Organizational Development

Addison County Community Land Trust/Addison County Community Action Group (Middlebury, VT)

Analysis of the feasibility and prospects for collaboration between two nonprofit housing development organizations. Facilitation of collaboration discussions between representatives from both organizations.... [More]

Albany Community Land Trust (Albany, NY)

Organizational assessment and board/staff mediation.... [More]

Bayfield Home Trust (Bayfield, WI)

Assistance to help establish a community land trust to serve residents of this resort community on the shores of Lake Superior in Northern Wisconsin.... [More]

Better Housing League of Cincinnati & Homeownership Center (Cincinnati, OH)

Assessment on behalf of NRC (Great Lakes District) of prospects for merging two nonprofit housing organizations.... [More]

Bureau of Housing and Community Development, City of Portland (Portland, OR)

Design and support for a city-sponsored planning process promoting collaboration (or merger) among six neighborhood CDCs in Portland, Oregon. Assistance in developing Portland Community Land Trust, a citywide community land trust, including negotiations with multiple city departments, local CDCs, local banks, and Fannie Mae.... [More]

Burlington Youth Employment Program (Burlington, VT)

Transitional management of BYEP and assistance in merging BYEP with another nonprofit.... [More]

Capital District Community Loan Fund (Albany, NY)

Design and facilitation of a strategic planning process for the Community Loan Fund's board and staff.... [More]

Central Minnesota Housing Partnership (St. Cloud, MN)

Assistance to established CHDO developing housing in 16-county region of rural, central Minnesota to create a community land trust, as a subsidiary organization, to preserve affordability of single-family for-sale housing created by CMHP.... [More]

Central Vermont Community Land Trust & Barre Neighborhood Housing Services (Montpelier, VT)

Planning and facilitation of a corporate merger between two nonprofit housing providers.... [More]

Champlain Valley Mutual Housing Federation (Burlington, VT)

Organizational audit and facilitation of a strategic planning process, leading to a decision by the Federation's board to seek merger with another nonprofit organization. Facilitation of a corporate merger between CVMHF and the Burlington Community Land Trust, followed by preparation of a two-party "merger agreement." Facilitation of a corporate merger between CVMHF and the Burlington Community Land Trust, followed by preparation of a two-party "merger agreement."... [More]

Citizen’s Lighthouse Community Land Trust (Evanston IL)

Assistance to this neighborhood organization to develop Citizen’s Lighthouse Community Land trust to create and preserve affordable housing in Evanston, Illinois.... [More]

City of Austin (Austin, TX)

Assistance to City of Austin’s Department of Neighborhood Housing & Community Development and its community partners to develop a new community land trust to preserve the affordability of new housing units created at the former Mueller airport site and throughout the city of Austin, Texas.... [More]

City of Chaska (Chaska, MN)

Assistance to City of Chaska to develop Chaska Community Land Trust to preserve affordability of new housing units created through municipal development incentives in Chaska, Minnesota.... [More]

City of Chicago (Chicago, IL)

Assistance to the City of Chicago’s Department of Housing to create a municipally-sponsored community land trust to preserve the affordability of publicly-assisted, owner-occupied housing.... [More]

City of Highland Park (Highland Park, IL)

Assistance to City of Highland Park to create a municipally-sponsored community land trust to preserve the affordability of affordable housing units created for local workforce.... [More]

City of Lakes Community Land Trust (Minneapolis, MN)

Assistance to coalition of neighborhood organization, CDCs and advocacy organizations to create a City of Lakes Community Land Trust to serve residents of the city of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Assistance with organizational development of CLCLT.... [More]

City of Las Vegas (Las Vegas, NV)

Assistance to City of Las Vegas and its Department of Neighborhood Services to develop a new community land trust to preserve the affordability of new housing units created in the city of Las Vegas, Nevada.... [More]

City of Northfield (Northfield, MN)

Assistance to City to create a community land trust to serve the City of Northfield and the surrounding communities.... [More]

Community Housing Land Trust of Santa Cruz County (Santa Cruz, CA)

Assistance with ground lease development. Assistance with resale formula development. Assistance with strategic organizational planning and staffing and project development.... [More]

Concord Area Trust for Community Housing (Concord, NH)

Conduct organizational assessment. Conduct analysis of asset management system. Provide assistance with personnel issues. Coordinate strategic planning process.... [More]

Cook County Community Land Trust Initiative (Lutsen, MN)

Assistance to community coalition to assess the feasibility of establishing a community land trust to serve residents of this resort community along the North Shore of Lake Superior.... [More]

Covington Community Center (Covington, KY)

Conduct organizational assessment. Provide training for board and staff. Facilitate strategic planning process.... [More]

Cuyahoga Community Land Trust (Cleveland, OH)

Assisting CDC to develop and “spin off” a community land trust in the Near West neighborhoods of Cleveland, Ohio. Assistance to Cuyahoga CLT with arranging mortgage financing for CLT homebuyers. Coordinated and facilitated strategic planning process with Cuyahoga CLT board and staff.... [More]

Delaware State Housing Authority & Delaware Housing Coalition (Dover, DE)

Assistance to a multi-agency effort to establish a regional land trust for southern Delaware.... [More]

E. Buffalo Community Ownership Project (Buffalo, NY)

Assistance in evaluating opportunities for a possible merger with other nonprofit organizations.... [More]

First Homes (Rochester, MN)

Assistance with creation of employer-sponsored Community Land Trust to serve the city of Rochester and small cities within a 30-mile radius of Rochester, Minnesota. Assistance with arranging mortgage financing for CLT homebuyers.... [More]

Inglewood Neighborhood Housing Services (Inglewood, CA)

Assistance to Inglewood NHS to develop a community land trust to component to their organization, to serve as a CLT throughout Los Angeles County, California.... [More]

Institute for Community Economics (Springfield, MA)

Assistance in establishing internal systems for administering and monitoring a national contract with the U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development.... [More]

Institute for Sustainable Communities (Montpelier, VT)

Design and facilitation of strategic planning process for 58 members of staff and board of an international development group.... [More]

Island Affordable Housing Fund (Martha’s Vineyard, MA)

Facilitation of planning retreat establishing guidelines and a workplan for an island-wide community land trust.... [More]

Laconia Area Community Land Trust (Laconia, NH)

Facilitation of staff/board planning process and completion of a strategic plan.... [More]

Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government (Lexington, KY)

Assistance to LFUCG and the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet to develop a community land trust to preserve new Southend Park Urban Village neighborhood – and a mix of 100+ rental and for-sale homes, institutional and commercial properties – to be developed as part of a highway extension project in Lexington, Kentucky.... [More]

MAAC Project (National City CA)

Assistance to help existing CDC assess feasibility of developing a community land trust program to preserve the affordability of housing created by the organization in San Diego County.... [More]

Mackinac Island Community Land Trust (Mackinac Island, MI)

Assistance with creation of employer-assisted Community Land Trust to serve the citizens of Mackinac Island, Michigan.... [More]

Michigan State Housing Development Authority (State of Michigan)

Provide assistance to MSHDA to establish community land trusts with designated organizations in high cost areas, to preserve benefit of MSHDA subsidies. Center for Nonprofit Housing (Fremont MI) Assistance to help existing CDC assess feasibility of developing a community land trust program to preserve the affordability of housing created by the organization in Newaygo County, Michigan. Northern Homes CDC (Boyne City MI) Assistance to help existing CDC to develop a community land trust program to preserve the affordability of housing created by organization within its six-county service region in northern Michigan. HomeStretch CDC (Traverse City MI) Assistance to help existing CDC to transform itself into a community land trust to preserve the affordability of housing created by organization in its five-county region. Oceana’s Home Partnership (Hart MI) Assistance to help existing CDC develop a community land trust program to preserve the affordability of housing created by the organization in Oceana County, Michigan. Kent County CLT (Grand Rapids MI) Assistance to help existing CDC and a consortium of other agencies to develop a community land trust to preserve the affordability of housing created in Kent County, Michigan. Homeplace Community Land Trust (Ann Arbor MI) Assistance to existing community land trust to... [More]

Middle Keys Community Land Trust (Marathon, FL)

Assistance to help establish a community land trust to serve low- and moderate-income residents of this tourist dependent community in the Florida Keys. Assistance with design, implantation and financing of initial housing development projects.... [More]

Minnesota CLT Coalition (Minnesota)

Assistance to help coalition of existing and developing CLTs in Minnesota to identify, implement and promote “best practices”. Facilitation of strategic planning process to determine future organizational structure and workplan.... [More]

Neighborhood Economic Development Corporation (Eugene, OR)

Assistance adapting the community land trust model to a local CDC, grafting the former onto the latter.... [More]

Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation (Boston District)

Facilitation of a merger of French Hill Neighborhood Services and the Greater Housing and Development Foundation in Nashua, New Hampshire.... [More]

North Missoula CDC (Missoula, MT)

Training of new staff in project development fundamentals; assistance with identifying and obtaining appropriate project financing resources; assistance with design and implementation of CLT condominium program.... [More]

North River Commission (Chicago, IL)

Assistance to existing community organization to assess feasibility of creating a community land trust program to preserve the affordability of housing created by the organization in the Albany Park neighborhood of Chicago.... [More]

Northern Communities Land Trust (Duluth, MN)

Assistance with board development, project planning, and strategic planning.... [More]

Northwest Housing Alternatives (Milwaukie, OR)

Assistance to an established CDC in setting up and spinning off an independent community land trust.... [More]

Orange Community Housing and Land Trust (Chapel Hill, NC)

Technical support for the efforts of three town governments and three community development corporations to establish a countywide community land trust.... [More]

Red Brick Community Land Trust (St. Louis, MO)

Assistance to coalition of neighborhood activists and neighborhood organizations to create a community land trust to serve residents of the neighborhoods of south St. Louis, Missouri.... [More]

Rondo Community Land Trust (St. Paul, MN)

Facilitation of a staff/board retreat and assistance with strategic planning.... [More]

Sarasota County County (Florida)

Assistance to Sarasota County to create a countywide community land trust to create and preserve the affordability of owner-occupied and rental housing in communities throughout the county. Development of preliminary business plan for the Community Housing Trust for the first ten years of its operations.... [More]

Sawmill Advisory Council (Albuquerque, NM)

Facilitation of board planning process and completion of a strategic plan.... [More]

South Bend Heritage Foundation & Northeast Neighborhood Revitalization Organization (South Bend, IN)

Assessment on behalf of NRC (Great Lakes District) of prospects for collaboration between two nonprofit housing organizations and preparation of two-party contract for services.... [More]

St. Joe Company (Jacksonville, FL)

Assistance to the St. Joe Company and the Gulf Coast CDC to develop a new community land trust to preserve the affordability of new housing units created in communities in Gulf County, Florida.... [More]

State College Community Land Trust (State College, PA)

Assistance to an established community land trust in revising an out-of-date ground lease.... [More]

Story County Community Land Trust (Ames, IA)

Assistance with creation of Community Land Trust to serve the City of Ames and other communities in Story County, Iowa. Facilitation of staff/board planning process and completion of a strategic plan.... [More]

Thistle Community Housing (Boulder, CO)

Assistance to established CDC to improve their community land trust program and to enhance the community development aspects of a major new mixed-used development in Longmont, Colorado.... [More]

Time of Jubilee (Syracuse, NY)

Completion of a business plan for this community land trust in Syracuse, New York.... [More]

Two Rivers Community Land Trust (Stillwater, MN)

Assistance with creation of community land trust to serve Washington County, Minnesota. Facilitation of staff/board planning process and completion of a strategic plan. Assistance with arranging mortgage financing for CLT homebuyers.... [More]

United Way of St. Croix County (Hudson, WI)

Assistance to United Way, a local housing coalition and Two Rivers CLT (Stillwater, Minnesota) to establish a stock of permanently affordable for-sale homes in Pierce and St. Croix counties of western Wisconsin.... [More]

Uptown Alliance (Memphis, TN)

Assistance to a faith-based coalition of neighborhood activists to assess feasibility of creating a community land trust to serve residents of core neighborhoods in Memphis, Tennessee.... [More]

Ventura County (California)

Assistance to County in introducing CLT concept to regional stakeholders in the implementation of a countywide Farmworker Housing Program.... [More]

West Humboldt Development Council (Chicago, IL)

Assistance to Development Council to create the First Community Land Trust of Chicago, to serve the neighborhood of West Humboldt Park in Chicago, Illinois.... [More]

West Oakland Community Land Trust (Oakland, CA)

Assistance with amending bylaws to conform with model CLT bylaws. Assistance with general CLT organizational and project development.... [More]

Woodbury Community Land Trust (Woodbury, MN)

Assistance with strategic planning, business development for start-up community land trust in Woodbury, Minnesota.... [More]

Worcester Common Ground (Worcester, MA)

Facilitation of a staff/board strategic planning process and completion of a three-year plan.... [More]