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Toxic Charity: What it is and how to avoid it

September 13, 2021

Toxic Charity: What it is and how to avoid it

Our founder Bob Lupton published Toxic Charity ten years ago. After years of working alongside neighbors in Atlanta, he realized the ways that well-meaning people who wanted to help ended up causing harm to the very people they wanted to serve. His passion to help...

Our Favorite 4-Letter Word

March 17, 2021

Our Favorite 4-Letter Word

“If you could describe your neighborhood in one word, what would it be?” This was a question our team asked of a group of leaders who are using our Flourishing Neighborhood Index. Their neighborhood is one of a handful of unique and storied neighborhoods that make up...