Neighborhoods Planning & Community Development Network

NEIGHBORHOODS PARTNERSHIP NETWORK (NPN), MISSION IS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF CITIZENS BY ENGAGING NEW ORLEANIANS IN NEIGHBORHOOD REVITILIZATION AND CIVIC PROCESSES.

NEIGHBORHOOD LIAISON & OUTREACH: NEIGHBORHOOD LIAISONS ARE ARE THE BEDROCK PROGRAM OF NPN. LIAISONS SERVE AS A BRIDGE BETWEEN CITIZENS AND CITY GOVERNMENT, NONPROFITS AND NEIGHBORHOOD INSTITUTIONS. OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, THE NEIGHBORHOOD LIAISON PROGRAM HAS PROVIDED INFORMATION TO OVER 100 NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS, NONPROFITS AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. THE PROGRAM'S PRIMARY GOAL IS TO HELP OUR MEMBERS' GET THE INFORMATION AND RESOURCES THEY NEED TO REACH THEIR GOALS.

CAPACITY COLLEGE: THE CAPACITY COLLEGE IS A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEIGHBORHOOD GROUP CAPACITY AND INTER-NEIGHBORHOOD COLLABORATION. THROUGH A SERIES OF WORKSHOPS, INFORMATION SESSIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS, ENROLLED GROUPS WILL LEARN STRONG VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE/MANAGEMENT, AND HOW TO LEAD PROJECT FROM VISION TO IMPLEMENTATION. FINF NEW PARTNERS FOR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT 2013 OUTCOMES- NUMEROUS RESIDENTS IN CORE CLASS PROGRAMS AND SPEAKER BUREAU SEMINARS.

COMMUNICATIONS: TRUMPET THE TRUMPET IS NEW ORLEANS ONLY COMMUNITY MAGAZINE WRITTEN BY NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTS, FOR NEIGHBORHOODS, ABOUT NEW ORLEANS NEIGHBORHOODS. WITH OVER 110 CONTRIBUTORS, OUR NETWORK IS FULFILLING OUR VISION OF COMMUNITY VOICES ORCHESTRATING CHANGE AND WOULD LIKE TO INVITE YOU TO BE APART OF THIS SYMPHONY. THE TRUMPET MAGAZINE IS OUR ANSWER TO THE DIGITAL DIVIDE. JUST AS THE INTERNET HAS CHANGED HOW INFORMATION IS PRESENTED TO PEOPLE, IT HAS ALSO CHANGED RHE DEGREE TO WHICH PEOPLE CAN CREATE AND PRESENT THEIR OWN INFORMATION. HOWEVER, MANY ARE WORRIED ABOUT THE EFFECT THAT THE INTERNET APPEARS TO BE HAVING ON TRADITIONAL PRINT NEWS. IN A UNIQUE CASE LIKE THE TRUMPET, WE STRUGGLE TO BALANCE THE TWO MEDIUMS TO BE ABLE TO LET OUR PHYSICALLY-PRINTED PUBLICATION COMPLIMENT OUR ONLINE PUBLICATION AND VICE VERSA. DISTRIBUTED IN 80 + LOCATIONS WITH A CIRCULATION OF OVER 5,000 PUBLISHED 6 TIMES A YEAR (EVERY OTHER MONTH).

CITIZENS PARTICIPATION PROGRAM: NPN LIAISON WERE ABLE TO ORGANIZE NUMEROUS CUSTOMIZED CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PROJECTS PRESENTATIONS FOR NEIGHBORHOODS, REACHING HUNDREDS OF RESIDENTS. THIS HELPED SIGN UP MANY RESIDENTS WHO BECAME ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS IN THE CPP INITIATIVE.