Materials and presentations from past conferences are available for download. Please click on the links below to download past conference materials.
Signs of Progress Conference Materials
- Will Allen, Growing Power Inc. – Website
- Will Allen’s interview on the Craig Fahle Show, Episode aired on 10-28-2010. (Begins 37 minutes into the show) – Website
- Karla Henderson, Group Executive of Planning and Facilities, City of Detroit – Maps
- Excellent Schools Detroit – Website
- Detroit Works Project – Website
- CDAD Survey – CDAD general member survey.
Past Conference Materials
- Paving the Way: Linking Southwest Detroiters to Infrastructure Jobs – Eric Dueweke & Ryan Michael, University of Michigan College of Architecture and Urban Planning
- Michigan Green Jobs – Beth Sommers, Green Jobs Specialist, State of Michigan Department of Energy, Labor, and Economic Growth
- Future Job Growth in Detroit – Michelle Story-Stewart, Senior Program Officer, Local Initiatives Support Corporation
- Neighborhood Revitalization Strategic Framework – Anita Lane & Sam Butler, Community Development Advocates of Detroit and Creekside Community Development Corporation
- Setting the Stage on Demographics, Housing and Land Use – Kurt Metzger (4 MB)
- Detroit: A Model to Follow – Dan Pitera (9 MB)
Past Conferences
- 2010, Fall - Signs of Progress in Detroit
- 2010, Spring - Aligning Detroit for a Sustainable Future
- 2009, Fall - Finding Common Ground for a Sustainable Detroit
- 2009, Spring - Opportunity Knocks: A New Direction for Neighborhood Development in Detroit
- 2008, Fall - Where Do We Go From Here? The Future of Neighborhood Community Development in Detroit
- 2008, Spring - Food, Jobs, Energy: Creating Sustainable Community Development in Detroit
- 2007 – Solving the Puzzle: Making Sense of the Many Plans for Detroit’s Revitalization
- 2006 – Stabilizing & Sustaining Our Gains
- 2005 – The Changing Landscape: Targeting New Approaches for CDC’s
- 2004 – Crossing Boundaries: Innovative Approaches to Community Development
- 2003, Fall – Hitting the Right Notes: Comprehensive Community Development
- 2003, Spring – Building Neighborhoods, Building Wealth: Strategies & Resources for Community Based Organizations
- 2002, Fall – Tours of Neighborhood Revitalization
- 2002, Spring – Revitalizing Your Neighborhood Commercial Districts
- 2001 – What’s Going On? Tours of Neighborhood Revitalization
- 2000 – Beyond Housing: Community Based Organizations as Catalysts in Neighborhood Development
- 1999 – How Do We Measure Success?
- 1998 – Getting the Shovel into the Ground
- 1997 – Getting the Shovel into the Ground
- 1996 - Putting It All Together
- 1995 – Putting It All Together
- 1994 – Putting It All Together
- 1993 – Community Empowerment Through Investment