Pineda, ChrisEimicke, WilliamGoldsmith, Stephen2026-04-022005-09Goldsmith, Stephen, Chris Pineda, and William Eimicke. How City Hall Can Invigorate the Faith Community Around a Citywide Agenda. Ash Center, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 2005.https://dash.harvard.edu/handle/1/42733553This paper examines how city governments can collaborate with faith-based organizations, and invigorate these partners, around a citywide housing agenda. Specifically, the paper explores: (1) why city hall/FBO collaborations are important; (2) what FBOs bring to housing efforts; (3) how cities can more effectively collaborate with FBOs; (4) lessons on collaboration from the various 'Unlocking Doors' cities; and, (5) a case study on city hall/FBO collaboration in the city of Nashville. The goal of this paper is to fill the gap of practical knowledge on collaborations with the faith community by presenting a framework to help city halls more intentionally leverage successful partnerships, based on lessons learned from other local cases.ENOther