HBCU CDAC Strategic Planning

1. HBCU CDACStrategic Planning "...Improving Lives on our Campuses and in our Communities..."

2. Discussion Priorities • Review of Mission • Adoption of public strategic statement • Identification and adoption of short term goals (12 mos.) • Identification of potential Collaborations and Partnerships • Adoption of policy agenda for 2011-13 • Marketing and Communications Implementation Improving Lives on Campuses and in our Communities

3. Mission Our mission is to promote, support, and advocate for HBCUs and minority serving institutions, their CDC partners, and the CED industry. Our work creates wealth, builds healthy and sustainable communities, and achieves lasting economic viability. We fulfill our mission through advocacy, education, resource development, training, technical assistance and other community development activities. Improving Lives on Campuses and in our Communities

4. Statement Of Values • Promoting Community Empowerment and Self-Determination • Fostering Indigenous Leadership • Practicing Integrity, Equity, Fairness, and Accountability • Creating Individual, Family, and Community Wealth • Championing Diversity • Investing in Education and Healthy Communities Improving Lives on Campuses and in our Communities

5. Short Term Goals DRAFT Improving Lives on Campuses and in our Communities

6. Strategic Statement Adopted 11/12/10 The HBCU-CDAC will pursue the following strategic direction: • Be a highly visible, well-respected, professional development organization that attracts increased numbers of members, partners, and volunteers while building its financial resources to support operations. • Be a leader in working with a range of partners (not just HBCUs) to identify and meet the needs of communities surrounding HBCUs. • Be a leader in advocating at all levels of government, and with the private sector and the public at large for full funding and support of community economic development initiatives in HBCU communities. • Be a leader in developing and training a stable, highly qualified and motivated workforce that actively delivers community economic development services by providing quality technical assistance services to HBCUs, CDCs, and other CED organizations serving HBCU communities. • Be a leader in developing model standards for management of community economic development service providers serving HBCU communities.    Successful implementation of this strategic plan will result in more quality services delivered to HBCU communities, and a broader array of resources in these communities. Improving Lives on Campuses and in our Communities

7. Partnerships/Collaborations PROPOSED Improving Lives on Campuses and in our Communities

8. Policy Agenda DRAFT • Housing and Urban Development • Continuation of the HUD/HBCU program at current funding levels • Designation of un-granted HUD/HBCU funds for training and technical assistance, mini-grants, and research • Requirement of partnership with an HBCU if one is located within 50 miles of a funded sustainable communities regional planning grant • Department of Interior • Continue the historic preservation grants for HBCUs (ARRA program) • Relax rules requiring listing on the historic register if the building is more than 75 years old • HBCU Capital Financing Loan Program • Increase funding • Reduce the amount of the default set aside from 5% to 2% • Allow university-affiliated entities to be the debt owner Improving Lives on Campuses and in our Communities

9. Implementation through Marketing and Communications • Update webpage to include calendar, policy agenda, partners, member list, member spotlight • Identify board task owners • Identify support staff • Member Outreach • Committee recruitment • Newsletter • Legislative alerts • Invitations to special events Improving Lives on Campuses and in our Communities

10. Implementation through Marketing and communications • Partner outreach • Other HBCU-managed groups • HBCU sponsored research association • HBCU Title III administrators • Other HBCU policy organizations • NAFEO • Thurgood Marshall • UNCF Special Programs • Historically Black Policy Associations • NAACP • Urban League • Special event (s) Improving Lives on Campuses and in our Communities

11. Funding Development • Case Statement • Improving lives on campuses and our communities • Access to staff of ____ organizations with community development budgets totaling $____ and completed projects valued at $____ in ___ states. • Created _____ jobs in construction, ______, and ______. • Created low-debt homeownership opportunities for __________ families in _______ states, creating personal wealth valued at ________. Low default rates. • Created and/or provided support for _________ small businesses resulting in _________ jobs in _____ states. Improving Lives on Campuses and in our Communities

12. Funding Development • Statement of Membership Benefits For just $450 annually, members may designate ____ voting member and ____non-voting members from your organization. You will all benefit from: • Collaborating with community and economic development professionals around the United States; • Attending the annual meeting; • Gleaning important information from monthly e-newsletters; • Sharing best practices in community and economic development and learning from • others’ best practices; • Working with partner organizations; • Participating in Best Practices Awards competitions; • Making presentations to colleagues at the annual meeting; • Sharing resources Improving Lives on Campuses and in our Communities

13. HBCU-CDAC members offer many valuable services to enhance economic development around the country including: • Professional Development • Economic Impact Analyses • Project Planning • Federal & State Grant Opportunities • Business Incubator Information for Entrepreneurs Improving Lives on Campuses and in our Communities

14. Funding Development • Funding Sources • Membership Dues • Identify HBCUs that have not joined and reach out to them • Obtain comprehensive list of CDCs and reach out to them • Identify lenders, developers, architects, planners, and consultants who are (a) minority owned, (b) have done a lot of work with the HBCU community development community and reach out to them. Improving Lives on Campuses and in our Communities

15. Funding Development • Funding Sources • Sponsorships • Develop value proposition for sponsors (CASE STMT) • Identify opportunities for sponsors to reach the membership • Newsletter articles or advertisements • Presenters at technical assistance workshops • Special events • Develop standard MOU for use with sponsors clearly identifying the scope of the relationship-CLEAR EXPECTATIONS Improving Lives on Campuses and in our Communities

16. Funding Development • Training and Technical Assistance Workshops • Identify year one course offerings (group & 1:1) • Identify instructional team • Develop course materials that will be posted on website and password protected for paid participants • Develop fee structure • Decide whether instructional team will receive any benefits Improving Lives on Campuses and in our Communities

17. BUDGET DISCUSSION Improving Lives on Campuses and in our Communities