Caño Martín Peña: Land Ownership and Politics Collide in Puerto Rico

Publication Date: November 14, 2016

Across the world, cities are looking for ways to reduce poverty and social exclusion, improve public services and infrastructure, and strengthen community life and civic engagement. The community land trust or CLT model provides an interesting...

6 Minutes: Community Organizing in Amman, Jordan

Publication Date: July 28, 2016

This case describes how community leaders in Amman, Jordan used a community organizing framework to launch and manage a major campaign, 6 Minutes, to encourage residents to commit time to reading for pleasure. Using Marshall Ganz’s...

"Reinventing" the Command: General Janet Wolfenbarger's Values-Based Leadership Drives Change at the United States Air Force

Publication Date: May 12, 2016

Due to proposed long-term cuts in the United States Department of Defense (DOD) budget, the DOD prioritized improving efficiencies, reducing overhead, and eliminating redundancies within its many commands. Accordingly, the Commander of Air Force...

New York City’s Teen ACTION Program: An Evaluation Gone Awry

Publication Date: August 29, 2016

This video-based case explores how an impact evaluation for a promising after-school program in New York City went awry. In 2006, New York City's Mayor Michael Bloomberg created the Center for Economic Opportunity (CEO). Designed as an...