Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Creating more affordable cohousing - a personal story...

[Ann Zabaldo (zabaldo]

Oz -- 

First, Happy New Year to you and all on this list.

Can you or someone from CohoUS detail what progress has been made in the last 
1.5 years since you made the initial contacts w/ affordable housing leaders you 
met with here in Washington, DC?  Where is CohoUS in this process?  Is there 
any information that can be shared w/ us on this list?

I think fund raising is a lot easier if there are specific programs and a sense 
of forward movement by the asking organization.  So any info you can give us 
will be helpful.

I make a personal year end donation to CohoUS every year.  I hope others will, 
too.

Best --

Ann Zabaldo
Takoma Village Cohousing
Washington, DC
Principal, Cohousing Collaborative, LLC
Falls Church VA
703-688-2646

On Dec 27, 2012, at 5:00 PM, oz wrote:

> 
> When I was the Exec. Dir. of Coho/US (2007-2010), I had a fundamental
> disagreement with its Board of Directors. The Board decided to allocate
> some of my time and the association's money to supporting more affordable
> Cohousing. At the time, I had a different opinion on our priorities, but
> followed their guidance and began putting some of my energy behind the
> board's initiative.
> 
> As time proceeded, we met with the leaders of several Affordable Housing
> non-profits in Washington, DC - and began collaborations that are just
> beginning to make a difference. It didn't take too long to understand that
> I was just plain wrong about the value of that work.
> 
> 
>