Beyond the Deal: How to Build a Community Ownership Ecosystem That Lasts
What does it take for community ownership to move beyond individual projects and become a lasting force for neighborhood development? This blog explores how practitioners and researchers are building the ecosystems, relationships, and infrastructure needed to help communities shape, own, and benefit from local investment over the long term.
Anchors at Work: How Hospitals, HBCUs, and Faith Institutions Are Building Community Wealth
How can hospitals, HBCUs, and faith-based institutions use their economic power to create lasting community wealth? This blog explores how anchor institutions are aligning hiring, procurement, investment, and land use strategies with local priorities to drive long-term economic opportunity and shared prosperity.
Community Wealth Building Is Economic Development: Five Ways Communities Can Keep Wealth Local
Economic development professionals often spend significant time chasing growth: recruiting employers, attracting investment, securing grants, and competing for the next major project. Yet a question raised repeatedly during Cityscapes 2026 challenged a core assumption underlying much of that work: What if the real challenge isn't attracting wealth—but keeping it?
AI Readiness for Local Economies: Expanding Opportunity, Agency, and Trust
Talk of artificial intelligence was everywhere at Cityscapes Summit 2026, even in sessions where it wasn't the topic on the agenda. Yet what stood out most was not technology itself. The deeper conversation was about power, participation, and preparedness.
How Communities Can Attract, Direct, and Deploy Investment for Shared Economic Prosperity
At Cityscapes 2026, practitioners explored how communities can move beyond attracting investment to building the power and capacity needed to shape where capital flows and who benefits.
Upcoming Event (2/5) | NGIN to Host Interactive Conversation on Baby Bonds and Guaranteed Income with Partner, AFA
Join NGIN February 2nd, 2026 for an interactive expert conversation on guaranteed income and baby bonds—our first event collaboration with Accelerator for America.
Collaboration Is the Infrastructure: Three Insights from NGIN’s 2025 SCALE Convening in Cincinnati
Written by NGIN Advisor Beka Burton, this article takes a closer look at the lessons and perspectives gathered during NGIN’s recent immersive learning trip to Cincinnati.
From Recognition to Reflection: Cincinnati Shines at NGIN’s SCALE Convening to Kick Off 12-Month Program
Over four days, delegates explored the interconnected fabric of Cincinnati’s economy to kick off the 12-month SCALE program.
NGIN Selects Eight Coalitions for 12-Month SCALE Program Offering Technical Assistance and Capital Support
Eight coalitions join NGIN’s SCALE program to drive community-driven commercial real estate development and build community wealth in cities across the U.S.
NGIN Honors Mayor Justin M. Bibb with National Award for Advancing Cleveland’s Economic Transformation
Cleveland’s visionary leadership in economic innovation took center stage as Mayor Justin M. Bibb was honored with the Luminary Award for Economic Excellence by New Growth Innovation Network
NGIN Selects AFA to Expand Access to Resources for Small and Midsized Cities
New Growth Innovation Network (NGIN) and Accelerator for America (AFA) are partnering to expand resources for Small and Midsized Cities (SMCs) to help drive transformative change at the local level.