The Enterprise Foundation

http://www.enterprisefoundation.org/

The Enterprise Foundation is dedicated to bringing lasting improvements to distressed communities. Enterprise is a national, nonprofit housing and community development organization. It was launched in 1982 by Jim and Patty Rouse. Since then, Enterprise and its related organizations have raised and leveraged $3.4 billion and helped to create more than 107,000 homes affordable to low-income Americans and to place more than 31,000 people in jobs. The Foundation’s mission is to see that all low-income people in the United States have the opportunity for fit and affordable housing and to move up and out of poverty into the mainstream of American life. In order to achieve that mission, we strive to: build a national community development movement; demonstrate what is possible in low-income communities; and communicate and advocate for what works in community development.

Fannie Mae Foundation

http://www.fanniemaefoundation.org/home.htm

The Fannie Mae Foundation uses a combination of grantmaking, national awards, scholarly research, and publications to promote innovations in affordable housing. The Foundation is the publisher of Housing Policy Debate.

Joint Center for Housing Studies

http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/jcenter/

The Joint Center for Housing Studies, established in 1959, is a collaborative unit affiliated with the Harvard Design School and the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. JCHS analyzes the ways in which housing policy and practices are shaped by economic and demographic trends and provides leaders in government, business, and the non-profit sector with knowledge and tools for formulating effective policies and strategies. Among its many publications, JCHS annually publishes The State of the Nation’s Housing (which can be downloaded free-of-charge from this site).

The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy

http://www.lincolninst.edu/main.html

The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy is a nonprofit and tax-exempt educational institution established in 1974. Its mission as a school is to study and teach about land policy, including land economics and land taxation. A major portion of the Institute's support comes from the Lincoln Foundation, established in 1947 by Cleveland industrialist John C. Lincoln. He drew inspiration from the ideas of Henry George, the nineteenth-century American political economist, social philosopher and author of the book, Progress and Poverty. The Institute's goals are to integrate the theory and practice of land use and taxation and to understand the multidisciplinary forces that influence them. The Institute explores these issues through three focused program areas: program on the taxation of land and buildings; program on land markets; and program on land as common property.

Local Initiatives Support Corporation

http://www.liscnet.org/

LISC provides grants, loans and equity investments to CDCs for neighborhood redevelopment. When LISC begins a new program, National LISC matches locally-raised funds and gives that much more to the community for renovation. The CDC then designates the funds to a variety of projects that will best suit the neighborhood, and the renovation begins.

Local Initiatives Support Corporation: Rural

http://www.ruralisc.org/index.html

Our mission is to build the capacity of resident led rural community development corporations (CDCs), increase their production and impact, demonstrate the value of investing in and through rural CDCs and make the resource and policy environment more supportive of rural CDCs and their work.

McAuley Institute

http://www.bhconline.org/mcauley/

McAuley Institute is a national, nonprofit housing organization founded by the Sisters of Mercy. McAuley provides state-of-the-art technical assistance and financial resources to grassroots organizations that work to expand housing and economic opportunities for low-income women and their families.

National Housing Institute

http://www.nhi.org

The National Housing Institute is a 24-year old nonprofit organization that examines the issues causing the crisis in housing and community in America. NHI examines the key issues affecting affordable housing and community development practitioners and their supporters. NHI is the publisher of Shelterforce, the only independent, nonacademic "trade" publication for community builders. Now in its 25th year of continuous publication, Shelterforce is a leader in presenting innovations in the field of community development to practitioners, policymakers, and the public.

The National Law Center

http://www.nlchp.org/

The National Law Center, established in 1989, serves as the legal arm of the national movement to end homelessness in America. During the past year, over two million men, women, and children, or nearly one percent of the US population, were homeless.

The Law Center works for long-term, constructive solutions to homelessness. In the past decade, the Law Center's efforts have resulted in: increased access to educational development programs for homeless children; increased funding for the McKinney Homeless Assistance Act and other vital programs providing opportunities to break the cycle of homelessness and poverty; compliance with McKinney Act provisions by state administrators and federal agencies; conversion of closed military bases into shelters, job training, childcare and food program sites; advocacy and promotion of the Earned Income Credit helping homeless people move off the streets into housing and jobs.

National Low Income Housing Coalition/Low Income Housing Information Service

http://www.nlihc.org/

Established in 1974, the National Low Income Housing Coalition/LIHIS is the only national organization dedicated solely to ending America's affordable housing crisis. The NLIHC is committed to educating, organizing, and advocating to ensure decent, affordable housing within healthy neighborhoods for everyone. NLIHC provides up-to-date information, formulates policy, and educates the public on housing needs and the strategies for solutions. Through forums, network building, timely and informative publications, and its Web presence, the Coalition continues to sustain a national network dedicated to affordable housing and healthy communities at the state and national levels.

The National Neighborhood Coalition

http://www.comminfoexch.org/nnc.htm

Founded in 1979, the National Neighborhood Coalition (NNC) is an information and educational clearinghouse on national public policies and federal programs that affect inner-city neighborhoods and their low- and moderate-income residents. NNC focuses primarily on place-based issues, such as low-income housing, community-based development, community reinvestment banking, citizen participation, crime, and community organizing.

NeighborWorks

http://www.nw.org/

Welcome to the NeighborWorks^® network web site. This site is a function of the neighborhood revitalization and educational services offered by Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation, Neighborhood Housing Services of America and a national network of public and private partnerships, the NeighborWorks^® network. Resources found here provide information relating to a host of community-revitalization efforts from across the country.

Preserve/Net

http://www.preservenet.cornell.edu/pnetman2.htm

A network of preservation groups from all over the country. It contains links, education opportunities and feedback requests regarding different preservations efforts in the United States.

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

http://www.hud.gov/

Web site for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), containing information about federal programs, publications, and best practices for "Homes and Communities."