bQNs7mR

Recommendations

Info

Table 2.5: Examples of the case for need that have been made by asset supporters Need cited Example Lack of access to recreation centers, especially for local economically challenged youth In 2005, a local Minneapolis community participation organization called the East Phillips Improvement Coalition had a concerted discussion about what their community needed. This marked the start of what was to become their successful fight to secure funding from the state legislature for a new Minneapolis Park and Recreation Boardrun recreation center, the first such building in the city in a decade. Alternatives to detention, such as recreation centers, that could improve public safety and youth outcomes for less money In Baltimore, a non-profit called Safe and Sound cited a report commissioned by the governor that included the findings that recreation centers were among the alternatives to detention that can improve public safety and youth outcomes for less money. Racial equity around public funding for parks In (diverse and low-income) Peavey Park in Minneapolis, campaigners reminded the Park and Recreation Board of the City of Minneapolis’s official 2020 goals, one of which was racial equity around public funding for parks. There are some key lessons around the ways used to deliver the case on benefits and/or need There are four stand-out points in relation to making the case around benefits and/or need. 1. Look for a “killer stat,” a statistic or bit of evidence that is extremely powerful and yet very easy for a layperson to grasp at the same time; 2. Look to deliver evidence visually, through maps, graphs and diagrams; 3. Look to add a human element in some form, something that converts numbers into a sense that real people might be involved. 4. Use the punchy 1-2 pager Each of these points is now illustrated. 35 | The New Barn-Raising
#1 — The “Killer Stat” Peavey Park is located in Phillips, one of the oldest and most racially and ethnically diverse communities in Minneapolis. In 2007, Hope Community Inc. (a local Community Development Corporation that owns and manages over 173 units of housing) mapped the investment that the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) made in their park and compared it to Linden Hills, a wealthy area of comparable size in southwest Minneapolis. Their aim was to try and come up with evidence that would convince the MPRB to provide the investment needed to make Peavey into a fully functioning park. In doing so, they discovered their killer stats (Table 2.6). Having such data in the public domain made it difficult to ignore. Since 2007, the MPRB has placed a substantial focus on capital and program investments in the Phillips community by constructing a new cultural and community center, renovating and reopening the Phillips Community Center as a community non-profit incubator, and constructing three new synthetic turf athletic fields. The Park Board’s current five-year capital includes the renovation and reopening of a long-abandoned indoor pool at the Phillips Community Center and field investments at Peavey Park. All told, these investments total over $10 million. Table 2.6: Investment disparities in Minneapolis circa 2006-07 Park investment per child (2001-06) Program budget per child (2007 only) South West $417 $93 Phillips $320 $78 (source: 2009 analysis of MPRB data by the Center for Urban and Regional Analysis, University of Minnesota) #2 — Visual Evidence Frogtown Garden in St. Paul, referred to in Table 2.4, brought on a student volunteer from local Macalester College to complete Geographical Information System (GIS) analysis. This analysis showed that Frogtown has the lowest green space per child of any neighborhood in St. Paul. 12 The map was used to get the City Council on board with their plans, including help with rezoning and taking ownership of the land. Similar to the killer stat just referred to earlier, the map was straightforward and easy for a layperson to understand. 12 Mapping of play space for children is being encouraged at a national level as a key part of First Lady Michelle Obama’s comprehensive Let’s Move! (anti-childhood obesity) Initiative launched in 2012. Raising Awareness | 36
Page 1 and 2: THE NEW BARN-RAISING A toolkit for
Page 3 and 4: CONTENTS Summaries ................
Page 5 and 6: STRATEGY #1 — Raising Awareness I
Page 7 and 8: STRATEGY #3 — Raising Help In the
Page 9 and 10: • non-profit bodies (from civic-s
Page 11 and 12: The “New Barn-Raising” refers t
Page 13 and 14: Theme 2 — Market your assets Mark
Page 15 and 16: The advantage of these different ta
Page 17 and 18: Theme 6 — Public fundraising can
Page 19 and 20: Theme 10 — Business can best supp
Page 21 and 22: Theme 12 — Volunteering with asse
Page 23 and 24: INTRODUCTION This toolkit is direct
Page 25 and 26: In late 2011 and early 2012, people
Page 27 and 28: RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT YOUR ASSETS
Page 29 and 30: continued Table 2.1: A check-list o
Page 31 and 32: Who could support your assets? This
Page 33 and 34: Partnership With a partnership mode
Page 35 and 36: Table 2.2: Benefits for users - a c
Page 37: Table 2.4: Examples of the types of
Page 41 and 42: Figure 2.7: Baltimore compared to o
Page 43 and 44: Figure 2.9: One of several punchy t
Page 45 and 46: Box 2.2: Recognize the skills that
Page 47 and 48: Delivering your message — messeng
Page 49 and 50: Figure 2.11: East Phillips delegate
Page 51 and 52: Figure 2.13: Barn-raising spirit -
Page 53 and 54: Draw attention to your “asset off
Page 55 and 56: Of particular use for local residen
Page 57 and 58: Figure 2.17: Example of the DIA’s
Page 59 and 60: #3 — You can take people on tours
Page 61 and 62: This is an ongoing map that can be
Page 63 and 64: Figure 2.24: Baltimore’s Fluid Mo
Page 65 and 66: As part of Hockey Weekend Across Am
Page 67 and 68: Figure 2.29: Poster for the 6th Ann
Page 69 and 70: Figure 2.30: Frogtown Gardens raise
Page 71 and 72: Table 3.1: Taxes used to raise fund
Page 73 and 74: Box 3.1: Check-list of questions to
Page 75 and 76: Your asset managers need to use mon
Page 77 and 78: Table 3.4: Efficiency measures used
Page 79 and 80: Reductions in staff, asset numbers
Page 81 and 82: Table 3.5: Examples of charges comm
Page 83 and 84: Figure 3.4: Free entry for some gro
Page 85 and 86: Incentivize and support charging Wh
Page 87 and 88: You can rent space in assets to gen
Page 89 and 90:
Your local government can secure re
Page 91 and 92:
Box 3.4: Public-Private Partnership
Page 93 and 94:
• Hand over a building that is an
Page 95 and 96:
Community non-profits could be allo
Page 97 and 98:
You can raise money and awareness b
Page 99 and 100:
Figure 3.12: A memorial bench sold
Page 101 and 102:
Figure 3.14: The annual and very po
Page 103 and 104:
Elderly constant givers are a good
Page 105 and 106:
Wealthier neighborhoods still have
Page 107 and 108:
Young professional asset-supporter
Page 109 and 110:
Figure 3.18: a potential fundee add
Page 111 and 112:
Box 3.6: Getting high-net-worth ind
Page 113 and 114:
Figure 3.20: A Detroit4Detroit webp
Page 115 and 116:
Figure 3.21: Mowtown - example of a
Page 117 and 118:
The barn-raising spirit is also see
Page 119 and 120:
Charitable Foundations can add to y
Page 121 and 122:
Table 3.15: Asset-related roles tha
Page 123 and 124:
Encourage foundations to make their
Page 125 and 126:
Help non-profit asset support organ
Page 127 and 128:
Certainly, businesses have been an
Page 129 and 130:
Table 3.20: Examples of mutually be
Page 131 and 132:
Several factors can help you in dev
Page 133 and 134:
Having co-operatives in your busine
Page 135 and 136:
Box 3.12: Secrets of their success
Page 137 and 138:
Table 3.24: Encouraging customer gi
Page 139 and 140:
Table 3.25: Comparing the fee and a
Page 141 and 142:
RAISING HELP FOR YOUR ASSET The men
Page 143 and 144:
Figure 4.1: User input — resident
Page 145 and 146:
When resources for paid staff, whet
Page 147 and 148:
There are physical/logistical reaso
Page 149 and 150:
There is a range of mechanisms for
Page 151 and 152:
The measures have been largely succ
Page 153 and 154:
Figure 4.5: Inside the Baltimore Co
Page 155 and 156:
Table 4.5: Understanding the busine
Page 157 and 158:
Volunteer managers and non-profits
Page 159 and 160:
There are some key practical tips t
Page 161 and 162:
There are a range of measures you c
Page 163 and 164:
As with donors of money and other r
Page 165 and 166:
Table 4.9 outlines a range of natio
Page 167 and 168:
Where does the New Barn Raising con
Page 169 and 170:
APPENDIX The following section was
Page 171 and 172:
If you decide that you do want to s
Page 173 and 174:
City of Saint Paul (2010), Transfor
Page 175 and 176:
Morrish, R. and Brown, C. (2000), P
Page 177 and 178:
CGAP (2012), “Comparing U.S. and
Page 179 and 180:
Sargeant, A. and Shang, J. (2010),
Page 181 and 182:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS German Marshall Fu
Page 183 and 184:
Rademacher, Jolyn * Rey, Vernon * R
Page 185 and 186:
Roberson, Jr., Dalton * Russ, Cathl
Page 187 and 188:
Reierson, Gary * Rhodes, Carleen *
Page 189 and 190:
Iyer, Seema Jacob France Institute
Page 191 and 192:
Referees for, and support with, the
show all

bQNs7mR

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

Delete template?

Save as template?