Calling all housing justice advocacy experts!
The African American Alliance of CDFI CEOs is piloting a new program aimed at strengthening the ability of members to advocate for policy reforms in their communities that accelerate housing justice.
We are seeking an expert with experience navigating state and local politics as well as cultivating advocates and organizers to empower our network of 100+ Black-led CDFIs across the country.
Key consultant activities will include curriculum design and delivery, research into local housing and political ecosystems, coaching on member advocacy strategy, toolkit development, and advising the Alliance on program sustainability.
The selected consultant will be responsible for achieving the following objectives:
- Deliver a structured, facilitated training that empowers members to influence local housing advocacy ecosystems through bipartisan coalition-building and anti-racist policy change.
- Deepen The Alliance and its members’ understanding of state and local policy ecosystems and how CDFIs can influence these ecosystems to achieve anti-racist policy change in housing.
- Prepare members to practice their advocacy skills during advocacy days, public hearings, advisory councils and other policy-making venues.
- Create the infrastructure for The Alliance to sustain and improve upon this program in the future.
This program will fulfill one of three goals included in the Alliance Housing Initiative’s Roadmap, the Alliance’s plan to support its members to increase their impact on housing justice initiatives and build a more equitable housing landscape in the communities they serve. The Roadmap is available for download here.
If you are interested and want to learn more, read our Request for Proposal here. Send a letter of intent to apply by February 21, 2025, and submit a full proposal by March 3, 2025.
Contact Somala Diby ([email protected]) with any questions.
