CEO of Grounded Solutions Network, LEED AP | growing the scale of #sharedequityhousing |closing the #racialwealthgap | equitable and inclusive communities.
I really had no idea of what 2020 had in store when I wrote this last year - I just knew what I wanted to share with other #communitylandtrust leaders and advocates across the world.
#WherearetheFunders
“We must never forget the CLT was created out of necessity... collective ownership of land to support African-Americans living in the rural South. It was born out of the American Civil Rights Movement.”
Chapter 22 - @Tonypmc#OnCommonGround
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I promised to fight for places across the Commonwealth that have been left behind for too long—places like Meadville.
I’m proud to help their community land trust tackle the housing crisis head on.
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"Supporters have put together a reform agenda of ways to make the program stronger and more widely available. [...] But criticism beyond accepted reform goals from within the affordable housing development side of the sector has been muted." @Shelterforceshelterforce.org/2023/11/15/…
Don’t just “consider” and “examine” your organization’s commitment to #RacialEquity - DO something by taking significant actions that have measurable impacts.
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HUGE NEWS, Y'ALL!!
We are SO immensely excited and honored to be named a *FINALIST* for the Housing Affordability Breakthrough Challenge. Thank you @EnterpriseNow and @WellsFargo!
We are READY for the final round!
CELEBRATE WITH US: Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott gifted $10 million to Homestead Community Land Trust. We are beyond grateful to receive this visionary investment. Full statement here
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Thanks to @Philanthropy for elevating the critical importance of creating homes with #lastingaffordabilty by various @GroundedNetwork members. More grant funders, financing and more public subsidies are needed to scale the proven success of our housing models.
Grant makers are backing innovative solutions to try to bolster the availability of affordable housing. Many see stable housing a critical to their work to improve education, health, and economic opportunity. phlnthrp.com/3HwoYTh
Our latest podcast is out! In this episode we talk with @Tonypmc CEO of @GroundedNetwork. We focus on efforts to advance #RacialJustice within the field of community development, including within local grassroots orgs, foundations & financial institutions.
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@Delta is totally failing to assist me in navigating their multiple delays of my morning flight to Minneapolis. Thus I missed my DC connection, now they won’t add me to a waiting list for the next flight because I don’t have preferred status??? I paid for this 🤷♂️🤷♂️ 🤷♂️🤷♂️
After 4 separate discussions with different @Delta airport gate staff, I finally got a seat on a plane. Why did they make it so hard??? #chargingmoreForLessService
Loved joining my brilliant colleagues @DrAkilahWB & @Seema_NYC for a great conversation focused on #liberation - hosted by @npquarterly's own @Steve_NPQ Great audience participation too!
Proud of the work @LabGov has been doing in Baton Rouge over the last 3 years applying our #cocity framework to equitably develop the 4-mile Plank Road area, a historic Black community. We have created a combined Community Land Trust and Bank. 👇
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All of @GroundedNetwork is incredibly sad to learn of the passing of #communitylandtrust model founder, New Communities leader and Civil Rights Movement icon; Rev. Charles Sherrod. His great legacy lives on in our work & the communities we serve. washingtonpost.com/obituarie…
I’m excited to be representing @GroundedNetwork in Pueblo, CO at an amazing event hosted by the great team @nwsoco !!! Someone will win a home tonight.
There will be one lucky winner and it could be YOU! 🥇
All it takes is one ticket to win, just over 500 entries for the house raffle, the odds of winning are phenomenal!
Don't miss your chance to win this 🏠
$365,000 home!
BUY YOUR TICKET TODAY! 🎟
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The pandemic helped export the sky-high housing values and steep rents of coastal hubs to other cities across the US.
@Richard_Florida explains why it happened trib.al/PAnA3GZ