In Defense of Community Preference Policies

In This Issue: Criticisms About Community Preference Policies Are Misguided ● Are Limited Equity Co-ops Making a Comeback? ● Also: Jobs ● Events ● Resources ● In Case You Missed It +

Week of November 18 In This Issue: Criticisms About Community Preference Policies Are Misguided ● Are Limited Equity Co-ops Making a Comeback? ● The Opposite of Deficit-Based Language Isn’t Asset-Based Language. It’s Truth-Telling. ● Also: Jobs ● Events ● Resources ● In Case You Missed It + The Opposite of Deficit-Based Language Isn’t Asset-Based Language. It’s Truth-Telling. Miriam Axel-Lute, Shelterforce Steering clear of defining people and communities in negative language is important—but is it enough? Read Full Article Criticisms About Community Preference Policies Are Misguided Edward G. Goetz, University of Minnesota Community preference policies have been challenged for allegedly being exclusionary and for perpetuating segregation. Here are six reasons why those challenges are mistaken. Read Full Article From the Shelterforce archive: Are Limited Equity Co-ops Making a Comeback? Lillian M. Ortiz, Shelterforce While the total number of limited equity cooperatives in the U.S. has dwindled, in recent years there has been what some might call the beginning of a resurgence. What’s leading the renewed interest in this model of resident-controlled, long-term affordable housing? Read Full Article Donate Now and Make Every $1 = $2 From now until December 31 every dollar you donate to Shelterforce will be doubled by NewsMatch* up to $1,000!! And if you make recurring donations, the whole year of your donations will be matched, up to $1,000.  Double the Value of Your Donation Today! *NewsMatch is a national matching-gift campaign to grow fundraising capacity in nonprofit newsrooms and promote giving to journalism among U.S. donors. It’s supported through an open collaborative fund at The Miami Foundation. Funders include the Democracy Fund, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, the Jonathan Logan Family Foundation and others. Events Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2:30 p.m. ET | Borrowing From Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) | Join this webinar to hear information about borrowing from LISC, including: lending, underwriting guidelines and project diligence, and monitoring and asset management. Register here. Wednesday, Nov. 20, 1 p.m. ET | Larger Than Cities and Towns: Partnering for Health at a Regional Level | Join the Build Healthy Places Network for this webinar to meet three organizations from across the country that are driving innovative regional approaches to improve health outcomes, enhance opportunity, and advance equity. Hear about the economic, cultural and policy forces shaping these dynamic multi-sector partnerships. Register here. Thursday, Nov. 21. 2 p.m. ET | Reimagined in America | Join the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for this webinar that will discuss how to can tackle social isolation and strengthen social connectedness in communities, inspired by ideas from around the world. Register here. Thursday, Nov. 21, 2 p.m. ET | Remaking the Economy in Indian Country | Join Nonprofit Quarterly for this webinar to learn how Native-American activists are building food hubs, creating marketplaces that feature indigenous foods, and restructuring markets so that Native artisans and producers achieve far greater benefit from their labor. Register here. Resources Legal Levers for Health Equity in Housing Report Series | Six reports from Temple University Center for Public Health Law Research with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation focus on how laws and legal practices related to housing have influenced the availability of quality, affordable housing in socially and racially inclusive neighborhoods—and how the policies that work can be coordinated and scaled up for maximum national impact. Read the reports here. We only list free events and resources of national interest. To learn about advertising, click here. You Said It On “The Inside World of ‘Change Makers’” Cliff Rosenthal: Your review and response so perfectly captured what I and I'm sure many others felt. Via LinkedIn Peter Dreier: Your article is fantastic! Thanks for writing this. As you know, I share this critique of how foundations frame the discussion of poverty and inequality. You do a great job of taking the discussion to the next level. What's missing in the book is recognition of funders like Liberty Hill and Haymarket that fund real radical grassroots organizing that seek to change the system, funded by wealthy traitors to their class. Via E-Mail New American Planning: A helpful discussion of the “feel good” change movement from @Shelterforce. Via Twitter On “NJ Pays Hospitals to Build Affordable Housing” Strategies to End Homelessness: What a great idea! Hospitals partnering with the state housing authority to tackle a major social determinant of health: HOUSING Via Facebook Caitlin Bayer: While I'm obviously thrilled that healthcare is stepping up to provide housing, this line was a major cringe point “also, we heard from hospitals that they were challenged with having adequate housing in neighborhoods for their staff.” Via Twitter On “‘Welcome to Little Tokyo, Please Take Off Your Shoes:’ Remembering Dean Matsubayashi” Tricia McKenna: What a beautiful tribute. Thank you for sharing this. Read More On “The Dark Side of Single-Family Rental” Roy Lowenstein: I am no fan of the large single-family portfolio owners from out-of-town who have proliferated around the country—what could go wrong with this model, right?—but there is another side to the story . . . Read More Steve Lockwood: We’ve been sending hundreds of letters to landlords nationwide who own in our community — offering to help them sell the home to their tenants. It’s early, but the response has been better than anticipated. Read More Looking for a Job? Scroll Down... In Case You Missed It Move to the Front of the Line: Community Preference Policies “Welcome to Little Tokyo, Please Take Off Your Shoes:” Remembering Dean Matsubayashi The Inside World of “Change Makers” The Dark Side of Single-Family Rental Board Members from the Heath Sector: A Growing Trend for CDCs We Need the Data—But Can’t Forget the People—in Creative Placemaking Sign up for Shelterforce Weekly! Jobs Program Vice President, Southern Region, Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), Washington, D.C. ● The Program Vice President will oversee market analyses and craft an implementation plan for the launch of new LISC offices, recruit and manage a staff to carry out LISC’s strategy and operate its programs, recruit . . . Read Full Listing Director of Advocacy and Communications, Coalition for Nonprofit Housing and Economic Development (CNHED), Washington, D.C. ● The Director of Advocacy and Communications will work under the direction of the President & CEO to drive CNHED’s advocacy and communications strategies, promoting the work of the organization, its members, and the broader community development field in the District . . . Read Full Listing Vice President for Development, Coalition for Nonprofit Housing and Economic Development (CNHED), Washington, D.C. ● The Vice President for Development will work under the supervision of the President/CEO to develop and implement a strategic fundraising plan, expand CNHED’s philanthropic and government funding sources, and strengthen the . . . Read Full Listing Executive Director, Nevada Housing Coalition, Nevada ● The Executive Director will be responsible for general oversight of all Nevada Housing Coalition (NHC) programs and functions, for managing and supporting the implementation of NHC's legislative agenda and for providing the Board of Directors with necessary information for effective organizational management . . . Read Full Listing Executive Director, Capitol Hill Ecodistrict, Seattle, WA ● Reporting to the CEO of Capitol Hill Housing, the Executive Director will be responsible for prioritizing a plan for self-sufficiency, as well as for directing the development, implementation, monitoring, and improvement of local policies, programs, and . . . Read Full Listing Manager of Homeownership Services, Seattle, WA ● Homestead seeks a community land trust specialist who will have both hands-on and leadership responsibility for homeownership services and stewardship. The Manager designs and implements policies and processes that support applicants in becoming first-time homeowners, and . . . Read Full Listing Tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor of Real Estate Development, New Orleans, LA ● This position will support our educational mission in the teaching of real estate development at both the graduate and undergraduate levels, while contributing to the development of our urban research agenda in the areas of social impact, cultural preservation, and . . . Read Full Listing Real Estate Development Manager, Charlottesville, VA ● The Manager is responsible for managing the entire development process of large, complex affordable multi-family projects, including feasibility analysis, acquisition, deal structuring, design development, financing, public approvals, construction, and close-out. Primary . . . Read Full Listing Executive Director, Montclair, NJ ● Launched in 2011, The Essex Community Land Trust (ECLT) strengthens communities by providing permanently affordable housing and financial empowerment opportunities for low- to moderate-income individuals and working families throughout Essex County. ECLT is looking for an executive director to manage. . . Read Full Listing Click here to post a job! More Jobs Executive Director, Raleigh, NC ● Partnership To End Homelessness Asset Manager, Boston, MA ● Planning Office for Urban Affairs Program Director, Healthy & Lead-Safe Homes, Montpelier, VT ● Vermont Housing & Conservation Board Chief Financial Officer, Raleigh, NC ● CASA North Carolina Program Manager, San Antonio, TX ● National Association for Latino Community Asset Builders (NALCAB) Vice President, Training, Washington, D.C. ● NeighborWorks America Editor, Miriam Axel-Lute Managing Editor, Lillian M. Ortiz Senior Editor, Keli A. 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