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''"ioby is a crowd-resourcing platform for citizen-led neighbor-funded projects. Our name is derived from the opposite of NIMBY. Our mission is to strengthen neighborhoods by supporting the leaders in them who want to make positive change, engaging their neighbors, one block at a time."''<ref>[http://ioby.org/about http://ioby.org/about]</ref>
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''"ioby connects change with resources. It enables all of us to invest in change—then enjoy the return on our investment. There are everyday neighbors taking small steps, bringing strength, open space, fresh food—whatever the neighborhood needs—into our backyards."''<ref>[http://ioby.org/about http://ioby.org/about]</ref>

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IOBY is an acronym for In Our Back Yard. "Ioby brings neighborhood projects to life, block by block." [1]

The idea

"ioby connects change with resources. It enables all of us to invest in change—then enjoy the return on our investment. There are everyday neighbors taking small steps, bringing strength, open space, fresh food—whatever the neighborhood needs—into our backyards."[2]
  1. http://ioby.org/
  2. http://ioby.org/about