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Announcing Our New Deputy Director, Teresita Maz

By Risa Wilkerson on February 20th, 2024

Healthy Places by Design is thrilled to welcome Teresita Maz to our team.

Measuring Social Connectedness in Local Communities

By Risa Wilkerson on August 11th, 2022

Interesting, innovative new models are emerging nationwide for measuring the degree to which community members are connected or disconnected from one another. Read highlights from our recent discussion on measuring social connectedness.

How Fiscal Sponsorship Advances Social Justice

By Risa Wilkerson on July 25th, 2022

We recently spoke with Asta Petkeviciute, Chief Financial Officer for Social Impact Commons, about the parallels between the fiscal sponsorship community and the mission of nonprofits, especially those focused on social justice. Read more in our latest blog.

How Two Funders Support Socially Connected Communities

By Risa Wilkerson on June 8th, 2022

As part of an ongoing virtual learning network series, we recently hosted a conversation with local leaders to learn how funders embed social wellbeing into their work. Read this blog for a summary of the conversation.

Creating Great Places: A Conversation with Amanda O’Rourke

By Risa Wilkerson on May 18th, 2022

Our newest board member, Amanda O’Rourke, is passionate about transforming cities into great places for all people of all ages. In this interview with Risa Wilkerson, she describes how her childhood inspired her career, how listening to youth and older adults helped her check her biases, and much more.

Increasing Social Connectedness in Rural Settings

By Risa Wilkerson on March 29th, 2022

As part of an ongoing virtual learning network series, we recently hosted a conversation with local leaders to discuss rural strategies for social connections. On this particular call, people working in rural areas across many different communities discussed how they address rural isolation and shared ideas to create more connectedness.

Facilitating a Learning Network with Humans

By Risa Wilkerson on March 9th, 2022

The last two years have been all about “pivoting.” And now we should use this time for “pausing.” Let’s assess what we’re asking of each other before we rush to get back out in the community. How are you bringing more humanity into your work, and not just checking boxes?