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Community Gardens as Community Building and Neighborhood Stabilization in Weak Markets

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

But when you don't have enough people to populate your empty housing, buildings deteriorate and people advocate for demolition, not recognizing in a weak market that improving an empty lot is even harder than fixing an empty house. As a preservationist, I prefer not to tear down buildings. Other groups operate in this space too.

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The GSE Public-Private Hybrid Model Flunks Again: This Time It’s the Federal Home Loan Bank System (Part 1)

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

Introduction In November of last year, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) published a report 1 (the Report) recommending reforms for the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) System. To that end, they turned to lobbying and advocacy to fend off any possible profit-reducing limitations that Congress might impose on them.

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That’s so major! The Partnership’s work supporting leaders of major federal investments programs

Partnership for Public Service

Case studies We have published seven micro case studies that examine how federal, state and local government agencies work to implement these laws. A Q&A with leaders who implement major investments We compiled reflections and recommendations from our interviews with leaders of major investment initiatives.

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Finding Funding for Research

Peak Proposals

In other words, when you do a keyword search, the database will churn out a list of foundations and government agencies that have an association with that keyword (e.g., It is also not a database that caters to the research community, although the database does include foundations and government agencies that fund research.

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Answers to the Most Commonly Asked Questions We Receive about Grants

Peak Proposals

Do you provide direct services to individuals, or are you an advocacy organization? This belief about the advantages of doing things in-house is why we launched Peak Proposals, which has the goal of helping nonprofits build the skills they need to undertake funder research and grant writing themselves. Are you a registered nonprofit?

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Manufactured Housing Is a Good Source of Unsubsidized Affordable Housing - Except When It’s Not: Q&A on Eight Key Policy Topics (Part 2)

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

Manufactured housing (MH) has recently taken on a high profile among affordable housing advocates, including in the Biden administration. MH’s supporters consider it naturally low-cost due to the efficiency of factory production, rather than via government subsidy.

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The White House’s Focus on Closing Costs: Long Overdue and Worth the Fight (Part 2)

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

Introduction The high level of closing costs has been placed onto housing policy’s front burner by two recent events. This blocking has been enabled by extensive political advocacy and lobbying, especially aimed at elected members of Congress and state legislatures, and stands out for how effective it has been.

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