Plan New Hampshire-The Foundation for Shaping the Built Environment

“Kelli d'amore 208 south road deerfield, nh 03037 caroline corriveau 368 meadow pond road gilmanton, nh 03237 brian gehris 7 heron view drive hooksett, nh 03106 stepfani croteau 3 lang road deerfield, nh 03037 bruce hamilton 467 central street leominster, ma 01453 james harrison 238 windmill hill road dublin, nh 03444 william hickey 72 locke road concord, nh 03301 brian pratt 6 kirk street nashua, nh 03064 heather rowan 162 high street exeter, nh 03833 amanda savage 8 west bourne road concord, nh 03301 jamie simchik 171 k street boston, ma 02127 north sturtevant 250 highland street portsmouth, nh 03801 robert white 425 union street 1 portsmouth, nh 03801 cris salomon 6 central house road holderness, nh 03245 nicholas coates 44 partridge knoll road campton, nh 03223 derek lick 54 eaton grange road warner, nh 03278 chris nadeau kimball street concord, nh 03301 jodie nazaka 4 embassy ave hooksett, nh 03106 joe shoemaker 38 groton drive concord, nh 03301”

“No review was or will be conducted.”

“The board members fill out a conflict of interest form annually and are encouraged to bring forward any conflicts that arise during the year.”

“The board reviewed comparable 990's and roles and responsibilities to determine adequacy of compensation.”

“UPON REQUEST”

“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. Several nh communities are aslo members. 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.”

“Two charrettes - wolfeboro and tilton - had been scheduled for 2020. Both were put on hold until 2021. Plan nh has conducted about 69 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. Katiemae white worked on her capstone project for a master's program in resilient and sustainable communities at prescott college. She is looking at our charrette program over the last 10 years and will talk with people involved to find out what has happened as a result of us being there, and what we might do to enhance the program for them.”

“Plan nh hosted five webinars and three hawk talks (shorter webinars) on topics pertinent to our members and others: a.webinars; i.june: the effects of the pandemic on our built environment and its relation to economic development ii.july: designing for covid and beyond iii.august: housing, transportation, and the link between the two iv.october: belonging by design: portland me's congress square park v.october: belonging by design: inclusive design as a framework for creating equitable environments b.hawk talks; i.june: covid-19 impacts on construction and indoor air quality considerations. Ii.july: office space post-covid-19 iii.august: considering maslow's hierarchy of needs in planning webinars earned aia and aicp credits (hawk talks were shorter than an hour so did not qualify for credits). All webinars and hawk talks were presented by professionals who volunteered their time and wisdom”

“The annual merit awards evening, recognizing outstanding projects that have had a positive impact on communities, had to be virtual this year. Relying only on volunteers, we tried to keep the program as close to traditional as possible - but we had each owner and key player record their remarks, which were then edited in to the power point slide show. It took much longer than we anticipated but the result, while not oscar-worthy, is a great piece (posted on our website) that captures the spirit and importance of the awards. Awardees for 2020: a.bank of nh stage, concord b.moco arts, keene c.23 ammonoosuc, littleton d.madbury public library plan nh has had a long partnership with the nh charitable foundation for its scholarship and fellowship program. Begun over 30 years ago, the program recognizes outstanding students who call nh home and are studying in a (undergrad or graduate) program related to plan nh's mission. Plan nh has its own scholarship fund, and also assists in dispersing funds from other sources the foundation administers. In 2020, the application process was streamlined: all applications went through the nhcf portal. Whether on purpose, looking for a plan nh- sponsored scholarship or fellowship, or whether applying for anything they might qualify for, potential candidates were all in one pool. As a result, there were over 90 applicants who theoretically fell into one or more of the qualifications of the plan nh sources and were reviewed by a committee of diverse professionals from plan nh. After careful consideration, the following were selected to receive part of the 26,200 in awards under plan nh's name: alhamdan, mohammad - portsmouth nh bhattarai, niroj - manchester nh giard, crystal - litchfield nh ngalula, marina - manchester nh peck, jordan - concord nh perry, hannah - derry nh rogers, sheldon - new durham nh stevens, logan - concord nh vaitones, val - derry nh johnson, samuel - keene nh pelissier, megan - jaffrey nh”

“1. In february, plan nh launched a brand-new website, which combines necessary information for plan nh as an organization as well as some elements from the old vibrant villages nh site. The response has been positive. The designer, schall creative, has been retained to host the site and to do edits and other work as needed when the web maintenance volunteers cannot. 2. Not knowing how our financial situation would play out over the year, plan nh applied for funds available to assist businesses and non-profits in keeping them afloat: a.payment protection program: received funds to cover 8 weeks of payroll b.nonprofit emergency relief funds (nerf) - unique to nh, these were funds, set aside from covid relief funds sent to the state, specifically for non-profits who could demonstrate they would probably show a loss in a specific quarter or at the end of the year. We knew we would lose considerable funds from no charrettes, and therefore qualified for a grant for 22,500. C.each of these grants were deemed grants and do not have to be paid back or returned. 3. Plan nh participates in two giving days - nh gives (in june) and giving tuesday (first tuesday after thanksgiving). Overall, our donations almost doubled in 2020, vs 2019. 4. Late in 2019, a new person joined the plan nh board, and in january of 2020, she started her own marketing firm, croteau consulting associates (cca). Seeing a need to tighten up communications schedules, branding and more, cca spearheaded the formation of a regular, ongoing marcomm committee. Besides weighing in on the final design of the new website (see below), this marcomm committee a.updated the look and feel of the plan nh brand, while staying true to its existing elements b.created a unique graphic to market each webinar and hawk talk, assisted with developing a "branded up" web page for each c.assisted with updates and edits of the website to keep news and events u-to-date d.revisited the social media program and revitalized it (facebook, linkedin, twitter, instagram) e.cca was a key partner in editing and posting our virtual merit awards program. At the end of the year, cca tallied their donated time to plan nh, which came in just shy of 9000.00. 5. 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 (currently 5,000 to 25.000) to municipalities who wish to create or revise their zoning ordinances to make them more "housing friendly." community participation in the process is required, as is a 15% cash and/or in-kind match. 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 of 2020, 12 communities had been accepted into the program, one of which (peterborough) had started another project with mtag funding: complete: boscawen, candia, dover, exeter, franconia, hinsdale, hopkinton, jackson, peterborough, rochester. In process: claremont. 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. There was little activity in 2020 in this program, primarily due to covid. 6. The executive director, robin leblanc a. Continues to serve on the editorial board of forum, a quarterly publication of aia nh. B. Stepped down from her role on the steering committee of the nh alliance for healthy aging, where she had served for three years. She was invited back to be part of the alliance'”

“Increase in funds held for scholarship 2,783 prior accrued wages - exec dir 28,774 total 31,557”