Local Initiative Support Corporation (LISC) recently published Navigating the Opportunity Zones: Community Partners, the first installment of LISC’s Opportunity Zones Playbook series. This Playbook offers detailed recommendations on the following areas:

  • Hold A Stakeholder Meeting;
  • Embarking on a Plan for Work in the Opportunity Zones;
  • Incentives and Guardrails in the Opportunity Zones;
  • Collaborating to Build Pipeline and Leverage Local Expertise;
  • Ramp Up Your Investor Marketing; and
  • Develop Impact Metrics and Encourage Transparency.

Forthcoming playbooks will be targeted to impact investors and impact developers looking to harness the Opportunity Zones incentive and create positive change in America’s urban and rural communities.