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Community Development

Supporting Thriving Communities.

Building and sustaining cities that work is a key function of government. But government alone cannot sustain a strong city. An educated engaged citizenry is the best ingredient to assure lasting solutions. Sagamore’s citizenship portfolio engages citizens, scholars, and politicians to develop communities where all people can thrive.

As a think tank, ideas are our business. Sagamore built on this foundation by forming an expert network of fellows providing independent and innovative research and analysis to public and private sector leaders.

Center on Faith in Communities

CFIC is a capacity building initiative for congregations and faith-based and community-based organizations. Its aim is to help leaders invest more strategically and effectively in their communities as they address poverty and injustice.
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Mission Triangle

Mission Triangle offers nonprofits tools to become proficient in the core competencies needed to be a healthy, sustainable, mature nonprofit.
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Common Good Marketplace

Common Good Marketplace is transforming the way society measures impact by creating an exchange to register and trade verified social assets.
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Mission Increase

Mission Increase helps ministries grow. By partnering with givers and non-profits we help Christian ministries implement a biblical approach to fundraising
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Fellows & Partners

We engage in applied research—working alongside innovative practitioners, learning from them, and measuring the impact of ideas and theories put into practice.

The Ohio Good Community Project

Directed by senior fellow Chip Weiant, this Buckeye project is based on the foundational work of Sagamore President Jay Hein and senior fellow Amy Sherman in demystifying the role of "the faith-driven intermediary."
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Purposeful Design

Purposeful Design's mission is to help rebuild lives of individuals broken by addiction or homelessness, equip them with valuable work skills, and provide the gift of work.
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COhatch: New Town Square

COhatch reinvents work in America by blending enhanced productivity with family and community well-being. In other words, their success is measured in human flourishing and community renewal.
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One America Pathways

In 2017, a Bookings Institution report showed that only 35% of central Indiana workers without bachelor’s degrees held good or promising jobs. Through Pathways, we’re taking steps to reverse that trend by building and strengthening our local workforce.
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Reclaiming Twin Aire

Jeff Sparks is an selfless innovator and consistent exemplar of what Hoosier Hospitality is all about. Yet, none of these descriptors do his nearly 40 years of philanthropic service justice. Indeed, when attempting to describe his own personality, Sparks settles on the simple title of ‘encourager.’
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We believe good business creates a better society. Sagamore operates an impact investing platform called Commonwealth to offer financial services to expand economic opportunity.

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