NATL ALLIANCE OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMEN
1660 L Street NW, Washington, DC 20036 www.naceda.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: To lead the community partners in shaping and influencing strategies that advance community prosperity we advocate for reliable resources and systems that benefit low and moderate income communities and we build the capacity of members and practitioners working in these areas.

People & Places 2019: People & Places 2019 brought together 18 national community development, housing, and equity-focused organizations to feature local solutions advancing prosperity in low and moderate-income neighborhoods and communities of color. The event featured 550 attendees, 148 speakers, 35 sessions, and a Hill Day that sent local placemakers to Capitol Hill to advocate for their communities. People & places 2019 also featured a special focus on artists and creative strategies for advancing racial equity among community development placemakers. Artists hosted booths, provided performances, and creative placemaking strategies were weaved throughout the conference facilities, plenaries, networking and breakout sessions. Other focus areas included successful strategies to promote equitable development, bolster small businesses, encourage asset growth, remediate blight, make places healthier, and more.

Member Services: NACEDA continued to grow usage of it Thriving Networks Organizational Capacity Assessment tool. Specifically designed for community development networks, the tool guides capacity building esources, training, and technical assistance to its members. The tool served three networks in 2019. NACEDA began tracking organizational changes among networks that had completed the assessment process. Based on information gathered from the assessment, organizations began communicating their work differently, shifting advocacy priorities, recruiting new members, and developing new high-impact programs.The tool ccontinues to be a catalyst for network organizations to maximize their impact. NACEDA also coordinated member caucuses in the South, Midwest, East, and West Coast. NACEDA provided almost 1400 hours of member services in 2019, surpassing its previous years total by 24%.

Middle Neighborhoods: NACEDA assumed financial responsibility for a Middle Neighborhoods coalition from June - December 2019. NACEDA has served as an inaugural member of the coalitions steering committee since 2018. The coalitions purpose is to call attention to neighborhoods across the United States on the edge of falling into disinvestment, advocating for an ounce of prevention in these neighborhoods in order to maintain high rates of owner-occupied housing, vibrant streets and business corridors, and regional market viability. The coalition had several years of financial and staff support from an academic institution based in New York City. The institution strategically withdrew support in mid-2019.NACEDA assumed financial responsibility for the coalition from a variety of foundations through the end of 2019. NACEDA concluded its financial responsibility for the Middle Neighborhoods coalition in early 2020 and remains an active member of the steering committee.

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