Links

In the spirit of knowledge sharing, HFHU offers links to resources that could be useful to HFH partners around the globe.

Although we have separated the resources into general categories, you may find that a particular resource can serve several functions. HFHU does not endorse or provide funding for any of the publications or training programs featured in the links below.

General & Housing-Related Research | Data & Statistics | Learning Resources

General & Housing-Related Research

Brookings Institution, Center on Urban and Metropolitan Policy
For information on innovative solutions to help communities grow in more inclusive, competitive, and sustainable ways.

Community Problem Solving
Useful tools for problem-solving in your community or field.

The Fannie Mae Foundation
Affordable homeownership and housing opportunities through innovative partnerships and initiatives that build healthy, vibrant communities across the United States .

Joint Center for Housing Studies, Harvard University
Information and research on housing in the United States and analysis of the dynamic relationships between housing markets and economic, demographic and social trends.

International Union for Housing Finance
Primary source of information for trends and innovations in housing finance and mortgage lending from around the world.

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
The website contains a number of valuable resources ranging from median income limits to equal housing logos to properties available for acquisition.

U.S. HUD Office of University Partnerships
Provides many helpful resources, including funding, research, news, events, technical assistance, and highlights of campus-community activities nationwide.

Journal of Housing Research
From the Fannie Mae Foundation, the topics include economics of housing markets, home mortgage finance, international housing finance and housing policy.

Knowledgeplex
From the Fannie Mae Foundation with Neighborhood Reinvestment and other industry leaders. Features a knowledge library, housing news, communities of interest, “hot topics.”

National Association of Home Builders Research Center
News on advancing housing technology and housing affordability in the United States .

National Low Income Housing Coalition
Dedicated to ending the affordable housing crisis in the United States , NLIHC works in public education, organizing, research, and policy advocacy.

Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies
An independent international institute offering post-graduate education, research and advisory services in the fields of Housing, Urban Management and Urban Environmental Management.

The World Bank
This rich site provides an overview of the bank, its staff, and its extensive programs related to stable, sustainable and equitable growth. Numerous white papers and research reports.

UN Habitat Best Practices Database in Improving the Living Environment
This searchable database contains over 1600 proven solutions (many of which are available in Spanish and French) from more than 140 countries to the common social, economic and environmental problems of an urbanizing world. It demonstrates the practical ways in which public, private and civil society sectors are working together to improve governance, eradicate poverty, provide access to shelter, land and basic services, protect the environment and support economic development.

Data and Statistics

Housing Facts & Findings
This Fannie Mae Foundation newsletter shares knowledge about housing and community development issues.

National Housing Conference’s Center for Housing Policy
Visit this website for information on the relationship of wages and housing and to view the online database , Paycheck to Paycheck: Wages and the Cost of Housing in America, an interactive annual homeownership and rental study of Metropolitan areas nationwide. The findings were released in coordination with a new NHC county study, Paycheck to Paycheck: Wages and the Cost of Housing in Counties. These studies encompass 136 Metro areas, 64 occupations and 30 counties with the Metro area data provided in an online database.

Harvard's Joint Center for Housing Studies
State of U.S. housing and other valuable demographic information.

Independent Sector
2001 national survey report on volunteerism in the U.S.

Low-Income Home Ownership: Examining the Unexamined Goal
This volume gathers the observations of housing experts on low-income homeownership and its effects on households and communities.

National Low Income Housing Coalition
Want to know the affordability problems renters face in your community? Get "Out of Reach" statistics at the NLIHC website.

The State of the Nation’s Housing
Annual report from Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies provides quantitative data illuminating key features of and trends in homeownership and rental housing in the United States.

University Of Michigan Document Center
Directory of international statistical resources relating to demographics and housing.

The Research Library of the World Bank
Reports and working papers, datasets and statistics, conference summaries, surveys and journals. Excellent source of development information and rigorous approaches to development research and program evaluation.

Learning Resources

Advocacy | Board Development | Community Development | Family Development | Land Development | Microfinance | Nonprofit Basics | Training | Volunteer Management

Advocacy

Advocacy Institute
For a list of advocacy publications available for downloading or ordering.

The Campaign for Affordable Housing Contains a helpful Housing Advocacy Catalog and a report titled “What We Know About Public Attitudes On Affordable Housing: A Review of Existing Public Opinion Research”

Oxfam America
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Advocacy Work

Oxfam Publishing To find order information for “Advocacy for Social Justice--A Global Action & Reflection Guide,” an essential guide for advocacy practitioners, trainers, activists and researchers, click on “search our catalogues”, then type in the title above.

Board Development

BoardSource
Broad range of tools and resources on board development issues see this Web site.

Community Development

Enterprise Foundation
View some interesting community development materials at this Web site.

Christian Community Development Association
Find out more about the next CCDA Conference.

Housing Policy Debate
This quarterly journal of the Fannie Mae Foundation provides insightful discussion and original research on a broad range of housing and community development issues.

International Institute of Rural Reconstruction
For information on international and regional trainings that increase the capacities of development managers and practitioners to use field-based experiences to promote people-centered development.

Family Development

Family Support America
Learn more about the technical assistance and resources that Family Support America provides.

Land Development

National Association of Home Builders
Visit the Resources section and click on Land Development for a wide variety of materials and information.

Institute for Community Economics
To order technical guides for community land trusts (CLTs) and those interested in establishing CLTs.

Microfinance

The Consultative Group to Assist the Poor
An overview of microfinance as well as a variety of papers and other documents relating to microfinance.

Nonprofit Basics

Nonprofit Good Practice Guide
Key information designed to help manage your nonprofit organization efficiently and effectively. Published by the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership.

The Nonprofit Quarterly
A variety of articles on nonprofit management and best practices.

Amherst H. Wilder Foundation
Some excellent and practical non-profit guides as well as collaboration tools.

Training

Cokesbury Academy
Offers online education for pastors, Christian educators, teachers, and lay leaders.

Global Development Learning Network
Launched and supported by the World Bank, the GDLN offers distance learning technologies and methods that promote timely and cost-effective knowledge sharing and training.

Neighborhood Reinvestment Training Institute
Find out when and where the next training Neighborhood Reinvestment training institute will take place.

World Bank Institute
For links to World Bank Institute learning resources, information on events and courses, online newsletters and materials, interactive data, and more.

Volunteer Management

Association for Volunteer Administration
For a range of resources on volunteer management.

Points of Light Foundation & Volunteer Center National Network
For descriptions and dates of volunteer mobilization training opportunities near your U.S. affiliate location.

Washington State University
Find out more about WSU’s Volunteer Management Certificate Program.