Technical Assistance and Capacity Building

The Center for Community Progress’ nationwide team of experts provide a wide range of capacity building services based on the needs of your community. Our Capacity Building program builds from the successful National Vacant Properties Campaign and Genesee Institute models that worked with over 50 communities since 2004. Community Progress’ team help members of public and private organizations acquire the necessary skills and expertise to build capacity and improve the effectiveness of land use strategies and revitalization efforts for the long-term benefit of community residents.

Our services include, but are not limited to:

Systems Assessments: Community Progress conducts thorough assessments of current policies, procedures, and practices that effect properties throughout the community (e.g. tax collection, land banking, code enforcement, rental housing management, etc.) to identify the primary local challenges and appropriate strategies for achieving specific goals.
Roundtables: A team of experts and experienced practitioners facilitate one-or-two-day site visits to educate the community, local leaders and practitioners about effective prevention, acquisition, and disposition models, and identify appropriate revitalization strategies and tools.
Strategy Implementation: Community Progress’ team can work within communities to implement specific strategies, such as reforming foreclosure procedures and legislation, creating land bank authorities, designing and implementing land management and early warning and information systems.
Support: Community Progress also provides ongoing capacity support to communities as projects and programs are developed to implement new systems and policies.