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In Recognition of HUD Secretary Marcia L. Fudge
As HUD Secretary Fudge prepares to retire from public service, LISC CEO Michael T. Pugh reflects on her impact and the career-long dedication to creating affordable housing for all.
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LISC’s CEO Talks Affordable Housing, Affirmative Action and Committing to a Green Future
In a Q+A with ImpactAlpha, Michael T. Pugh delves into the ways community development finance must operate in the wake of new affirmative action legislation, and what the big-ticket items on LISC’s 2024 investment list are, including small business support and green jobs and homes.
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LISC’s CEO 100 Days In: Priorities for the Future, and Right Now
LISC president and CEO Michael T. Pugh reflects on what he's learned in his first months helming the organization, and shares top priorities for the year, both internally and for supporting the communities we work with. Green housing, second-chance employment and AI as a tool for more efficient credit-building and lending are at the top of the list, along with strengthening and streamlining LISC's operations to achieve maximum impact in people's lives.
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Listening, Learning and Forging Ahead
LISC’s CEO Lisa Glover reflects on lessons learned while leading the organization through another pandemic year, the imperative of listening to diverse views and strategies that LISC will deploy in 2022 to promote equity and wellbeing in communities we work with.
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Community Wise Podcast: A Conversation with Michelle de la Uz
In this episode, LISC's Interim CEO & President, Lisa L. Glover, interviews LISC board member, Michelle de la Uz who is also the Executive Director of the Fifth Avenue Committee in Brooklyn, NY. The conversation highlights the work of the Fifth Avenue Committee around COVID, environmental initiatives and climate change, community advocacy, and affordable housing. It’s a great conversation that celebrates the importance of community partnerships in an ever-changing urban landscape.
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LISC CEO Talks Catalyzing Equity and Affordable Housing on Forbes Podcast
Maurice A. Jones, president and CEO of LISC, was recently the featured guest on Change Makers, a ForbesBooks podcast hosted by Katie Goar and focusing on affordable housing solutions. Jones chronicled his personal journey to LISC, and discussed how the relentless challenges of 2020 have brought the organization to an inflection point for ramping up authentic change, including increased homeownership opportunities, in Black and Brown communities that have been sidelined by systemic discrimination.
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