HIRI PCBR Database - Intermediary Profile Report

PHILANTHROPIC CAPACITY-BUILDING RESOURCES
DATABASE - INTERMEDIARY ORGANIZATIONS

Report Title:	Intermediary Profile Report
Report Date:

Organization Name:	Neighborhood Partnership Fund	Program ID Number: I-110
Date Profile Created:	December 1, 2005

Program Summary:	Neighborhood Partnership Fund (NPF) supports the creation of affordable homes, healthy communities, and economic opportunities for low-income Oregonians. It accomplishes this through (1) assistance to community development corporations (CDCs); (2) support for resident services; (3) human capital development, training and technical assistance; and (4) policy and advocacy work. NPF is the lead agency in two public-private funding collaboratives that also involve the City of Portland, the State of Oregon, and the Enterprise Foundation. They are designed to support the work of CDCs and nonprofit affordable housing providers throughout Oregon. The collaboratives have invested over $15 million in capacity-building grants to nonprofit community-based developers in Oregon since 1990, as well as providing technical assistance to grantees. Additionally, recognizing that resident services are essential to ensure the success of affordable housing, NPF began the Resident Services Initiative Demonstration Project in 2004. The project includes (1) capacity investments to ten CDCs to build organizational capacity to successfully operate resident service programs; (2) training and technical assistance to help build the skills of Resident Services Coordinators; and (3) independent evaluation to help describe and demonstrate the impact of resident service programs on CDC organizational health and on the lives of people who live in CDC housing. In the area of training and technical assistance, NPF offers (1) executive director retreats regionally and nationally for CDC Executives; (2) training on topics requested by grantees, including Succession Planning for Successful Transitions, Inclusivity, Persuasion & Influence, and other topics; (3) appreciative inquiry – working with organizations to explore opportunities for change and organizational growth using this new model; and (4) a training summit to evaluate local training capacity, identify gaps, and increase coordination and collaboration between training organizations. NPF’s Policy Initiative works to build a strong base of support for affordable housing by (1) Increasing the capacity of housing advocates to make the case for expanded resources for affordable housing development; (2) identifying and supporting housing leaders and emerging leaders through skills training, coaching, and creation of support networks; (3) developing a stronger network of advocates within key regions of the state; (4) creating awareness on the part of key decision-makers and legislators about the need for affordable housing; and (5) inspiring passion for creative solutions to the affordable housing funding crisis on the part of advocates, supporters, and policy makers. The initiative works towards these by developing effective messages and providing media advocacy training, providing training and technical assistance to local and regional housing advocacy networks, and creating a state-wide Housing Alliance. NPF has also been involved in development of a financial self-evaluation tool for CDCs. The self-evaluation tool will allow users to compare their financial performance to that of similar organizations and an industry standard. Evaluation of its own work typically involves internal methods used to examine specific projects. Results from an external evaluation of the resident services work will be available during the first quarter of 2006.

Contact Name:	Janet Byrd
Title:	Executive Director
Phone:	503-226-3001 x103
Fax:	503-226-3027
E-mail Address:	byrd@tnpf.org
URL:	www.tnpf.org

Address:

1020 SW Taylor, Suite 680
Portland, OR 97205

Date Program Began:	1990	Total Funds Awarded by this Program for Most Recent Fiscal Year:	$750,000
Date Program Scheduled to End:	N/A	Total Administrative Expenses for this Program for Most Recent Fiscal Year:	$50,000

How Capacity-Building Programs are Operated:

Run internally by the organization.

Number Staff/Consultants:

5/6

Background Materials Available:

Yes

Capacity-Building Work Evaluated:	In Progress	Evaluation Results Available:	No
Frequency of Evaluation:	As needed	Type of Evaluation:	N/A

Geographic Areas Served:

National:

International:

*Selected States:*	Oregon
*Geographic Details:*	N/A

Types of Capacity-Building Assistance Offered to Nonprofits:

1. Grants:	2. Direct Service:	3. Direct Financial Support:
Categorical Part of Larger Grant	Assessment of service needs Coaching/training for individual nonprofits Convening activities Education/training for groups of nonprofits Information and referral Infrastructure for peer support Participation in community initiative Place representatives on nonprofit boards Website with capacity-building information	Facilities/Equipment Support General Operating Support

Grants Offered to Capacity-Building Service
Providers and Intermediaries:

Support for Services to Nonprofits:	Yes
General Support:	N/A

Grants Offered to Support Overall Capacity-Building Infrastructure:

N/A

Areas of Nonprofit Operations Supported:	How Funding/Service Decisions Are Made:
Administration & finance Facilities management Fund development Governance (board & executive leadership) Staff development & training Information & technology support Human resources Planning Evaluation Communication (internal & external)	Application by potential recipient – organization selection. Proactive identification of applicants by organization.