The Partners Network aims to provide opportunities for organizations to connect, share best practices, and increase efficiency. This resource library includes links to organizations and resource materials on a variety of topics. It is not meant to be exhaustive and will continue to grow over time. If you know of something that should be added, feel free to share it with the Program Director.

  • Board Governance and Strategic Planning Program

    Board Governance and Strategic Planning Program The Challenge Many NPPN members are facing critical governance challenges in the post-pandemic era. Organizations across the network are struggling with: The Solution NPPN is launching a comprehensive Governance & Strategic Planning Program to provide targeted, hands-on support to member organizations. This new program addresses the foundational need for…

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  • HPRP Easements

    HPRP: Easements The Basics The National Park Service defines a historic preservation easement as “a voluntary legal agreement, typically in the form of a deed, which permanently protects a significant historic property.” Sometimes they are referred to as covenants or preservation restrictions. They can be used to protect exterior features, interior features, and/or landscape features.…

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  • HPRP Property Acquistion

    HPRP: Acquiring Property There are many ways for a historic property redevelopment program to get started in real estate. Typically when acquiring a property (or an interest in a property), the goal is to decrease the amount of risk that they have in the sale. Below are some common ways this is done. Options An…

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  • Easements

    Easements In partnership with the Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia, there is a listserv for entities that hold easements. The group also hosts quarterly calls to discuss issues, trends, and best practices in the easement world. Open to all easement holders (no NPPN membership required). To register for the listserv and/or the quarterly calls, please…

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  • Job Board

    Job Board Below is a list of featured job openings from Member organizations. If you would like to submit a posting, email the Executive Director. All postings are required to include salary/wage information. Additional positions can be found on PreserveNet. Blue Grass Trust for Historic Preservation California Preservation Foundation Columbus Landmarks Foundation Conservation Society of San Antonio…

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  • HPRP Funding

    HPRP: Funding a Project You have capitalized your fund and have a pipeline. How do you fund the specific project you want to do? It does not all have to come from the fund. In most projects there is a financial gap that has to be filled. In general, a project taken on as a…

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  • HPRP The Basics

    HPRP: The Basics What is a HPRP? A historic properties redevelopment program is an active real estate-based program for protecting endangered properties using techniques such as: options, purchase/resale, easements, and tax credits. These historic structures ultimately are returned to the private sector with deed restrictions in place. Any proceeds realized from transactions are “recycled” to…

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  • Nonprofit Management Library

    Nonprofit Management Library A growing collection of information and links related to nonprofit management, including best practices, new tools, and more. If you have a resource that you would like to see added, please email it here. General Information The Excellence Toolkit, from Nonprofit New York BoardSource National Council of Nonprofits Sample Organizational Assessment, Solid…

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  • HPRP Getting Started

    HPRP: Getting Started What is a HPRP? A Historic Properties Redevelopment Program is one that uses dedicated capital for a real estate project at one or more historic properties. From the 1970s through the early 2000s, these kinds of programs were more commonly called Revolving Funds or Revolving Loan Funds. The more inclusive name, Historic…

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  • Organizational Policy Library

    Organizational Policy Library As an organization dedicated to assisting other nonprofits, we have begun to collect and share examples of policies that help you run your organization. The world changes quickly–do you need examples of a remote work policy, new family leave policy, an intervention/advocacy policy, or other guidance? Check out the growing collection of…

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  • NTHP Preservation Book Archive

    NTHP Preservation Book Archive During the 1970s-the mid-2000s, the National Trust for Historic Preservation (NTHP) published a Preservation Book Series on a wide variety of topics, from how to host a development charrette to creating fundraising plans. These publications are no longer available for sale, nor are they readily available online (until now). What follows…

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  • Rural Preservation & Barns

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