Hecht Developing Affordable Housing

A Practical Guide for Nonprofit Organizations
3. Auflage 2006
ISBN: 978-0-471-79392-2
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 750 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Wiley Nonprofit Law, Finance, and Management Series

Praise for Developing Affordable Housing A Practical Guide forNonprofit Organizations Third Edition
"Ben Hecht's book explains in clear language everything needed tosuccessfully engage in nonprofit housing development. He tells howto find the money, how to generate good design and qualityconstruction, and how to improve management--a complete,well-researched, and well-presented 'A to Z' approach."
--Henry G. Cisneros, former secretary U.S. Department of Housingand Urban Development
"Ben Hecht's book makes the affordable housing development processaccessible for communities and practitioners everywhere. DevelopingAffordable Housing should be on the bookshelf of every organizationthat cares about people and wants to make affordable housingpossible."
--Rey Ramsey, former chairman, Habitat for Humanity CEO, OneEconomy Corporation
"The development of affordable housing is as much a journey as adestination. Ben Hecht's book provides maps and bridges while notlosing sight of the challenging but elusive goal of providingdecent, safe, and affordable housing."
--Nicolas P. Retsinas, Director, Joint Center for Housing StudiesHarvard University
"In our work to increase the supply of safe, decent homes for thosewho need homes the most, we appreciate the power of partnershipsand the value of information. So does Ben Hecht. DevelopingAffordable Housing is more than a practical guide fornonprofits--it's a library, a trusted advisor, and a road map. Readthis book and benefit from its wisdom."
--Stacey D. Stewart, President and CEO, Fannie Mae Foundation

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hecht, Bennett L.

Über Autor(innen)

BEN L. HECHT is an experienced nonprofit executive, author, and social entrepreneur. He founded One Economy Corporation in 2000 to bring the power of the Internet and the economic mainstream to low-income families living in affordable housing across the country. In five years, One Economy has earned the support of America's leading foundations and corporations, brought high-speed Internet to $2 billion of newly constructed affordable housing, and helped more than eight million low-income people to help themselves at www.theBeehive.org. In 2005, One Economy also began working abroad in South Africa and Jordan. Immediately before One Economy, Mr. Hecht was senior vice president at the Enterprise Foundation. Mr. Hecht received his JD from Georgetown University Law Center and his CPA from the state of Maryland. For ten years, he taught at Georgetown University Law Center and built the premier housing and community development clinical program in the country. In addition to Developing Affordable Housing, Mr. Hecht has cowritten two other books, ManagingNonprofits.org with Rey Ramsey and Managing Affordable Housing: A Practical Guide to Creating Stable Communities, both published by Wiley.