Cleveland Community Building Initiative (CCBI): Recommendations

Recommendations

Cleveland Community Building Initiative: The 1995-96 CCBI Baseline Progress Report (01/01/97)
  • Develop mechanisms for membership maintenance and participation.
  • Clarify accountabilities among staff, councils, and the CCBI Board.
  • Increase council member training, use of technical assistance, and staff development opportunities.
  • Develop mechanisms for community outreach and information dissemination.
  • Expand the identification of village assets and resource inventories.
  • Continue building group consensus around a comprehensive community agenda.
  • Develop guidelines and criteria to examine the feasibility and merit of action projects prior to implementation.
  • Develop standardized procedures and protocols for accurate and systematic documentation of all CCBI activities.
 
Cleveland Community Building Initiative: The 1997-98 CCBI Baseline Report on Collaborative Relationships (01/01/99)
  • Reassess the citywide partner organizations, their purposes, and specific roles;
  • Determine what mechanisms need to be in place to engage partners in the work of the Initiative;
  • Clarify the role and function of CCBI in the reduction of poverty and in relationships to other organizations; and
  • Determine what the need for technical assistance might be in the engagement of citywide partner organizations.