Boston Ujima Project Neighborhood and Citywide Investment Plans Creation Form

Boston Ujima Project Neighborhood and City Wide Investment Plans Creation Form

MAP YOUR VISION FOR YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND CITY! CREATE YOUR PERSONALIZED NEIGHBORHOOD AND CITY WIDE INVESTMENT PLANS!

Thank you for your interest in creating a community controlled economy in Boston! We know that you know what you need. We know that you have dreams for yourself, your loved ones, your communities, your neighborhood, and your city. We invite you to share some of your dreams with us. We look forward to working with you to bring them into existence.

The creation of your personalized neighborhood and city wide investment plans is a next step. Your dreams will combine with dreams of your fellow community and Ujima members and feed into our master lists for our neighborhood and city wide investment plans.

THIS FORM IS FOR UJIMA VOTING MEMBERS AND RESIDENTS OF BOSTON PROPER.

If you need support completing the form or if you have questions or concerns, please e-mail Ujima at info@ujimaboston.com.

CREATOR INFORMATION

First Name *

Last Name *

Email *

Phone

Address 1 *

Address 2

Neighborhood *

Zip *

Connection: *

Voting Member

Boston Resident

Gender (choose any or all options)

Female

Male

Gender Diverse (non-conforming, transgender)

Choose not to identify

Race/Ethnicity (you are not restricted to one choice)

Asian

Black

Latino

Middle Eastern or North African

Indigenous / Native

Pacific Islander

White

Mixed Race

Person of Color

Income (choose one income range that describes your annual wages/salary for one year)

Public Benefits (Do you receive public benefits like MassHealth or SNAP?)

CREATE YOUR PERSONALIZED NEIGHBORHOOD INVESTMENT PLAN

Show Your Love

Now, more than ever, we see the value and vulnerability of our local small businesses. Are there businesses you love and depend on, or startups that could use Ujima’s support?

Help nominate local companies to join the Ujima Project.

We’re looking for existing companies, as well as startups that we might not know about. This is your chance to shout out a company or entrepreneur (including yourself) that you want to join the Ujima community.

NOTE: ALL UJIMA BUSINESSES MUST BE IN BOSTON AND BIPOC OWNED

What neighborhood are you creating an investment plan for? (This should match the neighborhood listed above.)

EXISTING BUSINESSES

In the text areas below, please list up to five existing businesses, *in your neighborhood*, you LOVE and tell us why. We don't use love lightly. Love means you will go out of your way to not only support this business yourself but you will also go out of your way to get others to support this business as well.

When you tell us why you love this business, try to include not only whatever details you know about their product or service but also about their positive impact in your neighborhood.

1. Existing Business In My Neighborhood I Love:

1a. I LOVE this business because:

2. Existing Business In My Neighborhood I Love:

2a. I LOVE this business because:

3. Existing Business In My Neighborhood I Love:

3a. I LOVE this business because:

4. Existing Business In My Neighborhood I Love:

4a. I LOVE this business because:

5. Existing Business In My Neighborhood I Love:

5a. I LOVE this business because:

NEW BUSINESSES

In the text areas below, please list up to three new businesses, *in your neighborhood*, you LOVE and tell us why. We don't use love lightly. Love means you will go out of your way to not only support this business yourself but you will also go out of your way to get others to support this business as well.

When you tell us why you love this business, try to include not only whatever details you know about their product or service but also about their positive impact in your neighborhood.

6. New Business In My Neighborhood I Love:

6a. I LOVE this business because:

7. New Business In My Neighborhood I Love:

7a. I LOVE this business because:

8. New Business In My Neighborhood I Love:

8a. I LOVE this business because:

You've just completed the creation of your personalized neighborhood investment plan! Next we'll ask you to create your personalized investment plan for the city.

CREATE YOUR PERSONALIZED CITY WIDE INVESTMENT PLAN

In the text areas below, please list up to three existing or new businesses, *outside of your neighborhood*, you LOVE and tell us why. We don't use love lightly. Love means you will go out of your way to not only support this business yourself but you will also go out of your way to get others to support this business as well.

When you tell us why you love this business, try to include not only whatever details you know about their product or service but also about their positive impact in your neighborhood.

9. Existing or New Business Outside Of My Neighborhood I Love:

9a. I LOVE this business because:

10. Existing or New Business Outside Of My Neighborhood I Love:

10a. I LOVE this business because:

11. Existing or New Business Outside Of My Neighborhood I Love:

11a. I LOVE this business because:

You've just completed the creation of your personalized city wide investment plan! Next, we'll ask you to think about what you'd like to see in your neighborhood or the city that does not exist yet.

NEIGHBORHOOD AND CITY WIDE NEEDS

Are there some businesses, services, initiatives, or processes you think your neighborhood or the city needs and is missing or has not been undertaken?

In the text areas below, please list up to three businesses, services, initiatives, or processes, *in and / or outside of your neighborhood*, you think are needed but are missing and tell us why. Please be specific. For example, if you say community space, please try to envision what kind, who you expect the users to be, what types of services, products, activities would be available there, etc.

12. Unmet Need In Or Outside of My Neighborhood:

12a. Detailed description of this need:

13. Unmet Need In Or Outside Of My Neighborhood:

13a. Detailed description of this need:

14. Unmet Need In Or Outside Of My Neighborhood

14a. Detailed description of this need:

Thank you for creating personalized investment plans for your neighborhood and city! A copy of your neighborhoodand city wide investment plans will be e-mailed to you.

We hope that the creation of your personalized neighborhood and city wide investment plans gives you additional ownership over the shape of our communities. See your vision. See your plan. Be inspired to make them be with Ujima and our wider communities.

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