[DRAFT] Grove Park Foundation

Report Summary

The Grove Park Foundation (GPF) is leading a place-based neighborhood revitalization effort in the historic Atlanta neighborhood of Grove Park. This initiative, which focuses on five core pillars (housing, real estate, economic mobility, health, and education), is designed to promote economic revitalization, preserve the neighborhood's character, and amplify the needs of existing residents. This Key Performance Indicator (KPI) framework provides a replicable method for evaluating GPF's progress toward its goals of inclusive and sustainable neighborhood revitalization.

Key Insights

  • Five Core Pillars: GPF's revitalization efforts are focused on economic mobility, education, health, housing, and real estate.
  • KPI Framework: The framework includes two to three comprehensive KPIs per pillar, along with the required inputs for their calculation, to measure the impact of GPF’s work.
  • Purpose-Driven Metrics: The KPIs were chosen to align with GPF’s objectives, serving three distinct purposes:
    • Community Purpose: Capturing the lived experience of residents and issues they care about most (displacement rate, chronic disease prevalence).
    • Storytelling: Helping the Foundation communicate the story of change and impact.
    • Resource Focus: Revealing where resources and funding are flowing and where gaps remain (e.g., rent relief access, public infrastructure investment).
  • Data-Driven Approach: The KPIs utilize place-based metrics that largely draw from existing city-level and census data hubs to indicate broader neighborhood trends and minimize ethical dilemmas associated with household-level surveying.
  • Focus on Timeframes: The framework incorporates both short-term metrics (e.g., rent relief access, clinic availability) to address acute needs and long-term metrics (intergenerational title transfer rates, tax revenue rates) to address systemic challenges.

Opportunities for Action

The report outlines a five-step guide for GPF to continue the community needs assessment and ensure the KPI framework remains actionable and sustainable:

  1. Define and Standardize Geographic Boundaries
  2. Reaffirm KPI Values
  3. Gather and Organize Relevant Data
  4. Build a Simple and Consistent Data System
  5. Create an Internal Review Process

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