Affordable Housing Leadership Network

Affordable Housing Leadership Network

The Bay Area needs more affordable housing – and we need leaders at every level with the capacity to roll up their sleeves, work across differences, and develop solutions. A new generation of housing leaders can have a transformative impact in helping to create a more equitable and sustainable Bay Area.

The Affordable Housing Leadership Network (AHLN) brings together a cross-sector group of Bay Area housing professionals working to address the housing and houselessness crisis and help increase the production and preservation of housing in the region.

Tailored to housing professionals who are either decision-makers in their organizations or rising leaders with the capacity to influence decision-makers, AHLN helps Fellows learn and practice leadership tools to supplement their technical skills, and develop a cross-sector network.

What you’ll experience

• Network Building: One regional cohort of 24 Fellows from all affordable housing specializations including service providers, advocates, policy makers, affordable housing developers, and more.
• Learning Sessions: Build leadership skills in a team setting with a focus on creating a shared understanding about exercising leadership within organizations, among people, and across systems. Learning topics are applicable for immediate use in the workplace and touch upon Coro’s six leadership practices: self-awareness, critical thinking, communication, inclusion, collaboration, and influence.
• Guest Interviews: Participants interview housing leaders and elected officials to establish relationships and understanding.
• Group Project: Participants will apply their leadership skills in working on a group project which will require approximately 1-2 hours between sessions. The deliverable(s) will be shared during program launch.

Outcomes

AHLN Fellows will:

• Gain vital leadership skills and a Bay Area regional network, advancing their capacity to create impact and drive positive change within their organizations and across the region. 
• Enhance their knowledge of housing challenges and solutions, and the systems in which those challenges and solutions exist, by learning from their peers within the cohort and across the housing field.
• Expand their capacity to thoughtfully navigate complexity, include and engage multiple perspectives, bring people together across differences, and feel equipped to collaborate and accelerate positive change wherever they are, discerning between effective management and impactful leadership.