CCWBE Report

Organization:
Cooperation Racine
Reporting Period:
Oct 2024
Submitted on:
October 29, 2024
Submitted By:
Andrea Yarbrough

Pre-Development Projects

Project Goals

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

90%

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

No barriers

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

80%

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

We have not been successful in identifying parking near our site to meet the City of Chicago parking requirements for new developments.

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

80%

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

We're still fundraising to close our capital campaign gap.

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?

No

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

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

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

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?

9

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

3

Organizational Capacity

Service / Capacity

Service Capacity

Accounting & Financial Management

3 some ability

Advocacy

4

Conflict Resolution

3 some ability

Cooperative Development and Operations

3 some ability

Education & Training

3 some ability

Fundraising or Raising Capital

2

Governance / Legal

3 some ability

Marketing & Communications

1 limited ability

Other

N/A

Project Management

3 some ability

Real Estate Acquisition & Development

4

Relationship Building

4

Research

3 some ability

Other (please describe and include ranking)

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

Limited fundraising capacity and avenues to obtain additional financing that is non-extractive.

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

We're working with Uptima Cooperative for business development support and to help us get loan ready.

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