Community Foundations Pro-Housing Playbook
- Task Force Publications
The National Housing Crisis Task Force has released its Community Foundation Pro-Housing Playbook. This resource, created in partnership with the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, the Chicago Community Trust, the California Community Foundation, the New York Community Trust, and Accelerator for America, presents a structured and replicable framework for community foundations looking to become pro-housing conveners. With case studies from Atlanta, Dallas, Maui, and New York City — along with insights from practitioners involved in these pro-housing efforts — the Playbook builds on these best practices to support foundations building, organizing, and maintaining cross-sector housing collaborations.
Specifically, the playbook provides tools for Community Foundations to:
1. Build and Grow Coalitions: Build and strengthen philanthropic-led, cross-sector collaboration to establish affordable housing goals, align public and private sector strategies, and create coherent housing visions for cities.
2. Create Collaborative Housing Funds: Streamline public and private affordable housing development by establishing “one-stop-shops” for developers to learn about, apply for, and receive financial support.
3. Spread knowledge, data, and expertise: Raise public awareness about housing shortages and support for pro-supply solutions.
View the full playbook here and the implementation guide here.