Please provide a brief update on your progress toward your proposed CWB goals in the last reporting period:
COLT members have met with Rise Strategy to develop social media messaging and posting guidelines, as well as a customized one-page collateral overview of their work and organization for their stakeholders. We have continued to meet and feature additional land trust resources on the shared dropbox site as well as during our meeting. We also provided an overview on coop financing for another CWEB strand (residential coops).
What constraints or limitations, if any, did you experience in the last reporting period?
We saw our COLT members feel constrained in navigating their approval process for approval of their phase 2 grants and operating with a level of uncertainty.
What opportunities, if any, did you take advantage of in the last reporting period?
We continue to meet with other phase 1 grantees regarding refining ecosystem supports for grantees across the cweb strands.
Did you establish new CWB relationships/partnerships in the last reporting period?
Yes
Please describe the relationships you established pertaining to your CWB work.
We deepened relationships with SVAC to support their consideration of creating a land trust, and we have begun working with Blacks in Green on their Sustainable Square Mile community land trust. Additionally, we continued engaging with Grounded Solutions on the scoping of strategic land use and development planning for COLT members
Did you collaborate with other TA providers in the last reporting period?
Yes
Which TA provider(s) did you work with?
Grounded Solutions; UHAB; UIC
Please share on behalf of whom / which projects you collaborated with the TA providers above:
On all 8 COLT members
Did you attend the Working Group meeting last month?
Yes
How would you rate the usefulness of the working group to your project last month? (on a scale of 1-5)
5 extremely useful
Optional Space
Community Area(s) (select all that apply)
Community Area | Participants Served in this Community Area |
---|---|
North Lawndale | 1 |
Rogers Park | 1 |
Englewood | 1 |
Logan Square | 1 |
Riverdale | 1 |
Humboldt Park | 1 |
Woodlawn | 1 |
Race / Ethnicity of Participants (select all that apply)
Gender identity of Participants (select all that apply)
Age Range of Participants (select all that apply)
How many sessions of one-on-one consulting to Community Land Trusts (CLTs) did you conduct this reporting period? (e.g. one group or individual with one training provider)?
3
How many group workshops for CLTs did you conduct this reporting period? (e.g. convenings, workshops, events, etc.) 
1
How many hours of support to CWB Pre-Development Community Land Trusts did you provide this reporting period?
8
How many hours of support to existing Community Land Trusts did you provide this reporting period?
4
Please list the CLTs you worked with this reporting period.
Other organization (please specify):
Anti-Eviction Campaign
What type(s) of Technical Assistance did you provide to CLTs this reporting period? Select all that apply.
Number of AFFORDABLE housing units preserved or developed this period
2
Number of AFFORDABLE housing units added to the pipeline this period
1
Did you provide education to any CLTs this reporting period?
Yes
How many hours of cohort education/training did you provide last month?
2
How many hours of popular education/outreach did you provide last month?
0
Number of curriculum material(s) created last month
10
How did you market your services and conduct outreach in the last reporting period? Select all that apply.
What are the greatest needs that your CLT clients/partners expressed in this reporting period?
Land use planning; additional capital; approval of their work plans
What are the greatest gaps in service or resources in Chicago's CWB ecosystem?
Ad-hoc legal services for transactions and incorporation
Please share any direct testimonials from CLT clients or storytelling about the impact of your work this period:
Please upload media (document with testimonials, photos, or video links) from CLT workshops or events held.