NAHRO Fellowships

Successful candidates will have attained mastery in Professional Association Mastery and at least four of the other Mastery categories, one of which must be either Policy Mastery or Practice Mastery.  Recipients will be selected on the basis of their contributions in areas 1 through 9.

1. Professional Association Mastery: the candidate’s service to NAHRO through elected or appointed leadership at the Chapter, Region or National level; involvement in special projects, programs, policy; active participation in committees; involvement in membership recruitment, etc. [0-20 points]
2. Policy Mastery: the candidate's ability to develop/enact strategic plans, create local, state or federal funding mechanisms, housing trust funds or linkage programs; lead or guide others to enact or implement new housing programs, or housing/community development and/or preservation policy; create or administer land use policy or programs which create new affordable housing, preserve and improve neighborhood quality and safety or create communities with substantial affordable housing and development; etc. [0-20 points]
3. Practice Mastery:  the candidate's ability to create viable, durable partnerships; conceive, create or implant best practice programs or developments; create innovations in organizational management, maintenance, finance development or human services; deliver innovative human services and outreach to the homeless, disabled, elderly or chronically mentally ill; etc. [0-20 points]
4. Mentoring Mastery:  the candidate's ability to create resident leaders, support or coach peers, guide staff and others in the local community; provide support or guidance to young professionals; etc. [0-15 points]
5. Education and Training Mastery:  the candidate's participation as a guest or regular lecturer or teacher of housing and community development topics; development of curriculum or media; involvement in testing, evaluating or credentialing; participation in conference sessions, speaking engagements or trainings; ability to disseminate information to or engage the public; etc. [0-15 points]
6. Governance Mastery:  the candidate's ability to lead a board locally or within NAHRO or other state, regional or professional affiliate; to serve or be involved in NAHRO, housing/community development association, authority, non-profit board or commission; to hold elected public leadership such as city, county, or school district; to provide leadership to resident or youth organizations, etc. [0-15 points]
7. Research/Scholarship/Journalism Mastery:  the candidate must have published at least three articles or at least two significant works of research or served as an editor/publisher of media germane to the housing and community development profession.  [0-15 points]
8. Volunteerism Mastery:  the candidate’s ability to participate as a volunteer contributor to NAHRO, local, regional or national task forces, working groups or committees; to help with crisis prevention, disaster relief, street outreach or construction of housing or community facilities; to serve as a therapist, counselor or minister; to participate in local service organizations, churches, temples or congregations; to be involved in local fundraisers, funding development or community foundations; etc. [0-15 points]
9. Fellows Obligations: the candidate's ability to serve as a mentor to impart his/her knowledge; to continue to be involved in NAHRO, its program activities, conferences and instrumentalities; to participate in specific programs and activities of the NAHRO Fellowship; to serve NAHRO as jurors as needed to sustain the growth and development of the NAHRO Fellowship Program; and the candidate’s ability to uphold the code of professional conduct and any ethical standards specific to the NAHRO Fellowship. [0-10 points]

Nominees must receive an average score from the jury of at least 70 points to be considered for receipt of the award.  The top six scores in the above categories will be used for consideration.