| Community
Building Initiatives
Community
Building Initiatives (CBI) develops mutually beneficial, capacity building
relationships with groups and organizations that enable Pillsbury United
Communities to achieve its mission. Over time, these mutually beneficial
relationships have evolved into what we now call affiliate relationships.
As of July, 2003 Pillsbury United Communities has 15 affiliates. We enter
into formal and strategic capacity building relationships with affiliate
groups and organizations because we believe that: • |
There is a growing need to do so as evidenced by the dramatic growth
in emerging immigrant-led groups and organizations that feel their
needs are not being met by more established public and non-profit
organizations. | • | Affiliates
can and do play significant roles in addressing unmet community needs.
By supporting affiliates, we’re building the capacities of groups
and organizations to more effectively serve our community. Further,
by engaging in affiliate relationships, Pillsbury United Communities
enhances its capacity to learn and more effectively serve the community. | • | Emerging
community leadership needs to be supported and developed, particularly
in underserved communities. We believe there is a growing need to
support leaders that are both trusted and closely tied to their respective
communities, but who may not have the "institutional know-how"
in operating a non-profit within the context of an increasingly regulatory
environment. | • | Pillsbury
United Communities’ administrative and programmatic assets provide
excellent real-life learning opportunities that can be leveraged to
affect change. By centralizing certain administrative services, the
broader community will realize greater organizational efficiencies,
effectiveness, and public service. |
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