We carry the paperwork so your neighborhood group does not have to.
A place to keep your group’s money, help running the thing, and free tools for anyone in Davidson County who wants to know what is happening on their street.
Next neighborhood leaders gathering: Wednesday, September 23, Shelby Community Center. Details and RSVP
If you run a neighborhood group
You already know your neighborhood. We handle the parts that wear you down.
Nobody has to hold the money personally
If your group’s funds are sitting in a treasurer’s personal checking account, that is a worry somebody carries every day. Move it to an account under our 501(c)(3) that is yours, tracked separately, with statements. No fee to open or hold. How it works
No filings, no incorporation, no annual report
You do not have to become a nonprofit to be taken seriously. We carry the paperwork, and your group stays informal and keeps its time. How it works
Someone to ask when it gets complicated
Bylaws, officers, elections, running a meeting people come back to, and what to do when the person who started everything moves away. Ask us
Neighbors to compare notes with
We have been convening neighborhood leaders since 2024. Nothing to join and nothing to pay. The next one is Wednesday, September 23 at the Shelby Community Center. Come to it
How we work
We start with what a neighborhood already has.
Asset-based community development means we do not show up with a list of what is broken. We start with the people, the relationships, and the local knowledge that are already there, and build from that. More about our approach
Currently sponsoring
Maxwell Heights Neighborhood Association
Our pilot partner as we build this program.
What this looks like in practice
Neighborhoods that talk to each other are harder to overlook.
6
convenings hosted for East Nashville neighborhood leaders
8+
neighborhood organizations at the table, comparing notes on what works
10+
neighborhoods that weighed in together on the East Bank Boulevard design
Most neighborhood associations work alone. They solve the same problems separately, and when something big lands nearby, they respond one at a time. We bring leaders together so they can compare notes, name the gaps they share, and speak with more weight when it counts.
When the East Bank Boulevard design was under discussion, more than ten neighborhoods organized to weigh in on the proposed six-lane roadway. We did not write anyone’s letter. We helped people understand who decides what, when the meetings were, and how to be heard, and the neighborhoods took it from there.
Is your neighborhood association trying to do something bigger?
Tell us what you are working on. We read every email.
Nashville Community Collective 
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