TFA Strategic Articulation & Fund Development Strategy

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LANDSCAPE ANALYSIS (APPENDIX B)

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Alliances

The Alliance for Community Transit- LA

City

LA

Year Founded

1997

Broad-based coalition made up of organizations with national, statewide, regional, and local expertise engaging in grassroots organizing, community economic development, affordable housing development, public health, environmental justice, and policy and legal advocacy. The coalition also consists of residential leaders and state equity partners. Los Angeles is beset by a crisis of housing insecurity at the same time that the region is being transformed by landmark state climate legislation and a transit system expansion that will add light rail, subway extensions, and bus rapid transit across the region. Growth and investment are likely to concentrate in areas where the most marginalized Angelenos currently reside. LA is investing $160 billion in public transportation. The Joint Development Department of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) implemented a series of new policies and an updated approach to its agency joint development process. This includes greater collaboration with local jurisdictions and community stakeholders, broader community development goals and improved transparency to achieve Metro’s goal of creating Transit Oriented Communities. eTOD: land use, housing, jobs, transit, and environmental sustainability

Type of Collaborators

Issue Area

Political Opportunity

Geographic Scope

Low-income neighborhoods of color across LA; local and state policy

a. Strategic advocacy b. Implementing equitable community planning citywide c. Elevating research on their core issues d. Coalition building among neighborhood organizations e. Reshaping narrative on gentrification and displacement

Organizational Function

Economic and Racial Justice: Solidifying accessible transit to low income populations and preventing displacement through increasing quality jobs for LA natives, securing affordable housing, providing necessary social services, and strengthening community culture and heritage Environmental Goals: Reduction of toxic air pollution and promotion of public health

Common Agenda

Targeted Beneficiaries Size of Beneficiaries

Low-income communities and communities of color

Dozens of neighborhoods across the LA region

High Awareness: Combination of traditional and social media a. Practices strategic communication efforts through social (FB, Twitter pages) and traditional (newspapers and newsletters) media to theatrical performances and digital storytelling b. Meaningful and Attention Grabbing Acronym (ACT) act-LA is their logo, but no symbol

Branding Awareness

SPARCC, Note: Need to contact director to obtain list of funders

Donors

Funding Model 501c3 Alliances: 990 Forms

TBD

https://www2.guidestar.org/profile/72-1521579

Director: Laura Raymond Phone Number: 213-745-9961 ext. 207 Email: allianceforcommunity.org

Point Person

Website and other Links

http://allianceforcommunitytransit.org/about-us/

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