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7 • Briefly survey the available housing market in the target area to get a sense of acquisition and rehab costs • Identify a range of projects and prepare several hypothetical acquisition / financing packages (including anticipated subsidies) for review and discussion by the entire group. This is useful to determine whether there is basic agreement about the strategy for implementing the goals of the organization. • Draft selection criteria and guidelines for acquisitions (target areas, price range, necessary income level, type of houses, etc.) • Meet with local banks and state housing finance agencies to discuss the possibility of financing for homes on Community Land Trust land 5. Outreach and Membership Committee Co-Chairs: Suggested Tasks • Identify and approach additional people for the working group • Conduct personal orientations for people who are late coming into the development process • Coordinate education and training opportunities for the working group /future board. It may be useful to design a number of skill-building workshops to strengthen the knowledge and confidence of group members • Draft an outreach strategy for the Community Land Trust. Identify key individuals and groups to talk about the Community Land Trust including leadership representatives of ~ religious and civic groups ~ !ow and moderate income tenants ~ socially concerned homeowners who might support a Community Land Trust ~ local and state government ~ human service providers ~ labor and women's organizations • Develop a proposed time line for presentations and one-to-one approaches • review outlined strategy with full working group and assign individuals to do personal outreach • Coordinate the community outreach and education process • Communicate with interested media • Draft initial outreach brochure