Urban planning in the United States

LISC announces 2019 class of Rubinger Fellows

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Tuesday, November 20, 2018
Economy, Business, Ethical investment, Local Initiatives Support Corporation, Urban planning in the United States, Community development, Entrepreneurship

NEW YORK, Nov. 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --The Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) has named nine dynamic community leaders as winners of the 2019 Michael Rubinger Community Fellowship award.

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  • NEW YORK, Nov. 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --The Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) has named nine dynamic community leaders as winners of the 2019 Michael Rubinger Community Fellowship award.
  • "This is a remarkable group of innovators and thought-leaders," said Maurice A. Jones, LISC president and CEO.
  • The new cohort of fellows and their planned fellowship projects include:
    Expand capacity for below-market finance and business coaching for street vendors/micro-entrepreneurs.
  • "All of us in community development stand on the shoulders of local leaders," said Rubinger, who stepped down from LISC in 2016.

Greater Baltimore Committee's #bWomen Initiative to Host Lessons in Leadership Panel Discussion

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Tuesday, November 20, 2018
Greater Baltimore Committee, Urban planning in the United States, Baltimore, East Coast of the United States, Geography of the United States, United States

BALTIMORE, Nov. 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --The Greater Baltimore Committee's #bWoman initiative, launched in 2018 to support, advance and retain women in the workplace in the Baltimore region, will host a November 26 panel discussion on leadership, featuring five top women executives.

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  • BALTIMORE, Nov. 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --The Greater Baltimore Committee's #bWoman initiative, launched in 2018 to support, advance and retain women in the workplace in the Baltimore region, will host a November 26 panel discussion on leadership, featuring five top women executives.
  • The mission of the #bWomen initiative is supporting, advancing and retaining women in the Baltimore market and ensuring Baltimore emerges as a role model for equality in the workplace.
  • The Greater Baltimore Committee (GBC) is a regional organization of business and civic leaders that includes businesses, nonprofit organizations and educational and civic institutions.
  • The GBC's membership is comprised of over 500 member organizations, including large, mid-size and small companies, nonprofits, education and foundations in the Greater Baltimore region.

REI Co-op and The Trust for Public Land unveil new list of top 50 cities to #OptOutside

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Wednesday, November 14, 2018
Community building, Urban agriculture, Urban planning in the United States, The Trust for Public Land, Urban planning, Natural environment, Public sphere

The Trust for Public Land creates parks and protects land for people, ensuring healthy, livable communities for generations to come.

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  • The Trust for Public Land creates parks and protects land for people, ensuring healthy, livable communities for generations to come.
  • The Trust for Public Land creates parks and protects land for people, ensuring healthy, livable communities for generations to come.
  • To support The Trust for Public Land and share why nature matters to you, visit www.tpl.org .
  • The REI Outdoor School is run by professionally-trained, expert-instructors who teach beginner-to advanced-level courses about a wide range of activities.

ResMan Expands Affordable Property Management Capabilities, Will Showcase Innovative HUD Compliance at NMHC OPTECH

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Wednesday, November 14, 2018
Public housing in the United States, United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, Urban planning in the United States, Affordable housing, Property management, Property, Land law, Management

"Since ResMan was founded, property management companies have consistently asked for ResMan's 'Love Your Software' approach to be extended across a wide range of multi-family asset types, including affordable housing.

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  • "Since ResMan was founded, property management companies have consistently asked for ResMan's 'Love Your Software' approach to be extended across a wide range of multi-family asset types, including affordable housing.
  • With the addition of these latest HUD innovations, ResMan clients now have access to the industry's most robust affordable housing management software.
  • Property management companies are able to quickly and effectively monitor compliance for HUD properties alongside other layered compliance programs within the same familiar user experience.
  • ResMan provides innovative technology solutions to the property management industry by making property investments and operations more profitable and easier to manage.

Guidewell Expands Homebuyer Education Programs and Mortgage Solutions Counseling with Big HUD Grant Increase

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Thursday, October 25, 2018
Mortgage, Economy, Money, Finance, United States housing bubble, Loans, Public housing in the United States, United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, Urban planning in the United States, Foreclosure, Mortgage loan, Reverse mortgage

In the news release, Guidewell Expands Homebuyer Education Programs and Mortgage Solutions Counseling with Big HUD Grant Increase, issued 25-Oct-2018 by Guidewell Financial Solutions (CCCSMD) over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that the mentions of Guidewell should be clarified as Guidewell Financial Solutions.

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  • In the news release, Guidewell Expands Homebuyer Education Programs and Mortgage Solutions Counseling with Big HUD Grant Increase, issued 25-Oct-2018 by Guidewell Financial Solutions (CCCSMD) over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that the mentions of Guidewell should be clarified as Guidewell Financial Solutions.
  • Guidewell Financial Solutions has steadily expanded first-time homeownership programs, adding branch locations in California, Delaware, Florida, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Virginia.
  • "Since 2009, Consumer Education Services Inc. (CESI) has been serving individuals and families with an extensive program of homebuyer education, foreclosure prevention, reverse mortgage counseling and credit education through our HUD certified Homeownership Center."
  • "We are eager to partner with Guidewell Financial Solutions and provide housing counseling in our home state of Arizona.

Adriana Soto Joins Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Board

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Wednesday, October 24, 2018
Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, Urban planning in the United States, Lincoln Institute, Sustainability

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 24, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Adriana Soto, the former Vice Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development of Colombia, has joined the board of the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy.

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  • CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 24, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Adriana Soto, the former Vice Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development of Colombia, has joined the board of the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy.
  • Soto has more than 20 years of experience as an environmental economist and consultant, and has worked on environmental policy in Colombia and internationally.
  • "We welcome Adriana Soto, whose careerlong dedication to natural resource conservation and resilience will be an inestimable resource to the Lincoln Institute as we work to address climate change and other pressing challenges through better land policy," said Kathryn J. Lincoln, chair and chief investment officer for the Lincoln Institute.
  • The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy seeks to improve quality of life through the effective use, taxation, and stewardship of land.

Cox Enterprises and The Trust for Public Land Announce Phil Pryde as the 2018 National Cox Conserves Hero

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Tuesday, October 23, 2018
Community building, The Trust for Public Land, Urban agriculture, Urban planning in the United States, Cox, Trust, Surname, Urban planning, Natural environment

ATLANTA, Oct. 23, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Cox Enterprisesand The Trust for Public Land today named Phil Pryde as the 2018 National Cox Conserves Hero.

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  • ATLANTA, Oct. 23, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Cox Enterprisesand The Trust for Public Land today named Phil Pryde as the 2018 National Cox Conserves Hero.
  • "We would like to congratulate Mr. Pryde for being recognized as our 2018 National Cox Conserves Hero," said Maury Wolfe, sr. director, Corporate Social Responsibility and Public Affairs, Cox Enterprises.
  • In partnership with The Trust for Public Land, the Cox Conserves Heroes program is part of Cox Enterprises' national Cox Conserves sustainability program .
  • About The Trust for Public Land:
    The Trust for Public Land creates parks and protects land for people, ensuring healthy, livable communities for generations to come.

LISC NYC Launches Impact Investment Fund to Support NYC's Creative Economy at SOCAP18

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Monday, October 22, 2018
Economy, Creativity, Ethical investment, Local Initiatives Support Corporation, Urban planning in the United States, Affordable housing, Creative economy, Creative technology, Creative industries, Impact investing

NEW YORK, Oct. 22, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Leveraging the vitality of New York City's creative economy, LISC NYC is introducing the NYC Inclusive Creative Economy Fund, an opportunity for accredited investors to finance affordable, inclusive creative workspaces, fostering quality, 21st-century jobs for low- and middle-income New Yorkers.

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  • NEW YORK, Oct. 22, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Leveraging the vitality of New York City's creative economy, LISC NYC is introducing the NYC Inclusive Creative Economy Fund, an opportunity for accredited investors to finance affordable, inclusive creative workspaces, fostering quality, 21st-century jobs for low- and middle-income New Yorkers.
  • The NYC Inclusive Creative Economy Fund demonstrates how a Creativity Lens helps impact investors to see new, high-quality opportunities in the creative economy that meet their goals for financial return and social impact.
  • An illustrious group of anchor investors has signaled their support for the Fund with an initial investment of $2.5 million:
    "The Fund is a unique opportunity to channel impact investment toward catalyzing and maintaining affordable spaces, which can help businesses in the creative economy thrive.
  • Echoing this sentiment, Elizabeth Phillips of the Phillips Foundation discussed the potential of the Fund to extend its reach: "Phillips Foundation is proud to support the first LISC NYC Inclusive Creative Economy Fund.

BALANCE Receives HUD Counseling And Education Grant For $767,514

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Tuesday, October 16, 2018
Economy of the United States, Public housing in the United States, Affordable housing, United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, Urban planning in the United States, Hud, HOME Investment Partnerships Program, Housing, United States

CONCORD, Calif., Oct. 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --BALANCE, a national homeownership and financial counseling agency, received a sizeable grant from The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in the amount of $767,514.

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  • CONCORD, Calif., Oct. 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --BALANCE, a national homeownership and financial counseling agency, received a sizeable grant from The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in the amount of $767,514.
  • The nonprofit was also recently recognized by HUD for having all of its housing counselors achieve HUD Housing counselor certification in advance of the 2020 deadline.
  • BALANCE joins a group of 31 national and regional intermediaries to be funded by HUD in Fiscal Year 18.
  • This includes one-on-one housing counseling and classroom education, as well as coaching via phone, webinars and online learning platforms.

Cox Enterprises and The Trust for Public Land Announce Open Voting for the 2018 National Cox Conserves Heroes Award

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Monday, October 1, 2018
Community building, The Trust for Public Land, Urban agriculture, Urban planning in the United States, Trust, Cox, Surname, Law, Urban planning

ATLANTA, Oct. 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Cox Enterprises and the Trust for Public Land announce that voting for the 2018 National Cox Conserves Hero is open from now until Oct. 15, 2018.

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  • ATLANTA, Oct. 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Cox Enterprises and the Trust for Public Land announce that voting for the 2018 National Cox Conserves Hero is open from now until Oct. 15, 2018.
  • The Cox Conserves Heroes program is celebrating 10 years of recognizing community members who work tirelessly to create, preserve or enhance outdoor spaces.
  • In partnership with The Trust for Public Land, the Cox Conserves Heroes program is part of Cox Enterprises' national Cox Conserve sustainability program .
  • About The Trust for Public Land:
    The Trust for Public Land creates parks and protects land for people, ensuring healthy, livable communities for generations to come.