Tawanna A. Black Founder

Abold,neworganiza0onalsolu0onforbuildingamoreequitable,prosperousandsustainableregionforall.

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Thecaseforsomethingnew…

Despite strong programs, Our regions progress is incremental & often transactional

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Mul0pleneighborhoodspecific,o>ensinglesector,programma0c,short-termsolu0ons

Programsjump-startcollabora0onandinnova0on,butdon’tleadtosustainable,replicablepopula0onlevelchange,andhaven’tproducedthe

typeofcross-sectorleadershiponpolicyissuestoshi>thesystems

CentralCorridorAnchorsPartnership CorridorsofOpportunityPartnershipforRegionalOpportunity CenterCi8es

MSPWin NorthsideFundersGroupNorth@Work ItascaNorthsidePartnership

EastsideFundersGroup PromiseZone(&Predecessors)

MakeItMSP NorthsideHomeFundEastMetroStrong Etc.…

2017 Regional Indicators Dashboard

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Significantgapinpovertyrate.Weare#1withwhiteresidentsand10/12withpeopleofcolor.

Accesstogoodjobsisabarrierforourregionsneediestandanissueforemployersandjobseekersalike

Whileouremploymentgapisimproving,ourwagegapisincreasing.

Design Team Ø MaryKayBailey,EastsideFundersGroupØ TawannaBlack,NorthsideFundersGroupØ Jus@nFreiberg,McKinsey/ItascaProjectØ PeterFrosch,GreaterMSPØ BethKessler,USBankØ NeerajMehta,UniversityofMinnesotaCenterforUrban&RegionalAffairs

Ø AnnMulholland,MinnesotaPhilanthropyPartnersØ ShauenPearce-Lassiter,CenterCi@esCompe@@venessIni@a@ve

Ø LeeSheehy,McKnightFounda@onØ JuliaSilvis,McKinsey/ItascaProject

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Design Journey

Ø November2016-Ini@alIdea&ThoughtPartnersConsultedØ November-JanuaryBrookings&McKinseyResearch&AdvisingonEconomicInclusion&InclusiveEconomiesBestPrac@ces

Ø January2017-EconomicInclusionPeerLearningTriptoChicago–14Localcross-sectorleadersfromvisitedMetropolitanPlanningCouncil,MacArthurFounda@on,ChicagoUnited,ChicagoAnchorsforaSustainableEconomy

Ø February2017-Today–on-goingdesign&feasibilitystudy;consul@ngfromLivingCi@es,RockefellerFounda@on,Brookings,andMetropolitanPlanningCouncil

Ø April2017-Beganfeasibilitytes@ng

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TheProposedSolu0on

Mission

TheCenterforEconomicOpportunityisacross-sectororganiza8oncommi9edtostrengtheningtheregion’scivicinfrastructureandcollec8vecapacitytodisruptsystems,influencemarketforcesandcatalyzesharedprosperityandaninclusiveeconomy.

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Theory of Change

Permission&expecta0onforeachsectortoleaninateverylevelandstageoftheorganiza0on;Leveragingopportuni0esforprivatesectorinvestmentandengagementinlow-incomecommuni0esofcolor.

Cross-Sector Leadership

Ourregionseconomicgrowthcanbeacceleratedbyinvestmentsinthetalent,infrastructureandbusinessvitalityincommuni0esofcolor,andlow-incomeneighborhoods.

Acting Local, Thinking Regional

Addressingeconomicprosperityandopportunitythroughtheintersec0onallensofracial,spa0al,andeconomicinequality.

Race + Place + Income

Inten0onalnetworkbuildingandpowerandinfluenceweavingtoensurethatourregionsdecisionmakersreflectthepoli0cal,racial,gender,geographical,andgenera0onaldiversityoftheregionandtheleadersoforganiza0onsliketheCenterhavearelevantatlevelofsocial,poli0calandfinancialcapitalandawillingnesstoleverageit.

Strengthening Civic Infrastructure

How does the Center Work? Advocacy:Leadingvoiceforinnova@ve,data-drivenpolicysolu@onstoadvancesharedprosperity.

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Consistent,Inten0onalCommunica0ons:Elevatesnewnarra@vesthatdrivethoughtleadershipandac@on.

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Collabora0on:Establishesandpromotesbestprac@cemodelsforcollabora@on,accountability,andachievingsharedresults.

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Research:Distributesandamplifiesin-depth,best-in-classappliedresearchtohelpcatalyzeac@on-orientedsolu@ons.

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Ac0on:Confron@ngmarketfailure;Disrup@ngsystems;Influencingpoliciesandprac@ces…inordertodrama@callyshiamarketforcestoachievesharedprosperity.

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The Work of the Center- Examples

Ø Serveasabackbonetopilotinnova@vestrategiesbeforeembeddingthemintopublic,privateorcommunity-basedorganiza@onsü North@WorkØ CommunityAsCampus-NoWrongDoorServiceDeliveryPilot

Ø Partnerwithgovernmenttochangeincen@vesandsupportstowardmoreequitableopportuni@esandoutcomesü EmployerIntermediaryWorkforceCenterStaffingPilotØ MakeDevelopmentEasierStrategy

Ø Changeinforma@onflowsandmakesinforma@onmoretransparentandaccessible

Ø Equipcommunityadvocatesandchampionswithresearchtoadvocateforequitablesolu@onsü BlueLineCoali8on

Ø Facilitatecollabora@ve,innova@ve,data-drivenphilanthropyü NFG,EFG,MSPWin

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The Change Agenda EconomicInclusion+EconomicGrowth

Confron8ngmarketfailurebyacknowledginginten8onalanduninten8onalpoliciesandsystemsthathaveledtodevasta8nglevelsofracialinequity;Influencingpoliciesandprac8ces,inmul8plestrategicimpactareas,simultaneouslytodrama8callyshiRmarketforcestoachievesharedprosperity.

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The Change Agenda- 4 Strategic Impact Areas

Economic Development Transformingeconomic

systemstocreategreaterandmoresustainableaccessforall,whileincreasingregional

economicprosperity.Inves0ngcapitalinsmallandmid-sizefirmsposi@onedto

growjobsinurbanareasCatalyzinginfrastructure

investment,landbanking,andtransitorienteddevelopment

Human Capital Connec@nglocaltalenttotheregionalmarketplace.Increasingaccesstoliving-wageworkandinclusiveworkplaces;Achievingparityinincomes

Opportunity & Investment

Leveragingsocialandpoli@calcapitaltocreatemore

equitableaccesstopublic&privateresources.

Transit & Infrastructure Regionaltransitsolu0onsforworkersandemployersTransitsolu@onsthatconnectworkers,employers,customers,andbusinessesandleverageourinfrastructureinvestments.

SI-Area #1

SI-Area #2

SI-Area #3

SI-Area #4

Measuring Impact- Inclusive Economy Indicators Developed by Chris Benner & Manuel Pastor for the Rockefeller Foundation

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Measuring Impact- Inclusive Economy Indicators Developed by Chris Benner & Manuel Pastor for the Rockefeller Foundation

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•  Ra@oofhighestquin@letolowestquin@lehouseholdincome(orGinicoefficient)

•  Intergenera@onalincomemobility(absoluteterms)•  4-yearprogramenrollmentandcomple@onrates

•  Laborforcepar@cipa@onrate•  Newbusinessdensity(registra@onsper1,000peopleages15-64)•  Percentageofhouseholdswithinternet•  Employment-to-popula@onra@o(orunemploymentrate)•  Percapitaincomegrowthrate•  Laborproduc@vity(GDPperhourworked)•  Long-termhealthtrends(e.g.hospitaliza@onrates,lifeexpectancy)

•  Annualmeanlevelsoffinepar@culatemager•  Affordablehousing(medianhousingcostasapercentofmedianhouseholdincome)

•  GDP/employmentvola@lity–standarddevia@onofyear-to-yearchange

•  Percentofpopula@onusingbankingservices•  Response@meforemergencyservicesfromini@alcall

Equitable

Par0cipatory

Growing

Sustainable

Stable

Measuring Impact- Aligning with the Regional Indicators Dashboard

Economic Development

•  Establishmentssurviving5years+(Place/race)

•  LoanstoBusinessesUnder$1MinRev.

Human Capital •  %JobsFamilySustaining•  EmploymentGap•  PovertyRate+WageGap

Opportunity & Investment

•  GrossRegionalProduct

Transit & Infrastructure •  JobAccess-%of

Popula@onLivingWithin30min.of100,000jobs/Commute

•  Average%ofHHIncomeSpentonHousing+Trans.

SI-Area #1

SI-Area #2

SI-Area #3

SI-Area #4

Measuring Impact…Aspirations

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One collaborative, integrated organization with results in multiple geographies, issues, and populations

Multiple, individual initiatives focused on a topic, geography

A shared, opportunity, strategy

Isolated, localized struggle (common experiences)

Economic imperative Charity

Intervention, focused action Observing, admiring and documenting failure

Results oriented, Reporting success & Failure, Clear metrics

A ‘comply with the status quo’ mentality

US THEM

CurrentState FutureState

Measuring Impact…How will the Region Be Different?

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Ø  EquitableopportunityforallTwinCi@esresidentsØ  Regionalscope,withlocalizedimpactØ  Leadershiptoaddresspoliciesthatmaintain

spa@alandracialinequalityØ  TrueCross-sectorPartnership&LeverageØ  Tradeshort-termefforts,inexchangefor

sustained,systemicimpactq Decreasethenumberoforganiza@onsandcollabora@vesaddressingsharedprosperity,economicinclusionandopportunity

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BuildingtheInfrastructureforaNewOrganiza0on-What’sNext?

Testing The Region’s Appetite to Solve a Bold Challenge with a Bold Solution

THENEWSABOUTRACIALINEQUTIESISN’TNEWSANYMORE!Ø 2010EconomicPolicyIns0tute-Black/WhiteWageGapPersistsAtEveryEducateLevel

Ø 2014,PolicyLink-Minnesota’sTomorrow:EquityistheSuperiorGrowthModel=ClosingRacialEquityGapsCould=$16billionboosttoMinnesota’s2011GDP.

Ø 2015MNStateDemographerSaysAfricanAmericansAreTheOnlyPopula0ontoLoseHouseholdIncome

NOWisthe0me~Butitwillrequireacri0cal,

cross-sectormassofleaderstoleanin

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What’s Next?…Leadership

Iden@fyingandrecrui@ngaknowledgeable,influen@al,credible,andcommigedteamofCenterleaders(futureboard)whoreflectthepoli@cal,racial,gender,geographical,andgenera@onaldiversityoftheregionandarelevantlevelofsocial,poli@calandfinancialcapitalandawillingnesstoleverageit.Ø C-SuiteLevel&InfluencersØ IndustryLeadersØ PeopleWhoGettheVision&WanttoBuildIt

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What’s Next…Refining desired results Establishingthemoststrategiclevelofintensityandbalancebetweenplace-basedstrategiesandregionalstrategiesthathavetheabilitytobothgrowtheregionseconomyandcreateimpactinmul@pleplacesand/orlow-incomecommuni@esofcolor.

Ø BuildingthechangeagendaØ Modelingthe3,5,and10yearforecastsØ Partneringwithstakeholders,Ci@es,Coun@es,GreaterMSP,MetCouncil,andcommunity-basedorganiza@onstorefinewhatresultsareachievedasaresultoftheCenter,orincollabora@on

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What’s Next

ESTABLISHING INTEGRATED ORGANIZATIONS

BUILDING INCLUSIVE, STRATEGIC NETWORKS

Toreachop0mumimpact,theCenterwillretoolconnec0onsbetweenfragmentedworkforce,economicdevelopment,andTODorganiza0ons,chambers,businessgroups,andpublicsectororganiza0ons;anddevelopandoperateaninten0onalnetworkbuildingandgovernancemodel,withhighlevelsofpeer-to-peerlearningandaccountability.

Wecanmaximizeandaccelerateimpactbyintegra0ngsuccessfulcollabora0veorganiza0onsintheCenter.

CANDIDATESFORINTEGRATIONNorthsideFundersGroup,EastsideFundersGroup,MSPWin,CentralCorridorAnchorPartnership,BlueLineCoali8on,ItascaNorthsidePartnership.TIMELINE•  Decisions:December2017•  Integra0on:June2018

What’s Next…Operations Ø Structure&Budget:Wehaveinten@onallyfocusedonthewhy,what,andthehowbeforepresuminganinappropriatestructure,budget,andopera@ngmodel.Ø Es8mate:15staffbeginning-growsupto25;$4million-$5millionbudget.

Ø ResourceDevelopment:Agrac@ngthefinancialandhumancapitalneededtolaunchandsustain

Ø Organiza0onalDevelopment:Refiningthestaffing,governanceandopera@onalmodels.

Ø Buildingbuy-inandabroadbaseofinterest,insightandengagement

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Timeline Now:Design,Feasibility&InterestConversa@onsØ 2017–Organiza@onaldesign,recruitleadership

Ø Now-December-FundDevelopmentØ August-DecisionØ September-KeyLeadersEngagedØ December-Organiza@onFormallyCreated

Ø 2018–Launch,teststrategies,recruitpartnersØ January-LaunchedØ July-IntegratedOrganiza@onsEngagedUnderUmbrella

Ø 2019–Scaleup,increaseimpact,recruitpartners

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Stay Tuned…Convening's August-November:TogetherinLearningConvening'stobuildbemerunderstandingØ SharedprosperityØ Ac0nglocal,thinkingregionallyØ Communityvoice&leadershipinsystemschangeØ Businessvoices&leadershipincommunitychange

Ø IfTheCenterAdvances-November/DecemberØ InclusiveEconomyConveningwithRockefellerFounda0on~ManuelPastor&ChrisBenner

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Howcanyouengage?

Ø Strategize:Helpinformthechangeagendafortransforma@onalplace-basedandregionalimpact

Ø Recruitleadersandinfluencers:IntroduceustoaleaderoraninfluencerwhoshouldbeapartofthevisionbuildingfortheCenter.

Ø  Invest:Ifyourcompanyorfounda@oncaninvestintheCenterat$25,000ormore,let’stalk!

Ø SubjectMamerExperts:Canyouoryouremployeesdonatecommunica@ons,marke@ng,IT,facilita@on,eventplanning,orotherskillstotheCenteroverthenext12-24months?

Ø Whatcanwebuildtogether?Whatarethefirstopportuni@esforimpactyouwouldliketoseetheCenterpursue?

So now what… Ifyou’rereadytohelpbuildaneworganiza@ontodisruptsystems,influencemarketforcesandcatalyzesharedprosperityandatrulyinclusiveeconomycontactTawannaattblack@northsidefunders.orgor612-351-8212,orTweet@TawannaABlack

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THE CENTER FOR ECONOMIC INCLUSION- MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL Developing a more equitable, prosperous, sustainable economy for all

The Center for Economic Inclusion is a cross-sector organization committed to strengthening the region’s civic infrastructure and collective capacity to disrupt systems, influence market forces and catalyze shared prosperity and an inclusive economy.

VALUES: Acting Local, Thinking Regional Cross-Sector Solutions Collaborative Solutions to Complex Challenges Racial Equity Data-Driven Decision Making Shared Risk

THEORY OF CHANGE HOW WE WORK STRATEGIC IMPACT AREAS INDICATORS WE

MEASURE

Acting Local, Thinking Regional

The Center is uniquely positioned to drive both place-based and regional level impact. While The Center is principally focused on dismantling systems that have led to disparities for people of color in the core cities of Minneapolis & St. Paul, ultimately, the strategies of the Center will encompass both first and second ring suburbs and places in between.

Race + Place + Income

The Center challenges decision makers and influencers to examine regional inequities through the lens of racial and spatial inequality and to develop solutions at the intersection of race, place & income.

Cross-Sector Leadership

The Centers’ success relies on each sector leaning in at every level and stage of the organization, and in every strategy, and in particular, on leveraging and maximizing the role private sector leadership.

Strengthening Civic Infrastructure

Our region must intentionally build the bench strength to solve these challenges for decades to come.

Advocacy: Leading voice for innovative, data-driven policy solutions to advance shared prosperity. Intentional Communications: Elevates new narratives that drive thought leadership and action. Collaboration: Facilitates effective cross-sector and single-sector collaborations toward the alignment of regional strategies and development of relevant place-based application of those strategies. Convenes leaders from multiple sectors to develop data-driven solutions to meet the region’s most pressing economic needs so that everyone thrives. Establishes and promotes best practice models for collaboration, accountability, and achieving shared results. Research: Amplify and Distribute in-depth, best-in-class applied research to help catalyze action-oriented solutions. Action:

Serves as a backbone to pilot innovative strategies before embedding them into public, private or community-based organizations

o North@Work o Community As Campus- No Wrong Door

Service Delivery Pilot

Partners with government to change incentives and supports toward more equitable opportunities and outcomes

o Employer Intermediary Workforce Center Staffing Pilot

o Make Development Easier Strategy

Changes information flows and makes information more transparent and accessible

Equips community advocates and champions with research to advocate for equitable solutions.

o Blue Line Coalition

Collaborative, innovative, data-driven philanthropy

Economic Inclusion + Economic Growth

Confronting market failure by acknowledging intentional and unintentional policies and systems that have led to devastating levels of racial inequity; Influencing policies and practices, in multiple strategic impact areas, simultaneously to dramatically

shift market forces to achieve shared prosperity.

Human Capital

Connecting local talent to the regional market place.

Increasing access to living-wage work and inclusive workplaces;

Achieving parity in incomes

Economic Development:

Transforming economic systems to create greater and more sustainable access for all, while increasing regional economic prosperity.

Investing capital in small and mid-size firms positioned to grow jobs in urban areas

Catalyzing infrastructure investment, land banking, and transit oriented development

Transit & Infrastructure

Regional transit solutions for workers and employers

Transit solutions that connect workers, employers, customers, and businesses and leverage our infrastructure investments.

Opportunity & Investment

Leveraging social and political capital to create more equitable access to public & private resources.

Inclusive Economies Indicators**: Equitable, Participatory, Growing,

Sustainable, Stable

Gross Regional Product Human Capital

%Jobs Family Sustaining*

Employment Gap*

Poverty Rate + Wage Gap*

Economic Development

Establishments surviving 5 years + (Place/ race)*

Loans to Businesses Under $1M in Rev.*

Transit & Infrastructure

Job Access- % of Population Living Within 30 min. of 100,000 jobs/ Commute*

Average % of HH Income Spent on Housing + Trans.*

**Rockefeller Foundation *Regional Indicators Dashboard Metric

THE CENTER FOR ECONOMIC INCLUSION- MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL

Developing a more equitable, prosperous, sustainable economy for all The Center for Economic Inclusion is a cross-sector organization committed to strengthening the region’s civic infrastructure and collective capacity to disrupt systems, influence market forces and catalyze shared prosperity and an inclusive economy.

Planning & Design Priorities (Design Phase Now-August) Leadership: Identifying and recruiting a knowledgeable, influential, credible, and committed team of Center leaders (future board) who reflect the political, racial,

gender, geographical, and generational diversity of the region and a relevant level of social, political and financial capital and a willingness to leverage it. Refining desired results and establishing the most strategic level of intensity and balance between place-based strategies and regional strategies that have the

ability to both grow the region’s economy and create impact in multiple places and/or low-income communities of color. Defining Strategic Partners & Integrated Partners And Refining Governance Model & Legal Structure: The Center is designed to strengthen our region’s efforts by

aligning several strong, but often disconnected or misaligned economic development, workforce development, transportation and economic opportunity strategies, and to do so, we will need to develop and operate an intentional network building and governance model, with high levels of peer-to-peer learning and accountability.

Integration Strategy & Governance Refining: Powering the center with the most effective combination of new strategies, new drivers and newly integrated current efforts/organizations.

Examples of optimal integration opportunities being explored: Opportunity Neighborhoods for Regional Prosperity, Itasca Northside Partnership North@Work, Northside Funders Group (NFG), MSPWin, Blue Line Coalition, Eastside Funders Group, Central Corridor Anchor Partnership. o Develop Partnership Model- Organizational Strategic Partners: Center Cities Competitiveness Initiative, City of Minneapolis, City of Saint Paul, Hennepin

County, GreaterMSP, Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank- Opportunity & Inclusive Growth Initiative, Ramsey County, Twin Cities LISC, CDFI’s, Foundations, etc.

o Timeline: Proposed Phasing of Scope of Work: Center Work @ LAUNCH- January 2018

o Scale and anchor the work that NFG and partners do today, that has gone beyond the original scope of NFG: North@Work, Opportunity Neighborhoods for Regional Prosperity, Blue Line Coalition- (Currently Fiscal Host/ Integrated Partner), Community As Campus- No Wrong Door Convening, Advocacy/ Influence

o Launch and anchor the work of the Itasca Northside Partnership o Begin New activities outlined on page 1

Center Scope of Work Late 2018-2019/ If/When Ready & Appropriate to Accelerate/ Increase Impact: -Integrate Strategic Partner Organizations & Align Strategies

Structure & Budget: We have intentionally focused on the why, what, and the how before presuming an inappropriate structure, budget, and operating model. But it is critical that these items be designed soon.

Resource Development: Attracting the financial and human capital (and the appropriate mix of both) needed to launch and sustain the center. Organizational Development: Refining the staffing, governance and operational models. Building buy-in and a broad base of interest, insight and engagement

Design Team: For more information Contact Tawanna Black tblack@northsidefunders.org (612) 351-8212

Tawanna Black, NFG, Founder Center for Economic Inclusion Lee Sheehy, McKnight Foundation Neeraj Mehta, University of Minnesota Center for Urban & Regional Affairs Mary Kay Bailey, Eastside Funders Group Shauen Pearce-Lassiter, Center Cities Competitiveness Initiative Ann Mulholland, Minnesota Philanthropy Partners Justin Freiberg, McKinsey/ Itasca Project Beth Kessler, US Bank Julia Silvis, McKinsey/ Itasca Project Peter Frosch, GreaterMSP