Burlington Associates in Community Development LLC is the premier provider of technical assistance to community land trusts (CLTs) in the United States, having helped over 200 CLTs since 1993. All of the firm’s partners and associates have been involved with the CLT movement for many years. Several have served as executive director for some of the country’s most successful CLTs.
While specializing in organizational development and operational planning for newly-formed and long-established community land trusts, Burlington Associates is willing to assist any organization committed to the permanent affordability and active stewardship of housing and other buildings serving local communities. Assistance has been rendered in recent years to community development corporations, community development financial institutions, and Habitat for Humanity affiliates. Burlington Associates has also been hired by city, county, and state agencies to assist in crafting policies and programs in support of permanently affordable housing.
Burlington Associates has worked in urban neighborhoods, suburban towns, and rural communities in 46 different states in the USA. On occasion, the firm’s partners have advised CLT initiatives in other countries as well, including Canada, England, Belgium, and Australia.