Organizational Updates

Grounded Solutions Network is pleased to announce the recent election of Dr. Akilah Watkins-Butler as President of our Board of Directors. She succeeds Robert Burns, who has served as board President since 2016 and will continue to serve on the board until his current term expires at the end of 2021. 

Grounded Solutions CEO Tony Pickett recently joined forces with forty-two scholars and practitioners from a dozen countries to author On Common Ground, International Perspectives on the Community Land Trust, a collection of twenty-six original essays tracing the international growth and diversification of community-led development on community-owned land.

Grounded Solutions Network Board of Directors is pleased to present Dr. Ben L. Bynum of the Colorado Health Foundation and Dr. Germaine Smith-Baugh of the Urban League of Broward (FL) County as the newest members of the board – congratulations!  

COVID-19 has created a very uncertain, rapidly changing set of circumstances for all our communities. Grounded Solutions Network calls for unity and a strong focus on supporting each other and most especially those families who may be at risk of falling behind on their mortgages due to quarantine related layoffs, reduced income, and illness.

Grounded Solutions Network CEO Tony Pickett's remarks on policy issues, racial equity, and scaling the field of shared equity housing.

Flagship Capital Grant Program Advances Housing Access for Low-Income, First-Time Homebuyers

Indianapolis, San Antonio, Winston-Salem Selected for 18-Month Equity Project to Reduce Displacement and Promote Lasting Affordability.