CHAM.org - The Consortium for Housing and Asset Management

about cham

The Consortium for Housing and Asset Management (CHAM) is a collaboration of the leaders in the fields of nonprofit affordable housing production and community development. The Consortium is comprised of Enterprise Community Partners, the Local Initiatives Support Corporation, and NeighborWorks® America.

CHAM's mission is to better enable community-based organizations and others in the nonprofit housing industry to responsibly own and professionally manage affordable housing. To support industry managers, CHAM has developed an initial certification program called Nonprofit Housing Management Specialist (NHMS®).The course has been offered for over 10 years and has over 800 graduates.

CHAM has also created an elite Asset Management program of study. Participants who complete the entire Program of Study and submit their final designation project receive the Certified Housing Asset Manager (CHAM®) designation from the Consortium.

Enterprise is a leading provider of the development capital and expertise it takes to create decent, affordable homes and rebuild communities. For more than two decades, Enterprise has pioneered neighborhood solutions through public-private partnerships with financial institutions, governments, community organizations and others that share our vision. Enterprise has raised and invested $7 billion in equity, grants and loans and is currently investing in communities at a rate of $1 billion a year. Visit Enterprise Community Partners »

Local Initiatives Support Corporation's (LISC) mission is to help community development corporations (CDCs) transform distressed neighborhoods into healthy communities. LISC believes that CDCs are the best vehicles to achieve lasting and positive community change for the benefit of low- and moderate-income people. These organizations are accountable to local residents and engage in a wide range of physical, economic, and human development activities. By marshalling private-sector resources and extending financial and technical support to CDCs, LISC enables residents to set their own priorities and shape community renewal. Visit LISC »

Building on more than 20 years of experience, the NeighborWorks® America (NWA) works with residents, government and business leaders to develop strong partnerships that revitalize America's urban and rural communities and make housing affordable. These partnership organizations, making up the NeighborWorks network, are active in over 850 communities. As a powerful complement to the network's ongoing revitalization efforts and as a strategy for reaching out to the community development industry, the NeighborWorks Training Institute and its educational programs and materials are central to the Institute's mission. Visit NeighborWorks® America »