-planning retreat- February 22, 2011

Welcome and Meeting Objectives  Evaluate lessons learned from place matters and national best practices;  Explore sustaining comprehensive community development work in the Cincinnati region;  Identify the role of intermediaries and investors over the next three years.

Lessons Learned  Cornerstone  Covington  Avondale  Price Hill  LISC/CBI

Alignment with National Best Practices United Way Bold Goals  Education  Income  Health Five levers of change  Citizen engagement  Best practices  Policy development  Cohesion  Sustainability HUD Livability Principles  Provide more transportation choices  Promote equitable, affordable housing  Enhance economic competitiveness  Support existing communities  Coordinate policies and leverage  Value communities and neighborhoods LISC Sustainable Communities  Develop, Preserve and Invest in the Physical Environment.  Increasing Family Income and Wealth  Stimulate Economic Activity, Locally and Regionally  Improve Access to Quality Education  Foster Livable, Safe and Healthy Environments

Alignment with Regional Initiatives  Agenda 360  Vision 2015  Strive  United Way Bold Goals  Plan Cincinnati

Opportunities To Align Moving Forward  Cincinnati HUD Challenge grant – Unified Development Code  Covington HUD Challenge grant – Downtown action plan  Social Innovation Fund – financial stability  Revive 1-75  Lick Run / MSD Communities of the Future  Transit Oriented Development (TOD)

Geography of Existing Efforts

Recommendations Moving Forward  Community development technical support to communities and groups of communities based on their current capacity  Tiered approach based on Indianapolis LISC model  Meets communities where they are and builds from there  Similar to the Covington “pyramid” model

Tiered approach to technical support  Tier 1 - Engagement and operational support for initial community organizing  Tier 2 - Quality of Life Planning, early action projects, and organizational development  Tier 3 - Ongoing implementation support

Support for place matters Communities:  Covington and Price Hill Provide the model for fully functioning communities Tier three operational support Continue to fund some organizational capacity, move programming to other funding streams, and support additional fundraising efforts  Avondale Continue to support organizational development Tier two support Fund organizational start-up, planning and board development

Five Strategic Roles for Intermediaries  Help city governments shape their community development approach, investments, and strategies  Help institutions and business organizations develop and maintain productive community engagement strategies and relationships  Support ongoing work in place matters neighborhoods  Expand comprehensive, place-based support network into new communities using custom tiered approach  Align community development work with important local and regional initiatives