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How Nonprofits Can Thrive In a Post-Fact World

By Sarah Moore on December 8th, 2016

If a fact exists in a forest and no one is there to believe it, is it still true? You’ve probably heard by now that we’re living in a “post-fact” […]

A Conversation with Rocio Muñoz on Lasting Resident Leadership and Action for Equity

By Phil Bors on November 30th, 2016

This season urges us to reflect on what gives us meaning. At Active Living By Design (ALBD), we often find that it’s our relationships. Earlier this fall, ALBD promised to […]

Finding Common Ground in Divided Places

By Joanne Lee on November 16th, 2016

Dear Neighbor, As we exchanged our usual pleasantries this morning in the driveway, we both paused for a moment, knowing that things are significantly different since last Tuesday. This change […]

How to Prepare Your Partnership for Unpredictable Times

By Danielle Sherman on November 9th, 2016

While volunteering as a poll monitor yesterday, I helped voters successfully cast their ballots and documented their experiences to improve the process for future voters. As I stood near both […]

Why We Need Generosity for Strong Partnerships

By Rich Bell on October 26th, 2016

As our team at Active Living By Design (ALBD) has worked with community leaders, coalitions, and partnerships over the past 14 years, we have learned countless lessons about what works […]

Partnership Lessons from Active Routes to School

By Danielle Sherman on October 19th, 2016

Before joining Active Living By Design (ALBD), I was the project manager for Active Routes to School, a North Carolina Safe Routes to School Project funded by the North Carolina […]

Measuring Walking Access to Parks

By Dee Merriam on October 13th, 2016

The US Surgeon General’s 2015 report Step It Up! The Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Promote Walking and Walkable Communities notes that just 22 minutes a day of physical […]

Commemorating the Call to Action to Promote Walking and Walkable Communities

By Kate Kraft on September 29th, 2016

In September 2015, United States Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy launched Step It Up! The Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Promote Walking and Walkable Communities. The Call to Action […]

Culture Change Sustains and Thrives In Buffalo

By Joanne Lee on September 22nd, 2016

One of the many privileges of being part of the Active Living By Design (ALBD) team is forming long-standing relationships with community partners, learning from their experiences, and celebrating their […]

Are We Sustaining Our Work or Sustaining Its Impact?

By Sarah Strunk on September 14th, 2016

Whether we’re nonprofit leaders, government agency directors, coalition partners, consultants, or local advocates, most of us who work in the healthy communities field cobble together our annual budgets from a […]