NEW COMMUNITY ECONOMY
CLASS & RACE PRIVILEGE
Place-based synthesis of community organizing and CDC neighborhood and business development Launch social enterprises in a range of sectors and with a variety of legal forms, coordinated by PUSH Strong commitment to social mobilization, accountability campaigns and democratic voice Build a community-based anchor institution to obtain and allocate capital COMMUNITY CONTROL OF CAPITAL ONE WAY FORWARD:
CASE STUDY: PUSH BUFFALO
Community planning; community mobilization; leadership development; grassroots governance BUILDING BLOCKS:
COMMUNITY PLANNING
COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
Board of Directors Community Development Committee Housing Development PUSH BluePUSH Green Weatherization Worker Co-op Steering Committee GRASSROOTS GOVERNANCE
Annual RevenueImpactCommunity Jobs PUSH Housing Development $11 million51 units of affordable housing24 PUSH Green$2.4 million225 weatherized homes22 PUSH Blue$.8 million25 rain gardens6 Totals$14.5 million52 SCALE OF PUSH’S SOCIAL ENTERPRISES
GREEN DEVELOPMENT ZONE (GDZ)
Block by Block; Neighborhood Stabilization; Green Jobs Buffalo; Sustainable Neighborhoods CAMPAIGN
Affordable Housing Development & Property Management SECTOR
460 Massachusetts Ave. - Before SECTOR Affordable Housing Development & Property Management
460 Massachusetts Ave. - After SECTOR
Affordable Housing Development & Property Management SECTOR
Neighborhood Stabilization/Vacant Lot Reclamation; Massachusetts Avenue Park; BSA Long-Term Control Plan CAMPAIGN
Sustainable Landscaping 14 th Street Community Garden - Before SECTOR
Sustainable Landscaping 14 th Street Community Garden - After SECTOR
Green Infrastructure SECTOR
Public Infrastructure SECTOR
West Side Bazaar (WEDI ) and Growing Green (MAP) Retail & Local Foods SECTOR
National Fuel Gas; Green Jobs/Green Jobs NY; GHHI CAMPAIGN
PUSH Green Social Enterprise GREEN DEVELOPMENT ZONE
PUSH Green Social Enterprise GREEN DEVELOPMENT ZONE Customer Aggregation Pilot with a community benefits agreement Community-scale pricing Accelerated project implementation schedule $17.00/hour wage/benefit package rate Local and targeted hiring (60% technical work hours) Training plan
PUSH Green Social Enterprise GREEN DEVELOPMENT ZONE Customer lead generation 3,500 residential and small commercial leads 36 Friends and Neighbors bundle assignments Public endorsements from customers and centers of influence
PUSH Green Social Enterprise GREEN DEVELOPMENT ZONE Community Jobs Pipeline 100 community residents referred to industry recognized training 20 green jobs
PUSH Green Social Enterprise GREEN DEVELOPMENT ZONE Energy efficiency retrofits and contractor development 475 residential and small commercial energy audits 225 retrofits Green and Healthy Homes enhancements 4 OJT contracts Community healthy worker, sales, and project management training to contractors
PUSH Green Social Enterprise GREEN DEVELOPMENT ZONE
Weatherization Worker Cooperative Energy Efficiency SECTOR
The rules of business apply to social entrepreneurship Mission-orientation can increase quality of work and dedication of workers in triple-bottom line enterprises Social mobilization and strategic campaigns can generate capital needed for start-up Even to scale, community-rooted enterprises can never generate enough jobs to meet the needs, nor can all needs be met by enterprise. Seize the moment of Buffalo Billion. LESSONS LEARNED
Capitalize PUSH weatherization co-operative Expand PUSH Green and PUSH Blue market share Continue to use Green Development Zone to incubate new enterprise and campaigns. Expand engagement with anchor institutions through Open Buffalo NEXT STEPS