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Table of ContentsForeword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1Part I: Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2Part II: Perspectives on Advancing Regional and Neighborhood Equity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6Part III: Stories of Philanthropic Leadership in Advancing Regional and Neighborhood Equity—A Framework for Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9Section 1: Promoting Equitable Public Investment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16(I. A.)(I. B.)(I. C.)(I. D.)(I. E.)(I. F.)(I. G.)(I. H.)Building Power and Giving Voice to Community Concerns: Community BenefitsAgreements—Ford Foundation, The New World Foundation, Unitarian UniversalistVeatch Program at Shelter Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18Promoting Coalitions to Advance Equity: Gamaliel Foundation’s Cross-CoalitionBuilding—Catholic Campaign for Human Development, Ford Foundation,W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Charles Stewart Mott Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24Filling the Void: The National Vacant Properties Campaign—Fannie Mae Foundation,Ford Foundation, Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, Surdna Foundation,U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29Demonstrating the Struggle for Regional Equity: Learning from the Ford Foundation’sEngagement in Camden, N.J., and Richmond, Calif.—Ford Foundation,The San Francisco Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32Building Coalition through Knowledge: CenterEdge Project—Catholic Campaignfor Human Development, Hartford Foundation for Public Giving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38Confronting Racial Inequality and Land Reform: Detroit Branch NAACP & MichiganLand Use Institute Partnership—Ford Foundation, W.K. Kellogg Foundation,Michigan Land Use Funders Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41Revitalizing While Assuring Diversity and Social Responsibility: “Value Latching” inAlbuquerque, N.M.—Enterprise Foundation, Ford Foundation, Marshall L. andPerrine D. McCune Charitable Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44A Travez de la Frontera: Land Use Visioning—International Community Foundation,The San Diego Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48(I. I.) Mobilizing Action for Regional Equity—Barr Foundation, The Hyams Foundation . . . . . .52(I. J.) Fusing Issues, Making Change: Regional Advocacy in the San Francisco Bay Area—The California Endowment, Ford Foundation, The San Francisco Foundation,Surdna Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57Section 2: Making All Neighborhoods Stable, Healthy, and Livable as Building Blocksfor a Strong Region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64(II. A.)Reaching Beyond Housing to Implement a Broader Community Vision: AlleghenyWest Foundation—William Penn Foundation, Philadelphia Neighborhood DevelopmentCollaborative, Wachovia Regional Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
(II. B.)(II. C.)Turning Neighborhoods Around: Annie E. Casey Foundation’s East BaltimoreDevelopment Initiative—Annie E. Casey Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69Yielding Regional Benefits through Neighborhood Action: Bethel New Life—AnnieE. Casey Foundation, The Field Foundation of Illinois, Ford Foundation, Local InitiativesSupport Corporation (LISC), The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation,The Retirement Research Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74(II. D.) Blending Arts and History to Preserve and Revitalize Community: Project Row Houses—Ford Foundation, Houston Endowment Inc., The Meadows Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78(II. E.)Countering the Perfect Storm: Economic Self-Determination for San Diego’sNeighborhoods—Jacobs Family Foundation, Price Charities, The San Diego Foundation,San Diego Neighborhood Funders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82Section 3: Connecting to Regional Opportunity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90(III. A.) Making Housing an Opportunity for Local and Regional Equity: The Bay AreaInclusionary Zoning Housing Initiative—S.H. Cowell Foundation, Fannie Mae Foundation,Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund, Marin Community Foundation, Peninsula CommunityFoundation, The San Francisco Foundation, Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation, . . . . .92(III. B.) Ensuring A Fair Fare: Transit Advocacy in Diverse Regions—Catholic Campaign forHuman Development, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95(III. C.) Connecting Transit, Development, and Community: The East Harlem CommunityLink Initiative and the Fruitvale Transit Village—Ford Foundation, Local InitiativesSupport Corporation (LISC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100(III. D.) Bridging Social, Economic, and Geographic Divides: Kentucky’s CommunityFarm Alliance—Ford Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107(III. E.) Uniting Three States for One Vision: The Mid South Delta Initiative—W.K. Kellogg Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110(III. F.) Advancing Opportunity through Metropolitan Equity: Leadership Council forMetropolitan Open Communities—Fannie Mae Foundation, The Field Foundationof Illinois, LaSalle Bank, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation,Woods Fund of Chicago . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115Part IV: Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119Part V: Glossary of Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122Part VI: Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125Part VII: Demonstration Project Map—A National Perspective of the Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129
Page 1 and 2: Stories of Philanthropic Leadership
Page 3 and 4: Signs of Promise:Stories of Philant
Page 5: Funders’ Network for Smart Growth
Page 9 and 10: PART I:IntroductionThe Purpose of t
Page 11 and 12: social justice issues as they relat
Page 13 and 14: PART II:Perspectives on Advancing R
Page 15 and 16: peer work, we can reestablish a sig
Page 17 and 18: Annie E. Casey FoundationBaltimore,
Page 19 and 20: neighborhoods into healthy ones—g
Page 21 and 22: Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation
Page 23 and 24: Section 1:Promoting Equitable Publi
Page 25 and 26: I. A. BUILDING POWER AND GIVINGVOIC
Page 27 and 28: policy advocates. In 2002, Milwauke
Page 29 and 30: in Los Angeles, Ford’s Anthony no
Page 31 and 32: I. B. PROMOTING COALITIONSTO ADVANC
Page 33 and 34: Yet the interpersonal dynamics of c
Page 35 and 36: guidelines. “Many of the member o
Page 37 and 38: Funder InterestThe EPA supported th
Page 39 and 40: I. D. DEMONSTRATING THESTRUGGLE FOR
Page 41 and 42: Richmond, Calif.The second regional
Page 43 and 44: through policy reform at the local
Page 45 and 46: I. E. BUILDING COALITIONTHROUGH KNO
Page 47 and 48: organizing project, the Connecticut
Page 49 and 50: and businesses are quantified in a
Page 51 and 52: I. G. REVITALIZING WHILEASSURING DI
Page 53 and 54: In the late 1990s, the city of Albu
Page 55 and 56: I. H. A TRAVEZ DE LA FRONTERA:LAND
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The International Community Foundat
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I. I. MOBILIZING ACTION FORREGIONAL
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To meet all of these objectives, th
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efforts. And with each public plann
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pattern of disproportionate transpo
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Clinica de la Raza identify this cr
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Contact PeopleCarl AnthonyActing Di
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Section 2:Making All Neighborhoods
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II. A. REACHING BEYONDHOUSING TO IM
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A local resident receives the keys
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East Baltimore community and the Jo
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example, adjacent to the EBDI area,
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II. C. YIELDING REGIONALBENEFITS TH
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is using transit-oriented developme
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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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owned enterprises, totaling $8.5 mi
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LOAN GUARANTEESSection 3:Connecting
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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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Funder InterestThe Straphangers Cam
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or increase poverty. Whether direct
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The Regional Plan Association then
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multi-stakeholder effort composed o
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director with LISC. No one set of s
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12 western Louisville neighborhoods
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III. E. UNITING THREE STATESFOR ONE
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increased their personal wealth by
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summary evaluation of MSDI found th
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method alone was strong enough to m
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consistent body of work. The Counci
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3) Issues Need to be ConnectedThe f
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PART V:Glossary of TermsThe terms d
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Regional and neighborhood equity. A
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Sargent Shriver National Center on
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