Join Us: The Potential of Community Land Trusts in Rio’s Favelas
“The Potential of Community Land Trusts in Rio’s Favelas” Join Catalytic Communities‘ Executive Director Theresa Williamson at the Lincoln [...]
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2018-2019 Rio Raffle Information
Our Rio Raffle has been folded into our Community Catalysts Campaign, RioOnWatch Monthly Donors Campaign, and Stand With Favelas Campaign. Commit to recurring donations and [...]
Olympic Legacy Coverage: A Year Since the Games
One year after the Olympic Games, the legacy for the city of Rio is not what was promised by the Mayor, the Brazilian Olympic Committee, and the IOC. Below we compile [...]
REPORT LAUNCH: ‘Favelas in the Media: A Comparison of Eight Global Outlets’
Clique aqui para Português REPORT LAUNCH ANNOUNCEMENT September 4, 2017—One year after the Olympics, Catalytic Communities (CatComm) has published a new report [...]
One Year After the Games: The Vila Autódromo Story featured on NPR’s ‘Only a Game’
July 22, 2017—Yesterday, Catalytic Communities’ Executive Director Theresa Williamson had the opportunity to share the story of Vila Autódromo on NPR’s [...]
2016 Update & Next Up in 2017
2016–What a year! Since learning Rio de Janeiro would host the 2016 Olympic Games, back in 2009, we at Catalytic Communities realized we’d need to focus [...]
The Nine Elements of CatComm’s Approach
Updated from Responding to Complexity: A Case Study on the Use of Developmental Evaluation for Managing Adaptively (Boisvert). I. Clearly Defined Mission, Evolving Strategy. [...]
The NEW RioOnWatch is up to you. Survey extended to June 10.
It’s time to tell us what you think. As you know, we’ve decided to keep RioOnWatch going and evolving after the 2016 Olympic Games, which was the original [...]
Q&A Theresa Williamson—April 2017
Answers to an April 28, 2017 Question & Answer with Theresa Williamson for Canadian FREQ Magazine: 1. Can you tell me a little about your organization and what it does? [...]
Humans of New York Publishes CatComm View on Favelas
On March 9, 2017, Catalytic Communities’ Executive Director Theresa Williamson was quoted on the world-famous Humans of New York Facebook and Instagram feeds, which [...]