National Community Land Trust Network
March 2012


Topics
Southeast CLT Conference
FHA Policy Update
New Orleans CLT Training
Northwest CLT Coalition Spring Gathering
2012 National CLT Conference

Transition Consultant Hired   

 

The Network is pleased to announce the hire of Ann Silverman as Transition Consultant.     

 

Since 2000, Ann has helped to guide a number of nonprofit organizations through critical transitions, providing interim management, executive search, planning, and fundraising services. Her previous experience in the field of housing and community development included six years as director of the Neighborhood Development Support Collaborative at the Boston office of the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), providing financial and organizational development assistance...  Read the Full Announcement

Southeastern CLT Conference  

April 17-18, Durham, North Carolina

 

Registration is now open!

 

Join us for on Tuesday, April 17, for keynote speaker  

Shirley Sherrod. 

 

Everything you need to know about this exciting event can be found here.

FHA Policy Update

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FHA is working to update its policies to allow greater access to FHA-insured mortgage financing for CLT home buyers. They propose to address the existing barriers with both a short term waiver and a longer term set of rules changes. As they move forward, FHA staff has asked for more information from programs that have experienced difficulty accessing FHA mortgages. They are particularly interested in hearing the benefits that access to FHA mortgages would offer to communities and families and about the specific challenges that CLTs have faced when trying to secure FHA approval. In addition, FHA staff would like to contact state Housing Finance Agency staff familiar with these issues.  

 

If you have a story to share or a state HFA contact please e-mail info@cltnetwork.org. For more information on FHA's plan to update its policies, click here. 

New Orleans CLT Training

May 10-11, New Orleans, Louisiana  

 

Do you have new or existing staff that could benefit from training on the CLT model? Join us at this two day course, Community Land Trusts: Creating Permanently Affordable Housing, will be presented at the NeighborWorks America National Training Institute in New Orleans. 

 

Register by March 26 and receive a $235 discount on this introductory course. Click here to learn more.

Northwest CLT Coalition Spring Gathering
May 16 - 18, Corbett, Oregon  

The Northwest CLT Coalition's Spring Gathering and Annual Members Meeting will take place this year May 16 - 18.

The gathering will take place at the beautifully appointed Menucha Retreat and Conference Center in Corbett, Oregon, just 30 minutes from Portland.

For more information, please contact Katie Ullrich at Proud Ground: Katie@ProudGround.org
2012 National CLT Conference
September 10-13, Burlington, Vermont
   
Save the dates! You will not want to miss the 
2012 National CLT Conference 
hosted by Champlain Housing Trust. 

Stay tuned for the call for submissions for our first CLT Film Festival showcasing creative outreach and projects. Haven't thought about using short form visual media to conduct outreach? There's still time!