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