LISC Institute for Community Power

Capacity Building

Without strong community-based organizations to lift up the needs of residents and work with them to implement strategies, real, lasting change is impossible. We've compiled tools, tips and guides to help organizations stay healthy so they can carry out their work and increase their impact.

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A new toolkit from Cincinnati’s Action Tank explains the who, what, when, where, why, and – most important – how of Community Benefits Agreements (CBA).

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COVID is prompting community organizations to shift their approach to community engagement. These new resources highlight some best practicies for practitioners to virtually engage residents.

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This webinar examines two case studies of affordable housing providers who are pivoting their asset management approach to address COVID-19 stresses on properties, portfolios and residents. 

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This CHAM webinar focuses on the real-world challenges with dispositions including Right of First Refusal, Purchase Options, Exit Taxes Valuation and Aggregators.

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CHAM hosts webinars to provide the asset management industry with cutting edge information about best practices and trends. Check out their library to see a complete list of their free webinars. 

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In this webinar, presenters share ideas on how affordable housing providers can effectively communicate with residents, build relationships, embrace data, connect residents to resources, and more.

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The Building Movement Project released initial survey findings on race and leadership in the nonprofit sector in the 2017 report Race to Lead: Confronting the Nonprofit Racial Leadership Gap.

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This article from Nonprofit Quarterly examines the various considerations that nonprofit organizations must weigh when making staff reduction decisions. 

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This LISC research report looks at efforts of intermediaries to advance equity considering the needs of local organizations and also citywide actors and the public sector. 

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