For the activist on the go, NPH has tools on how to win community acceptance for your development, run an effective advocacy campaign, and get the straight facts on housing policies.

The Original NPH Toolbox – Updated and Improved!

NPH has updated our original, award-winning toolbox with new information and new tools as well as the original Community Acceptance toolbox. This section includes public brochures and “How To” guides for advocates. Materials address common questions about affordable housing well as techniques for effective advocacy with decision makers and media.

Click here to access the Community Acceptance and Advocacy Tools

Broadband Toolkit: Connecting Affordable Housing Residents with High-Speed Internet Access

Affordable housing developers and owners do more than provide affordable housing, they provide opportunities for their residents to help improve their lives, including access to the Internet. This resource is for all of you who are responsible for maintaining the computers, equipment, and networks serving the residents in your buildings. It is a guide to figuring out solutions for the day-to-day challenges that arise from providing broadband services to your residents. We hope you will find it helpful.

Click here to view the Broadband Toolkit

Fair Housing Toolkit

Every affordable housing manager needs to know the latest rules and best practices for complying with Fair Housing Law. The attorneys at the National Housing Law Project prepared this toolkit to help.  Included are updates concerning managing applications and tenants who may have disabilities, criminal records or may be victims of domestic violence.

Click here to download the Fair Housing Toolkit

Zone for Homes and the Housing Element Toolkit

Every city and county in the Bay Area has a housing plan or “housing element” due in June of 2009. The Housing Element update process is a great opportunity to change the rules governing the development process. Through the housing element advocates can help identify great sites for future housing, create new revenue streams dedicated to affordable housing and break down regulatory barriers to make it easier to build affordable homes.

Click here to access the Zone for Homes - Housing Element Toolkit 2008

The Inclusionary Housing Advocacy Toolkit

Inclusionary Housing is a tried and true method of creating affordable housing. Inclusionary policies require new housing developments to include homes affordable to a wide range of incomes.

Click here to access the Inclusionary Housing Advocacy Toolkit

Voter Registration Toolkit

Residents of affordable housing are particularly affected by many of the issues at stake in national and local elections. This tool is designed to help service coordinators, resident organizers and property management staff get these under-represented voices heard and registered to vote through a get-out-the-vote effort.

Click here to access the Voter Registration Toolkit

Questions about the NPH Tools? Call us at 415.989.8160 or email info at nonprofithousing.org.