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We develop initiatives, nurture partnerships and innovate solutions to move Memphis forward and deliver impactful, sustained change. We work with diverse stakeholders to collaborate across public, private, and non-profit sectors to understand the root causes of long-standing challenges and generate solutions from ideation to scale, deliver, and sustain.

We currently work in the following areas of civic innovation: Neighborhood Indicators and Data Capacity Development, Reimagining Public Spaces, Transportation and Mobility, Home Health Services, and Emergency Medical Services.

 

 

Activities

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NNIP Welcomes Two New Executive Committee Members in 2023
March 2023
One of the unique characteristics of the National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership (NNIP) is that the network was founded by the partner organizations and it continues to be led by an Executive... [read more]
Catalyst Grant Program: Using Data and Technology for an Equitable Justice System
December 1, 2021
The Urban Institute and the Microsoft Justice Reform Initiative are... [read more]
Seeding Success Geospatial Analysis Project
August 2020
Memphis’ local StriveTogether organization, Seeding Success is a cradle to career backbone organization that seeks to ensure every child has the... [read more]

Publications

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Reimagining Civic Spaces for Equity and Unity
December 1, 2023
Blog post - By: Innovate Memphis
Innovate Memphis

Blog Post
Case Study: MEMFix revitalizes communities through street transformation
November 1, 2023
Blog post - By: Innovate Memphis
Innovate Memphis

Blog Post
Evaluating the Distribution of Community Development Capital to Low-Income Communities
July 14, 2023
Blog post - By: Austin Harrison, Jennie Doss, Jessica Buttermore, Jessica Lotz
Innovate Memphis

Blog Post
Memphis Food Rescue Landscape Analysis
May 4, 2023
Blog post - By: Innovate Memphis, Clean Memphis
Innovate Memphis

Blog Post
What medical transportation options exist for seniors on Medicare?
May 23, 2022
Blog post - By: Innovate Memphis
Innovate Memphis

Blog post
NNIP Idea Showcase and Awards May 2022
May 11, 2022
Video - By: Altonio Smith, Jessie Partridge, Sarah Diez
Innovate Memphis, Metropolitan Area Planning Council, Kinder Institute for Urban Research

Slides
The Promises and Realities of Data-Driven Community Development
February 22, 2022
Blog post - By: Austin Harrison
Innovate Memphis

Blog post, Memphis Property Hub
Data-Driven Housing Stability in the COVID Era: Lessons from Memphis
May 25, 2021
Meeting Materials - By: Austin Harrison, Altonio Smith
Innovate Memphis

Showcase2021_Memphis_Smith.pptx
NNIP Welcomes Innovate Memphis as its Newest Partner
January 27, 2021
Announcement - By: Urban Institute
Innovate Memphis

NNIP Partner Application: Innovate Memphis
November 2, 2020
NNIP admin document - By: Justin Entzminger
Innovate Memphis

DOCX
COVID-19 Socioeconomic Vulnerability
September 1, 2020
Digital Feature - By: Innovate Memphis
Innovate Memphis

Blog Announcement
Memphis Property Hub and Bluff City Snapshot
September 1, 2020
Website - By: Innovate Memphis
Innovate Memphis

Background slides on the Memphis Property Hub (PPTX)
State of Memphis Housing 2020 Report
September 1, 2020
Report - By: Innovate Memphis, City of Memphis Division of Housing and Community Development
Innovate Memphis

2020 State of Memphis Housing Report (PDF)
901 Ride Choice: Pilot Program Year One Report
May 1, 2020
Report - By: Innovate Memphis, Shelby County, Memphis Area Transit Authority
Innovate Memphis

Full Report
Using ACS Multiyear Estimates: Issues and Best Practices
February 27, 2014
Video - By: Phyllis Betts, Tim Bray
(Inactive) Center for Community Building and Neighborhood Action, Institute for Urban Policy Research

Link
Sustaining Communities of Opportunity: the HUD Community Challenge Grant - Airport City in Memphis
June 20, 2013
Presentation - By: Phyllis G. Betts
(Inactive) Center for Community Building and Neighborhood Action

PPTX
Measuring Disparity and Opportunity, Voices from the Field: Memphis
February 1, 2012
Presentation - By: Phyllis Betts
(Inactive) Center for Community Building and Neighborhood Action

PDF
Linking Research with Action to Support Neighborhood Level Analysis and Social Change
October 13, 2011
Presentation - By: Phyllis Betts
(Inactive) Center for Community Building and Neighborhood Action

PPTX
Rethinking the Lending Landscape: Implications for Community Development in Memphis, the 2009 Lending Study
July 15, 2011
Report - By: Phyllis Betts, Carol Gothe
(Inactive) Center for Community Building and Neighborhood Action

PDF
The Uses and Limitations of the American Community Survey (Community Training)
May 13, 2011
Presentation - By: Phyllis Betts
(Inactive) Center for Community Building and Neighborhood Action

PPT
Watch Video
Crime, Victimization, and Social Equity: The Safeways Model for Leveraging Law Enforcement with Community Building and Long Term Crime Prevention in Memphis and Shelby County
October 21, 2010
Presentation - By: Phyllis Betts
(Inactive) Center for Community Building and Neighborhood Action

PPT
Safeways-CAP Components Customized for Southeast Memphis
October 21, 2010
Report - By: Phyllis Betts
(Inactive) Center for Community Building and Neighborhood Action

DOC
InfoWorks Memphis: Community Profiles
September 1, 2010
Report - By: Tk Buchanan
(Inactive) Center for Community Building and Neighborhood Action

Greater Memphis Partnership Housing and Neighborhoods Baseline Report
September 1, 2010
Report - By: Phyllis Betts, Tk Buchanan, Robert Brimhall, Jackson Gilman, Carol Gothe
(Inactive) Center for Community Building and Neighborhood Action

PDF
Community Strategies for Improving Birth Outcomes Presentation
May 13, 2010
Presentation - By: Phyllis Betts
(Inactive) Center for Community Building and Neighborhood Action

PPT
Neighborhood-by-Neighbor: A Citywide Residential Property Survey
April 15, 2010
Report - By: Tk Buchanan, Phyllis Betts
(Inactive) Center for Community Building and Neighborhood Action

pdf
It Takes a Village: A Working Report on Community and Neighborhood Assets and Indicators for Early Childhood Well-Being and School Readiness in Memphis and Shelby County, Tennessee
October 1, 2009
Report - By: Center for Community Building and Neighborhood Action, School of Urban Affairs and Public Policy, University of Memphis
(Inactive) Center for Community Building and Neighborhood Action

PDF
Beyond Subprime Lending: Using Lending Study Data to Stabilize Neighborhoods In a Post-Foreclosure Environment
June 1, 2009
Report - By: Phyllis G. Betts, Carol Gothe, Adam Foster
(Inactive) Center for Community Building and Neighborhood Action

PDF
Help for the Homeowners? NOW on PBS
February 2, 2009
News article - By: Phyllis Betts
(Inactive) Center for Community Building and Neighborhood Action

Link
Smart Strategies for Neighborhood Stabilization in a Post-Subprime Environment
January 1, 2009
Presentation - By: Phyllis Betts, Carol Gothe
(Inactive) Center for Community Building and Neighborhood Action

PDF
Early Childhood and School Readiness: What's Neighborhood Got To Do With It?
November 13, 2008
Presentation - By: Phyllis Betts.
(Inactive) Center for Community Building and Neighborhood Action

PPT
Implementing the 2008 Neighborhood Stabilization Program: Getting Organized in Memphis
November 13, 2008
Presentation - By: Phyllis Betts
(Inactive) Center for Community Building and Neighborhood Action

PPT
Congressional Testimony on the Impact of Foreclosures on Neighborhoods
May 21, 2008
Presentation - By: Phyllis Betts
(Inactive) Center for Community Building and Neighborhood Action

PDF
Systems Scan for Memphis, Tennessee
January 1, 2008
Report - By: Center for Community Building and Neighborhood Action at the University of Memphis
(Inactive) Center for Community Building and Neighborhood Action

DOC
Neighborhood Housing Markets and the Memphis Model: Linking Information to Neighborhood Action in Memphis, Tennessee
November 15, 2006
Journal Article - By: Phyllis Betts
(Inactive) Center for Community Building and Neighborhood Action

PDF