| September 22, 2009 | | 2:00 pm | to | 4:00 pm | | September 29, 2009 | | 2:00 pm | to | 4:00 pm | | September 6, 2010 | | 2:00 pm | to | 4:00 pm |
As the foreclosure crisis continues across the country, communities are experiencing ever growing numbers of foreclosed properties and the negative effects they cause. With neighborhood stabilization efforts already underway using the first round of Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) funds, this series will provide practitioners an opportunity to learn new strategies and hear about best practices that will further enhance their programs.
The series will run four Tuesdays in a row–September 15, 22, 29 and October 6. Each session will start with a webinar from 2-3p.m. EDT. Directly following the webinar, from 3-4p.m. EDT, presenters will be available to answer your written questions.
Acquisition Strategies—September 22
Disposition Strategies—September 29
Performance Measurement—October 6
The series is a collaboration between Enterprise Community Partners, Local Initiatives Support Corporation, the National Housing Conference, the National Community Stabilization Trust and NeighborWorks America.
| September 14, 2010 | | September 15, 2010 | | September 16, 2010 |
Training Provided by: The National Development Council
Sponsored by: Citi
Date: September 14-16, 2010
Location: United Church Conference Center (One Badger Rd. Framingham, MA)
Registration Fees:
MACDC Member Organizations- $150
Non-MACDC Member Organizations- $300
Neighborhoods are at their best when “ Main Street ” pulses with the activities that bring a community alive—residential, retail, entertainment, services, public facilities and common areas. Older Main Streets have special opportunities for adaptive reuse—with buildings that are ideally suited to retrofitting multiple uses in one structure. Cities and towns undergoing redevelopment in their downtowns often view mixed-used development as a way to catalyze Main Street, energizing it with shopping, dining, culture and entertainment. There are several financial tools available for Main Street redevelopment and if brought together in the right way, for the right uses, they can do the job. This course explores the following topics:
Mixed-Use Development Challenges
- Commercial real estate revitalization
- Community facilities on Main Street
- The community perspective on revitalization
- Inventory: what do you have to work with?
- Thinking outside the box for adaptive reuse
Mixed Financing: The Right Recipe
- Real estate financing process
- Estimating project costs
- Projecting the developer’s pro forma
- Determining debt capacity
- Measuring equity attracted
- Quantifying the financing gap
- Closing the gap
Taxes and Real Estate Development
- Cash flow after tax
- Depreciation
- Historic Rehabilitation, Low-Income Housing and New Markets Tax Credits
Financing Tools for Mixed-Use Development
- Debt and equity vehicles
- Programs: CDBG, CDBG Float Loan, Section 108 and tax-exempt bond financing
- Other Structuring Tools: tax increment financing, ground leases, tax abatement and payment in lieu of taxes
Registration
| May 13, 2010 | | 10:00 am | to | 4:00 pm | | July 8, 2010 | | 10:00 am | to | 4:00 pm | | September 16, 2010 | | 10:00 am | to | 4:00 pm | | November 18, 2010 | | 10:00 am | to | 4:00 pm |
An Advanced Training Program for Technical Assistance
Date: March 1-2, 2010
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Time: 10:00am – 4:00pm
Location: Babson College (231 Forest Street, Wellesley, MA 02482)
The Mel King Institute for Community Building will offer an advanced training program for Business Technical Assistance providers in Massachusetts beginning in late March 2010. The program is targeted toward seasoned practitioners along with executive directors. The primary objective of this program is to raise the standard of business assistance by providing knowledge, tools and resources that will translate into measurable skills improvements. The program is particularly designed for community based nonprofit organizations that focus on supporting businesses with less than 20 employees, self employed persons, underserved communities (including rural and urban), and/or entrepreneurs who are immigrants, people of color, lower income, linguistic minorities or otherwise not well served by traditional providers. The 9 month program will consist of 6 full day training models including:
- Success Measures for TA Providers
- Consulting/Client Relationship Management
- Business Plan Fundamentals for Start-ups
- Existing Business Strategic Planning and Diagnostic Tools
- Financial Sustainability/Asset Management
- Strategic Management of small business programs
The TA Training Program will be consist of intensive, hands-on sessions, that incorporate a mix of one-on-one consulting sessions, online TA provider and instructor collaboration, and the development of Program Delivery Guides.
Raising the Standard for Small Business Technical Assistance sessions will be led by Jason Friedman and Marian Doub of Friedman Associates as well as Elizabeth Thornton and Donna Stoddard of Entrepreneurship Advantage, Inc.
Advanced TA Participant Application (Application Deadline: February 5, 2010)
Advanced TA Training Program Description
Presentation Documents for Modules 1 & 2
Completed Applications may be mailed to:
The Mel King Institute
c/o MACDC
15 Court Square, Suite 600
Boston, MA 02108
For more information, please e-mail MelKingInstitute@macdc.org
or contact Jay Rosa:
jayr@macdc.org
617-426-0303
| September 29, 2010 | | September 30, 2010 | | October 1, 2010 |
Presented by the Immigrant Learning Center
Date: September 29 – October 1, 2010
Location: Westin Boston Waterfront
The National Immigrant Integration Conference (NIIC) will be held in Boston, Massachusetts this fall. The 1st NIIC successfully brought together over 300 stakeholders: policy makers and community based organizations, service providers and the government sector last June. The focus in Denver was how to move integration efforts forward at the local, state and national level. The Boston conference will emphasize promising practices with four broad themes: Immigrants and Naturalization, Immigrants and the Economy, Host Communities and Justice with 24 workshops on naturalization, civic engagement, public education, language, workforce development, recertification, integration models, community development and public services.
The Partnership for New Americans selected Boston because of the rich diversity of immigrant communities and the long history of progressive integration policies in the state. The breadth and depth of Massachusetts’ immigrant community, the 7th largest overall immigrant population in the nation, provides a unique backdrop for inclusion and integration discussions as it represents one of the nation’s most diverse populations. Governor Patrick will offer his New American Agenda as one example of uniting forces across all sectors to foster immigrant integration. New Jersey and Massachusetts are among the first states to work on an integration policy.
Register today: www.integrationconference.org
Date: November 17, 2010
Time: 9:00am – 5:00pm
Location: Babson College, Wellesley, MA
|
|
Calendar RSS Feed
recent comments