new community economy. class & race privilege place-based synthesis of community organizing and...
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NEW COMMUNITY ECONOMY
CLASS & RACE PRIVILEGE
• Place-based synthesis of community organizing and CDC neighborhood and business development
• Launch social enterprises in a range of sectors and with a variety of legal forms, coordinated by PUSH
• Strong commitment to social mobilization, accountability campaigns and democratic voice
• Build a community-based anchor institution to obtain and allocate capital
COMMUNITY CONTROL OF CAPITAL
ONE WAY FORWARD:
CASE STUDY: PUSH BUFFALO
Community planning; community mobilization; leadership development; grassroots governance
BUILDING BLOCKS:
COMMUNITY PLANNING
COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
Board of Directors
Community Development
Committee
Housing Development
PUSH Blue
PUSH Green
Weatherization Worker Co-op
Steering Committee
GRASSROOTS GOVERNANCE
Annual Revenue Impact Community Jobs
PUSH Housing Development
$11 million 51 units of affordable housing 24
PUSH Green $2.4 million 225 weatherized homes 22
PUSH Blue $.8 million 25 rain gardens 6
Totals $14.5 million 52
SCALE OF PUSH’S SOCIAL ENTERPRISES
GREEN DEVELOPMENT ZONE (GDZ)
GREEN DEVELOPMENT ZONE (GDZ)
Block by Block; Neighborhood Stabilization; Green Jobs Buffalo; Sustainable Neighborhoods
CAMPAIGN
Affordable Housing Development & Property Management
SECTOR
460 Massachusetts Ave. - Before
SECTORAffordable Housing Development & Property Management
Affordable Housing Development & Property Management
460 Massachusetts Ave. - After
SECTOR
Affordable Housing Development & Property Management
SECTOR
Neighborhood Stabilization/Vacant Lot Reclamation; Massachusetts Avenue Park; BSA Long-Term Control Plan
CAMPAIGN
Sustainable Landscaping
14th Street Community Garden - Before
SECTOR
Sustainable Landscaping
14th Street Community Garden - After
SECTOR
Green Infrastructure
SECTOR
Public Infrastructure
SECTOR
West Side Bazaar (WEDI ) and Growing Green (MAP)
Retail & Local Foods
SECTOR
National Fuel Gas; Green Jobs/Green Jobs NY; GHHI
CAMPAIGN
PUSH Green Social EnterpriseGREEN DEVELOPMENT ZONE
PUSH Green Social EnterpriseGREEN DEVELOPMENT ZONE
Customer Aggregation Pilot with a community benefits agreement• Community-scale pricing• Accelerated project implementation schedule• $17.00/hour wage/benefit package rate• Local and targeted hiring (60% technical work hours)• Training plan
PUSH Green Social EnterpriseGREEN DEVELOPMENT ZONE
Customer lead generation
• 3,500 residential and small commercial leads
• 36 Friends and Neighbors bundle assignments
• Public endorsements from customers and centers of influence
PUSH Green Social EnterpriseGREEN DEVELOPMENT ZONE
Community Jobs Pipeline• 100 community residents referred to industry
recognized training
• 20 green jobs
PUSH Green Social EnterpriseGREEN DEVELOPMENT ZONE
Energy efficiency retrofits and contractor development
• 475 residential and small commercial energy audits
• 225 retrofits
• Green and Healthy Homes enhancements
• 4 OJT contracts
• Community healthy worker, sales, and project management training to contractors
PUSH Green Social EnterpriseGREEN DEVELOPMENT ZONE
Weatherization Worker Cooperative
Energy Efficiency
SECTOR
• The rules of business apply to social entrepreneurship
• Mission-orientation can increase quality of work and dedication of workers in triple-bottom line enterprises
• Social mobilization and strategic campaigns can generate capital needed for start-up
• Even to scale, community-rooted enterprises can never generate enough jobs to meet the needs, nor can all needs be met by enterprise. Seize the moment of Buffalo Billion.
LESSONS LEARNED
• Capitalize PUSH weatherization co-operative
• Expand PUSH Green and PUSH Blue market share
• Continue to use Green Development Zone to incubate new enterprise and campaigns.
• Expand engagement with anchor institutions through Open Buffalo
NEXT STEPS