Our Impact

Community Engagement & Organizing

• Support for Community Groups & Neighborhood Associations

• Resident Leadership Development

• Fiscal Agency & Grant Management for more than 10 Organizations

Print & Digital Communications

• Manage and Publish Digital Old Brooklyn News Online Monthly

• Manage and Publish Old Brooklyn News Quarterly Magazine to 17,000 Households

• Manage CDC & Neighborhood Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn

• Manage OBCDC website for organization & neighborhood

Events

• Permitting & City Process Management

• Large Scale "Marquee" Event Operations for OB StreetFest & Old Brooklyn Nite

• Operation of the Old Brooklyn Farmers Market

• Support for Local Neighborhood Events (Pedal for Prizes, Trick or Treat Trail)

• Support Crooked River Exploration Camp for Youth in OB

Business Technical Assistance

• Small Business Technical Assistance

• Economic Development Strategic Planning & Market Research

• Business Community Building through the Commercial Corridor Collab

• Storefront Development & Renovation

Home Repair

• Repair Program Referrals & Management

• Contractor Pool Management & Development

• Scope & Review for Repair Activities

• Residential Assistance Program

• Home Repair Workshops

Real Estate

• Property Acquisition & Identification

• Rehab Scope of Work / Management

• Financing / Capital Management

• Code Enforcement Efforts

Neighborhood Development & Implementation

• Parks, Greenspace & Open Space Development

• Operate the Old Brooklyn Tree Steward Program and Tree plantings

• Master Plan Development & City Engagement

• Ensure Community Voice in Development

• Market Analysis & Developer Engagement

• RFP Development & Management

Pre-Development for Commercial & Residential Redevelopment

• Spearheading transformative projects like the Memphis & Pearl Redevelopment

• Financing, Capital Stacking, Title Commitments

• Tax Credit Experience (New Markets, Low Income, Historic)

• RFP Development & Management

• Environmental Studies Management

Placemaking

• Wayfinding, Signage, Place Naming in Old Brooklyn like the new Old Brooklyn Welcome Signs

• Activation of Spaces / Events, Popups, Entrepreneurial & Artistic Support

• Beautification & Tree Planting

Resident Attraction

• Promotion Activities & Consumer Research

• Realtor Relations & Community Promotion

Business Attraction

• Business Demand & Analysis for future amenities

• Entrepreneur Engagement

• New & Potential Small Business Engagement

Neighborhood Branding

• Promote Old Brooklyn as a Distinct Brand/Identity

• Provide Design, Physical Elements & Technical Assistance to Project Brand around Old Brooklyn & in Promotion of Old Brooklyn

• Creation of Old Brooklyn SWAG

Network Weaving

• OBCDC Membership Program for Residents & Businesses

• Old Brooklyn Mighty Volunteer Program

• Working with Estabrook Recreation Programs

• Arts & Culture Programming

• Education & Extracurricular Programming

Social Service Brokering

• Access to Local Food Support

• Homeless Prevention & Support

• Lead Safety

• Liaison to Residential Support Services

City Engagement & Collaboration Efforts

• Department of Community Development

• Department of Building and Housing, Demolition, Code Enforcement, Permitting

• Planning Department, Commission, Design Review

• Department of Economic Development

• Public Works, Urban Forestry, Transportation

• Events Permitting, Constituent Requests, Retail Needs

• City Council Representatives

Fund Development

·       Support for Grants & Sponsorship Opportunities

·       Creative layering of funds for programs, projects, & people

Board Governance

• Bylaws & Policies

• Executive Committee & Leadership

• Executive Director Transition

• Inclusive & Representative Board

• Board Committees

• Board Membership