Graduate-Level Student Anti-Displacement Internship
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The opportunity: In collaboration with CoLab, Research Action Design (RAD), and community partners the
anti-displacement intern will work to identify priority areas for toolkit development. Priority areas
may include conducting research on alternative ownership models, surveying communities
about key areas of need, or performing a field scan of resident led anti-displacement
campaigns. Potential projects may include the following:
Developing case studies based on research about community driven strategies & tactics
to prevent displacement both domestically and abroad.
Compiling relevant research and resource guides for partners with interests in
community land trust site selection, governance, financing, and model building
Creating a resource sheet for identifying mission-aligned capital sources, generating and
vetting development scenarios, performing due diligence for development site(s)
Conducting research on innovative financing solutions and ownership models for
development of Community Land Trusts, other forms of deeply and permanently
affordable housing and other mechanisms for building shared wealth