GOVERNANCE
Pat Semansky
March 2009
Case Study of Broadmoor's Community Based Recovery
Media Feature
The Broadmoor Project at the Belfer Center sponsored the development of a three-part teaching case on the recovery planning effort of the Broadmoor neighborhood in New Orleans. Taken together, the cases provide a snapshot of a disaster-stricken community organizing itself and building the capacity to engineer and manage its own recovery.
September 24, 2008
New Orleans still needs help
News
By Beth Maclin, Communications Assistant
New Orleans could be wiped out tomorrow if another storm hit it, according to former Times-Picayune metro editor Jed Horne.
RichardMasoner
July 14, 2008
A Tax Credit for Volunteerism
Magazine or Newspaper Article, The Louisiana Weekly
Hurricane Katrina devastated our region in 2005. With the help of volunteers, we have been rebuilding. If oil prices rise high enough to make travel unaffordable for volunteers, our resurrection will falter.
June 26, 2008
With Private Dollars at Stake, Delays Hurt
Magazine or Newspaper Article, The Times-Picayune
In a public hearing last week, the New Orleans City Council tangled with the Office of Recovery and Development and Administration over a state tax credit program to promote cultural activities. Some council members felt their districts were being ignored. The mood turned contentious. As a result of this debate, approval of funding for the city's 17-zone recovery plan was put off -- at Dr. Ed Blakely's request -- for at least another week.
April 4, 2008
Continued Leadership Development in New Orleans
Press Release
The Broadmoor Project partners with the HKS Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative to bring "Building Effective Partnerships: Increasing community-level resources and impact through cross-sector alliances."
March 2008
Broadmoor Project Announces 2008 Summer Internships
Announcement
The HKS-Broadmoor Project for Community Engagement in New Orleans is pleased to announce 3 paid summer internships in the Broadmoor neighborhood of New Orleans.
Scott Saltzman
January 21, 2008
Plans for Andrew H. Wilson Elementary School Released
News
Architects presented the plans below to Broadmoor residents for the construction of the rebuilt Andrew H. Wilson Elementary School. Construction will begin this spring and continue in time for a September 2009 opening.
December 2007
Lessons from Katrina
Book
A guidebook to community-driven planning in disaster recovery.
Pat Semansky
December 1, 2007
Neighborhood Leadership Forum with Boston's Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative
Presentation
DSNI travels to New Orleans to provide a hands-on workshop for ideas, skills, and resources local neighborhoods can use to implement real change at home.
Pat Semansky
November 15, 2007
Boston’s Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative to Conduct New Orleans Leadership Forum
News
As neighborhood leaders work to rebuild physical and social aspects of their communities, best practices are established that can be shared with others.
