CCWBE Report

Organization:
TREND Community Development Corporation
Reporting Period:
Jan 2024
Submitted on:
February 27, 2024
Submitted By:
Emma Roberts

TA Providers: General Questions

CWB Goals

Please provide a brief update on your progress toward your proposed CWB goals in the last reporting period:

In January 2024, TREND CDC and TREND advanced the inclusive ownership of Roseland project by: • Creating a community investor summary deck that provides an overview of the project • Engaging a videographer and filming a video for community investors • Preparing content for the SmallChange.co website • Identifying potential partners in the Roseland community to help get the word out about the investment opportunity TREND CDC and TREND advanced the Roseland Medical Center case study by: • Engaging a PhD candidate at the University of Maryland to assist with development • Outlining the content of the case study

What constraints or limitations, if any, did you experience in the last reporting period?

The process of preparing the inclusive ownership offering is arduous and staff capacity is limited.

What opportunities, if any, did you take advantage of in the last reporting period?

TREND hosted the Brookings Institute and partners for the Buy Back the Block convening. This included a site visit and presentation about the Roseland Medical Center project. Nneka Onwuzurike was invited and participated.

Chicago CWB Ecosystem

Did you establish new CWB relationships/partnerships in the last reporting period?

Yes

Please describe the relationships you established pertaining to your CWB work.

Morgan Wortham, University of Maryland PhD candidate. She has a background in commercial real estate and will help develop and execute the Roseland Medical Center inclusive ownership case study.

Did you collaborate with other TA providers in the last reporting period?

No

Which TA provider(s) did you work with?

Please share on behalf of whom / which projects you collaborated with the TA providers above:

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)

3

Optional Space

Demographic Data

Community Area(s) (select all that apply)

Community Area Participants Served in this Community Area
N/A - no participants served 0

 

Race / Ethnicity of Participants (select all that apply)

Other

 

Other Race/Ethnicity (please specify)

N/A

 

Gender identity of Participants (select all that apply)

Unknown

 

Age Range of Participants (select all that apply)

Unknown

 

Community Investment Vehicles Work

How many sessions of one-on-one consulting to Community Investment Vehicles (CIVs) did you conduct this reporting period? (e.g. one group or individual with one training provider)?

0

 

How many group workshops for Community Investment Vehicles (CIVs) did you conduct this reporting period? (e.g. convenings, workshops, events, etc.) 

0

 

How many hours of support to CWB Pre-Development Community Investment Vehicles did you provide this reporting period?

0

 

How many hours of support to existing Community Investment Vehicles did you provide this reporting period?

0

 

How many co-op businesses did you develop last reporting period? (It's okay if the answer is 0)

0

 

How many total owners / founders were there in these businesses?

0

 

How many jobs were created overall last reporting period? (It's okay if the answer is 0)

0

 

Please list the Community Investment Vehicles you worked with this reporting period.

Other

 

Other organization (please specify):

N/A

 

What type(s) of Technical Assistance did you provide to Community Investment Vehicles this reporting period? Select all that apply.

 

Did you provide education to any Community Investment Vehicles this reporting period?

No

 

What are the greatest needs that your Community Investment Vehicle clients/partners expressed in this reporting period?

N/A

 

What are the greatest gaps in service or resources in Chicago's CWB ecosystem?

N/A

 

Please share any direct testimonials from Community Investment Vehicle clients or storytelling about the impact of your work this period:

N/A

 

Please upload media (document with testimonials, photos, or video links) from Community Investment Vehicle workshops or events held.

 

Additional TA Support

Did your organization provide any additional TA support this reporting period that was NOT covered in the previous tabs?

No