Fiscally-informed planning, design, and community engagement to cultivate strong neighborhoods.
Emerge Stronger is our first free training webinar series. In this series, we cover the different elements of a framework we’ve been using to help city leaders align vision, policies, and investments with what citizens are willing and able to pay for.
Module 1.
Getting more from plans you already have
May 22, 2020
As a city leader, there are many things that are out of your control right now, but your internal plans and processes are something you can still influence and improve. In this webinar, we discuss three areas your city should assess and some key questions to think about as you prioritize projects and allocate resources in your budget. What we cover:
How to assess your existing plans, development regulations, and processes to identify areas of alignment, conflict, and duplication;
Why addressing these areas can inspire a next level of focus, energy, and commitment within your team
How making improvements in these areas helps your organization to be more efficient today while also establishing a foundation to address future needs
Module 2.
Assessing community resources
June 5, 2020
In the second webinar of this series, we discuss how to assess and maximize the resources your community has available. You'll learn:
How to use land use fiscal analysis to quantify the costs and revenue productivity of your city’s land, buildings, and infrastructure - and how it can be used to align your city’s development pattern and service model with what residents are willing and able to pay for
How to align and inspire your existing staff to maximize engagement and achievement of priority outcomes
How to identify and tap into other partners in the community such as school districts, philanthropic groups, local businesses, and other “implementers”
Module 3.
Assessing community engagement
June 19, 2020
In this webinar, AJ and Kevin break down the topic of community engagement and discuss a few specific ways you can evaluate:
Who you are engaging—and who’s being left out;
How you’re engaging people—and other methods you may not be thinking about;
When to engage them; and
Most important of all… Why you’re engaging them—and how to better connect with citizens to increase the frequency and quality of your engagement efforts.
Module 4.
Prioritizing desired outcomes
Friday, July 10, 2020
Our first three webinars covered several areas to assess where you are and establish a baseline for improvement. In the next three sessions, we’ll cover how to organize your community’s resources to make meaningful progress right now.
In this webinar, we’ll discuss how to prioritize desired outcomes and set critical objectives for the upcoming year, including:
Identifying a purpose and rallying cry that’s unique to your community and that the majority of people can and want to connect with;
Establishing community values and guideposts for decision making that transcend individuals or council administrations
Defining shared outcomes and establishing critical objectives, measures, and actions
Modules 5 + 6.
Assembling resources & developing your plan
July 31, 2020 // 1:30pm Central
You've completed assessments to vet your community's vision and values, review existing plans and resources, and prioritize desired outcomes. These are important steps toward maximizing existing plans and tools to make meaningful progress right now with the resources you have.
The next step is to reach out into the community to identify, connect, and empower people and local organizations who have time, talent, and treasure to contribute and develop a plan to work toward your shared goals in a collaborative and community-wide manner.
In this webinar we walk through strategies we use to help communities organize and leverage partnerships with citizens, businesses, philanthropic groups, and others to work collaboratively to improve their cities and neighborhoods.