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Articles by Robert O. Zdenek
The New Normal: Building Affordable Housing with Natural Disasters in Mind
These days, natural disasters headline the news on a regular basis. Hurricane Ida flooded both New Orleans and New York City; fires have been rampaging throughout California, Oregon, and Washington; and some dams and rivers in the West have barely any water left. Low-income and BIPOC communities are disproportionately impacted. This is especially true in rural communities where substandard housing is sited in flood plains, in the wildlife-urban interface, and with limited access to fresh water.
Designing for Climate Justice: A Conversation with Dr. Dorceta E. Taylor
Click here to download this article as it appears in the magazine, with accompanying artwork. These recordings are from an interview published in the Fall 2021 issue of the Nonprofit Quarterly, “Climate Justice: A Movement for Life.” Below the clips, find the text as published in the magazine. In this conversation, the Nonprofit Quarterly’s president and editor in chief, Cyndi Suarez, and preeminent environmental justice scholar Dorceta E.
Toppling the Monument to Silence: Racism and the Founding Fathers of Environmental Organizations
The environmental field is no less steeped in white supremacy than any other field currently being held up for inspection—indeed, the very foundation of environmentalism is rooted in white supremacy, and the rampant racism and discrimination in the writing and actions of early environmental leaders are well documented.1 Yet, acknowledgment of the troubled racial history of environmental organizations is slow coming.
Building Prosperity—A Review of 'The Making of a Democratic Economy'
In the foreword to The Making of a Democratic Economy: Building Prosperity for the Many, Not Just the Few, Naomi Klein, author of This Changes Everything, refers to a familiar Spanish quote for promoting change and development—“trabajo de hormigas,” which translates to “ the work of the ants.” The exquisite work of ants digging tunnels and working below the surface is an excellent metaphor for community wealth building, which focuses on building collaborative, inclusive, and locally...
Tracing the Roots of CDFIs: A review of Democratizing Finance — Shelterforce
Working in the community development field for slightly over four decades, I have observed the dramatic growth of the community development financial institution (CDFI) field from a handful of community loan funds and community development credit unions to a sector of over 1,200 CDFIs that have been certified and manage over $150 billion.
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