Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Affordable cohousing question

[Raines Cohen (rc3-coho-L]

Sterling,
It sounds like you should be in touch with your stone's-throw-down-the-coast
cohousing neighbors in Corvallis, A Home In Community, which has a similar
vision for permanent affordability in multiple communities, in a venture
started in their own CoHo EcoVillage community and with aspirations for
spreading nationally:

http://www.aHomeInCommunity.org/

They started, at I believe a similar point in their process to where you are
now, to explore fundraising through donations; they ended up getting some
donations and a loan to cover the gap; note that with the changes in the
economy, there may be fewer people in a position to take advantage of
deductions for donations.

Rather than re-invent the wheel, comparing notes will, I believe, be well
worth your while; let me know off the list if you'd like some personal
introductions to some of the leaders in that effort.

Also, be sure to check out the series on affordability strategies in
Cohousing magazine online from last year. Some cohousing neighborhoods I
know of that use land trust models for permanent affordability include
Ithaca (NY) EcoVillage and Mariposa Grove (Oakland, CA), as well as Troy
Gardens (Madison, WI).

Raines Cohen, Cohousing Coach http://www.CohousingCoach.com/
Planning for Sustainable Communities
talking to some folks with a vision of shared affordable community in
Fremont, CA

living at Berkeley (CA) Cohousing
where a garden workday this weekend will encompass edibility, engagement,
education, and even empathy

Northern California Cohousing Regional Organizer
http://www.NorCalCoho.org/
currently visiting my former neighbor, another cross-community connector,
now at Nevada City (CA) Cohousing

Aging In Community Author, Audacious Aging

On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 8:45 AM, Sterling Newberry <
sterling.newberry [at] gmail.com> wrote:

>
> Dear Friends,I'm Sterling Newberry of Daybreak Cohousing in Portland,
> Oregon.  I'm working on finding financing to make a few of our units more
> affordable for moderate income cohousers.  We are partnering with a local
> Land Trust 501(c)3 in this, and I am doing the leg work to find the
> financing.  I think this is a win/win.  Some cohousers get
> more affordable units that are affordable in perpetuity, and the donors get
> a tax break for their donations toward this project.  If we are successful,
> I would also like to explore the possibility of an ongoing program
> available
> to cohousing developments across the country.  This would make it possible
> to finance the maximum green features while increasing income diversity in
> cohousing.
>
> If you know of any sources of donors, or are a potential donor yourself,
> please respond to me off line at sterling.newberry [at] gmail.com .  I can 
> send
> more detailed information about our project, as well as a latter from the
> Land Trust outlining our partnership with them.
> Thanks,
> Sterling
>
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