Well-being, Union, York Tags: AGRICULTURE, Carolinas Urban-Rural Connection, Charlotte Region, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, LAND PRESERVATION, Piedmont, Sandhills, Social Well-Being, Uwharries

[Read the full report here] It was a cold January day in 2018 when eight researchers from UNC Charlotte’s Urban Institute stepped out into the brisk air in Hamlet, a small town in Richmond County, N.C. A dusting of snow from a surprise storm the previous day still covered the railroad tracks adjacent to the […]

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Turning to a board game for insights on planning Charlotte’s growth

Posted on July 23, 2019
Categories: Charlotte, County, General News, Mecklenburg, Social Well-being Tags: Community Development, DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, GET INVOLVED, PLANNING, Zoning

What can a board game – especially a wonky, policy-oriented board game – teach us about how Charlotte should grow over the next two decades? Local officials are hoping the answer is quite a lot. As work on the Charlotte Future 2040 Comprehensive Plan rolls on, and city officials rework the rules governing development into […]

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