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To use AI tools effectively, local leaders must optimize documents and information for AI, implement guardrails, and rely on human expertise to evaluate risks and benefits.
Combining Data and Storytelling to Shift the Narrative for Georgia’s Latino Community Three lessons for how communities can address barriers preventing all residents from thriving.How Zoning Fits into a National Housing Affordability Strategy Major pieces of legislation in the House and Senate leverage land-use policy as a tool to advance national housing affordability. Policymakers have an opportunity to do this even more effectively.How Local Green Infrastructure Projects Can Create Pathways to Economic Opportunity Parks aren’t just for play or beauty—they’re potential platforms for building lives, careers, and communities.Three Principles of a National Housing Affordability Strategy In the face of today’s affordable housing crisis, federal policymakers can provide the leadership needed to advance a sustained, comprehensive strategy that drives down costs for all families.How Communities Can Ensure All Residents Contribute to Infrastructure Decisions Historic community engagement processes haven’t lifted the voices of all residents, but hyperlocal data and outreach can help ensure new investment meets the needs of every block and neighborhood.How and Why Philanthropies Should Consider Lived Experience in Their Grantmaking We spoke with a dozen thought leaders in the criminal legal space—including researchers, nonprofit leaders, and direct service providers—about how to consider lived experience and leadership.