ENVIRONMENTAL SCAN 2.0
TransFormation Alliance (TFA) is a diverse collaboration of 30 plus partners ranging from government agencies, business partners, MARTA, and nonprofits, working together to amplify the impact of their existing resources. TFA’s members are dedicated to ensuring that opportunities and benefits provided by transit investment are made available to all residents of that community – present and future. Through a collaborative structure, TFA makes decisions about direction, activities and resource allocations. TFA has worked together in some format since 2012. All TFA members sign a memorandum of agreement, which centers on the impact of race, racism, and equity as leading guiding principles for working together. All members also agree that transit is central to the success of each organization’s mission and to access to opportunity. Other principles guiding their work include: • Leading with racial equity • Transparency • Respect The TransFormation Alliance is not a 501(c)(3); this was an intentional decision made by members who wanted the collaborative to not compete against each other for similar funding sources. Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) provides administrative and staff support and serves as a fiscal sponsor for TFA. The Executive Committee of TFA holds responsibility for leading the collaborative’s vision, and strategic direction, making decisions around internal operations, messaging, partnerships, and fundraising in consultation with the broader membership. Currently, their main source of funding is the Strong, Prosperous, And Resilient Communities Challenge (SPARCC). SPARCC is a three-year, $90 million initiative investing in local efforts at the city and regional levels to ensure that major new infrastructure investments lead to equitable and healthy opportunities for everyone. TFA also receives local support from The Kendeda Fund, MailChimp, and the Annie E. Casey Civic Site. SPARCC funding will end on December 2019. Hummingbird Firm was requested to undertake a comprehensive review of the TFA governance documents and work program, including but not limited to: 1. Governance structure • Strengthening Atlanta’s civic infrastructure • Sharing of resources & resource development
2. Guiding principles 3. Policy documents 4. Memorandum of Agreements 5. Existing members 6. 2017 list of accomplishments and 2018/2019 work plan.
In completing this environmental scan, we also reviewed the following additional folders/documents provided to us in a GoogleDoc shared drive: 1. Consultant Reference Documents 2. Communication Materials 3. Grant Applications
4. Policy Platform 5. TFA Academy 6. TFA Contact Lists 7. Lee Street Data
8. TFA Governance Items 9. TFA Work Plan Items
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TRANSFORMATION ALLIANCE STRATEGIC ARTICULATION MAP & FUND DEVELOPMENT PLAN REPORT
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