Our Team The Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation supports community groups helping their neighborhoods grow and change. To do this, we provide training and technical support in strategic planning, organizational development, outreach, civic participation, commercial development, construction, leasing, business, finance, fundraising, marketing, public relations, research, and evaluation. The Jacobs Team is as diverse as the communities we serve. From varied cultural, educational, social, and political backgrounds, the Jacobs Team blends profit and non-profit experience in a wide range of disciplines. Applying the discipline of the marketplace to the social mission of the non-profit world enhances the value of our work. Together, we can become the change we want to see.