Tuesday, July 22, 2014
Community Revitalization Works Better When A "Quarterback" Is In Charge
The "community quarterback" model can be an effective approach to revitalizing troubled neighborhoods, write Nancy O. Andrews, president and CEO of the Low Income Investment Fund, and Brandee McHale, COO at the Citi Foundation, in a post on the SSIR blog.
Under the community quarterback model, a "single local organization serves as a lead systems integrator for antipoverty work within a community, bringing together people who work across sectors such as affordable housing, education, health care, and workforce development," they write.
They add that with a quarterback in the leadership role, "stakeholders work as a team toward agreed-upon goals, such as improving public safety or academic performance among children. The quarterback marshals the funding sources to support the work, tracks progress in achieving goals over time, adjusts strategy based on performance, and holds everyone accountable."...