
ABOUT US
We are the Institute for Community Solutions.
We are changemakers, policymakers, researchers, and writers who believe that the best solutions to community problems come from the community themselves. We are dedicated to finding community solutions to community problems.
“We help Changemakers, Policymakers, and the Broader Public Find Community Solutions to Community Problems”
-ICS Mission Statement
ABOUT US
Reaching the People Who Care
Our mission is to reach the people who have influence over what solutions get implemented in a community – changemakers, policymakers, and the broader public, and help them find community solutions to those problems.


ABOUT US
Community Problems, Community Solutions
We work with changemakers and policymakers to identify important community problems, and then search communities across the country for innovative, effective solutions to the problem.
ABOUT US
Restoring Community’s Proper Place
By finding innovative and effective community solutions, engaging those who care about community, and publishing our results widely, we aim to restore community to its proper place as the source for solutions to community problems.

Our Advisory Board
Our Advisory Board

Prof. Johnny Davis, LLM, JD
Advisor, Criminal Justice

Prof. Joseph Fioramonti
Advisor

Prof. James L. Payne
Advisor

Jeremy "Spike" Cohen
Advisor

Board Sup. Brian Defferding
Advisor
Our Board
Our Board

Rick Rivkin
Board Chair

Cassaundra Fryman
Mayor, Plymouth, OH

Tim Clarke
Former NFL Player, Philanthropist

Robert Perry
Owner, Lodestone Technologies

Jeff Lewis
Senior Advisor, We Do Better
Our Team
Our Team

Daniel Johnson
Executive Director

Rick Rivkin
Operations Director

Isaac Lindenberger
Research Director

Daniel Blois
Research Assistant

Sonya Zuniga
Research Assistant/Writer

Susan Serpa
Treasurer

ABOUT US
We are the Institute for Community Solutions.
We are changemakers, policymakers, researchers, and writers who believe that the best solutions to community problems come from the community themselves. We are dedicated to finding community solutions to community problems.
“We help Changemakers, Policymakers, and the Broader Public Find Community Solutions to Community Problems”
-ICS Mission Statement

ABOUT US
Reaching the People Who Care
Our mission is to reach the people who have influence over what solutions get implemented in a community – changemakers, policymakers, and the broader public, and help them find community solutions to those problems.

ABOUT US
Community Problems, Community Solutions
We work with changemakers and policymakers to identify important community problems, and then search communities across the country for innovative, effective solutions to the problem.

ABOUT US
Restoring Community’s Proper Place
By finding innovative and effective community solutions, engaging those who care about community, and publishing our results widely, we aim to restore community to its proper place as the source for solutions to community problems.
Our Advisory Board
Our Advisory Board

Prof. Johnny Davis, LLM, JD
Advisor, Criminal Justice

Prof. Joseph Fioramonti
Advisor

Prof. James L. Payne
Advisor

Jeremy "Spike" Cohen
Advisor

Board Sup. Brian Defferding
Advisor
Our Board
Our Board

Rick Rivkin
Board Chair

Cassaundra Fryman
Mayor, Plymouth, OH

Tim Clarke
Former NFL Player, Philanthropist

Robert Perry
Owner, Lodestone Technologies

Jeff Lewis
Senior Advisor, We Do Better
Our Team
Our Team

Daniel Johnson
Executive Director

Rick Rivkin
Operations Director

Isaac Lindenberger
Research Director

Daniel Blois
Research Assistant

Sonya Zuniga
Research Assistant/Writer

Susan Serpa
Treasurer