Tony Pickett

CEO of Grounded Solutions Network, LEED AP | growing the scale of #sharedequityhousing |closing the #racialwealthgap | equitable and inclusive communities.

[Tony Pickett @Tonypmc]

I really had no idea of what 2020 had in store when I wrote this last year - I just knew what I wanted to share with other #communitylandtrust leaders and advocates across the world.
#WherearetheFunders

[International Center for Community Land Trusts @Center4CLTs]

“We must never forget the CLT was created out of necessity... collective ownership of land to support African-Americans living in the rural South. It was born out of the American Civil Rights Movement.”

Chapter 22 - @Tonypmc
#OnCommonGround

Listen here: https://t.co/AlBmbhQia2

[Tony Pickett @Tonypmc]

Thanks @SenFettermanPA for your continuing support for #CommunityLandTrusts to achieve our @GroundedNetwork goal of #LastingAffordability at scale.

[U.S. Senator John Fetterman @SenFettermanPA]

I promised to fight for places across the Commonwealth that have been left behind for too long—places like Meadville.

I’m proud to help their community land trust tackle the housing crisis head on.
https://t.co/rcxrBfdaPA

[#PutHousingFirst @GNOHA]

"Supporters have put together a reform agenda of ways to make the program stronger and more widely available. [...] But criticism beyond accepted reform goals from within the affordable housing development side of the sector has been muted." @Shelterforce
https://t.co/kFeigZYOna

[Tony Pickett @Tonypmc]

@BrettTheodos @DouglassCLT @dannyn516 During a housing crisis, with a clear priority for creating more affordable housing options - who has the power to actually do what is required? Families need housing not excuses.

[Tony Pickett @Tonypmc]

@chtrust Congratulations and all the team @GroundedNetwork can’t wait to see how this increases your ability to further expand your already significant impact!

[Tony Pickett @Tonypmc]

Excited to launch the $40 million @amazon funded partnership of @GroundedNetwork with @NatlHsingTrust focused on increasing homeownership with #LastingAffordability in Nashville, Seattle and Arlington, Virginia

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[Tony Pickett @Tonypmc]

Don’t just “consider” and “examine” your organization’s commitment to #RacialEquity - DO something by taking significant actions that have measurable impacts.
https://t.co/Tb6ANnsCkf

[Tony Pickett @Tonypmc]

@homesteadclt @HenryLouisGates @KCTS9 @hosfeld @GirmayZahilay Well done! Great to see you all attracting this level of enthusiasm and support.

[Tony Pickett @Tonypmc]

@homesteadclt Love ❤️ the hashtag

[Tony Pickett @Tonypmc]

Get ready for multiple Big & Bold affordable housing ideas to be put on the table for consideration! Thankful that our #GSNInnovativeFinance team’s #HomesForTheFutureFund concept for #LastingAffordability is among this talented group of finalists!

[Grounded Solutions Network @GroundedNetwork]

HUGE NEWS, Y'ALL!!

We are SO immensely excited and honored to be named a *FINALIST* for the Housing Affordability Breakthrough Challenge. Thank you @EnterpriseNow and @WellsFargo!

We are READY for the final round!

[Tony Pickett @Tonypmc]

Congratulations to @homesteadclt from all of our @GroundedNetwork team and members - Well deserved!!!

[Homestead Community Land Trust @homesteadclt]

CELEBRATE WITH US: Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott gifted $10 million to Homestead Community Land Trust. We are beyond grateful to receive this visionary investment. Full statement here
https://t.co/oLKfN9KsO2

[Tony Pickett @Tonypmc]

Thanks to @Philanthropy for elevating the critical importance of creating homes with #lastingaffordabilty by various @GroundedNetwork members. More grant funders, financing and more public subsidies are needed to scale the proven success of our housing models.

[The Chronicle of Philanthropy @Philanthropy]

Grant makers are backing innovative solutions to try to bolster the availability of affordable housing. Many see stable housing a critical to their work to improve education, health, and economic opportunity. https://t.co/vYaTq7qKHI

[Tony Pickett @Tonypmc]

@Dave___Smith Looking Great my friend - enjoy it!!!

[Tony Pickett @Tonypmc]

Check it out!!! - So grateful to @AmyKhare and the @MixedIncome team for giving me this amazing opportunity to share my thoughts! Thanks as well to @FordFoundation and @kresgefdn for their support of #BendingtheArc

[NIMC @MixedIncome]

Our latest podcast is out! In this episode we talk with @Tonypmc CEO of @GroundedNetwork. We focus on efforts to advance #RacialJustice within the field of community development, including within local grassroots orgs, foundations & financial institutions.
https://t.co/i9rZ1p8NKD

[Tony Pickett @Tonypmc]

After 4 separate discussions with different @Delta airport gate staff, I finally got a seat on a plane. Why did they make it so hard??? #chargingmoreForLessService

[Tony Pickett @Tonypmc]

@Delta is totally failing to assist me in navigating their multiple delays of my morning flight to Minneapolis. Thus I missed my DC connection, now they won’t add me to a waiting list for the next flight because I don’t have preferred status??? I paid for this 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️ 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

[Tony Pickett @Tonypmc]

Loved joining my brilliant colleagues @DrAkilahWB & @Seema_NYC for a great conversation focused on #liberation - hosted by @npquarterly's own @Steve_NPQ Great audience participation too!

[Tony Pickett @Tonypmc]

@BrusselsCLT Indeed! ❤️

[Tony Pickett @Tonypmc]

Happy #WorldCLTDay
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#communitylandtrust

[Tony Pickett @Tonypmc]

Amazing and powerful to see #communitylandtrust & #landbank innovation benefitting a Black community - ❤️👍🏾👏🏾👊🏾
@GroundedNetwork @Vacant2Vibrant @DrAkilahWB @chrisjtyson

[Sheila Foster @SheilaRFoster]

Proud of the work @LabGov has been doing in Baton Rouge over the last 3 years applying our #cocity framework to equitably develop the 4-mile Plank Road area, a historic Black community. We have created a combined Community Land Trust and Bank. 👇
https://t.co/AewVZyQJI4

[Tony Pickett @Tonypmc]

@SheilaRFoster @LabGov Well YES to this! Congratulations All!!!

[TODAY @TODAYshow]

Our #SundayTODAY #LifeWellLived tribute to Charles Sherrod, an unsung leader in the American civil rights movement. He was 85 years old.
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