1. CreatINg Places Crowdfunding for Community Collaboration
Introduction – Name, School, at IHCDA for 10 years. Current role.
January 2019

2. Panelists Melissa Norby Colleen Smith Carmen Lethig, AICP
Director of Community Development, City of Decatur
Colleen Smith
Parent in Brown County, IN
Carmen Lethig, AICP
Placemaking Manager, Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority
Bridget Anderson
Indiana Director, Patronicity

3. CreatINg Places Funding Program
Created by Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority (IHCDA), in partnership with Patronicity
Uses “crowdgranting” model to disperse funds
New funding opportunity for creating new public spaces or activating underused public spaces
Part of Placemaking Indiana initiative
Supports placemaking as a community development and quality of life strategy

4. What is Crowdgranting?
Crowdfunding: The process of getting a LARGE group of people (the crowd) to financially support (the funding) a project within a certain constrained time.
Timeframe is normally between 30 and 60 days
Crowdgranting: combining crowdfunding with matching grant dollars
If you meet your crowdfunding goal, you receive matching funds
If you don’t hit your goal, you receive NO matching dollars
Measures local support for a project idea

8. Madison Street Plaza
The Project: To create a flexible and dedicated space in downtown for community events.
Project Leaders: Staff at the City of Decatur
Campaign Goal: $50,000
Total Raised: $70,339
Total Donors: 170
Timeframe: 45 days
Flexible space for all kinds of events. New pavers, one level surface, streetlights, trees and landscaping, benches, trash cans, sound system, and an anchor system for tents of various sizes.
Before

10. Kids on Wheels Skate Park
The Project: To create a skate park and gathering space for teenagers by teenagers in Brown County, Indiana.
Project Leaders: Kids on Wheels and parent volunteers
Campaign Goal: $50,000
Total Raised: $60,000
Total Donors: 103
Timeframe: 60 days

12. Q&A Melissa Norby, City of Decatur Colleen Smith Carmen Lethig, IHCDA
Madison Street Plaza:
Colleen Smith
Kids on Wheels:
Carmen Lethig, IHCDA
Bridget Anderson, Patronicity