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Solutions for Housing Communications 2018
April 17, 2018
On April 17, close to 150 housing professionals attended Solutions for Housing Communications at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. for a full day of engaging sessions focused on promising communications strategies and tactics for expanding awareness of the benefits of affordable housing and building support for affordable housing policies and development. Plenary sessions featured national experts who spoke on the topics of gentrification, fair housing and making housing policy tangible.
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2018 Agenda
Media relations for housing |
Building your housing brand |
Communicating with video |
| Moderator: Allison McClain Joyce, Nixon Peabody | Moderator: Janis Smith, Janis Smith Executive Communications | Moderator: Christina McHenry, NeighborWorks® America |
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| Kirk Dorn, Ceisler Media & Issue Advocacy | Kristin Lawton, Prosperity Now | Max Gouttebroze, Rebuilding Together |
| Shin Inouye, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights | Karmela Lejarde, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices PenFed Realty | Raisa Johnson, National Housing Trust |
| Tracy Jan, The Washington Post | Susan Waldman, Meals on Wheels America | Tim Parsons, 5:00 Films & Media |
Digital Media |
Communicating to counter community opposition |
Communicating with data: The multiplier effect |
| Moderator: Tom Murphy, National Alliance to End Homelessness | Moderator: Michelle Winters, Alliance for Housing Solutions | Moderator: Suzi Thackston, Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago |
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| Dionna Humphrey, Share our Strength | Matt Gilliam, Overland Property Group | Susan Dewey, Virginia Housing Development Authority |
| John Mechem, Mortgage Bankers Association | Corianne Payton Scally, Urban Institute | Samatha Hojo, Low Income Investment Fund |
| Ali Solis, Make Room, Inc. | Angie Rodgers, D.C. Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning & Economic Development | Mary Patoka, CAP Services and Community Assets for People, LLC |
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Live demonstration and discussion: Making our messages work |
Should we do a podcast? |
| Moderator: Kirsten Johnson-Obey, NeighborWorks® America | |
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| Tiffany Manuel, Enterprise Community Partners | Laura DeMaria, National Association for County Community and Economic Development |
| Jennifer Reed, Eden Housing | |
| Zoé Zeigler, JPMorgan Chase & Co. | |
Luncheon plenary:
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Closing plenary: Making housing policy tangible |
| Moderator: David Dworkin, NHC | |
| Panelist: | Panelists: |
| Tiffany Manuel, Enterprise Community Partners | Melissa Bondi, Enterprise Community Partners |
| John Buckley, Subject Matter | |
| Nicole Porter, The Sentencing Project | |
