Download the booklet with a smaller file size and lower-quality photos

More documents

Recommendations

Info

KEYNOTE: A MOMENT FULL OF PROMISE Jonathan Fanton is no stranger to the problems and complexities of cities. A Yale-educated professor of American history, he once led institutional planning at the University of Chicago and later, for 17 years, served as president of the New School of Social Research in New York City. In 1999 he was named president of The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, which soon thereafter stepped up as the principal funder of NCP, committing more than $50 million to the NCP neighborhoods over 10 years. “ We meet at a moment in history full of promise. I think we are on the cusp of another era of domestic reform … A younger, less cynical, more politically engaged and optimistic generation is forming. “ And I believe we are ready to move. Over the years and through NCP we have learned a lot. We know that energy must come from neighborhoods, not from Washington; that strong community organizations are the critical drivers of change; and that both public and private investment are necessary. We know that success requires work across all the issues in a community — housing, health, jobs, public safety and all the rest. “ Most of all, we have learned that neighborhoods, once described as ‘blighted,’ are sources of untapped economic and human potential, ready to respond to real opportunity. Together we can provide that opportunity … we can together take advantage of this promising moment and help realize this nation’s highest aspirations of a just and humane society where everyone has an opportunity for a secure and decent life.” JONATHAN FANTON 6
WORKSHOPS NEW TOOLS FOR COMMUNITIES Much of the heavy lifting at this conference was done Wednesday afternoon at a battery of eight how-to workshops, all repeated so attendees could participate in at least two. Each workshop examined a community development “tool” used by NCP practitioners. Participants also received a 44-page “Toolkit” explaining each community-building device, along with real-life examples of how they are used. Susana Vasquez, LISC/Chicago’s director of the New Communities Program, explained that neither the tools nor the communities of NCP are all that new. “ These tools aren’t really new … What is new is how we got here. LISC/Chicago’s decision in 1997 to change the way it was doing things when it became clear a bricks-and-mortar approach wasn’t enough. The commitment by the MacArthur Foundation in 2002 to work through LISC to support 16 neighborhoods over 10 years to create community change. And the willingness of our 14 lead agencies and their partners to experiment with us on this approach that we now call NCP. “ What is new, also, is that after 11 years of learning while doing, we are able to hold this conference. There are no outside experts here! Every panel, every workshop, every forum is led by Chicago’s very own cutting-edge leaders in comprehensive development. “ For LISC/Chicago, this means understanding the neighborhood as a whole system. We try to build deep relationships, to be responsive to local plans, to be respectful of local leadership. … We value that $15,000 grant to launch a local basketball league as much as the $1.5 million loan to leverage a major commercial development. “ As for our lead agencies, they’ve learned to move their own mission as well as a collective vision. They’ve learned to be local intermediaries, reaching out to friend and foe alike to build a big tent, organize the resources, connect the dots and get things done. And we’re seeing a lot of things get done!” SUSANA VASQUEZ 7
Page 2 and 3: “ The goal isn’t all that myste
Page 4 and 5: GETTING IT STARTED PRACTITIONERS FR
Page 8 and 9: WORKSHOP: ENGAGEMENT Organizing for
Page 10 and 11: WORKSHOP: DEAL MAKING Partnering fo
Page 12 and 13: WORKSHOP: COMMUNICATING Telling You
Page 14 and 15: WORKSHOP: LEVERAGING Resources to B
Page 16 and 17: WORKSHOP: PLANNING Coming Together
Page 18 and 19: WORKSHOP: LEADING Taking Your Organ
Page 20 and 21: WORKSHOP: PLAYING Building Communit
Page 22 and 23: WORKSHOP: EVALUATING The Big “So
Page 24 and 25: is that we only report the good new
Page 26 and 27: ROLL CALL OF THE HEROES The heroes
Page 28 and 29: NCP NIGHTLIFE AN EVENING IN THE NEI
Page 30 and 31: DAY TWO GETTING INTO THE NITTY GRIT
Page 32 and 33: The conversation then turned to eva
Page 34 and 35: PUBLIC OFFICIALS BREAKFAST Not much
Page 36 and 37: THE ROUNDTABLES GETTING DOWN TO SPE
Page 38 and 39: “ We do very little marketing, an
Page 41 and 42: CALL TO ACTION “WE WILL!” Three
Page 44 and 45: CREDITS NEW COMMUNITIES PROGRAM LEA
Page 46: FOUNDATION AND CORPORATE SUPPORTERS

Download the booklet with a smaller file size and lower-quality photos

Create successful ePaper yourself

Delete template?

Save as template?