CCWBE Report

Organization:
The Sustainable Square Mile - West Woodlawn Community Land Trust
Reporting Period:
Feb 2024
Submitted on:
April 5, 2024
Submitted By:
Yvonne White-Morey

Pre-Development Projects

Project Goals

What proportion of Goal 1 overall is complete at this point?

0%

What are the barriers and opportunities for completion that impacted goal 1 in the last month?

We had anticipated being able to finalize our contract with the City so that we can retain the members of our project team that are consulting and not on-staff; we are poised to proceed with them.

What proportion of Goal 2 overall is complete at this point?

10%

What are the barriers and opportunities for completion that you impacted goal 2 in the last month?

We had anticipated being able to finalize our contract with the City so that we can retain the members of our project team that are consulting and not on-staff; we are poised to proceed with them.

What proportion of Goal 3 overall is complete at this point?

0%

What are the barriers and opportunities for completion that you impacted goal 3 in the last month?

We had anticipated being able to finalize our contract with the City so that we can retain the members of our project team that are consulting and not on-staff; we are poised to proceed with them.

CWB Ecosystem

Did you access Technical Assistance for your CWB project last month?

No

Which TA provider(s) did you work with within the Phase I CWEB grantees?

Which TA providers did you work with OUTSIDE of the Phase I CWEB grantees?

Did someone from your organization attend the Working Group this month?

Yes

How would you rate the usefulness of the working group to your project last month? (on a scale of 1-5)

Very useful

How would you rate the usefulness of the Working Group for building community?

Very useful

What have been the two most valuable contributions of the Working Group this month?

Knowledge
Resources

Please share any comments about the working group meetings.

How many TOTAL housing units did you preserve or create last month? (it is okay if the answer is zero)

0

How many TOTAL CWB businesses did you develop last month? (it is okay if the answer is zero)

0

Community Engagement

Number of stakeholder meetings held related to your Pre-Development Project?

0

Number of community meetings attended last month related to your Pre-Development Project?

0

Organizational Capacity

Service / Capacity

Service Capacity

Accounting & Financial Management

3 some ability

Advocacy

5 extensive ability

Conflict Resolution

3 some ability

Cooperative Development and Operations

2

Education & Training

4

Fundraising or Raising Capital

3 some ability

Governance / Legal

3 some ability

Marketing & Communications

3 some ability

Other

N/A

Project Management

4

Real Estate Acquisition & Development

4

Relationship Building

4

Research

4

Other (please describe and include ranking)

What constraints or limitations with internal capacity is the organizarion experiencing related to its Pre-Development Project?

Recently added much-needed staff members and are currently on-boarding several who will be directly involved in our CLT.

What opportunities, if any, did the organization take advantage of related to its Pre-Development Project?

Webinars, monthly COLT meetings, research materials

Optional Space

Please use this space to elaborate, contextualize, or add any additional info about the details submitted in your report:

As mentioned above, we are poised and ready to implement our work plan as outlined, and want to confirm when City funds will be available to reimburse us for consultants and community engagement activities prior to expending those funds-