In November 2002, a small group of Long Island’s civic, academic, labor and business leaders met at the Greentree Foundation’s conference center in Manhasset to discuss challenges facing the Long Island region and potential catalysts for new direction.

On February 12, 2004, the first Long Island Index was launched at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory’s Genome research center.  This achievement was the result of 15 months of coming together by Long Island ’s academics, businesses, labor and nonprofits.  The effort was built on the premise that an indicators project, such as those that have been a catalyst for positive results elsewhere, could work here.

The Long Island Index is a project that gathers and publishes data on the Long Island region.  Our operating principle is: “Good information presented in a neutral manner can move policy.”  The Index does not advocate specific policies.  Instead, our goal is to be a catalyst for action, by engaging the community in thinking about our region and its future.

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Does your region have advice and experience to share with others about its journey toward regional stewardship?  Consider submitting them for publication on RegionLink (www.regionlink.org), the interactive, online community for regional practitioners.

RegionLink is hosted by the Alliance for Regional Stewardship and accessible to ARS members.  RegionLink’s database contains hundreds of documents including case studies and regional best practices for practitioners to learn from, profiles of regions with successful stewardship activities, and reports and presentations from ARS conferencesall of which are searchable by topics such as transportation, economic development, housing, security, and leadership. 

ARS would like you to consider RegionLink as your region’s online library.  To submit materials to share on RegionLink, just send an email to with a summary of the document and ARS will follow up..

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The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy is hosting a workshop on “Regional Collaboration: Learning to Think and Act Like a Region,” March 16-17 at the University of Washington ’s Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs in Seattle .

The purpose of the workshop, which ARS is co-sponsoring, is to build and share knowledge about regional collaboration by highlighting some of the most promising case studies around the nation.  Attendees will discuss and work with cases involving land development and community growth in a regional context, link regional collaboration theory and practice, explore tools and strategies for effective regional initiatives, and engage in learning exercises that apply strategies to real-world situations.  Courses will be conducted by the Consensus Building Institute.

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For the last 15 years, the Atlanta Neighborhood Development Partnership has encouraged and participated in the development of affordable housing for people of moderate to low incomes in the metro Atlanta region.  ANDP is also Atlanta ’s leading voice engaged in systematic advocacy for public policies that pave the way for new community models with affordable housing as a key part of the mix.

With the upcoming retirement of its founder, Hattie B. Dorsey, ANDP is currently seeking a new president and CEO to build on this legacy by continuing the work in housing finance, development and advocacy and building revenues generated from these sources; broadening relationships and strengthening fundraising capabilities to ensure economic and programmatic sustainability; and promoting a disciplined financial and operating culture of accountability consistent with ANDP’s position as one of Georgia ’s leading nonprofits. 

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