Office for International and Philanthropic Innovation Sustainable Communities + Sustainable Partnerships Minnesota Neighborhood Institute Neighborhood Funders Group Annual Conference Stewart Sarkozy-Banoczy Office for International and Philanthropic Innovation Minneapolis, MN 29 September 2010

HUD as a Hub  President Obama has charged his administration with finding new solutions to old problems by working across public, private and civic sectors  IPI will help position “HUD as a Hub” for innovation by convening new partners and collaborating across agency, organizational, sector and international boundaries

HUD IPI Mission: Use the best available evidence, innovations, and lessons from philanthropic and international partners to help assure HUD achieves long-term community-building results and return on taxpayer dollars, supporting a “triple bottom line” approach – financial, social, and environmental accountability. Vision: To build new capacity and clarity within HUD to learn from the best that philanthropic and international organizations have to offer about transforming places of disinvestment into places of opportunity and hope. Mission: Invest in quality, affordable homes, and build strong, safe, healthy communities for all Vision: For Residents: We will improve lives by creating affordable homes in safe, healthy communities, and by protecting the rights and affirming the values of a diverse society For Partners: We will be a flexible, reliable problem solver and a valued source of innovation For Employees: We will be a great place to work where employees are mission driven, results-oriented, innovative, and collaborative For the Public: We will be a good neighbor, building sustainable communities that create value and investing public money responsibly to deliver results that matter Source: Draft HUD Strategic Plan PD &R Vision: To be the preeminent housing and urban research organization, one which conducts policy analysis and creates and synthesizes data and evidence through open, challenging, creative, collaborative, diverse, and respectful exchanges of ideas to move policy and improve American communities and lives.

HUD Goals: 1. Strengthen the Nation’s Housing Market to Bolster the Economy and Protect Consumers 2. Meet the Need for Quality Affordable Rental Homes 3. Utilize Housing as a Platform for Improving Quality of Life 4. Build Inclusive and Sustainable Communities Free from Discrimination 5. Transform the Way HUD Does Business Source: Draft HUD Strategic Plan IPI Goals: 1. Generate lessons, evidence, and best practice in housing and community development from the philanthropic and international sectors that can be applied to HUD’s work 2. Advance HUD’s capacity and competency to achieve better results through innovation and multi-sector, multi-national networks, including leaders in philanthropic, corporate, NGOs, and academic arenas 3. Develop collaborations that align ideas, investments, and resources for transformative and sustainable development in partnership with philanthropic and international partners PD&R

IPI Core Activities  IPI works with two primary sectors – International & Philanthropic  Within the International and Philanthropic sectors IPI provides support to HUD and PD&R in four activity areas: 1.Outreach & Information Exchange 2.Client Management & Assistance 3.Research & Knowledge Management 4.Joint Research & Project Co-Investment

Focus on (ROI X 2)  IPI must focus on:  Return on Investment – ability to maximize time, talent, resources that result in moving HUD goals forward.  Return on Innovation – ability to maximize new or renewed ideas, practices and models that result in moving HUD goals forward.

Finding new solutions Transformation Collaboratives – high- capacity learning networks drawing from philanthropy, international organizations, and other partners. Example: What Works Collaborative Foundations, universities, and research organizations convened to help inform HUD’s strategic plan and policy agenda in the face of the recession. Partners have proven able to rapidly align ideas, networks, and resources and apply them to urgent policy and practice challenges.

Disseminating new ideas  IPI will help feed innovation and transformation by disseminating state-of-the- art information about strategies to create sustainable, healthy communities for all.  “Real time” lessons learned will be shared with HUD staff and partners through face-to-face and distance- shrinking technology.

HUD Office of Policy Development and Research IPI DESIGN Output Impact (ROI X 2) = Return on Investment Return on Innovation ( ) = Ideas and/or Dollars $ $ i i Foundations: Private, Corporate, Community (domestic/international) Foundations: Private, Corporate, Community (domestic/international) Non- Governmental Institutions (domestic/international) Non- Governmental Institutions (domestic/international) Governmental Institutions (domestic/international) Governmental Institutions (domestic/international) i i $ $ PARTNERSHIPS HUD IPI Transformation Process ( ) IPI (ROI X 2)

International & Philanthropic Focus Areas OIPI will generate lessons, learning, and partnerships that can be applied to HUD activities in support of strategic priorities like revitalization and sustainability.

Office of Sustainable Housing & Communities

Basics of Sustainability Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities Partnership for Sustainable Communities Energy and Climate Partnerships Overview

While every community has a different interpretation of sustainability…. “For HUD, sustainability means tying the quality and location of housing to broader opportunities, like access to good jobs, quality schools, and safe streets. It means helping communities that face common problems start sharing solutions. It means being a partner to sustainable development, not a barrier”. ~ Secretary Shaun Donovan Basics of Sustainability

Goal: To help build stronger, more sustainable communities by connecting housing to transportation, fostering local innovation, and building a clean energy economy Details: Office created in FY 2010 Overseen by Deputy Secretary Ron Sims Managed by Director Shelley Poticha One component of an integrated federal strategy Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities

HUD, DOT, EPA have formed the Partnership for Sustainable Communities and are committed to aligning programs and resources in support of 6 Livability Principles Partnership for Sustainable Communities

Partnership Principle: Provide More Transportation Choices

Partnership Principle: Promote Equitable, Affordable Housing

Chattanooga, TN Partnership Principle: Enhance Economic Competitiveness

Partnership Principle: Support Existing Communities Greenville, NC

Portland, OR Partnership Principle: Coordinate Policies and Leverage Investments

Traverse City, MI Adams, IA Partnership Principle: Value Communities and Neighborhoods

Sustainable Communities Initiative Goal: to stimulate more integrated regional planning to guide state, metropolitan, and local investments in land use, transportation and housing, as well as to challenge localities to undertake zoning and land use reforms HUD Resources: –$100 million for S.C. Regional Planning Grants –$40 million for S.C. Challenge Grants –August 23, 2010 application dates HUD’s Role in Sustainable Communities Partnership

HUD - DOE Weatherization Partnership –Secretaries Donovan and Chou signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to enable the cost effective energy retrofits of a total of 1,226,000 homes in FY 2010 and FY 2011 Energy and Climate Partnerships

HUD - DOE – EPA Partnership –FY2010 initiative to provide consumers and lenders with an easily understood home energy rating Energy and Climate Partnerships

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