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EQUITABLE PUBLIC INVESTMENTofficials, Governor Jennifer Granholm and DetroitMayor Kwame Kilpatrick. Mayor Kilpatrick andDetroit City Council members together pledged tocreate a land bank authority by the end of the year(state legislation was already in place that set theframework for local communities to expediteclearance of titles of abandoned and vacantbuildings). Vacant“It may seem like we arewandering in the desertsometimes, but we arecounting on MOSES to leadus out of the desert. MOSES’agenda is my agenda.”— Governor JenniferGranholmproperties areDetroit’s secondhighest communityconcern behindviolent crime. MayorKilpatrick also agreedto partner withWayne CountyExecutive RobertFicano to ensure thatMOSES’ voices areheard in thedevelopment of a funding plan for regional masstransit. When it was time for the governor to speak,her remarks carried a deferential tone. “It may seemlike we are wandering in the desert sometimes,” saidGovernor Granholm, “but we are counting onMOSES to lead us out of the desert. MOSES’agenda is my agenda.”Despite an impressive array of elected and appointedofficials, the most poignant moment came when agroup of undocumented immigrants from MOSEScongregations in southwest Detroit, Pontiac, and ImlayCity stepped forward, challenging America’simmigration system—the same issue raised just daysearlier in Chicago. In a city where eight out of every tenresidents is African American, the broad display forimmigration rights was particularly significant. In reply,Congresswoman Carolyn Cheeks-Kilpatrick gave suchpassionate support to the SOLVE Act that the crowdbegan a bilingual chant, “Si-se puede! Yes we can!” Alsoadding their personal support to the SOLVE Act wereU.S. Senator Carl Levin and Congressman JohnDingell, who publicly pledged to meet with MOSESregarding the legislation.Standing in support of MOSES’ new anti-redliningagenda were also State Senators Martha Scott andSamuel ‘Buzz’ Thomas. Meanwhile, a group of lawenforcement officials—Wayne County SheriffWarren Evans, Deputy Chief of Police HaroldCureton, and Michigan State Police LieutenantHarold Love—all pledged to attend MOSES’ 2005Regional Crime Action Summit. With the parade ofpublic pledges, MOSES will work to ensure that thepromises become real for Detroit’s people.While many funders measure success in terms ofquantifiable results, for CCHD those objectiveindicators do not constitute an effort’s entire value.“Results are impressive,” observes Vitillo. “However,one must take into account the complexity of thistype of organizing. Results may be harder to captureand to communicate than are those associated withmore local organizing.” Gamaliel’s Kruglick supportsthat same view: “When access is denied, opportunityis also denied. Our desire is to empower people.We’re uniting people.” This effort is not measurablein hard data but in a sense of increased hope,dialogue, andawareness acrossaffiliatedorganizations andregions.Lessons LearnedPerhaps the mostbasic lesson forCCHD is thesimilarity betweenthe objectivesestablished byGamaliel and somepoints of doctrineheld within theCatholic Church.Father Vitillo notesthat, “Metropolitanor regional organizingis very consistentwith the CatholicSocial Teachingprinciples that guideCCHD’s mandateand methodology—“We are working hard bothinternally and externally toraise the profile of faithbasedcommunity organizingin the broader philanthropiccommunity. While the lackof funding remains a centralchallenge for this work, it isencouraging that wecontinue to see movementand attention being given tothis field, both to faith-basedcommunity organizing ingeneral and also to theconcepts of metropolitanequity as it relates toexamining policies andpractices that help tostructurally dismantleconcentrated poverty.”— Katie Fitzgeraldincluding such principles as solidarity andsubsidiarity.” As a result, Vitillo envisions newopportunities that could further unite “urban andsuburban areas and from different racial, ethnic, andsocioeconomic backgrounds.”Even with such looming opportunities, other keylessons learned are the fundamental challengesbrought by CCHD’s own funding policies and27Funders’ Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities
guidelines. “Many of the member organizations ofthese projects already receive CCHD funding,” saysVitillo. “CCHD has not worked out at how manylevels it can fund certain organizations that in turnmay be members of larger regional or metropolitangroups. As larger numbers of middle- (and evenupper-) income congregations become involved inthese organizations, they are at risk of going out ofcompliance with CCHD’s funding criterion.”Presently, CCHD guidelines require at least 50percent of the decisionmaking group of an applicantorganization be poor.For the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, there is therealization that as a general proposition, communityorganizing is still not a well-funded area. “We areworking hard both internally and externally,”remarks Fitzgerald, “to raise the profile of faith-basedcommunity organizing in the broader philanthropiccommunity. While the lack of funding remains acentral challenge for this work, it is encouraging thatwe continue to see movement and attention beinggiven to this field, both to faith-based communityorganizing in general and also to the concepts ofmetropolitan equity as it relates to examining policiesand practices that help to structurally dismantleconcentrated poverty.”EQUITABLE PUBLIC INVESTMENTContact PeopleCarl AnthonyActing Director, Community and ResourceDevelopment UnitFord Foundationc.anthony@fordfound.org(212) 573-4802Thomas Chabolla, Associate Director-ProgramsFather Robert Vitillo, former Executive DirectorCatholic Campaign forHuman Developmenttchabolla@usccb.org(202) 541-3367Christine A.W. DobyProgram OfficerCharles Stewart Mott Foundationcdoby@mott.org(810) 238-5651Ponsella HardawayExecutive DirectorMetropolitan Organizing Strategy Enabling Strength(MOSES)phardaway@sbcglobal.net(313) 962-5290David HatchDirectorMetropolitan Alliance of Congregations (MAC)Yahwehrevolution@aol.com(773) 538-8781Vicki KovariOrganizerMetropolitan Organizing Strategy Enabling Strategy(MOSES)vkovari@aol.com(313) 962-5290 ext. 19Katie FitzgeraldProgram DirectorW.K. Kellogg FoundationKatie.Fitzgerald@wkkf.org(269) 968-1611Mike KruglikDirector of Metro EquityGamaliel Foundationmikekruglik@sbcglobal.net(312) 357-2639Rev. Kevin TurmanPresidentMetropolitan Organizing Strategy Enabling Strength (MOSES)kturman@flash.net(313) 962-5290Part III: Section 1: Promoting Equitable Public Investment 28
Page 1 and 2: Stories of Philanthropic Leadership
Page 3 and 4: Signs of Promise:Stories of Philant
Page 5 and 6: Funders’ Network for Smart Growth
Page 7 and 8: (II. B.)(II. C.)Turning Neighborhoo
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Page 27 and 28: policy advocates. In 2002, Milwauke
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financing and innovative, forward-t
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The Row House Community Development
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II. E. COUNTERING THE PERFECTSTORM:
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funded community programs, includin
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housing developments and commercial
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III. A. MAKING HOUSING ANOPPORTUNIT
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A new report from the National Hous
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The Straphangers Campaign was found
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or increase poverty. Whether direct
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The Regional Plan Association then
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III. E. UNITING THREE STATESFOR ONE
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summary evaluation of MSDI found th
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consistent body of work. The Counci
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Regional and neighborhood equity. A
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