About the Program

Organizational Development is an essential part of LANI's overall neighborhood revitalization strategy. This program is designed to develop sustainable community organizations to assist in carrying out long-term revitalization efforts in their respective neighborhoods.

Through its Organizational Development program, LANI provides technical assistance in both the development and the ongoing support of sustainable community-driven organizations in designated LANI neighborhoods and special project areas.

Areas of assistance include:

Funding	funding source referrals, funding application assistance
Maintenance	landscaping, graffiti, litter
Outreach	marketing efforts, stakeholder partnerships
Operations	training or referrals on accounting, legal issues, insurance, office operations
Project Management	project budgeting, contracts
Strategic Planning	board development, budgeting, program evaluation

The goals of LANI's Organizational Development program are addressed in part through the following two major annual efforts.

LANI's Annual Community Forum

Drawing on Los Angeles Neighborhood Initiative's unparalleled track record revitalizing diverse local districts, this exciting event gathers and trains top neighborhood leaders and decision-makers in Los Angeles. The goal is to recharge and enhance the community work of these individuals and provide a critical opportunity for dialogue and information sharing.

LANI's 3rd Annual Community Forum to take place Saturday, May 21, 2005.

LANI Maintenance Matching Fund Program (LANI-MMF)

The LANI-MMF Program was created in direct response to the immediate need for maintenance support expressed by LANI neighborhoods. At LANI we realize that one of the greatest challenges after improvements are implemented is finding the resources to maintain those improvements in order to continue achieving a positive impact.

The LANI-MMF Program offers direct grants from $100 to $2,500 to selected, eligible LANI neighborhoods to assist in financing maintenance projects that will:

• maintain or repair an existing neighborhood improvement;
• provide a maintenance service; or
• replace minor low-cost improvements

Examples of Eligible Projects include:

• Cleaning/painting of street furniture and/or bus shelters
• Cleaning/painting of streetlights
• Community entry monument cleanup or repair
• Crosswalk/stamped asphalt paint/repair
• Graffiti cleanup/paint-out
• Landscape cleanup and trimming
• Mural refurbishing
• Park clean-up
• Replacement of damaged street banners
• Minor sidewalk repair
• Sidewalk steam cleaning
• Street tree and tree grate maintenance
• Tree watering

LANI-MMF 2006 applications are due July 31, 2006. You will need Adobe Acrobat to view these documents.

MMF Program Information
MMF Application Forms (Adobe Format)
MMF Application Forms (Word Format)

 Contact

Monica Carlos
Director - Organizational Development
(213) 627-1822 x15
monica@lani.org

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