Action & Integration: Communities
Community Engagement
Organizations need to take the time to learn about the people, businesses, neighborhoods, partner organizations, and events that serve their community. Understanding what drives the targeted community and how the past has shaped reality is critical for providing essential services.
For the organization’s community outreach to be effective, it needs to work with community-led organizations that impact the holistic development of the community. Organizations should employ tactics unique to the community and utilize “multicultural brokers” to assist with relationship-building with underrepresented communities.
Equitable Community Planning Toolkit
Case study: Building an equitable community engagement practice
DEI in Real Estate Development & Community Planning
Building DEI strategies in real estate development and community planning addresses how an organization creates or improves property ownership equity, incentivizes development in underserved communities, and assists with home ownership programs and inclusive redevelopment strategies. Additionally, this lens provides an opportunity to identify inefficiencies in access to amenities, goods, & services (quality childcare, fresh food, internet access, health care, financial services, and open spaces).
How to Engage your Community in Housing Plans or Proposals
Maximizing Affordable Housing Production Under Inclusionary Zoning
Pre-Development Grants Available to Community-Based Developers
Holistic Neighborhood Development & Preservation
Holistic neighborhood development and preservation include both quality of place and people. These both identify assets of individuals and communities. Focusing on developing communities of people provides an opportunity to cater to the needs of the residents of a specific area while also preserving what matters most to residents and maintaining the culture of the community.
Strategic Neighborhood Development
Residents First: Effective, Efficient & Accessible Operations
Economic Resiliency & Environmental Justice
Economic resiliency and environmental justice practices address developing business continuity planning and identifying mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery strategies with local stakeholders and businesses.
OneEastside Foundation and the Eastside Small Business Resiliency Fund
Wake Forest Business & Industry Partnership