NNIP Executive Committee

The NNIP Executive Committee is the central mechanism for NNIP governance. It is composed of representatives of six local NNIP partner and two representatives from the Urban Institute. It meets regularly to prepare an Annual Plan for partnership activities, monitor performance under the plan, and consider ongoing activities and policies of the partnership. To the extent possible, it makes decisions on a consensus basis. Local partner representatives on the Executive Committee serve three-year terms on a rotating basis. Each year, two of the positions come open. All partners are asked if they want to volunteer to be candidates for those positions. The candidates are announced to the full partnership and each partner city has one vote. The candidates with the largest number of votes are selected to serve on the committee for the next two years.

• 2008 NNIP Executive Committee Members:
  Michael Barndt, Nonprofit Center of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
  
  Matthew Barry, The Piton Foundation, Denver
  
  Charlie Bruner, Child and Family Policy Center, Des Moines
  
  Sandy Ciske, Public Health-Seattle and King County, Seattle
  
  John Stern, Neighborhoods Resource Center, Nashville
  
  Garth Taylor, Metropolitan Chicago Information Center, Chicago
  
  Tom Kingsley, Urban Institute
  
  Kathy Pettit, Urban Institute
• The Urban Institute. The Urban Institute serves as the secretariat and fiscal agent for NNIP. It takes the lead in preparing proposals for funding consistent with the Annual Plan and other guidance provided by the Executive Committee. It then receives grants to support NNIP activities and is accountable to the funders for performance under those grants.

For additional information, e-mail NNIP at nnip@ui.urban.org.