Dear John,

Below is your July roundup of member news, events, and opportunities to connect you to the lasting affordability housing network.

July Member Network Call

Leveraging Partnerships for Deeper Impact

Wednesday, July 23, 2025, 3–4 pm ET / 12–1:00 pm PT

Meaningful partnerships are essential for lasting impact. Join us for an engaging Member Network Call about how to form collaborations that scale. We’ve invited two long-time members to share real-world examples of how partnerships helped them grow their organizations. From increasing affordable housing unit counts to expanding services that respond to community needs, their stories offer insight into what it takes to build and sustain effective collaborations. This is an informal, member-driven conversation to ask questions from peers. We look forward to hearing from you!

Our special guest speakers:

Mandy Bartle, President and CEO,  South Florida Community Land Trust [[link removed]]

Kathleen Hosfeld, CEO and Executive Director,  Homestead Community Land Trust [[link removed]]

Register Now [[link removed]] June Call Recap

During our June Member Network Call, we shared updates on recent Hill visits, talked about new federal policy efforts, and introduced plans to form a Policy Advisory Working Group and bring on a lobbyist to support our advocacy. Contact [email protected] with questions or for more information about these efforts. Members were encouraged to update their program info [[link removed]] on the shared equity program map [[link removed]], get involved in the upcoming board election, and save the date for our annual membership meeting on December 10 (virtual). We also recapped the national conference and appreciated your feedback, like adding more networking time, a training day, and access to session recordings.

Call for Member Videos/Footage

The Grounded Solutions Training Team is working on creating a new video learning series, and they’re looking to incorporate videos and footage from our members. This could be anything from behind the scenes/b-roll, to homeowner interviews and beyond. We want to highlight the great work that our members are doing in their communities. Please email any videos or footage that you have to Katie at [[email protected]].

Please be sure to include information about who captured the videos so we can give proper credit.

News Around the Field

Townhouses priced at $365K and $395K through Housing Alexandria's program will be decided through a lottery [[link removed]]

More Homeownership Opportunities Coming to East Austin [[link removed]]

Cape Fear CLT received $350,000 from a local community foundation to use as a revolving fund to acquire, rehab, and sell blighted homes [[link removed]]

Signs of Progress in the Affordable Housing Crisis [[link removed]]

Bloomington-Normal Community Land Trust is staying busy as it prepares for its first home [[link removed]]

Grounded Solutions Network Issues Statement in Response to Passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act [[link removed]]

Wiyot Tribe Wins $4 Million in Grants to Help Build Its Affordable Housing Projects [[link removed]]

Read More Network News [[link removed]]

Upcoming Events Shared Equity Mortgages: How MBA Members Can Expand Their Community Impact,

July 22, 2025, from 2–3 pm ET (virtual). Grounded Solutions Network members can receive complimentary registration with this code GSNWEB100. More information [[link removed]]

Ask Me Anything: Legal Documents for Lasting Affordability

July 30, 2025, from 2–4 pm ET More Information [[link removed]]

Affordable Housing Training, Building Pro Formas for Single & Multifamily Housing

August 14, 2025, from 2 –3 pm CT (virtual) More information [[link removed]]

As always, thank you for your membership and engagement with Grounded Solutions Network. Please reach out to [[email protected]] with any questions or suggestions.

Warm Regards,

Laura Capponi

Director of Membership

[[link removed]]

Grounded Solutions Network

PO Box 70724

Oakland, CA

94612

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