USING INFORMATION FOR COMMUNITY CHANGE An Introduction to the National Neighborhood Indicators...

USING INFORMATION FORCOMMUNITY CHANGE

An Introduction to the National Neighborhood Indicators

Partnership (NNIP)

Oakland NNIP Meetings

October 20 – 22, 2010

The Urban Institute / National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership

LOCAL PARTNERS IN NNIP

The defining functions

Building and operating information systems with integrated and recurrently updated data on neighborhood conditions

Facilitating and promoting the direct practical use of data by community and city leaders in community building and local policy making

Emphasizing the use of information to build the capacities of institutions and residents in distressed neighborhoods


1) Data and Technology

People relate to data analysis at the neighborhood level.

2) Institutions

- Long-term and multifaceted interests

- Positioned to maintain trust of data providers and users

3) Progressive Mission: Information for Change

NNIP Success Requires Three Innovations


Shared Mission: Information for Change

Democratizing Information– Facilitate the direct use of data by stakeholders

Work for many clients – Technical assistance to nonprofits– Informing city’s service provision– Market analysis for local retail

But a central focus on strengthening, empowering low-income neighborhoods

Information as a bridge for collaboration among residents, public agencies, nonprofits, businesses


Obligations to the NNIP Partnership

Continue to meet NNIP standards at home– Perform the basic NNIP functions in full

Submit documentation on accomplishments/lessons

– Twice per year – data holdings, analysis, dissemination

Participate actively in work of the Partnership

– Participate in at least one Workgroup

– Best efforts to attend all meetings, conferences, workshops

– Make presentations to partners, participate in peer learning

Promote NNIP principles– Note and promote affiliation with NNIP and its principles in

local work and professional activities


MilwaukeeCollaborating to Reduce

Lead Poisoning

How does this work in practice?


Milwaukee: Lead Poisoning

Lead-poisoned children have more learning disabilities, require more special education, and are more likely to enter the juvenile justice system

Nonprofit Center cleans & geocodes lead tests, then shares data and maps among all partners

City uses data to target abatement programs, justify funding and gain political support

Nonprofits use “walk-lists” to take next steps

Combining the strengths of each partner resulted in large improvements in children’s health


ClevelandReal Estate Owned Properties: Holding Lenders Accountable

How does this work in practice?

$4,000-$5,999 17%(499)

$6,000-$7,99917%(495)

$8,000-$10,000 21%(620)

$1-$999 9%

(262)

$1000-$1,999 15%(435)

$2,000-$3,999 21%(630)

N=2,941

Source: Cuyahoga County Auditor transfer data from NEO CANDO, Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development, Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, Case Western Reserve University.http://neocado.case.edu

Prices of Distressed Properties Leaving REO, 2005-08

Source: NEO CANDO, Case Western University N=2,941

Top Sellers of REO Properties, Cuyahoga County, 2007-2008

Seller

Number of REO

properties sold, $10,000

or less

Percent of total REO properties

sold

REO properties sold by seller,

all prices

Percent of REO properties sold for $10,000 or less by

seller

Deutsche Bank National Trust 486 18.59% 1089 44.63%

Wells Fargo 304 11.63% 771 39.43%

Fannie Mae 239 9.14% 982 24.34%

U.S. Bank National Association 194 7.42% 519 37.38%

LaSalle Bank National Association 162 6.20% 322 50.31%

Bank of New York 112 4.28% 404 27.72%

JP Morgan Chase Bank 103 3.94% 298 34.56%

HSBC Bank 75 2.87% 163 46.01%

Homecoming Financial Network 73 2.79% 173 42.20%

Wachovia Bank 56 2.14% 150 37.33%

Total (top sellers) 1804 69.00% 4871 62.46%

Total REO properties sold 2614 7799

Source: Cuyahoga County Auditor transfer data from NEO CANDO, Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development, Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, Case Western Reserve University.

http://neocando.case.edu

Judge Raymond Pianka orders Wells Fargo Bank to bring foreclosed properties up to code in Cleveland


National NeighborhoodIndicators Partnership (NNIP)

Collaborative effort since June 1995 – First meeting of UI and first six local intermediaries to

discuss partnership

– Atlanta, Boston, Cleveland, Denver, Oakland, Providence

– Several funded in 1980s by Jim Gibson through Rockefeller’s Community Planning and Action Projects

June 1996 – UI assessment completed, report published, partnership funded


National NeighborhoodIndicators Partnership (NNIP)

1997: Washington, D.C.

1999: Baltimore, Indianapolis, Miami, Milwaukee, Philadelphia

2002: Camden, Chattanooga, Des Moines, Los Angeles, Louisville, New Orleans, Sacramento

2003: Seattle, Hartford

2004/2005: Nashville, Chicago, Columbus, Dallas, Memphis

2006/2007: Grand Rapids, New York, Minneapolis

2008/2009: New Haven, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, Detroit

2010: Portland, Kansas City, San Antonio and more to come...


NNIP Leadership MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT

Active Work Groups & Chairs

NNIP Shared Indicators: Charlotte Kahn, Garth Taylor

Comprehensive Redesign NNIP Web Site: Kathy Pettit, Steve Spiker, Matt Barry

2011 Executive Committee

Dave Bartelt, Philadelphia Phyllis Betts, Memphis Tim Bray, Dallas Claudia Coulton, Cleveland Matthew Kachura, Baltimore Steve Spiker, Oakland

Recently Stepped Down

Matt Barry, Denver Michael Rich, Atlanta John Stern, Nashville Mike Barndt, Milwaukee

Garth Taylor, Chicago Charlie Bruner, Des Moines Sandy Ciske, Seattle


JOINT WORK PROGRAM – NNIP PARTNERSHIP

Advance the state of practice1. Informing local policy initiatives (substantive cross-

site work)2. Developing tools and guides (NNIP Elements of

Practice)

Build/strengthen local capacity3. Developing capacity in new communities4. Services to an expanding network (Community of

Practice and Partnership)

Influence national context/partnering5. Leadership in building the field


EVOLUTION OF NNIP ACTIVITIES

1999 – cross-site work on welfare reform complete, first guides/reports published

2003 – cross site work on health complete, work begun on elements of practice, expand role of Executive Committee

2005 – discussion/agreement on 2006-2009 work plan and policy manual

2006 – cross-site initiative on parcel-level data systems complete, formal initiation of “work group” agendas

2007 – cross-site work on prisoner reentry complete, school readiness & success project begun

2008 – Launched work on foreclosures, continued work on school readiness and indicators

2009 – Children and foreclosures project begun, exploring “health and neighborhood”


CURRENT FUNDING

Annie E. Casey Foundation- General Support/Meeting Costs

- Cross-site school readiness and success initiative (recently)

Macarthur Foundation- Support for the Sustainable Communities Initiative

- New grant for book on Information and Community Change

- Support for Shared Indicators Initiative (with the McKnight Foundation)

Open Society Institute- Grant to UI on secondary effects of foreclosure and project to link public school data to foreclosure data in 3 cities (New York, Baltimore and DC)


Other Things to Know

NNIPNews – general listserve for anyone interested in Neighborhood Indicators– Send note to Kait at [email protected] to join

NNIP “Key Partners List” – UI list internal to the network for partner-specific announcements– Often more than one person per site

NNIP “Partners Only” site – Meeting materials, web chat archives– Job descriptions, data agreements– NNIP logo, sample presentations

Wiki Experiments– http://69.95.94.75/earlychildhood/index.php/Main_Page– http://69.95.94.75/nnip– http://69.95.94.75/nnipblog/

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