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Goal #1: Prioritize Partnerships that Meet Client Needs

Prioritize partnerships to strengthen or leverage services to meet consumers/
tenants’ needs.

Goal #2: Align Spending with Values
Align our spending with our values to contract with local, small, veteran-owned,

minority-owned, and women-owned businesses.

Goal #3 Strengthen Consumer & Organization Relationships with the
Community

Strengthen consumer and organizational relationships with the community to
work together toward shared goals that benefit our neighborhoods.

Goal #4: Funding Partners

Seek and obtain funding partners to diversify revenue and leverage existing
resources.

Examples of Desired Outcomes

❖ Expanded services offered and used
such as healthcare, employment, □ Number, types, and results of strategic
socialization, etc. partnerships
❖ Enhanced standing and influence in □ Number and amount of contract
professional, governmental, and awards to small businesses, minority,
public spheres. veteran, and women owned businesses.
❖ New and beneficial relationships □ Number of contract awards to
with Community, Government, and businesses in the communities we
Industry leaders. serve.
❖ Broadened reach in terms of □ Number of services expanded through
contributors, donors, and partnerships.
volunteers. □ Number and types of relationships
❖ Partnerships, coalitions and and/or participation by Urban
alliances, and boundary-spanning Pathways within communities.
initiatives that leverage our □ Number and type of consumer/tenant
resources and impact. relationships and/or participation in
❖ Recognized as a community partner communities.
by the communities and individuals □ Number and type of staff recruited and
we serve. hired from the communities we serve.
❖ Recognized as a supporter of DEI □ Amount and types of funding and
(e.g., through relationships with resources accessed through
minority and women owned partnerships.
businesses).
❖ Attract and retain top talent.
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