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14 people are interested
Help create content to eliminate the homeownership gap
ORGANIZATION: BENJAMIN BANNEKER DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
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14 people are interested
We're eliminating the homeownership gap by providing access to information about homeownership incentives. We have a content strategy to increase awareness and we are looking for volunteers who can assist. We are looking for volunteers who can help with the following:
- Edit content (blog posts) that we currently have
- Create new content about homeownership in underserved communities; including the history of exclusion from homeownership, and exploring ideas to improve homeownership
- Create content about startups in the real estate space. They may not be intentionally focused on the homeownership gap, but there solutions might help move the needle.
- Use Canva to create social media posts about homeownership incentives
- Sourcing social media and blogs for content to repost in our social communities
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About BENJAMIN BANNEKER DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Location:
1420 N ST NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20005, US
Mission Statement
The Benjamin Banneker Development Corporation (BBDC)--like its namesake, the renowned author, scientist, mathematician, farmer, astronomer, publisher, and urban planner --has served many roles in the Greater Metropolitan Washington Area. Established 25 years ago, its initial mission was to help improve the community by providing affordable housing in the District of Columbia. Today, BBDC works to advance community development across the DMV, and affect positive, sustainable change in our communities through urban development, education, and philanthropic initiatives.
Description
The enactment of the National Housing Act of 1934, and the resulting decades-long practice of "redlining"-denying mortgages based on race and not qualifications or creditworthiness-kept African Americans from becoming homeowners and sought to destroy the possibility of investment wherever people of color lived. The Civil Rights Movement and War on Poverty programs of the 1960s led to the birth of community development corporations (CDCs) to fight against redlining and divestment issues in cities, as well as the new federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in 1965. The Fair Housing Act of 1968 was passed to prohibit redlining.
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This is a Virtual Opportunity with no fixed address.
DATE POSTED
May 5, 2021
SKILLS
- Interactive/Social Media/SEO
- Copy Writing / Copy Editing
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REQUIREMENTS
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