RJ McGrail
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Current Senior Fellow @landpolicy. Fieldbuilder. Former @massdev Always team @DevalPatrick, @teachforamerica 98 & @McGovernMA. Hasta la siempre victoria. he/him
Sandwich, MA
Joined July 2009
Phenomenal afternoon out in community at our @landpolicy ACI convening, & grateful to our partners at @CincinnatiPort for curating a phenomenal field study, & looking forward to our second day of learning.
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Great to join a conversation at the @landpolicy ACI CoP convening for a learning session on the potential of Community Investment Funds to build wealth and pool capital, fw Tracy Loh (@BrookingsMetro), Chris Miller from (NC3) & Jessica David (Local Return RU)
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Excited to start our first day of the latest @landpolicy Accelerating Community Investment national community of practice w some learning sessions & participant led deal workshops from @FinanceAuthNOLA, @CityofCleveland & @DallasFed
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Spent time in Chicago last week w our new @landpolicy Vibrant Communities Fellowships ACI Cohort. These 16 community investment leaders will learn, develop & move plans to action on big problems. I'm grateful to @kresgefdn American Cities for their support un this work.
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Enjoyed spending some time with the @InclusivCDCUs membership at their annual meeting today, exploring collaboration between CDCUs & public finance to attract impact investment & sharing lessons from our @landpolicy ACI initiative, and learn from some great colleagues.
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Was back out in the field last week for the first 2025 gathering of the ACI National community of practice last week in Jackson, MS. We spent time with elected, business, civic & community leaders - learning more about community sourced redevelopment in the City with Soul.
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RT @CGS_Earth: At CGS, we've leveraged technology to uncover exactly #WhoOwnsAmerica—but why ask that question to begin with? CGS Director….
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The U.S. is short four to seven million units of housing. Vacant land owned by the government may be able to help ease the gap. Most of it near urban areas and transit lines, is controlled by local...
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This is worth a listen - our @landpolicy @CGS_Earth #WhoOwnsAmerica team is doing cutting edge work building knowledge of ownership patterns, & our ACI initiative helps communities figure out what to do about it - and how to pay for it. #communityinvestment #inpactinvesting.
At CGS, we've leveraged technology to uncover exactly #WhoOwnsAmerica—but why ask that question to begin with? CGS Director Jeff Allenby joined WCET to discuss how this knowledge has the potential to impact the #HousingCrisis. Check out the podcast:
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RT @BrookingsMetro: Creating a better energy future for all Americans—and ensuring economic growth with reliable, affordable power is more….
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Learn how community-scale clean energy projects can drive economic growth, create jobs, cut carbon emissions, and provide energy savings while empowering communities to build a cleaner, more reliable...
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Kicking off the conversation at @USAccelerate Advisory Council w a discussion of the shifting national landscape & the path forward for smart local solutions w great insights from.@MayorLucasKC @QuentinHartIA @MayorGallego @Ron_Nirenberg
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Excited to be in San Antonio for the @USAccelerate advisory council meeting. Spent the morning exploring the Pearl District, and now digging into the first session. Great to hear from Mayor @Ron_Nirenberg about San Antonio's progress in building the future for San Antonio!
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Was a treat to join the stream to see my former @landpolicy colleague, Undersecretary General & Executive Director, @UNHABITAT @AnacludiaRossb1 start off #WUF12. Good luck to my colleagues who are attending & offering sessions, & if you're in attendance in Cairo check them out!.
@WUF_UNHabitat 🇺🇳 Listening to remarks at the Opening Ceremony, including from our former colleague @AnacludiaRossb1 , now Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of @UNHABITAT. We’re looking forward to kicking off our sessions tomorrow! #WUF12
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A great first day at #SOCAP24 - so many good conversations, and such a well curated place. So pleased that our @landpolicy ACI initiative was able to join @SOCAPmarkets @Sorenson_Impact as an Innovation partner.
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RT @landpolicy: @SOCAPmarkets Senior Fellow @rjmcgrail will be joined by @DevinCulbertso2 and Pierre Joseph from ACI initiative participant….
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RT @landpolicy: #SOCAP24 attendees: don't miss the fireside chat on data-driven partnerships for impact investing that our Accelerating Com….
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RT @GroundedNetwork: Are you attending #SOCAP24?🌟@GroundedNetwork team members Alex Cabral, Cielo Contreras & Devin Culbertson will be ther….
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Kicking off the first day of #SOCAP24 with a powerful land acknowledgment and great plenary panel on the history & future of impact investing around the globe - great way to kick off the sessions. @SOCAPmarkets @Sorenson_Impact
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Great to be in Boston today for the 'Meeting the Moment: Community Development and Climate Resilience in New England's Working Places' convening. Always exciting when my @landpolicy work intersects w my role as a @BostonFed Working Places advisory board member!
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Say 2 of Im HOME convening w a tour of @claytonhomes AZ facility, centering manf housing residents & ways markets can better serve them. We, @ROCUSAorg & @votejhiv also honored @DPrice4Congress for his decades of service to Arizonans & the Manf Housing community.
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Spending time in the Phoenix metro this week for the I’m HOME Network convening. Great start w Tempe mayor @coreyfortempe & a plenary w @landpolicy, @ROCUSAorg
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