Downtown Raleigh Alliance Inc

“The finance manager, president/ceo, and chairman of the board will review the form 990 on behalf of the board of directors with a follow-up provided to the board following the executive review. Any relevant inquiries are made to the organization's external cpa firm to resolve.”

“Any director, officer or employee of the downtown raleigh alliance who has, or whose relative has, a substantial interest in any contract, sale, purchase or service to the downtown raleigh alliance shall make known that interest to the board of directors prior to any action or approval with respect to such contract, sale, purchase or service. Any director who has such an interest, and any director having a relative having such an interest, shall refrain from voting upon or otherwise participating in such transaction.”

“The organization has a compensation committee which reviews ceo performance annually. The committee consists of the current board chair, the immediate past chair, and the incoming chair. The committee has supplemented their review by referencing the ceo's salary survey created by the international downtown association.”

“The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request.”

“To build upon downtown's recent revitalization by enhancing its quality of life and contributing to its economic success through four core programs: (1) safety, hospitality & clean ambassadors, (2) strategic branding & community communications, (3) retail attraction & merchant promotions, and (4) strategic partnerships & member engagement.”

“Ways to lower crime. In 2015, the safety ambassadors performed the following services; 1,554 safety escorts, 4,530 hospitality assists including giving directions and dining recommendations and helping individuals find their cars, and 2,976 hours patrolling parking decks/lots. Dra takes pride in enhancing the trash collection service provided by the city of raleigh through the ambassador clean team's services. Currently numbering eight, the clean team contributes by picking up litter, removing graffiti, and performing special maintenance projects thereby improving the overall neatness and appearance of the downtown environment. During the months of july 2015 through june 2016, the clean team removed 98,345 lbs. Of trash and spent 56.5 hours removing graffiti.”

“Created a quarterly mailer, "the downtown insider", with news, events, and information especially pertinent to the downtown resident. Finally, our dra events calendar averages over 34,000 pageviews per month making the dra site one of the best places to find downtown information.”

“Economic development staff actively works with retail brokers and landlords to fill storefront spaces in downtown. In 2015, 29 street level businesses opened (a net gain of 13 new stores) adding new jobs and expanding tax revenues.”

“The primary goal of the strategic partnerships & member engagement is to bring together over 1,500 stakeholders and members that support dra's municipal services district to collaborate for the benefit of the city. Dra brings these groups together through small meetings, large corporate events and by providing strategic resources to encourage growth in downtown raleigh. Our membership program brings together business owners, government officials, non-profit partners, residents, students and downtown supporters by providing networking opportunities as well as information and resources. New in 2015, dra began hosting monthly second tuesday events as an after-hours networking opportunity and membership drive. The alliance currently has over 450 dues-paying members. The organization also hosts an annual meeting and awards ceremony to communicate the impact the organization is making on revitalizing downtown and to recognize the contributions of individuals, businesses, and organizations that are contributing to our mission by presenting them with an award. Over 1,000 downtown advocates and business leaders attended the 2015 event.”

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