State and Local Organizing Award 2010

NLIHC continues to solicit nominations of NLIHC members for its first annual State and Local Organizing Award, to be presented at NLIHC’s Annual Housing Policy Conference in April 2010. The deadline for nominations is 5 pm ET on Friday, March 12.

The award will be given for outstanding achievement in the 2009 year for organizing activity at the state or local level that furthers the mission of NLIHC: achieving socially just public policy that assures people with the lowest incomes in the United States have affordable and decent homes.

Such activity could include, but is not limited to: a significant legislative victory at the state or local level, significant progress on a state or local legislative campaign, or significant progress in the building of a resident-driven organization.

Eligible organizations are those that were NLIHC members during the 2009 calendar year. Organizations may self-nominate. A committee of judges will include NLIHC board members and state partners, and their decisions will be final.

The honoree will be notified before NLIHC’s annual conference, scheduled for April 11-14, and will be announced at a plenary session of the conference. Two representatives of the honored organization will receive free conference registration as well as complimentary hotel accommodations and transportation to Washington to accept the award.

To nominate an organization, send an email to outreach@nlihc.org with the subject Organizing Award. The body of the email should contain the following information:

  • Name of and contact information for nominated organization
  • Name of and contact information for nominating person/organization (if different)
  • Description of the organization’s achievement in the area of state and local organizing in 2009, and how that achievement assists in the furthering of NLIHC’s mission (1,000 word maximum)
  • If appropriate, supporting materials, such as press clips or campaign materials, that describe the activity or its impact (optional; should be attached to the email in the form of a .pdf)

The submitted essay or a version of it may be circulated to NLIHC conference attendees and members and/or posted on NLIHC’s website.

Questions? Need to verify if the organization you’d like to nominate is a member? Contact Kim Schaffer, Director of Outreach and Communications, at outreach@nlihc.org