Training Series
ANHD’s training series is designed to ensure local community groups and individuals interested in building, preserving, managing, and supporting deeply and permanently affordable housing, and in promoting economic justice have the skills, resources, and networks needed to tackle complex community development, housing and economic justice issues.
ANHD’s Affordable Housing Institute offers single and multi-day training sessions on multi-family housing preservation, sustainable building practices, project financing, property management, long-term asset management, strategic opportunities, and more. Expert facilitators have included representatives from Infinite Horizons, CUNY Building Performance Lab and NYC Accelerator, Goldstein Hall, and STRADA Consultants LLC.
Additionally, ANHD staff and partners occasionally offer other timely training sessions on our issue areas, such as Organizing Tenant Associations, How to Prevent Burnout for Organizers, Making Meetings Memorable, CRA 101, and Small Business Merchant Organizing 101.
All of ANHD’s training sessions are low-cost or free, and open to all. We encourage you to browse our current, upcoming workshops below.
Affordable Housing Institute
Understanding LIHTC: Selection of Syndicator and Bank
04/30/2026 10:00 am
In this part of ANHD’s Affordable Housing Development training series, participants will learn about the essential legal aspects of partnering with a syndicator, the responsibilities of the parties, implications and pitfalls to avoid in selecting the right syndicator for your LIHTC project. ViewBack End of the Deal: Yr. 15 Credits and Refinancing
04/21/2026 10:00 am
This workshop will include a detailed discussion of the Right of First Refusal and Purchase Option, a conversation about capital accounts, and refinancing options. ViewJoint Ventures 201
04/16/2026 10:00 am
This interactive panel will provide further detail about negotiation strategies relative to a joint venture partnership. The presenters will discuss key negotiation terms, illustrative examples of common issues, and ways to negotiate to your organization’s advantage. ViewPutting the Deal Together (Joint Ventures 101)
04/14/2026 10:00 am
The second session focuses on the complexities of creating a development team, negotiating and structuring joint venture agreements with for-profit partners, and maximizing the organization’s value contribution to the deal. The training will also explore real estate deals, conditions for their profitability, and the various institutions and actors involved in the development process. ViewOther ANHD Offerings
Capital Funding Applications 101
05/05/2026 10:00 am
The workshop explains public funding processes from political allocation through agency administration, contracting, and reimbursement. We will discuss readiness, timing, and cash flow considerations, and will focus on defining a realistic, fundable project scope, distinguishing hard and soft costs, sequencing studies, design, and procurement so work remains eligible for reimbursement. The session will combine structured content with live discussion, troubleshooting, and workshopping. The content is grounded in practical experience across multiple city and state funders and is designed to help organizations avoid common missteps that slow or derail publicly funded projects. This training is ideal for nonprofit leaders, developers, board members, and operations staff. By the end of the session, participants will be able to: -Understand the basic elements of a capital funding request. -Develop realistic timelines from initial ask through reimbursement. -Assess what questions need to be answered in the funding request. -Avoid common mistakes that delay or jeopardize funding. -Develop advocacy strategies to develop long-term relationships with elected officials. ViewProject and Construction Management 101
05/07/2026 3:00 pm
The Introduction to Project and Construction Management program is designed to provide participants with a basic understanding of the components that go into successfully managing and executing a project before, during, and after affordable housing construction. Participants will learn components of construction management that take place during the construction phase of a real estate development project. Students will learn how to identify and implement best practices and strategies used in the industry. Session 1: Intro & Pre-Development (Thursday, 5/7 at 3pm - 4:30pm) Overview of the real estate development process, actors, and concepts Managing aspects of pre-development including site acquisition, design, permitting, financing, signing contracts and legal documents, and construction closing Session 2: Construction Management (Thursday, 5/14 at 3pm - 4:30pm) Managing the construction process including bank requisitions, construction meetings, scheduling, change order analysis, cost management, and contract administration How to manage a development budget to ensure projects are delivered on time and within projected costs Session 3: Permanent Conversion & Overall Project Considerations (Thursday, 5/21 at 3pm - 4:30pm) Closing out a project including securing DOB letters of completion, TCO and final CO, unconditional lien waivers, etc. and converting to permanent financing Other overall project nuances and considerations, such as resident & community engagement, asset management, homeownership vs rentals, NYCHA PACT projects, supportive housing nuances, etc. ViewAdvanced Underwriting: Your LIHTC Project is Built or Renovated! Now What?
05/26/2026 1:00 pm
A Two-part course all about cost certification, the 50% test, and the developer's roles in both. Covers best practices and an in-class case study analysis. ViewAdvanced Underwriting: Negotiating the Financial Arrangement with your LIHTC Syndicator
05/19/2026 10:00 am
A look at the financial and legal intersection of real estate development, covering draw schedules, developer fees, operating agreements, negotiations, and their impact on deal financials. ViewAdvanced Underwriting: Construction Sources and Bond Tests
05/12/2026 1:00 pm
Construction sources, bond tests (50%, 95-5), their interplay, and issues to avoid are explored in-depth. The course covers their purpose, generation, and importance. ViewUnderstanding LIHTC: Selection of Syndicator and Bank
04/30/2026 10:00 am
In this part of ANHD’s Affordable Housing Development training series, participants will learn about the essential legal aspects of partnering with a syndicator, the responsibilities of the parties, implications and pitfalls to avoid in selecting the right syndicator for your LIHTC project. ViewBack End of the Deal: Yr. 15 Credits and Refinancing
04/21/2026 10:00 am
This workshop will include a detailed discussion of the Right of First Refusal and Purchase Option, a conversation about capital accounts, and refinancing options. ViewJoint Ventures 201
04/16/2026 10:00 am
This interactive panel will provide further detail about negotiation strategies relative to a joint venture partnership. The presenters will discuss key negotiation terms, illustrative examples of common issues, and ways to negotiate to your organization’s advantage. ViewPutting the Deal Together (Joint Ventures 101)
04/14/2026 10:00 am
The second session focuses on the complexities of creating a development team, negotiating and structuring joint venture agreements with for-profit partners, and maximizing the organization’s value contribution to the deal. The training will also explore real estate deals, conditions for their profitability, and the various institutions and actors involved in the development process. ViewCCL Advanced Power-Building Workshop Series – Demonstrating Power: Campaigns (apply by 4/13)
04/24/2026 10:00 am
This 2-Part module consists of two sessions focused on Campaigns as a way of demonstrating our power. Part 1 on 4/24 provides a foundation for understanding key elements of a campaign and covers: Defining campaigns and key campaign terms; Identifying targets; Developing demands; and Power mapping. Part 2 on 5/29 invites participants to workshop campaigns they are actively working on and offers opportunities to reflect on topics including campaign tactics and strategies. Participants are required to register for and attend both sessions. View