Community Development Articles
Short-form insights on key community development topics, informed by research and engagement in the 12th District.
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Understanding the Evolving AI Landscape and Its Implications for Community Development
Elizabeth Kneebone, Bina Shrimali
The latest Community Investments series examines the evolving landscape of AI and its implications for community development. This article summarizes the range of topics and stakeholders explored in this issue.
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Early Findings on Small Business Use of AI
Natalie Holmes, Sarah Simms, Rocio Sanchez-Moyano
The Federal Reserve’s Small Business Credit Survey asked about AI use for the first time in 2024. Well over one-third of small businesses reported they were already using or planning to use AI.
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Insights from Community Development Stakeholders on Early Organizational and Employment Impacts of AI Adoption
Natalie Holmes, Elizabeth Kneebone
Insights from community development roundtables and listening sessions show the ways AI adoption has taken place to date and its early impacts for organizations and staffing.
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How Workforce and Training Organizations Are Navigating the Adoption of AI
Natalie Holmes, Elizabeth Kneebone
The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI), and especially generative AI, is creating new opportunities and challenges for workforce systems and training organizations. Through listening sessions over the course of 2025, we engaged with nearly 20 representatives of workforce, training, educational, and other community-based organizations that work with lower-income populations to help them prepare for, […]
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The Role Technical Assistance Can Play in AI Adoption
Natalie Holmes, Sarah Simms
Insights from community development roundtables, surveys, and events suggests that technical assistance could play a role in helping overcome barriers to AI adoption.
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Reflections on AI Implementation and Guardrails for Community-Based Organizations
Tracy Choi, Elizabeth Kneebone
Insights from nonprofit and philanthropic leaders on the role AI policies and guardrails can play in implementing AI in mission-driven organizations.