Purpose Built Communities
Kevin Rafter is an accomplished leadership professional with extensive experience in impact strategy and evaluation across various organizations. Currently serving as the Senior Vice President for Impact + Learning at Purpose Built Communities since July 2023, Kevin previously held roles as an independent consultant and as Senior Advisor/Senior Evidence Director at Project Evident, where strategic planning and evidence-based decision-making were emphasized. Kevin's prior experience includes directing client engagement at Harder+Company Community Research, overseeing impact assessment at The James Irvine Foundation, and contributing to research initiatives at the University of San Francisco and PolicyLink. Kevin holds a Ph.D. in Psychology from The Graduate Center, City University of New York, and a BA in Psychology from the University of California, Davis.
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Purpose Built Communities
Purpose Built Communities is an organization that helps local leaders implement a comprehensive, long-term place-based redevelopment model with public and private partners in neighborhoods of concentrated urban poverty to create healthy, vibrant neighborhoods where all residents can thrive. It is a nonprofit consulting firm that offers its services free of charge. The Purpose Built Model includes mixed-income housing, a cradle-to-college education pipeline and community wellness programs and facilities in a defined neighborhood, coordinated by a dedicated, nonprofit community quarterback organization. There are now 16 Purpose Built Communities Network Members across the United States.