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Thursday, October 08, 2009 from 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM (ET)
World Habitat Day Event
Presentation and Panel Discussion
Mission Entrepreneurial Entities:
Essential Actors in Affordable Housing Delivery
Thursday, October 8, 2009
9:00 am to 10:30 am
Sponsored by the Affordable Housing Institute (AHI), Housing Partnership Network (HPN),
and National Housing Conference (NHC)
This panel will announce the publication and present the principal findings of AHI's landmark new study, Mission Entrepreneurial Entities: Essential Actors in Affordable Housing Delivery, which examines MEEs' characteristics, role in housing delivery, importance, and principles of success. Using extensive case analysis of US and UK MEEs, it develops a theory of what makes successful MEEs or puts this 'keystone species' at risk, in which environments MEEs can flourish, and where lie today's challenges and opportunities. These insights apply not just in the US and UK but around the around, including the Global South.
Panelists
What is an MEE?
A private non-government entity that delivers tangible affordable housing outcomes and has three defining attributes:
Other terms (e.g. Non-Governmental Organization, Community Development Corporation, Housing Association) are imprecise and obscure fundamental similarities of this distinct species.
Why this study now? Challenge and Opportunity
Today's affordable housing sector is undergoing great change. Even as need is rising, the current delivery system – the value chains by which policy and resources are converted into tangible properties and successful outcomes – is under pressure, in the UK and here in the US. The UK has restructured its housing regulatory scheme. The US LIHTC pipeline is disrupted by demand drops. This sea change is redefining not just how individual deals are done, but which types of actors are most effective at doing them. Effective MEEs represent innovation platforms that can deliver transit-oriented development, energy sustainability, and asset recovery – activities that urgently need to be converted from intangible goals to tangible properties and results. Embracing the MEEs' distinctive role can bring palpable value to funders, policy makers, and government agencies.
Who should attend?
US and international housing policy makers, practitioners and academics interested in the viability of affordable housing financial ecosystems in the US, UK, and Global South.
Registration
This event is offered free of charge, but space is limited. Please register by Tuesday, October 6 to indicate your participation.
Questions?
Please contact Diedre Schmidt at dschmidt@affordablehousinginstitute.org.
For more than 75 years, the nonprofit National Housing Conference (NHC) has been the United Voice for Housing. A membership drawn from every industry segment forms the foundation for NHC’s broad, nonpartisan advocacy for national policies and legislation that promote suitable housing in a safe, decent environment.
NHC's research affiliate, the Center for Housing Policy, specializes in developing solutions through research. In partnership with NHC and its members, the Center works to broaden understanding of the nation’s housing challenges and to examine the impact of policies and programs developed to address these needs.
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