FRIEND OF HOUSING AWARDS

AWARD CATEGORIES
 
Margret Sevy Lifetime Achievement Award
Honoring individuals who over the course of their career have shown remarkable and sustained leadership and made an impactful contribution to affordable housing in Washington state.
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Friend of Housing Awards
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• Emerging Leader: Honoring individuals new to the housing industry (under 3 years) who show exemplary leadership in their organization or community.
   

• Racial Equity Initiative: Honoring initiatives that address, in a demonstrably effective way, systemic racism in the housing industry.
   

• Excellence in Property Management: Honoring people, initiatives or programs in multifamily housing, that demonstrate excellence in property management.
   

• Community Crisis Response: Honoring individuals, organizations or initiatives in the affordable housing field that have successfully responded to a community crisis, such as disaster, pandemic, major defunding, or other unexpected event.
   

• Housing Intersection: Honoring those who work outside the affordable-housing field and whose work has positively impacted affordable housing production, management, resident well-being, etc.
   

• Unsung Hero: Honoring someone who may not occupy a position high in profile or leadership, but whose efforts behind the scenes have had a far-reaching impact.
   

• Housing Inclusion: Honoring initiatives that reduce housing barriers (whether rental or homeownership) for those who have been traditional marginalized by race, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, or other reason.
   

• Sustainable Housing: Honoring people or initiatives that focus on environmentally sustainable housing in such areas as construction, energy efficiency, property management, etc.

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Friend of Housing Award nominations are evaluated by a selection committee using the following criteria:
 

• Active commitment in the previous 12 months

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• Innovation, leadership, creativity, and/or partnership that goes above and beyond the nominee’s job duties

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• Specific examples, quantified results, and other details that show the nominee’s impact