Plan New Hampshire-The Foundation for Shaping the Built Environment

“OTHER INCOME 1 TOTAL 1”

“Merit awards cost of goods sold 3,441 web communications cost of goods sold 4,238 community charettes cost of goods sold 3,929 forums & workshops cost of goods sold 14,470 mtag program grants 41,237 cost of goods sold 929 scholarships scholarships 1,600 expenses supplies & miscellaneous 1,649 bank charges 1,594 telecommunications 206 other taxes 75 travel & mileage 2,959 development expenses 4,854 insurance 1,834 total 83,015”

“Increase in funds held for scholarship 0 decrease in funds held for scholarship -2,264”

“Beneficial interest in funds held 33,637 31,373 total 33,637 31,373”

“Deferred revenue 63,885 121,719”

“Plan nh, founded in 1989, has a mission to foster excellence in the planning, design and development of new hampshire's built environment. Our membership is comprised of architects, engineers, landscape architects, planners, builders and real estate professionals, financial and insurance firms and others with an interest in how we build, what we build and where and its impact on our daily lives. Plan nh has a vision of an economically, socially, and vibrant new hampshire in which: our changing context (weather and climate changes, shifting demographics, new ways of thinking about food and energy sources, more) is taken into consideration during planning and related decisions. Towns and neighborhoods balance necessary growth with preserving their unique senses of place. Compact, mixed-use areas are encouraged. There are reasonable, affordable choices for where to live and how to get about. We are stewards of our natural resources and historic assets. There are educational and cultural opportunities of all kinds. All citizens are encouraged to be civically engaged. To achieve this vision, plan nh's mission is to foster and encourage sustainable planning, design and development of the built environment. We do so by championing smart growth and livability principles, social responsibility, and collaboration and cooperation. Our means are programs and projects that inform and inspire our professionals and citizens of the granite state. The overall purpose is to raise awareness of the link between the built environment and the health and vitality of our communities.”

“Plan nh conducted two community design charrettes in 2018: in bristol on may 18 and 19, the team made recommendations for re- designing their kelley park, a 6+ acre open space adjacent to the town center. 11 volunteers contributed their time and knowledge to this. In moultonborough on july 20 and 21, the team made recommendations for improving walkability in the town center as well as recommendations for providing places to live and places to be together as a community. 13 volunteers provided time and talent to this effort. Each of these charrettes was a second visit to the community. We had been in bristol to look at their town center in 2008, and in moultonborough for the same in 2012. Plan nh has conducted about 65 community design charrettes in over 60 communities since 1996, guiding citizens to identify the vision they have for their town center or other significant neighborhood, and developing recommendations as to how that vision might be achieved over time.”

“Plan nh hosted two workshops, each of which was well-attended: on april 5, richard wood (u mass lowell) and eric kronberg (kronberg wall, atlanta) gave a workshop on the international existing building code. On june 5, missing middle housing. James vayo (now with southern nh planning commission) gave an overview; ivy vann of ivy vann planning and zoning in peterborough talked about how zoning can support this concept. In the afternoon, bob white, landscape architect with gpi, oversaw a hands-on workshop where attendees worked with scaled blocks to play around with scaled property maps to see how missing middle housing could fit. Also, on october 18 and 19th, in keene, nh, plan nh hosted a conference, the power of local, which addressed the importance of a local economy and how communities can support it. Presenters included stacey mitchell of the institute for local self reliance, paul bruhn of the preservation trust of vermont (who talked about the importance of local general stores) and dar williams, singer/songwriter and author of what i learned in a thousand towns.”

“Plan nh's annual awards evening was held june 21 at the hotel concord. The annual merit awards recognized outstanding examples of sustainable planning, design, and/or development that included social responsibility and collaboration. In addition, these are examples of how the built environment can have a positive impact on the social, economic and/or environmental fabric of the community: "it is coincidental," said robin leblanc, plan nh executive director, "that each of these this year is an historic preservation project. Each underscores the impact that a building project can have on its community. Moreover, they each clearly show that when decisions are made around building something (or, in these cases, rehabilitating), it is not just about the economic bottom line, but the social and environmental, too. Financial investments are really about long-term social and community impacts (which we want to be positive)." (from the press release) franklin light and power mill lakes region mental health center, laconia frank jones brew yard (portsmouth) village common covered bridge (wentworth) florence rideout elementary school - addition and renovations (wilton) the scholarship and fellowship awards, in partnership with the nh charitable foundation, awarded 21,250.00 to eight students who call nh home and are studying in a field related to the plan nh mission.”

“Over 150 individuals and/or companies donated time, talent, and/or treasure to plan nh committees, programs, events and more. On february 14, executive director robin leblanc gave a talk at the carsey institute's monthly coffee and conversations. Her topic was the role of community planning and design in fostering economic development. Later, in the september/october issue of town and country, a publication of the nh municipal association, she published an article on the same topic. Robin was invited to be on the editorial board of the reinvented forum, a quarterly publication of the nh chapter of the american institute of architects. In collaboration with bob white, landscape architect at gpi, she wrote an article about missing middle housing for the fall 2018 issue. Robin leblanc continued her participation in the nh alliance for healthy aging, including as a member of the steering committee and the zoning and housing workgroup. In 2018, she was one of ten participants from new hampshire invited to participate in a frameworks institute workshop on reframing aging. Frameworks uses a sophisticated combination of methods to determine how people now think about aging and older adults, and how we who talk about this can change how we do so for more positive outcomes. She continues to be part of a group that is guiding implementation and dissemination of the message. "robin was part of the 6th cohort of leaders from across the state who participated in multi-day leadership learning exchange on equity, led by new hampshire listens. It was a powerful workshop, during which participants explored and learned about the role of "white privilege" in shaping race relations over the past 400 years. In 2015, new hampshire housing had approached plan nh with a proposal to fund a municipal technical assistance grant program, which we would administer. The purpose of the program is to provide funding to municipalities who wish to create or revise their zoning ordinances to make them more "housing friendly." the program has an advisory board of representatives of housing coalitions, economic development groups, planning consultants and others around the state. The board reviews applications and makes recommendations for acceptance. It also continuously helps shape the program itself. As of the end or 2018, 12 communities had been accepted into the program. Five had completed it, and seven were in various stages of progress. This is an important program for the state. "it gives planning boards horse-power to get things done, "said one consultant, giving especially cash-and time-strapped community planners much-needed financial assistance. Expanding housing choices is a challenge for just about every town in the granite state, and this program provides tools to actually sit down and address it from a zoning perspective. From one participating community: "i just wanted to let you know how much we appreciate the funding from the nh municipal technical assistance program. The city of rochester has limited amount of staff resources to work on this type of project because of all the administrative work especially site plan and subdivision approvals. This type of program helps the city of rochester and other communities work on long term planning issues that we do not have the opportunity to accomplish. We would not have the capacity to work on these projects without grant assistance. The flexibility of the program allowing city staff the ability to choose the consultants that will be the best fit for the community is so helpful. The city of rochester is extremely excited to work on this project to benefit rochester's downtown. Please let the plan nh board of directors and funders for this program know that this grant will have a big impact on this community. Plan nh is helping communities in the entire state work on projects that are extremely important for a vibrant nh." the annual golf event was held at the canterbury woods golf course on september”