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9/5/2008 - Analysis of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008, Part II
Part II of this two-part session provides a brief overview of the new law’s nearly two-dozen provisions modernizing the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) and tax-exempt housing bond programs. Also discover how the new law affects multifamily HUD and USDA housing programs when combined with LIHTC. Learn how these changes will make it easier and financially more feasible to finance a wider type of affordable housing developments.
9/4/2008 - Analysis of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008, Part I
Part I of this two-part session provides a brief overview of the new law’s provisions on the nearly $4 billion in emergency community stabilization funding, as well as the permanent creation of the capital magnet and housing trust funds for affordable housing development. Learn how these new resources will help affordable housing and community development organizations stabilize neighborhoods heavily impacted by foreclosure, as well as address long-standing affordable housing needs.
8/28/2008 - Green Communities Grants: General Technical Questions
In this event, Green Communities staff field general technical questions for project teams planning to apply to Enterprise for Green Communities grant funding. This is an open question and answer session.
8/27/2008 - Green Communities: The Basics of Building Science
Both new and existing affordable homes can realize energy and water savings, improved air quality, and occupant comfort through the application of easily understood building science concepts. Our experts describe the science behind optimizing residential building performance. This session focuses on the effects of heat, air and moisture on the building envelope and its related components. This session is geared to beginners and is ideal for an introduction or refresher course on building science.
8/14/2008 - Balancing Act: Whether and How to Grow Your CDC
Join us for an overview of the external environment challenges community development corporations (CDCs) currently face from declining federal funds to increased competition to shifting demographics. Some of the keys to being a large, successful CDC as well as some of the pitfalls are discussed, and recommendations are given as to how funders and supporters can help move the field forward.
8/5/2008 - Green Communities Grant Application Process
Green Communities offers grants to help cover the costs of designing, planning and implementing green components into affordable housing developments, as well as tracking their costs and benefits. In this event, we review in detail the 2008 grant application process for Green Communities.
6/17/2008 - Best Practices in Supportive Housing and Employment: The Employer's Perspective
To truly be successful, an employment program for tenants of supportive housing must learn to cultivate positive relationships with employers. Yet making the business case for hiring individuals with many (perceived or actual) barriers to employmen can be difficult and intimidating. However, there is a strong business case to be made for why employers should hire your residents – and it really works. Hear from an acclaimed employment placement agency that works with employers to find jobs for ”hard to place” individuals.
6/3/2008 - Green Communities: Indoor and Outdoor Water Conservation
Learn about cost-effective strategies and technologies to improve water efficiency of interior fixtures and fittings, re-use water for plumbing applications and landscaping, and manage stormwater on-site. In the affordable housing sector, this can mean significant cost savings for residents in the form of lower water and sewer bills.
4/29/2008 - Incentive Payments to Increase the Affordable Housing Supply: A Strategy for Increasing Regional Equity
Commonly referred to as "40R," Smart Growth Zoning legislation provides a community between $10,000 and $600,000 in unrestricted funds up front, plus an additional $3,000 for every dwelling unit that gets built. In this session we hear about the Massachusetts experience with 40R from three different perspectives.
4/24/2008 - Best Practices in Supportive Housing and Employment: Temporary and Transitional Employment
Temporary and transitional jobs programs have proven to be effective in moving hard-to-employ individuals into the workplace. Hear an overview of program models; learn about connecting with organizations that provide these models; learn about what it takes to start, support, or expand a temporary staffing business; and hear from the staff of a successful nonprofit temporary staffing business.
3/27/2008 - Preserving Affordable Housing: A Strategy for Promoting Regional Equity
Join us as we discuss the lack of rental housing affordable to lower income Americans. Presenters include Michael Bodaken of the National Housing Trust, the only national nonprofit engaged in housing preservation through real estate development, lending and public policy initiatives, and David Bowers and Monica Warren-Jones of Enterprise.
3/20/2008 - Green Communities Criteria 2008
Green Communities is the first national green building program developed for affordable housing. The technical criteria is the foundation of the program and focuses on the use of environmentally sustainable materials, reduction of negative environmental impacts and increased energy efficiency. Join us for a discussion of an updated (2008) version of the technical criteria.
3/13/2008 - Tax Increment Financing for Affordable Housing: A Tool for Promoting Regional Equity.
Join us and Michael Anderson of the Community Development Network, as he describes the reasons behind the push for a Tax Increment Financing (TIF) set-aside for affordable housing, how it made it through City Hall (and could make it through yours), and what it will mean for the citizens of the Portland, Oregon metro area.
3/5/2008 - Green Communities Grant Application Process
Green Communities offers grants to help cover the costs of designing, planning and implementing green components into affordable housing developments, as well as tracking their costs and benefits. In this event, we review in detail the 2008 grant application process for Green Communities.
2/27/2008 - Inclusionary Zoning: A Tool for Promoting Regional Equity
Learn about how Inclusionary Zoning can be used as a tool to make housing affordable in city centers and suburban regional centers. View presentations from seasoned IZ programs in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and La Plata County, Colorado.
2/14/2008 -
Join us to learn what some cities and regions have done to overcome considerable barriers to affordable housing in their TOD projects, including planning and zoning, land assembly, land speculation, parking requirements, and opposition to density.
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12/13/2007 -
This is the first in a series of Regional Equity Live Online Events. Learn how two organizations are using data mapping to increase regional equity, and inform social justice policy in cities around the nation.
12/12/2007 -
Learn about supportive housing employment efforts to date, get an overview of common models, and hear about a successful San Francisco-based program.
10/4/2007 -
A presentation on how housing and community development organizations, other developers and builders, and housing agencies can protect the occupants of homes that they build and rehab by testing for radon, fixing homes that have high levels of radon, and using radon-resistant new construction design, a core element of effective green building design.
8/2/2007 -
In these three presentations, we look at how trees can be used strategically to improve the environmental impact of building and the role trees play in transforming communities.
7/25/2007
Green Communities offers grants to help cover the costs of designing, planning and implementing green components into affordable housing developments, as well as tracking their costs and benefits. In this event, we review in detail the grant application process for Green Communities. Enterprise staff also presents information on reporting requirements if applicants are awarded funds.
7/10/2007 - Housing Developer Pro 3.0 (HDP3) is a software tool for nonprofit housing development corporations and city housing departments. Originally developed by Enterprise Community Partners, HDP3 is used by people who administer single-family and small multifamily housing rehabilitation programs or development efforts.
6/26/2007 - . This presentation is the first in a series of 13 Regional Equity Live Online Events in 2007-08. The series will have a specific emphasis on affordable housing, development and land use. Robert Liberty, Metro Councilor, District 6, presents a compelling look at the history, successes and challenges in the region, with a specific focus on affordable housing and land use.
6/05/2007 -
Earth Pledge built the first green roof in New York City in 2000. In 2003 they developed the “first of its kind” green roofs for affordable housing initiative, the Viridian Project. It is expected that Viridian will produce green roof projects that have adequate funding for startup costs, generate positive returns on investment over a relatively short payback period, and make an important difference in the quality of life and housing costs for urban affordable housing tenants.
5/16/2007 -
Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) properties are reaching the end of the 15 year LIHTC compliance period, and are eligible for sale to their nonprofit sponsors. Year 11 in the life of a tax credit deal is an ideal time to begin planning and taking action. We will discuss disposition strategies for the nonprofit sponsor, and review partnership provisions including rights of first refusal, purchase options, exit taxes, and preservation of affordability.
5/8/2007 -
Nationally, affordable multifamily housing can be more efficient that single-family, but most is overheated and poorly built, and as such, over-consumes fuel. In this event, we will look at 10 main design flaws that many teams miss in multifamily design, and the solutions to avoiding them in future.
Housing Developer Pro 3.0 (HDP3) is a software tool for nonprofit housing development corporations and city housing departments. Originally developed by Enterprise Community Partners, HDP3 is used by people who administer single-family and small multifamily housing rehabilitation programs or development efforts.
Find out how the federal budget and appropriations process works and learn what is in the Administration’s proposed fiscal year 2008 budget request to Congress. Learn how to build productive relationships with your elected officials to directly influence what happens in Washington, D.C. With minimal time and strategic outreach, you can help ensure that critical resources are preserved and sound policies advanced.
Green Communities offers grants to help cover the costs of designing, planning and implementing green components into affordable housing developments, as well as tracking their costs and benefits. In this event, we review in detail the grant application process for Green Communities. Enterprise staff also presents information on reporting requirements if applicants are awarded funds.
This event explores the approaches to design and construction that lead to successfully rehabilitated Green homes--both single- and multifamily. Leading experts in the field, Jim LaRue and Nathan Yost, share their deep knowledge and experience to demonstrate that Green rehab is achievable and should be included in your development strategy.
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Operations and maintenance (O&M) practices have a substantial impact on multifamily building owners’ costs and residents’ health, comfort and safety. The key to successful building performance is the integration of O&M plans, education and cost-effective, low-maintenance design. But where do you start? This Live Online Event can help you get started.
The entire nonprofit sector faces major changes in leadership as the baby boomer age wave starts rolling toward retirement. According to the 2006 study “Daring To Lead,” 75 percent of executives plan to leave their jobs within five years and less than one-third have discussed succession planning with their boards. This major change in leadership is both a threat and opportunity. For that reason, the Annie E. Casey Foundation partnered with TransitionGuides to develop a place for long-term executives and founders to learn about succession planning and transition management, sharpen their plans for the length of their tenure and network with peers interested in this topic. This event will introduce participants to the workshop and to the two organizational development practices relevant to successful leadership transition.
You know the value and importance of a good brand. And you’re interested in implementing practical, cost-effective branding strategies for your organization—but you don't know where to start. Or maybe you’re confused in general about branding, what it means and how it can help improve your bottom line. If so, this Enterprise event is for you!
Designed specifically for community-based organizations, The Promise of Partnerships is a new handbook that offers straightforward guidance on how to tap into the resources and expertise of local colleges and universities. Gain inside information on making contact with the right people on campus, refining the planning process to ensure that you are a true partner in any enterprise, working with students and faculty, and building long-term success. Examples cover a range of partnership activities, from recruiting and training effective volunteers to establishing multimillion-dollar alliances. In addition, each section of the book includes practical tools such as tips, checklists, and best practices.
Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) properties developed in the early years of the program are reaching the end of the 15-year LIHTC compliance period, and are eligible for sale to their nonprofit sponsors. Year 11 in the life of a tax credit deal is an ideal time to begin planning and taking action. Asset managers of nonprofit sponsors can play a critical role in preparing for Year 15. We will discuss disposition strategies for the nonprofit sponsor, defining the asset manager's role in the disposition planning process, key factors to consider and how to create an action plan.
Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) properties developed in the early years of the program are reaching the end of the 15-year LIHTC compliance period, and are eligible for sale to their nonprofit sponsors. Also, the projects with tax credits allocated early in the program (before 1990) are not subject to extended use restrictions. Year 11 in the life of a tax credit deal is an ideal time to begin planning and taking action. We will discuss disposition strategies for the nonprofit sponsor and review partnership provisions including rights of first refusal, purchase options, exit taxes and preservation of affordability.
This session looks at how to apply the Green Communities Criteria to single-family new construction, which is quite different from applying the criteria to rehab. You will receive a simple (easily customized) spreadsheet tool to analyze the impact of specific greening measures on your single-family housing rehabilitation projects.
Green sounds good, doesn’t it? But is it worth the effort? We’ll help you to figure that out. This session looks at how to apply the Green Communities™ Criteria to single-family rehabilitation, which is quite different from applying the criteria to new construction. You will receive a simple (easily customized) spreadsheet tool to analyze the impact of specific greening measures on your single-family housing rehabilitation projects.
This session will feature innovative policy ideas and strategies to reestablish older urban centers as economically competitive and socially inclusive places where all residents can participate and prosper. A range of models and policies for reinvigorating older core cities are reviewed such as promoting accountable economic development; engaging anchor institutions; promoting equitable transportation policies; reclaiming vacant and abandoned property; making all neighborhoods stable, healthy, and livable; and increasing affordable housing in opportunity-rich neighborhoods.
Join Enterprise Community Partners Chairman and CEO Bart Harvey for the launch of Enterprise’s resident services initiative with the introduction of a suite of new information tools, created with support from Freddie Mac, for anyone interested in creating or expanding a resident services program. John Garcia, Executive Director of Fordham-Bedford Children’s Services, and Patrice Grey, resident services coordinator of Housing Opportunities, Inc. will provide perspective into the value of resident services for low-income families.
A vast array of building materials is available to be used in our affordable housing projects, waiting to be specified by architects or purchased by contractors, owners and property managers. Certain materials and products have relatively benign environmental effects, while others levy a heavy environmental cost. Learn how to make informed, affordable and environmentally responsible choices.
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This session will address the regulations the FTA is currently considering to evaluate proposed New Starts projects. It will identify key opportunities and important deadlines to provide input to the New Starts regulations. It will help link housing and community development organizations to transportation advocates so that better criteria can be proposed and a broader coalition established to ensure that low-income communities have a voice in transit.
We’ll examine design considerations, types of materials, and operations and maintenance issues during this event. You’ll see photos and hear the case study of a completed project in the Green Communities™ program, and the importance of the integrated design process to ensure a healthy living environment. Data about the cost of healthy homes will be included, along with a variety of information resources.
This event will focus on renewable energy sources that are available on-site. Using three additional questions to screen the variety of renewable technologies, we find that five of them come to the forefront for use with housing: passive solar, solar hot water, photovoltaic panels, wind, and ground source heat pumps. While only photovoltaic panels for producing electricity are mentioned in the Green Communities™ Criteria, each of these sources may be worthy of investigation for your affordable housing projects. You’ll want to participate in this event to learn about what’s possible for upcoming projects.
ENERGY STAR is an accepted standard for increasing energy efficiency in single-family residential new construction projects and is widely included in rehabs. In this Live Online Event, we will examine the aspects of ENERGY STAR that are mandatory to meet the Green Communities Criteria on energy efficiency. The focus will be on ENERGY STAR homes qualification, efficient lighting, and ENERGY STAR-rated appliances.
Green Communities™ requires water-conserving appliances, fixtures, landscaping and efficient irrigation. It encourages site improvement measures of surface water management to limit runoff from properties during storms and storm drain labels. See how Hacienda CDC in Portland, Oregon met the site improvement and water conservation criteria.
Learn about the vital location and neighborhood development section of the Green Communities Criteria. Develop tools to assist you in evaluating and choosing development sites and strategies to make your projects environmentally thoughtful, healthier, diverse, more equitable and efficient to finance and construct. Discover ways to use location and neighborhood fabric as an environmental protection and economic development strategy for making projects and neighborhoods more marketable and viable.
Community development and the entire nonprofit sector face major changes in leadership as the baby boomer age wave starts rolling toward retirement. Our discussion will provide first hand case study examples from leading practitioners of executive transition management and succession planning and introduce participants to how this approach can be applied to organizations before, during and after a leadership transition.
Integrated design is at the foundation of the green building process. By exploring green building early on and with the full spectrum of project stakeholders, the greatest number of green features can be incorporated at the lowest cost.
Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) properties developed in the early years of the program are reaching the end of the 15-year LIHTC compliance period, and are eligible for sale to their nonprofit sponsors. Also, the projects with tax credits allocated early in the program (before 1990) are not subject to extended use restrictions. Year-11 in the life of a tax credit deal is an ideal time to begin planning and taking action. We discuss disposition strategies for the nonprofit sponsor and review partnership provisions including rights of first refusal, purchase options, exit taxes and preservation of affordability.
Green design and construction can reduce energy, water and materials waste, lower the cost of home ownership, enhance durability, reduce maintenance, create a more healthy home and protect the natural environment. Dennis Creech, executive director of Southface, a nonprofit technical assistance provider on greening affordable housing, will lead a discussion on how successful nonprofit housing developers have found practical, cost-effective green design strategies that work for all housing styles—from single-family to multifamily, from new construction to renovation.
Over time, Green Communities will transform the way Americans think about, locate, design and build affordable homes. Green Communities™is a five-year, $550 million fund to build more than 8,500 rental and for-sale homes across the country that provide significant health, economic and environmental benefits to low-income families and communities. This groundbreaking effort is a partnership of Enterprise and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), along with the American Institute of Architects, the American Planning Association and leading corporate, financial and philanthropic organizations.
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