Community-Based Real Estate Development: An Overview for CDC Board Members

[ May 19, 2012; May 31, 2012; ]  

 

Time: 9:30am-4:15pm (May 19th), 6:00pm-9:00pm (May 31st)
Location: Urban Edge, Board Room (1542 Columbus Ave, Suite 2, Roxbury, MA 02119) MAP

Registration Deadline: May 16, 2012

This two-session course will focus on how CDC Board members and other volunteers can and should engage in the real estate development work of their CDCs. It will provide tools for Board members to understand [...]

Introduction to Grant and Report Writing

[ May 18, 2012; ]  

Time: 9:30am-4:00pm, 9:00am registration
Location: Viet-AID (42 Charles Street, Dorchester, MA 02122) MAP
Instructor: Suzanne Alden, MSA, CFRE, Grant Expectations

Registration Deadline: May 14, 2012

Learn the art of grantwriting to raise money for your cause! With increased competition for grant resources in a down economy, it is vital that grantwriters prepare proposals that are both polished and compelling. In this introduction to grant and [...]

Career Development for New CDC Professionals

[ June 6, 2012; ]  

Time: 9:30am-4:30pm, 9:00am registration
Location: Nixon Peabody LLP (100 Summer Street, Boston, MA 02110)
Instructor: Ann Silverman, Community Development Consultant

Registration Deadline: May 30, 2012

This workshop offers an opportunity for AmeriCorps members and others new to or beginning their careers in the community development field to assess their career paths, network, and develop short and long term plans to achieve career goals. [...]

Mel King Institute for Community Building: Third Anniversary Celebration

[ June 21, 2012; ]
Tickets are $50.00. To register, please click here.

Driving a Closing

[ May 16, 2012; ]  

Time: 9:00am-4:00pm
Location: Amherst College, Converse Hall, Rm. 304 (100 Boltwood Ave., Amherst, MA 01002)

Join the Massachusetts Housing Partnership and the Mel King Institute for additional sessions of the How to Drive a Closing training. Each one-day session is specifically designed for real estate project managers, CFOs, executive directors and others who have basic knowledge of the [...]

Institute for Nonprofit Management and Leadership Core Certificate Program

The mission of the Institute for Nonprofit Management and Leadership is to educate, support, and connect the next generation of nonprofit leaders. In addition to its cornerstone Certificate Program the Institute conducts research and supports a burgeoning network of practitioners through fellowships, teaching and mentoring opportunities, and access to university resources.
Overview:
How can you make the difference in [...]

Proteus Fund: 2012-2013 Diversity Fellowship

Application Deadline: 5pm on April 18, 2012
Proteus Fund is pleased to announce that applications for the 2012-2013 Diversity Fellowship are now being accepted. The Diversity Fellowship is designed to increase the number of people of color in positions of leadership within philanthropy who are skilled grant makers using a lens of equity and inclusion, and to support [...]

Commonwealth Seminar: Spring 2012

Application Deadline: March 21, 2012
The Commonwealth Seminar is now accepting applications for the Spring 2012 class! The Commonwealth Seminar is an intensive training program focused on teaching diverse leaders how the Massachusetts Legislature really works. Top state legislators, legislative staff, media members, and administration policymakers will introduce student leaders to the Legislature and state government generally. By giving [...]

Immigrant Entrepreneurs: Creating Jobs and Strengthening the Economy

Marcia Drew Hohn, Director, Public Education Institute at The Immigrant Learning Center, Inc. (2012)
 
The need for a careful study of immigrants’ role in job creation has never been more relevant. Thus, the Chamber and the IPC partnered with the Immigrant Learning Center (ILC) to produce this report, which synthesizes ongoing research and analysis conducted by [...]

Making Use of Local Census Data

Time: 9:30am-1:30pm
Location: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Instructor: Ezra Glenn (Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning)

Description:
The Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (ACS) now provides a wealth of census data on demographics, housing, jobs, transportation, and other topics at the level of individual census tracts – perfect for CDCs and neighborhood planning projects. However, the ACS requires some new ways of thinking about [...]

Housing Landscape 2012

An Annual Look at the Housing Affordability Challenges of America’s Working Households
Center for Housing Policy (2012)
 
This report focuses on housing affordability for working households. For the purposes of this report, working households are those that worked at least 20 hours per week, on average, and had a household income of no more than 120 percent of [...]

Building Our Way Out of Crime: The Transformative Power of Police-Community Developer Partnerships

Bill Geller & Lisa Belsky (2011)
This book describes and analyzes innovative efforts in communities across the United States to reduce crime in and improve the economic vitality of blighted neighborhoods. By working together, local police, nonprofit community developers, elected and appointed officials, financial strategists, and community leaders can do more with less, converting crime hot [...]

New Markets Tax Credits: A Twin Cities CDC Project

Time: 9:00-11:00am, 8:30am breakfast and networking
Location: Boston Private Bank & Trust Company, 2nd  Floor, Great Room  (10 Post Office Square, Boston, MA) Directions
This seminar is part of the Boston Private Bank & Trust Company Community Investment Series. The training will feature discussion by panelists:

Marc Dohan, Esq., Twin Cities CDC 
Deborah Favreau, Massachusetts Housing Investment Corporation
Kurt James, Esq., Rackemann, Sawyer & Brewster
Stephen Nolan, Esq., Nolan [...]

Community Fellows Program

In October of 2012, the INML will launch the Community Fellows Program (CFP), designed for 14 very young urban leaders which will combine the organizational leadership training of our core program with an equal focus on community leadership.  Each student will occupy a fellowship named for a revered community leader, such as Hubie Jones, Annie [...]

Fostering Equitable Foreclosure Recovery

Sarah Treuhaft, Kalima Rose, and Jennifer Tran, PolicyLink (2012)
In an effort to share our research with our constituents, PolicyLink continues to report—often in conjunction with partners—around equitable strategies that can help all Americans prosper. By “Lifting Up What Works” and spreading the stories of effective change on the ground, we highlight proven efforts to improve [...]