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Resident-Led Planning Yields

CONFIDENCE

Increased feelings of unity and agreement with their neighborhood and resident leaders.

PLANNING

Belief, understanding, and reality of residents’ influence on the direction of their neighborhood and decision-making.

SOLIDARITY

Increased feelings of unity and agreement with their neighborhood and resident leaders.

RELATIONSHIPS

Impact on residents’ ability to lead, collaborate, and be in relationship with their neighbors.

BELIEF

Better understanding and belief in resident’s own power.

Residents

have true agency in what happens in their neighborhood and can see and benefit from the results of their efforts.

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Neighborhood-Based Organizations and Funders

can improve relations with the communities they are partnering with and working on behalf of to meaningfully build something together.

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Local Governments

can gain the support of and be a partner to their constituents by supporting the creation of an actionable plan, adopting their direct aspirations.

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Consultants

get exposure to paths they may not have considered on their own and have a greater chance for the plan to be feasible and relevant long after the consulting relationship ends by being directed by residents in what challenges, opportunities, and solutions to explore.

BENEFITS & YIELDS OF RESIDENT-LED PLANNING

Neighborhood-Based Organizations & Funders

can improve relations with the communities they are partnering with and working on behalf of to meaningfully build something together.

Local Governments

can gain the support of and be a partner to their constituents by supporting the creation of an actionable plan, adopting their direct aspirations.

Consultants

get exposure to paths they may not have considered on their own and have a greater chance for the plan to be feasible and relevant long after the consulting relationship ends by being directed by residents in what challenges, opportunities, and solutions to explore.

BELIEF

Better understanding & belief in residents’ own power.

RELATIONSHIPS

Impact on residents’ ability to lead, collaborate, & be in relationship with their neighborhoods.

INFLUENCE

Belief, understanding, & reality of residents’ influence on the direction of their neighborhood & decision-making.

CONFIDENCE

Increased feelings of unity & agreement with their neighborhood & resident leaders.

SOLIDARITY

Increased feelings of unity & agreement with their neighborhood & resident leaders.