Training: Your Land Bank Needs a Communications Strategy
With small teams and limited capacity, most land banks cannot devote staff solely to communications—but you can still have meaningful impact with a right-sized communications strategy. Clear and consistent communication to the public about your work is essential for telling your story, strengthening community trust, and managing your land bank’s reputation. This training will break…
Read More2026 Reclaiming Vacant Properties Conference
Join us in Pittsburgh for the only national conference on dedicated to tackling vacant, abandoned, and deteriorated properties.
Read MoreTraining: Brownfield Funding for Land Banks
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) anticipates that more than $255 million will be available for the fiscal year 2026 brownfields funding cycle. Join New Jersey Institute for Technology (NJIT) to learn about positioning your work as a land bank for success in the EPA Brownfields Grant competition. This training will cover brownfield basics, compelling grant…
Read MoreThe Role of Land Banks in Brownfield Revitalization
Learn how land banks across the country are engaging in brownfield remediation and redevelopment.
Read MoreLand Banks and Commercial Property Revitalization: Examples from Youngstown
Hear how land banks can partner with local governments, nonprofits, and community stakeholders to revitalize vacant commercial spaces.
Read More2025 National Land Bank Network Summit
Join us in Detroit September 8-9, 2025 for the biannual national conference for land banks.
Read MoreThe Road Ahead for Land Banks
Watch the recording here » Land banks’ flexibility to respond to local challenges and opportunities sets them apart from other entities. Throughout the decades, land banks continued to evolve and respond to meet the changing needs of the communities they serve—more important than ever given present realities of the real estate market and community and…
Read MorePlanting the Seeds: How Land Banks in Small Communities Can Grow Trust and Impact
With its dedicated staff leadership and an energized board of directors, the Rome/Floyd County Land Bank has leveraged data to make a case for dedicated ARPA funding to grow their capacity and implement a bold strategic plan.
Read More2024 VAD Academy
VAD Academy is a virtual bootcamp for public, private, nonprofit, and community leaders whose work and communities are impacted by challenges related to vacant, abandoned, and deteriorated (or “VAD”) properties.
Read More2024 Reclaiming Vacant Properties Conference
The only national conference dedicated to strengthening neighborhoods to help address vacant, abandoned, and deteriorated properties.
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