Fannie Mae Foundation

The development and preservation of affordable housing is increasingly recognized as an important component of healthy communities and regional competitiveness. The presence of affordable housing is one of several factors influencing the stability and productivity of the workforce. As such, there are many opportunities to increase corporate-community partnerships associated with affordable housing.

The LGI team worked with the Fannie Mae Foundation to leverage www.winwinpartner.com on behalf of its grantees. Created and maintained by the LGI team, winwinpartner.com was the first electronic information clearinghouse for business executives and members of the business media interested in win-win strategies: innovative business strategies that achieve competitive advantage through community investment. The Web site offers nonprofit organizations seeking to engage business a unique and credible forum for showcasing their value-added to businesses.

In addition to selecting Fannie Mae grantees to be profiled, creating customized copy and links for the organizations, LGI developed industry-specific architecture and content on business and affordable housing. These organizations benefited from LGI outreach and promotion of the site.

Other LGI success stories relating to corporate community partnerships include the Ford Foundation Corporate Involvement Initiative, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, and many others.