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ILSR champions local self-reliance, a strategy that underscores the need for humanly scaled institutions and economies and the widest possible distribution of ownership. Through our work across the economy, we seek to empower communities to take charge of their own future.

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Thanks for joining the 6th National Cultivating Community Composting Forum!

Brenda Platt

May 15, 2019

ILSR convened the 6th National Cultivating Community Composting Forum in NYC May 11-14. These events brought together 140+ community compost... READ MORE

Tennessee Communities Look Forward to Better Connectivity

Lisa Gonzalez

May 14, 2019

Johnson City, Tennessee, residents are looking forward to great connectivity thanks to the city's investment in broadband infrastructure.... READ MORE

Number of New Banks Created by Year, 1993 to 2018

ILSR

May 14, 2019

The number of community banks has declined sharply in the last decade. Most of the decline is owed to the fact that virtually no new banks h... READ MORE

Share of Deposits by Size of Institution, 1994 to 2018

ILSR

May 14, 2019

The share of U.S. deposits held by the largest financial institutions has exploded from 8 percent in 1994 to 52 percent in 2018, as these th... READ MORE