Data Visualization Webinar July 27, 1 p.m. ET
This NALCAB webinar will demonstrate the process of moving from spreadsheet to compelling graphics and will cover best practices in using and visualizing performance and outcome data. An SBA PRIME sub-grantee will talk about their experiences collecting baseline and outcome data and their plans to use their data in the future.
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Trickle-Down Equity Won't Work
Sarah Treuhaft, PolicyLink
Equity won't drop from the sky or trickle down. Its purposeful integration into regional and local economic development is the only way to dismantle the institutional racism that impedes large-scale growth. This is how one city is doing that . . . More
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Beyond the Developer Fee
Jake Blumgart, journalist
and Miriam Axel-Lute, Shelterforce
In tough financial times, community developers are hanging on to their developer fees despite competition, but many are also diversifying their programs and revenue streams. Here's how . . . More
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Why Are Biased Banks Getting High CRA Marks from Regulators?
Josh Silver, NCRC
How are cases that involve egregious allegations of banking/lending discrimination in communities of color going nowhere? Josh Silver argues for some changes to CRA exams that would, at the very least . . . More
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Many landlords in areas of opportunity will refuse to accept vouchers. This is a major problem where I live and won't change until . . . --Jerry Rioux, more
I would disagree with most of what Mr. Henneberger says . . . the Small Area Fair Market Rent (SAFMR) idea seeks to make low-income areas even lower income, creating a self-fulfilling prophecy about those . . . --Andrew Friedman, more
Editor Reply
Matthew Desmond asserted in his book Evicted that overpayments actually dwarf underpayments and thus that SAFMRs would not only pay for themselves, but also could theoretically allow a massive expansion of the voucher program, which could . . . Miriam Axel-Lute, more
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The subject of this article is timely, as these discussions are happening on a daily basis in the arena of affordable housing, most intensely within . . . --Marjorie A. Martin, more
Low-income people, mostly at 30 percent AMI or below, in Minneapolis desperately need more affordable housing. Disproportionately this population in need of housing assistance consists of households of color. The A Mill was not intended to be and is not a response to this urgent need. But the media exposure for this and similar projects does provide an opening for explaining how
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While I agree completely that payday lending is a ruinous industry that needs to be curtailed, I am concerned that alternatives do not exist for those most likely to use these services. Without the ability to access ready cash (like most of us do with ATM machines) where will low-income folk turn when they need immediate cash to . . . --Susan Moriarty, more
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Director of Community Development
The Director oversees varied aspects of the agency's community development work, including: affordable housing and manufacturing development, community planning, sustainability initiatives and asset management, securing project financing and . . . Read Full Listing
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Deputy Director
The Baltimore Regional Housing Partnership administers the Baltimore Housing Mobility Program. The Deputy Director will have both internal and external responsibilities, ranging from project management and program administration to partnership development . . . Read Full Listing
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Affordable Housing Development
Senior Project Manager
New Destiny connects at-risk, low-income families to safe, permanent housing and services. The Senior Project Manager's responsibilities will include: assisting in site selection, feasibility analysis; negotiating acquisition terms and contracts with team . . . Read Full Listing
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Program Officer
Program Officers are local technical assistance providers who have a wide variety of skill sets throughout LISC's network including: community engagement; program management and implementation; contract management; workforce development, real estate development and finance; safety programming . . . Read Full Listing
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Assistant Project Manager
The APM will provide administrative support for a full range of development activities, including but not limited to: preparing and assembling funding applications, researching locational and other amenities for development sites, preparing maps and graphic . . . Read Full Listing
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The PMI will have primary responsibility for a full range of development activities relating to affordable multifamily housing development projects, such as researching, identifying, and securing funding sources, organizing reports, graphics, budgets . . . Read Full Listing
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Community Organizer/Developer
The HANDS Community Organizer will work directly with senior staff, community residents, partnering organizations, businesses, and municipal officials to develop relationships, increase participation by stakeholders, and identify and nurture . . . Read Full Listing
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JPMorgan Chase & Co.
HOPE Credit Union
Burlington Associates
Texas Low Income Housing Information Service
Planner, Louisa County, Va.
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National Urban League
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