The National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership An Update Semi-Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL October 14-16, 2009

LOCAL PARTNERS IN NNIP The defining functions u Building and operating information systems with integrated and recurrently updated data on neighborhood conditions u Facilitating and promoting the direct practical use of data by community and city leaders in community building and local policy making u Emphasizing the use of information to build the capacities of institutions and residents in distressed neighborhoods.

NNIP WORK PLAN u Advance the state of practice 1.Informing local policy initiatives (substantive cross-site work) 2.Developing tools and guides (NNIP Elements of Practice) u Build/strengthen local capacity 3.Developing capacity in new communities 4.Services to an expanding network (Community of Practice and Partnership) u Influence national context/partnering 5.Leadership in building the field

NNIP Leadership MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT 2010 Executive Committee u Matt Barry, Denver u Phyllis Betts, Memphis u Tim Bray, Dallas u Claudia Coulton, Cleveland u Steve Spiker, Oakland u John Stern, Nashville Recently Stepped Down u Mike Barndt, Milwaukee u Garth Taylor, Chicago u Charlie Bruner, Des Moines u Sandy Ciske, Seattle Work Groups & Chairs u Early Childhood: Charlie Bruner, Sandy Ciske u Neigh. Housing/Foreclosures: Todd Clausen u Neigh. Econ. Development: Matt Kachura u Community Indicators: Garth Taylor, Charlotte Kahn u Community of Practice: Mike Barndt

1. INFORMING LOCAL POLICY Cross-site initiatives u Address real local policy issues, but in a comparable way across sites –Contribution to national dialogues –Past topics: welfare-to-work, health, prisoner re-entry u Main current topics – School readiness and success – Foreclosure crisis – Comprehensive community indicator systems – Sustainable communities evaluation u This meeting –Review lessons, further define work programs, consider extension to more partner cities and new topics

2. DEVELOPING TOOLS AND GUIDES Agenda u Spelling out our elements of practice u In process –NNIP Performance Management and Evaluation; Guide on Property Data; Guide to Local Data Sharing u Added for 2010 –Case studies and guides on “data and the foreclosure crisis” –Guide on local school readiness initiatives –Guide on comprehensive community indicator systems

3. BUILD-STRENGTHEN LOCAL CAPACITY – NEW CITIES Growth at a reasonable pace u Plan up to 4 new partners per year –Continue to receive inquiries & expressions of interest u Strategy for expansion –Work with interested candidates now identified –Special effort: Sustainable Communities cities u Start-up assistance remains modest –Initial contacts, advice, link to peers – over phone, web –Site visits and limited technical assistance

4. BUILD-STRENGTHEN LOCAL CAPACITY– SERVICES TO NETWORK NNIP Community of Practice u Now includes 745 persons on list-serve –Mostly individuals from cities not yet in partnership u Expanding direct peer-to-peer interaction –Web-chats, conferences u Still hope to improve web-based support –Tools to facilitate communication between partners –Electronic newsletter, project updates

4. BUILD-STRENGTHEN LOCAL CAPACITY– SERVICES TO NETWORK NNIP Partnership u Main peer to peer opportunities –Semi-annual face-to-face meetings –Workgroups continue via phone/ between meetings –Peer relationships developed/used outside of NNIP u Opportunities (modest) for financial assistance –Participation in cross-site initiatives, help with guides & TA u Updated excerpts from national data sets for partner metro areas (last batch sent Spring 2009) u Help with transitions, hard times locally –Call UI and each other for advice

u LISC Sustainable Communities Initiative - Operating in 10 cities (NNIP partners involved in 4) -NNIP to provide forum, analysis, help build capacity in new cities, provide supporting analysis u Community Indicators Consortium (CIC) - Charlotte Kahn & Kathy Pettit are officers -Participate: September 2009 Conference in Bellevue -Joint CIC/NNIP participation in work group on performance measurement, new joint paper: 5. LEADERSHIP IN THE FIELD National initiatives/opportunities

u NNIP & response to the foreclosure crisis -Foreclosure Symposium at May NNIP meeting -Contributions to Foreclosure-Response.org web site -Participation in planning for HUD’s Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) -Involvement in NSP2 Technical Assistance Teams u NNIP & understanding impacts of the recession - Selecting and implementing local impact indicators at the neighborhood level - NNIP-wide Shared Indicator System National leadership (continued)

u Recession/Foreclosure Crisis - Implications for urban neighborhoods - Constraints on state and local government budgets - Constraints on foundation/civic budgets – local and national u Substantial change in Washington - What does NNIP want to say to a new Administration and Congress? NEED TO RECOGNIZE IN THIS MEETING Special challenges/opportunities