2021 NLIHC POLICY FORUM ORGANIZING AWARDS

INSTRUCTIONS

NLIHC is accepting nominations for the 2021 Annual Organizing Awards. The Organizing Awards recognize outstanding achievement in statewide, regional, citywide, community, neighborhood, and resident/tenant organizing during 2020 that furthers NLIHC’s mission of achieving socially just public policy to ensure people with the lowest incomes in the U.S. have affordable and decent homes.

Guidelines:

Consideration will only be given to nominations that conducted organizing around a campaign or issue that furthers NLIHC's mission (above) and not on general organizational achievements.
Special consideration will be given to nominations that incorporate resident/tenant-centered organizing and leadership.
Nominated organizations must be current NLIHC members.
Organizations may self-nominate.
NLIHC board members and Award Committee members may not nominate an organization with which they are employed or affiliated.
The award selection committee will choose two award recipients for different types of achievement. Generally speaking, one award will recognize statewide or regional achievements, and one award will recognize citywide or neighborhood achievements.

NLIHC will provide two representatives of each honored organization complimentary Forum registrations and one hotel room for the next in-person convening.

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS IS FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 2021 BY 5:00PM ET

More information can be found at http://www.nlihcforum.org

Questions? Email Olivia Arena at oarena@nlihc.org

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* 1. ORGANIZATION YOU ARE NOMINATING

First and Last Name

Company, Title

Organization Address

Organization City

Organization State

Organization Zip Code

Email Address

Phone Number

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* 2. ARE YOU NOMINATING YOURSELF/YOUR ORGANIZATION?

Yes

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* 3. ORGANIZATION SUBMITTING NOMINATION (if different from above)

First and Last Name

Company, Title

Organization Address

Organization City

Organization State

Organization Zip Code

Email Address

Phone Number

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* 4. PLEASE GIVE A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE ORGANIZATION OR THE CAMPAIGN AND THE ORGANIZING ACHIEVEMENTS MADE IN 2020:

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* 5. TO WHAT EXTENT AND IN WHAT WAYS HAS THE NOMINEE FURTHERED NLIHC'S MISSION OF "ACHIEVING SOCIALLY JUST PUBLIC POLICY THAT ENSURE PEOPLE WITH THE LOWEST INCOMES IN THE UNITED STATES HAVE AFFORDABLE AND DECENT HOMES?"

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* 6. WHAT IS THE SCALE AND SCOPE OF THE ACHIEVEMENT -- STATEWIDE, REGIONAL, LOCAL, COMMUNITY?

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* 7. APPROXIMATELY HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL BE IMPACTED BY THE ACHIEVEMENT?

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* 8. APPROXIMATELY WHAT PROPORTION OF THOSE IMPACTED WOULD BE CONSIDERED EXTREMELY LOW-INCOME RENTERS?

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* 9. WHAT KINDS OF OBSTACLES DID THE NOMINATED CAMPAIGN OR ORGANIZATION FACE IN PURSUING ITS WORK? HOW FRIENDLY OR UNFRIENDLY WAS THE POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT WHERE THE WORK WAS PERFORMED?

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* 10. DID THE NOMINATED CAMPAIGN OR ORGANIZATION REACH A RESOLUTION TO ITS GOALS OR THE PROBLEM IT SOUGHT TO ADDRESS? IS THE CAMPAIGN PART OF ONGOING WORK?