LISC 2008 National Staff Meeting
October 21 - 23, 2008
2008 Assets Learning Conference
September 11 - 13, 2008
Advancing America's Assets Agenda: Expanding Opportunity, Promoting Prosperity and Mobilizing Communities
2008 Kansas Housing Conference
August 5 - 7, 2008
CICK Resource Guide - The ABCs of Child Care
07/31/2008
Publisher: LISC
Housing Credit Modernization Becomes Law
07/30/2008
LISC's summary of how The Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 will impact the LIHTC market.
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Experts Online: It's In The Mix: Keeping Your Development Projects Alive During Changing Times
07/29/2008
Archived LISC Commercial Markets Advisory Service Webcast from June 23, 2008
Housing Stimulus Package to Stabilize Neighborhoods, Attract New Capital to Communities: LISC
07/26/2008
LISC's reaction to The Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008
Experts Online: It's In The Mix: Keeping Your Development Projects Alive During Changing Times
July 23, 2008; 2:00 - 3:30 PM
LISC's Research Cited in Foreclosure Article
07/23/2008
Rural Housing Leader Recognized
07/07/2008
Extreme Makeover: Petersburg's Revitalization Plans Take Shape
07/03/2008
A five-page feature on Virginia LISC's Petersburg Initiative, from a special section of the July 2008 Richmond Magazine entitled "South of the James"
House and Senate Negotiators Agree to Further LIHTC Changes
07/03/2008
"The Buzz" from the July 2008 issue of Novogradac Journal of Tax Credit Housing.
Duluth Heritage Sports Center Receives Grant from the Minnesota Vikings, the NFL and LISC
07/01/2008
Experts Online: Building Family Assets
June 25, 2008; 2:00 - 3:30 PM
Experts Online: NFL Grassroots Program, Next Steps: Completing the Grant Process
06/24/2008
Archived Webcast from June 23, 2008.
Oprah's Grant to LISC Helps Gulf Communities Recover
06/17/2008
Oprah's Angel Network awards LISC $2.1 million in grants to help Gulf communities in Mississippi and Louisiana recover.
Proceedings of Getting It Done: New Tools for Communities
06/17/2008
The nation's top community development practitioners gathered in Chicago March 26-27, 2008 to share their stories and build new skills.
House Bill Addresses Urgent Housing Credit Realities
06/16/2008
This is the first of a series of monthly articles by Buzz Roberts, LISC's Senior Vice President for Policy, in the June 2008 issue of Novogradac Journal of Tax Credit Housing.
House Bill Addresses Urgent Housing Credit Realities
06/16/2008
This is the first of a series of monthly articles by Buzz Roberts, LISC's Senior Vice President for Policy, in the June 2008 issue of Novogradac Journal of Tax Credit Housing.
Experts Online: Applied Training in Retail Attraction and Dealmaking
06/13/2008
Archived LISC/ICSC Applied Retail Attraction Training Program Webcast from June 11, 2008
2008 Community Development Policy Summit
June 11 - 12, 2008
This year's summit will explore a confluence of consumer finance issues in light of the mortgage lending crisis.
Commercial Advisor - CMAS Newsletter: Spring 2008
06/04/2008
In this issue: LISC Urban Forum 2008, Director's Letter, LISC/State Farm Spirit of Revitalization Award Finalists: Development/ Placemaking / Leadership
Commercial Advisor - CMAS Newsletter: Winter 2007
06/04/2008
In this issue: The Inner-city Supermarket – Myths and Reality, Great Grocery Store Attraction Resources, Feeding the Demand, Developing a Coordinated Strategy for Grocery Store Attraction, LISC Urban Forum 2008
Commercial Advisor - CMAS Newsletter: Fall 2007
06/04/2008
In this issue: Attracting Chain-lets, Shopping for businesses at ICSC, Trade Show tips, Quad Communities: A MetroEDGE profile
2008 Big Apple Innovation Awards
May 29, 2008; 6:00 - 10:00 PM
Affordable Housing Forum
May 13 - 14, 2008
LISC/AmeriCorps Receives $1.27 Million for 150 New Members in Six States
05/11/2008
Program that grooms members for community development careers enters 15th year
LISC Writes the Book on Green
05/05/2008
Brownfields 2008: Roadmap to Revitalization
May 5 - 7, 2008
The 13th annual national Brownfields conference, co-sponsored by LISC, heads to Detroit, May 5-7, 2008.
LISC Project Wins Washington Business Journal Award
04/28/2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 24, 2008) — At an awards ceremony held at the Ronald Reagan Center, The Shops at Park Village in Washington, D.C.'s Ward 8 received the Washington Business Journal's 2008 Winner of the Best Real Deals — Community Impact Award. The event was attended by more than 500 people, with competition for the award coming from all over the metropolitan D.C. area.
> Washington Business Journal - Community Impact Awards insert (PDF, 881KB)
In December of last year, LISC provided $18.6 million in New Market Tax Credits for the construction of The Shops at Park Village. The full story and related media can be viewed below.
Urban Forum 2008
April 28 - 30, 2008
Experts Online: Linking Your CDCs to Local Anchor Institutions
04/25/2008
Event Description
presented by The Field Resources and Learning and Federal Policy Units of LISC and
The National Alliance of Community Economic Development Associations
Faced with declining federal and state community development funding, CDCs are increasingly looking to expand partnerships with local employers. In many cities, the largest local employers are area nonprofit hospitals and universities. These institutions are often called "anchor institutions" because, unlike private corporations, the nature of their business makes moving difficult, thus increasing the degree to which their success is dependent on community economic wellbeing.
Panelists:
- Alisa Orduna Snead, ED , The Partnership CDC
- Vickie Johnson, ED , Fairfax Renaissance CDC
- Steve Dubb, The Democracy Collaborative (moderator)
Topics:
- Overview of efforts nationwide
- Review of two exemplary partnerships
- Challenges of building alliances with large nonprofit institutions
- Benefits of partnerships
Who Would Be Interested?
- CDC board members, executive directors, and staff
- Universities, Hospitals others who partner with community development organizations engaged in neighborhood revitalization
- Foundations
- Intermediaries
Experts Online: Linking Your CDCs to Local Anchor Institutions
April 23, 2008; 2:00 - 3:30 PM
LISC Toledo Celebrity Wait Night
April 21, 2008; 5:45 - 9:00 PM
2007 MetLife Awards - Latino Community Center and the Milwaukee Police Department
04/16/2008
Publisher: LISC
2007 MetLife Awards - The Institute for the Study and Practice of Nonviolence & Providence Police Department
04/16/2008
Publisher: LISC
LISC Applauds Senate Housing Bill
04/14/2008
Supportive Housing Symposium
April 8, 2008; 8:30 - 3:30 PM
2007 MetLife Awards - Lawrenceville United & City of Pittsburgh Police Department
03/31/2008
Publisher: LISC
2007 MetLife Awards - Jefferson East Business Association & Detroit Police Department
03/31/2008
Publisher: LISC
2007 MetLife Awards - Neighborhood Housing Services of Phoenix & Phoenix Police Department
03/31/2008
Publisher: LISC
2007 MetLife Awards - Over the Rhine Revitalization Corporation, Keep Cincinnati Beautiful & Cincinnati Police Department
03/31/2008
Publisher: LISC
2007 MetLife Awards - Olneyville Housing Corporation & Providence Police Department
03/31/2008
Publisher: LISC
2007 MetLife Awards - Charlotte Mecklenburg Housing Partnership & Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department
03/31/2008
Publisher: LISC
Getting It Done: New Tools for Communities
March 26 - 27, 2008
The nation’s top community development practitioners will gather in Chicago March 26-27 to share their stories and build new skills.
Reinventing Older Communities: How Does Place Matter?
March 26 - 28, 2008
Philadelphia’s third biennial conference
on reinventing older communities
2008 President's Letter
03/24/2008
Experts Online: Using Marketing Material and Demographic Data to Attract Retailers
March 19, 2008; 2:00 - 3:30 PM
Early Education Facilities: Buildings that Maximize Program Quality
March 19, 2008; 2:00 - 3:00 PM
Join the conversation on March 19 to learn what makes a pre-k facility high quality and how states can leverage funding to create great facilities for all young children.
Renaissance in Columbia Heights
03/16/2008
Milwaukee Awards for Neighborhood Development Innovation
March 13, 2008; 9:00 - 5:00 PM
LISC Launches Green Development Center
03/05/2008
LISC Announces Major New Hires
02/26/2008
South Florida LISC Works With HUD and Local Residents to Preserve Affordable Housing in Miami
02/20/2008
Experts Online - Economic Development/Revitalization Award--Preparing your Proposal
February 13, 2008; 2:00 - 3:30 PM
Urban Forum 2008 will give LISC an opportunity to honor community development practitioners, community groups, and leaders who have helped to change the economic landscape of their community.
LISC Reports $1.1 Billion in 2007 “Sustainable Communities” Investments
02/11/2008
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14th Annual Chicago Neighborhood Development Awards
February 7, 2008; 2:30 - 8:00 PM
Experts Online: The Basics of Retail Attraction
02/07/2008
Event Description
February 6, 2008
Retail Attraction—actively planning for and undertaking the recruitment of desired retailers to your community's shopping corridor—is a key tool in the revitalization of a neighborhood. Join LISC Commercial Markets Advisory Service (CMAS) and the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) in this introductory session that will give an overview of the importance of retail attraction, highlight key partners and their role and discuss general retail attraction and dealmaking concepts. Session will be led by Cynthia Stewart, Director of Community Relations at ICSC.
Experts Online: The Basics of Retail Attraction
February 6, 2008; 2:00 - 3:30 PM
Retail Attraction--actively planning for and undertaking the recruitment of desired retailers to your community's shopping corridor, is a key tool in the revitalization of a neighborhood.
LISC and the Revisioning of Toledo
01/14/2008
The Toledo City Paper recently featured LISC in an article on community revitalization in the city.
Developers Apply Certain Design Features, Management Practices to Prevent, Minimize On-Site Crime
01/14/2008
Experts Online: Retail Attraction and Dealmaking Series - Introductory Session
01/10/2008
Archived Commercial Markets Advisory Service (CMAS) Webcast from January 9, 2008.
Experts Online: Retail Attraction and Dealmaking Series - Introductory Session
January 9, 2008; 2:00 - 3:00 PM
NFL Report Highlights LISC Partnership
01/06/2008
Experts Online - Partnering with Police: Profiles of Gang Prevention & Youth Safety Strategies
12/28/2007
This webcast discussion will highlight the successful strategies of two community organizations who have led collaborations that effectively address issues of gang and street violence among youth. Join us live as our experts discuss their role in crafting policies, practices and partnerships with law enforcement, the public school system and additional community non-profits. By the end of this discussion, participants will learn about the planning and design of programming, implementation of strategies, and lessons learned from two organizations that have been recognized and awarded for their successful prevention and intervention work with youth.
Experts
- Teny Gross, Executive Director
Institute for the Study & Practice of Nonviolence – Providence, RI
- Mark Wilson, Executive Director
Coalition for Responsible Community Development (CRCD) – Los Angeles, CA - Moderator: Mona Mangat, Program Officer
Local Initiatives Support Corporation, Community Safety Initiative (CSI) – New York, NY
Who would be interested?
- CDC executive directors, staff, board members
- Child welfare agency staff, youth service providers
- Police officers and other law enforcement
LISC Announces Major Hire, Promotions
12/17/2007
National Football League Honored for $20 Million in Grants to Refurbish Neighborhood Football Fields
12/13/2007
NFL Grassroots Program 10th Anniversary Event
December 13, 2007; 4:00 - 4:30 PM
Experts Online: Partnering with Police: Profiles of Gang Prevention & Youth Safety Strategies
12/06/2007
Event Description
December 5, 2007
Issues of youth violence and increased gang activity have become a challenge for many communities across the country. Youth service providers have made strides in understanding warring gangs and connecting youth to effective social services that fill the gap of unmet needs. Although successful, these strategies have had limited impact. Neighborhoods are still plagued by rising crime rates among youth and a continued concern around juvenile arrests and incarceration. Our webcast experts will discuss their innovative strategies that go beyond traditional programming as they partnered with the community to reduce crime in the inner cities of Providence, Rhode Island and Los Angeles, California.
This webcast discussion highlights the successful strategies of two community organizations who have led collaborations that effectively address issues of gang and street violence among youth. Experts discuss their role in crafting policies, practices and partnerships with law enforcement, the public school system and additional community non-profits. By the end of this discussion, participants will learn about the planning and design of programming, implementation of strategies, and lessons learned from two organizations that have been recognized and awarded for their successful prevention and intervention work with youth.
Experts
- Teny Gross, Executive Director
Institute for the Study & Practice of Nonviolence – Providence, RI
- Mark Wilson, Executive Director
Coalition for Responsible Community Development (CRCD) – Los Angeles, CA - Moderator: Mona Mangat, Program Officer
Local Initiatives Support Corporation, Community Safety Initiative (CSI) – New York, NY
Who would be interested?
- CDC executive directors, staff, board members
- Child welfare agency staff, youth service providers
- Police officers and other law enforcement
Experts Online: Partnering with Police: Profiles of Gang Prevention & Youth Safety Strategies
December 5, 2007; 2:00 - 3:30 PM
Issues of youth violence and increased gang activity have become a challenge for many communities across the country. Youth service providers have made strides in understanding warring gangs and connecting youth to effective social services that fill the gap of unmet needs. Although successful, these strategies have had limited impact. Neighborhoods are still plagued by rising crime rates among youth and a continued concern around juvenile arrests and incarceration. Our webcast experts will discuss their innovative strategies that go beyond traditional programming as they partnered with the community to reduce crime in the inner cities of Providence, Rhode Island and Los Angeles, California.
Revitalizing Neighborhoods One at a Time
12/04/2007
Out of the Blue: Turning Problem into Opportunity When a Police Partner Moves On - Community Safety Paper Series
12/01/2007
2007 MetLife Foundation Community-Police Partnership Awards
2007 MetLife Awards - Mercy Housing Colorado and the Denver Police Department
12/01/2007
2007 MetLife Foundation Community-Police Partnership Award for Diversity Inclusion and Integration
2007 MetLife Awards - Original Aurora Renewal Weed and Seed Partnership
12/01/2007
2007 MetLife Foundation Community-Police Partnership Award for Drug Market Disruption
2007 MetLife Awards - HomeSight and the Seattle Police Department
12/01/2007
2007 MetLife Foundation Community-Police Partnership Award for Community Aesthetics
Experts Online - Get in the Game!! Part II: Preparing your NFL Grassroots Proposal
November 6, 2007; 2:00 - 3:00 PM
8th Annual CHAM Asset Management Professionals' Conference
November 4 - 6, 2007
CHAM is the ONLY exclusive gathering of experienced CDC asset and property managers, lenders, funders, state and local housing agency reps, and assorted other experts, along with LISC, Enterprise and NeighborWorks® America staff.
LISC New Jersey Neighborhood Achievement Awards
November 1, 2007; 12:00 - 3:00 PM
New Directions, Sustainable Solutions
10/26/2007
A new collection of case studies researched and written for the 2007 Affordable Housing Symposium, highlights innovative developers who are tapping non-traditional resources, expanding their scope of work, and offering affordable housing in areas once considered too exclusive or expensive. The case studies highlight four unique tools for affordable housing development: Low Income Housing Tax Credits, the Capital Fund Financing Program, committed and aggressive local agency programs, and mixed-financing. Regardless of their method, these developments help people that are most affected by high housing costs: seniors and low-income working families.
The case studies--in Burnsville, Minn,. Allegheny County, Penn., Charleston, W.Va., and San Diego, Calif.--profile different housing types within different community contexts. Readers are encouraged to apply them as a framework to create and preserve and/or increase affordable housing in their own communities.
Western New York Supportive Housing Symposium
October 22, 2007; 8:30 - 3:30 PM
LISC Duluth 10th Anniversary Celebration & Annual Meeting
October 17, 2007; 12:00 - 1:30 PM
Honoring our partners and donors; celebrating our success and Duluth's selection as one of 11 Sustainable Community demonstration sites in the nation.
Nation's Leading Community Development Support Organization Names Three New Board Members
10/15/2007
Creating Neighborhoods That Work -- At Home in Duluth. Showcase & Assembly
October 6, 2007; 9:30 - 12:00 PM
Featuring partnerships and plans for comprehensive community development in our neighborhoods
LISC 2007 National Leadership Conference and Staff Meeting
October 3 - 5, 2007
Connections and Choices: Affordable Housing and Smarter Growth in the Greater Richmond Area
09/30/2007
Connections and Choices: Affordable Housing & Smarter Growth in the Greater Richmond Area
September 25, 2007; 8:30 - 11:00 AM
Reclaiming Vacant Properties: Strategies for Rebuilding America’s Neighborhoods
September 24 - 25, 2007
Sponsored by the National Vacant Properties Campaign, this will be the first national conference focusing on helping realize the potential of vacant properties as community assets – highlighting strategies to ensure they are used as assets that benefit the residents, communities, and cities around them. The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland is principal planning partner for the conference.
Experts Online - Mechanisms of Accountability in Comprehensive Change Initiatives
September 19, 2007; 2:00 - 3:30 PM
Experts Online - Mechanisms of Accountability in Comprehensive Change Initiatives
09/19/2007
Arguably, one of the distinguishing features of the LISC's Sustainable Communities Initiative, building on the experience of CCRP before it, is the emphasis on accountability for results. Efforts to ensure accountability take place within a complex array of programs, partnerships, and systems, crossing multiple program areas. How can this complexity be harnessed to keep participants focused on community priorities?
Three NEF developments named as finalists in 2007 Affordable Housing Finance Readers' Choice Awards
09/18/2007
Experts Online - Get in the Game!! Preparing your NFL Grassroots Proposal
September 12, 2007; 2:00 - 3:30 PM
Join us during our live webcast as we open our play book to help you devise a winning game plan for your NFL Grassroots proposal. Huddle with representatives from the NFL, LISC and former Grassroots award grantees as they explain the RFP, share best practices and discuss what makes for a winning proposal in this very competitive grant process.
Experts Online -- Get in the Game!! Preparing your NFL Grassroots Proposal
09/12/2007
This webcast can help you devise a winning game plan for your NFL Grassroots proposal. Representatives from the NFL, LISC and former Grassroots award grantees explain the RFP, share best practices and discuss what makes for a winning proposal in this very competitive grant process.
One sure yardstick for the health of a community is the health of its children. For decades, experts in planning, psychology, sociology, and childhood development have been drawing a firm line linking the quality of local recreational areas with the well-being of neighborhoods and their children. That connection is why LISC and the National Football League’s Youth Football Fund joined forces in 1998 to create the NFL Grassroots Program, which invests in modern, durable, welcoming places for children and communities to gather. This report presents case studies illustrating the challenges and the achievements of the NFL Grassroots Program in various communities. In each case, the distinguishing contribution of LISC and the NFL was not just the creation of a much-needed field, but support for the formation of a community endeavor — a common undertaking that links engaged residents and parents, youth programs, and civic, religious, and public institutions in a collective effort to protect and nurture the most precious asset of all: the community’s children.
Experts Online - Forging Civic Partnerships for Comprehensive Change
September 5, 2007; 2:00 - 3:30 PM
Commercial Revitalization Planning Guide
08/27/2007
With so many local organizations and government groups working to revitalize and develop neighborhood commercial districts, LISC has published a resource dedicated to helping communities plan and implement commercial corridor revitalization programs. Commercial corridor managers, economic development officials, chambers of commerce, and BIDs can add the Commercial Markets Advisory Service's Commercial Revitalization Planning Guide to their revitalization toolkit.
Experts Online - Good to Great Governance: A Leadership Series for Board Members, Session X. Board Diversity – Value Added!
August 22, 2007; 2:00 - 3:30 PM
Why are diversity and inclusion values and goals critical to a high performing board? What are some pragmatic ways to achieve these goals and how long will this take? How does this affect recruitment, orientation, engagement and retirement of board members? Strategize about how your board can better fulfill diversity and inclusion goals - to gain value added – as a high performing board!
Experts Online - Good to Great Governance: A Leadership Series for Board Members, Session X. Board Diversity – Value Added!
08/22/2007
Why are diversity and inclusion values and goals critical to a high performing board? What are some pragmatic ways to achieve these goals and how long will this take? How does this affect recruitment, orientation, engagement and retirement of board members? Strategize about how your board can better fulfill diversity and inclusion goals - to gain value added – as a high performing board!
Experts Online - Pitfalls and Promises of Community Engagement in Comprehensive Change
August 15, 2007; 2:00 - 3:30 PM
Experts Online - Pitfalls and Promises of Community Engagement in Comprehensive Change
08/15/2007
One of the most challenging of the Comprehensive Community Initiative (CCI) core concepts, community engagement refers to efforts to involve community residents and neighborhood leaders in the planning, implementation, and assessment of comprehensive initiatives. Community involvement is hard enough to do well in the planning stages of CCIs; what are the best ways to sustain meaningful engagement as initiatives unfold? How can intermediaries, one step removed from on-the-ground organizing, encourage effective community mobilization on the part of lead agencies, without being overly prescriptive?
Building Early Childhood Facilities: What States Can Do to Create Supply and Promote Quality (Brief)
08/06/2007
Fueled by mounting evidence that quality early education helps close the achievement gap, most states are increasing their investments in preschool programs for 3- and 4-year-olds.
2007 LISC Financial Management Professionals' Conference
August 1 - 3, 2007
LISC welcomed over 225 participants to the sixth annual Financial Management Professionals’ Conference held in San Francisco from August 1 to August 3, 2007. Check out the Conference Wrap-up page to download presentations and hear what people had to say about this one-of-a-kind opportunity for financial professionals in the community development industry.
Experts Online - Partnerships Personified: Success of a 360-Degree Leader
07/25/2007
When Vicki Johnson successfully partnered with the world-renowned Cleveland Clinic in a landmark project for her CDC to develop, own, and manage an international research facility, she had no idea that she embodied the principles of a 360-degree leader. “Putting together the $60 million dollar grant application took months,” she explained, “but building the relationship took more than ten years.”
“Leadership is influence, not position,” writes the venerable John Maxwell. “One may be in a position of authority but this doesn’t make them a leader.” Likewise, those in positions of less authority can be powerfully influential - leading upward, across, and downward within their organizations and across community systems. Learn how Johnson successfully used her 360 degree leadership skills to build and leverage the powerful relationships that are bringing her neighborhood into a global marketplace.
The Experts
- Vicki Johnson, Executive Director of Fairfax Renaissance Development Corporation, Cleveland, Ohio
- Moderator: Shelia Slemp, Senior Program Officer, Organizational Development Initiative, LISC
Topics Discussed:
- Creating and leveraging strong institutional partnerships.
- Building relationship equity by adding value to those around you.
- Common “wrong-thinking” leadership paradigms.
- Overcoming short-term set-backs for long-term gain.
Experts Online - Partnerships Personified: Success of a 360-Degree Leader
July 25, 2007; 2:00 - 3:30 PM
Experts Online - Good to Great Governance: A Leadership Series for Board Members, Session IX.Board Self Assessment Quiz – How Is Your Board Doing?
July 11, 2007; 2:00 - 3:30 PM
Analyze your nonprofit’s board performance in this hands-on webcast, by actually doing a no nonsense self-assessment! How does the board periodically check in on its own performance – in a very pragmatic way? Where are your board’s strengths and how might your board enhance its capacity in development areas? Use this Board Effectiveness Quick Check to figure it out – with one of Canada’s leading board governance experts, highly respected throughout North America, for his experience and practical research in board governance.
Experts Online - Good to Great Governance: A Leadership Series for Board Members, Session IX.Board Self Assessment Quiz – How Is Your Board Doing?
07/11/2007
Analyze your nonprofit's board performance in this hands-on webcast, by actually doing a no nonsense self-assessment! How does the board periodically check in on its own performance – in a very pragmatic way? Where are your board's strengths and how might your board enhance its capacity in development areas? Use this Board Effectiveness Quick Check to figure it out – with one of Canada's leading board governance experts, highly respected throughout North America, for his experience and practical research in board governance.
Webcast on the Sustainable Communities Assessment
06/27/2007
In March of 2007, the LISC Board approved an Assessment Plan for the Sustainable Communities Initiative. The Assessment will examine whether and how the SCI has made a difference in the neighborhoods selected for comprehensive approaches to community change.
Webcast on the Sustainable Communities Assessment
June 27, 2007; 2:00 - 3:30 PM
Community Safety Paper Series. Leveraging Code Enforcement for Neighborhood Safety: Insights for Community Developers
06/20/2007
Drawing on the best-practice strategies employed by winners of the MetLife Foundation Community-Police Partnership Awards over the last five years, this paper is part of a series examining innovative approaches to community safety partnerships.
Community Safety Paper Series. Catalyst for Collaboration: Roles of a Safety Coordinator.
06/20/2007
Drawing on the best-practice strategies employed by winners of the MetLife Foundation Community-Police Partnership Awards over the last five years, this paper is part of a series examining innovative approaches to community safety partnerships.
2006 MetLife Awards - Urban Edge Housing Corporation and the Boston Police Department
06/20/2007
The Boston Police Department and Urban Edge work together against gang culture and the drug economy in Boston’s inner city neighborhoods.
LISC eNewsletter - 2007 June
06/19/2007
View HTML version at:
http://www.lisc.org/enews/2007/jun/18/index.html
Experts Online - Executive Transition: The Art of Hiring Leaders
June 6, 2007; 2:00 - 3:30 PM
According to three major nonprofit leadership studies, the war for talent is on. Nonprofits spend millions of dollars each year on executive search firms and talent scouts looking for new leadership. With more than 65% of nonprofit leaders saying they intend to leave their jobs between 2005 to 2010 and fewer entrants into the workforce, you can’t afford to leave the future of your organization to chance.
Experts Online - Executive Transition: The Art of Hiring Leaders
06/06/2007
According to three major nonprofit leadership studies, the war for talent is on. Nonprofits spend millions of dollars each year on executive search firms and talent scouts looking for new leadership. With more than 65% of nonprofit leaders saying they intend to leave their jobs between 2005 to 2010 and fewer entrants into the workforce, you can’t afford to leave the future of your organization to chance.
Experts Online - Improving Safety in Immigrant Communities
05/23/2007
Reducing and preventing crime in neighborhoods with diverse immigrant populations is a uniquely challenging endeavor. Often the sheer number of languages spoken by residents can hinder broad-based community organizing and positive police-community interaction. In addition, immigrants who fear deportation or recall negative experiences with law enforcement in their countries of origin may be reluctant to report crime or otherwise work with police to improve neighborhood safety.
Experts Online - Improving Safety in Immigrant Communities
May 23, 2007; 2:00 - 3:30 PM
LISC eNewsletter - 2007 May
05/21/2007
View HTML version at:
http://www.lisc.org/enews/2007/may/21/index.html
Experts Online - Selecting and Managing Your ARCHITECT
May 9, 2007; 2:00 - 3:30 PM
Experts Online - Selecting and Managing Your ARCHITECT
05/09/2007
Your architect is the soul of your project – taking your vision and turning it into a very large three-dimensional object! Selecting the right architect can make your project a successful and rewarding experience while selecting the wrong one may lead you to consider a different line of work. Listen to our experts – an architect and a development consultant – talk about both sides of the Sponsor/Architect partnership!
Big Apple Innovation Awards
May 7, 2007; 6:00 - 10:00 PM
Refinanced & Reborn: Planning for the Year 15 Transition of Your Tax Credit Projects
05/07/2007
This manual was prepared by New York City LISC for its CDCs but applies generally to all CDCs who have tax credit projects. It presents a general framework to help you formulate a plan to acquire your project at the end of the 15-year tax credit compliance period and preserve its affordability.
Sub-Prime Mortgage Crisis Concerns LISC President Michael Rubinger
05/04/2007
Rising defaults in the sub-prime mortgage market threaten to gradually undo over two decades of community revitalization success stories around the country, said LISC President and CEO Michael Rubinger in a recent interview with Liz Peek of The New York Sun. In addition to preventing a new wave of abandonment, Rubinger discusses the need for more comprehensive, sustainable community development that addresses a range of issues - from education, safety and healthcare to retail development.
> Download the full article "Sub-Prime Mortgage Woes Worry Urban Warrior" (PDF, 241 KB)
> Read the article on the The New York Sun's website
Restoration 2007: Innovation, Leadership and Networks for Post-Disaster Recovery
May 2 - 4, 2007
Restoration 2007 is the second annual national conference and trade show on post-disaster recovery and reconstruction. This event features outcome-driven educational, skill-building and training sessions, a solutions-oriented exhibit hall, and exceptional networking opportunities. This forum is exclusively focused on connecting you to the resources, strategies, policies, practices and connections that will be valuable for your community's disaster preparedness, mitigation, and recovery planning and implementation.
Experts Online - Zero Cover-up: Maximizing QuickBooks
May 1, 2007; 3:00 - 4:30 PM
Experts Online - Zero Cover-up: Maximizing QuickBooks
05/01/2007
James Bond’s dart pen. Maxwell Smart’s shoe phone. Each had unique gadgets and knew how to use them to get the job done! How well have you mastered your gadgetry? Join us for this session as we maximize the potential of QuickBooks. Learn how to set-up systems that better serve your organization. Use those features you pass over every time you sneak past a drop-down window!
Banker and Tradesman: Vincent O'Donnell talks about challenges of preserving affordable housing in Boston
04/27/2007
Vincent O'Donnell, vice president of the Affordable Housing Preservation Initiative for LISC, recently took part in a panel discussion during a week-long housing conference entitled "Housing Boston 2012: Strategies for High-Cost Cities." Mr. O'Donnell praises the cooperation between CDCs and the City of Boston and talks about challenges of preserving affordable housing in such a high-cost area - including expiring restrictions and owners eager to convert their properties to market-rates.
Affordable Housing Goes Green at Last
04/26/2007
Experts Online - Tax Increment Financing (TIFS): Making it Work for Community Development
April 25, 2007; 2:00 - 3:30 PM
Increasingly community developers are turning to Tax Increment Financing as a creative way of funding large projects, revitalizing whole neighborhoods, and partnering with government to leverage funding for critical deals. Join this interactive conversation with national experts and local practitioners to learn more about how TIFs work, the opportunities and challenges of using TIFs from the perspective of community developers, and the role of state policy in making TIFs successful. This web cast is part of our State Policy series.
Experts Online - Tax Increment Financing (TIFS): Making it Work for Community Development
04/25/2007
Increasingly community developers are turning to Tax Increment Financing as a creative way of funding large projects, revitalizing whole neighborhoods, and partnering with government to leverage funding for critical deals. Listen to this conversation with national experts and local practitioners to learn more about how TIFs work, the opportunities and challenges of using TIFs from the perspective of community developers, and the role of state policy in making TIFs successful.
National Youth Service Day - 2007
April 20 - 22, 2007
Young people across America will address unmet community needs through service and service-learning projects as part of National Youth Service Day, April 20-22, 1007.
Experts Online - Leave Nothing on the Table: The Art of Skillful Negotiation
April 18, 2007; 2:00 - 3:30 PM
Learn the art of preparing for and conducting skillful negotiations.
Experts Online - Leave Nothing on the Table: The Art of Skillful Negotiation
04/18/2007
Dealing with contractors, general, sub-, or professional services. Applying for tax credit allocations. Talking with colleagues, bosses or the board. Purchasing supplies. Meeting with the community. We spend the majority of our waking hours in some sort of negotiation. From formal talks to informal walks, each one of us is working to get what we want or need from others who may or may not have the same interest or goals. How do we reach an agreement that makes all parties feel they have won? A lot depends on personal relationships and individual styles, but there's also plenty of basic knowledge that any skilled negotiator can adapt to his/her own personal style and the circumstances of each negotiation. This webcast weaves the theory with real on-the-ground examples and demonstrates both the practice and the art of preparing for and conducting skillful negotiations. Start your negotiation strategy here, and make sure you don't leave anything on the table!
LISC eNewsletter - 2007 April
04/17/2007
Available in HTML and PDF.
Experts Online - Key Nonprofit Board Legal Requirements
04/11/2007
Discover the key nonprofit board legal requirements – what you knew a while back, but now are fearful to ask! And discover the new legal requirements that you hear about, but do not really understand! What are the top 10 critical legal requirements and how does the board cover all bases? Learn from expert legal practitioners in the nonprofit arena.
Experts Online - Key Nonprofit Board Legal Requirements
April 11, 2007; 2:00 - 3:30 PM
LISC Community Safety Initiative (CSI) eUpdate: April 2007
04/05/2007
CSI National Updates, CSI Site Updates, Resources for Safety and CSI in the News.
Experts Online - Spotlight on Safety: Addressing Crime in Our Residential Properties
April 4, 2007; 2:00 - 3:30 PM
Experts Online - Spotlight on Safety: Addressing Crime in Our Residential Properties
04/04/2007
Is crime, or just the perception of crime, causing marketing and turnover challenges for your projects? Making life miserable for you and your residents? Learn how to prevent criminal activity and/or respond to it effectively when your tenants either perpetrate, aid or passively allow it.
OD Practitioners Meeting
March 29 - 30, 2007
Mission in Missippi: The 2007 Roofing Blitz
03/27/2007
Annotated Resources for Green Multifamily Rehabilitation
03/26/2007
A summary of resources available on the topic of green building / rehabilitation for multifamily homes with links to download the publications.
Experts Online - Critical Issues in Nonprofit Financial Accounting Regulation
03/23/2007
Get the not-so-secret news from FASB Headquarters and learn just what those new regulations mean for you and your organization. Hear what our industry experts have to say about the recent consolidation pronouncements and their impact on your financial statements. Delve into the latest accounting and auditing developments affecting nonprofit organizations and glean tips on how to stay ahead of the curve.
Experts Online - Critical Issues in Nonprofit Financial Accounting Regulation
March 21, 2007; 2:00 - 3:30 PM
Get the not-so-secret news from FASB Headquarters and learn just what those new regulations mean for you and your organization. Hear what our industry experts have to say about the recent consolidation pronouncements and their impact on your financial statements. Delve into the latest accounting and auditing developments affecting nonprofit organizations and glean tips on how to stay ahead of the curve. With standards changing on a regular basis, this session is a MUST!
Joint Ventures with For-Profit Developers. A Guide for Community Development Corporations
03/20/2007
Based on Greg Maher's 2005 memo, this guide is designed to assist CDCs in becoming educated consumers as they think about, plan and become partners in joint ventures with for-profit developers.
LISC eNewsletter - 2007 March
03/19/2007
Available in HTML and PDF.
Experts Online - *Strangling Isn't An Option: Getting Results through Effective Communication
March 7, 2007; 2:00 - 3:30 PM
Experts Online: *Strangling Isn't An Option: Getting Results through Effective Communication
03/07/2007
Poor communication can unwittingly gnaw at the corners of your leadership and management effectiveness, while high caliber communication can set you apart.
Experts Online - Eminent Domain: Staking a Claim for Urban Redevelopment
02/28/2007
This archived webcast discussion talks about eminent domain — what it is, what is happening, how it impacts our work, and critical issues for the future.
Experts Online - Eminent Domain: Staking a Claim for Urban Redevelopment
February 28, 2007; 2:00 - 3:30 PM
Experts Online - Managing the Tenant Mix in HOME Assisted Rental Properties
02/21/2007
Learn how to manage the occupant mix in mixed-income projects with both HOME assisted and market rate units.
Experts Online - Managing the Tenant Mix in HOME Assisted Rental Properties
February 21, 2007; 2:00 - 3:30 PM
13th Annual Chicago Neighborhood Development Awards
February 20, 2007; 2:30 - 8:00 PM
LISC eNewsletter - 2007 February
02/16/2007
Available in HTML and PDF.
Experts Online - Overview of Mixed-Income Development & HOME Program
02/14/2007
Discover the advantages of mixed-income housing and learn when HOME funds can be used to cover mixed-income development costs.
Experts Online - Overview of Mixed-Income Development & HOME Program
February 14, 2007; 2:00 - 3:30 PM
Against All Odds. The Business of Managing Affordable Housing. A Report to Bay Area LISC.
02/14/2007
LISC Gulf eNewsletter - 2007 February
02/12/2007
Winter 2007
Oftentimes, urban areas suffer from food deserts and look to develop a supermarket in their area to reduce this phenomenon. However, space constraints and retail attraction hinders this process. The Center for Commercial Revitalization (CCR) teamed with Project for Public Spaces to deliver a webcast on the alternatives to traditional grocery stores.
Experts Online - Confessions of a Clean-Up Agent: The Top Ten Most Common Financial Systems' Weaknesses (& how to clean them up...)
February 7, 2007; 2:00 - 3:30 PM
Experts Online - Confessions of a Clean-Up Agent: The Top Ten Most Common Financial Systems' Weaknesses (& how to clean them up...)
02/07/2007
"Sometimes it feels like I manage financial extremes – cash flow feast or famine; micro-management or abdication; mission at any cost while crossing your fingers to meet payroll!" -- Does this confession of a Frazzled Finance Officer sound familiar? You definitely aren't alone.
CHAM 2006 Conference Report: Playing for Keeps! at the Royal Sonesta Hotel in New Orleans
02/06/2007
The Consortium for Housing and Asset Management (CHAM) Annual Asset Management Professionals' Conference is the only professional development and networking event devoted solely to building the capacity of affordable housing asset managers.
Safe Streets, Sound Communities
02/05/2007
Terner Symposium and Award: Innovations in Affordable Housing
January 31, 2007; 8:30 - 2:30 PM
Program-Related Investments: The City of Indianapolis and Charter Schools
01/30/2007
A case study on supporting charter school facilities financing.
Nation's Leading Community Development Support Organization Names Three New Board Members
01/29/2007
Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), the nation's leading community development support organization, today announced that William M. Daley, Antonia Hernández, and Lynette Jung Lee have been elected to its national board of directors.
Experts Online - Urban Neighborhood Markets: Alternatives to Traditional Grocery Stores/Super Markets
January 24, 2007; 2:00 - 3:30 PM
NFL Grassroots Program Field Maintenance Brochure
01/24/2007
This brochure contains guidelines intended to help you develop a sound maintenance plan for your new or refurbished football field.
Inner-City Grocery Stores Show Gains All Around
01/23/2007
This article features three inner-city supermarket development projects in which Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) has worked with CDCs, local government, and prominent retailers to create successful inner-city markets.
LISC eNewsletter - 2007 January
01/17/2007
Available in PDF and HTML.
Experts Online - Marketing Your HOME Assisted Single Family Projects
01/17/2007
HOME funds provide many CHDOs and CDCs with money to develop affordable single family housing. Learn the latest strategies to market your HOME funded single family dwellings successfully to HOME targeted populations!
Experts Online - Marketing Your HOME Assisted Single Family Projects
January 17, 2007; 2:00 - 3:30 PM
Experts Online - Good to Great Governance -- How to Create an Entrepreneurial Board
01/10/2007
Discover the Entrepreneurial Board model that focuses the board's role and works like a laser on critical priorities. The results? High performing, flexible and sustainable boards.
Experts Online - Good to Great Governance -- How to Create an Entrepreneurial Board
January 10, 2007; 2:00 - 3:30 PM
Experts Online - State Housing Trust Funds: Leading the Way to Sustainable Housing Resources
01/09/2007
The long time warhorse of state housing funding - the housing trust fund - is gaining fresh life as advocates in multiple states pursue new trust funds, work to enhance current capital, and mobilize to stem significant proposed funding cuts.
Experts Online - State Housing Trust Funds: Leading the Way to Sustainable Housing Resources
January 9, 2007; 2:00 - 3:30 PM
Experts Online - Leadership Series for Board Members - How to Create a Dynamic ED - Board Chair Partnership
December 20, 2006; 2:00 - 3:30 PM
Experts Online - Leadership Series for Board Members - How to Create a Dynamic ED - Board Chair Partnership
12/20/2006
This webcast explains what creates a dynamic, synergistic Board Chair – ED relationship and how nonprofit leaders can tap into the powerful influence that relationship has on the organization.
Experts Online - Prepping Your Site - Getting Ready for Construction
December 19, 2006; 2:00 - 3:30 PM
Experts Online - Prepping Your Site - Getting Ready for Construction
12/19/2006
Learn what to do in order to be ready on the first day (and before!) construction begins.
2006 Affordable Housing Preservation Training Institute
December 18 - 19, 2006
Chicago Leaders Gather to Celebrate Success of the New Communities Program
12/08/2006
Local civic and community leaders from Chicago recently gathered together to showcase New Communities, a successful long-term partnership of Local Initiatives Support Corporation, the City of Chicago, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and community groups, to revitalize Chicago neighborhoods.
Paul Tagliabue Praises Jacksonville LISC's Efforts to Revitalize Communities
12/07/2006
Jacksonville LISC brought Paul Tagliabue, former commissioner of the National Football League and a member of the LISC national board of directors to speak before the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce.
CHAM 2006 Conference: Playing for Keeps! at the Royal Sonesta Hotel in New Orleans
December 7 - 9, 2006
Experts Online - Dashboard Dialogue -- Mission Reporting and Financial Management Metrics
December 6, 2006; 2:00 - 3:30 PM
Ford Weber is New Virginia LISC Program Director
12/06/2006
Real estate, community development veteran succeeds Greta Harris in Virginia office of Local Initiatives Support Corporation
Experts Online - Dashboard Dialogue -- Mission Reporting and Financial Management Metrics
12/06/2006
A webcast featuring Jeanne Bell, associate director for CompassPoint Nonprofit Services.
Experts Online - HR Handler - Who's Handling Your Human Resources Function?
November 21, 2006; 2:00 - 3:30 PM
Experts Online: HR Handler - Who's Handling Your Human Resources Function?
11/21/2006
Published by: LISC
Experts Online - Green Development Series - Standards and Certification
November 20, 2006; 2:00 - 3:30 PM
Experts Online - Green Development Series - Standards and Certification
11/20/2006
Published by: LISC
LISC eNewsletter - 2006 November
11/17/2006
Available in PDF or HTML.
Experts Online - Confessions of a Former MicroManager
November 16, 2006; 2:00 - 3:30 PM
Experts Online: Confessions of a Former MicroManager
11/16/2006
Published by: LISC
Arts & Culture in the Corridors
11/13/2006
To help revitalize commercial corridors, many developers have looked inward, by capitalizing on the neighborhood's unique local culture, as well as outward, by courting artists and cultural organizations for what they offer.
The Hunt for Housing: Living Above Libraries?
11/13/2006
Building affordable apartments on top of renovated branch libraries in communities across the country has proven to be a creative solution to a growing land shortage. The New York Times reports today on the phenomenon, highlighting an initiative by New York City LISC to support these projects. Two LISC-supported projects in St.Paul and Seattle are also mentioned.
Read more on the New York Times' website.
Experts Online - The Target is Insight -- Nonprofit Business Analysis
November 9, 2006; 2:00 - 3:30 PM
Experts Online: The Target is Insight - Nonprofit Business Analysis
11/09/2006
This webcast presented a discussion of how to use a financial lens to help organizations understand how financial history and business structure can inform future plans and decisions.
Tahirih Ziegler is New Michigan LISC Program Director
11/03/2006
Community development veteran succeeds Chuck Vliek at Local Initiatives Support Corporation
Tahirih Ziegler, a veteran LISC program officer, has been promoted to program director of LISC's Michigan office. She succeeds Chuck Vliek, who earlier this year became a program vice president for LISC's national office.
Heyward Watson Named New Chief Executive Officer of Impact Capital
11/03/2006
Banking veteran joins LISC unit in Seattle
Heyward Watson, who has more than two decades of experience in the banking and community development industries, is the new CEO of Impact Capital, the Seattle-based office of Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC).
Mary Burkholder Named LISC Senior VP
11/03/2006
Economic development specialist directs critical national programs
Mary Burkholder, a veteran urban planner and economic development specialist, is the new senior vice president for housing and economic development at Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC).
Building Capacity, Leveraging Change
10/31/2006
A new collection of case studies researched and written for the 2006 Affordable Housing Symposium
LISC Gulf eNewsletter - 2006 October
10/30/2006
Fall 2006
LISC AmeriCorps Volunteers Making a Difference in Mississippi
10/27/2006
After a week-long orientation and training in Gulfport, South Mississippi, several new LISC AmeriCorps volunteers were ready to jump into service. Dozens stayed on to help Habitat for Humanity replace homes destroyed in Hurricane Katrina. Read more on the Mississippi Sun Herald's website or download the PDF of the article.
Experts Online - Leadership Series for Board Members - How to Renew, Refresh, and Re-energize Your Board
October 25, 2006; 2:00 - 3:30 PM
Experts Online: Leadership Series for Board Members - How to Renew, Refresh, and Re-energize Your Board
10/25/2006
This webcast presented a discussion of board renewal through long-term and long lasting strategies rather than the quick fix, short and fleeting approaches.
Experts Online - Green Development Series -- Healthy Homes & Buildings
October 12, 2006; 2:00 - 3:30 PM
Experts Online - Green Development Series - Healthy Homes & Buildings
10/12/2006
Published by: LISC
Experts Online - To Merge or Not to Merge -- What Questions Are You Asking?
October 11, 2006; 2:00 - 3:30 PM
Experts Online: To Merge or Not to Merge -- What Questions Are You Asking?
10/11/2006
To merge or not to merge – not the only question, but a pretty darn good one! The funding world is buzzing with that question and every variation on it.
Nation’s Leading Community Development Support Organization Names Four New Board Members
09/29/2006
Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), the nation's leading community development support organization, today announced that Kevin Johnson, Don Randel, Rip Rapson and George H. Walker have been elected to its national board of directors.
Teresa Brice Named Head of Phoenix LISC
09/29/2006
Teresa Brice, who has been involved in community advocacy in Arizona cities for the last 25 years, is the new director of LISC's Phoenix office. She succeeds Ruth Osuna, who left the company earlier this year.
Experts Online - OD Practitioners -- Engineering Ops: Business Planning for Community-based Organizations
September 26, 2006; 2:00 - 3:30 PM