Practical Tools and Real-World Knowledge
CRN's 2022-2023 series of award-winning community development workshops
- Community Building
- Finance Skills for Real Estate
- Proforma Development
- Sources of Development Financing
- Single Family Housing Development
- Multifamily Housing Development
- Project and Construction Management
- Property and Asset Management
Learn to be a leader in improving the quality of life in your community. CRN's Community Empowerment Workshop Series uses practical tools and real-world knowledge of practitioners to teach you how to effect positive change in communities through housing development. Offered annually, the training series is designed for staff and board members of community-based affordable housing development organizations, government employees, community bankers, small neighborhood developers, and elected officials and their staff.
Graduates of the series receive a certificate of completion that is well-known and respected by community development and affordable housing practitioners and advocates.
Registration for the 2022-2023 Community Empowerment Workshop Series will open soon. Workshops will be held virtually via Zoom. You will receive a link before each class. PLEASE NOTE: ALL CLASSES WILL BE HELD OVER MULTPLE SESSIONS. YOU WILL NEED TO ATTEND ALL SESSIONS TO COMPLETE THE CLASS.
Fees
Register for the full series or individual workshops.
Full series (eight workshops)
$1,400 nonprofit / $1,800 for-profit
Individual workshops
$200 nonprofit / $250 for-profit
Workshop enrollment is limited and CRN reserves the right to prioritize slots for nonprofit organizations. If you have difficulty with online registration, email Terrhonda Hudson: terrhonda@chicagorehab.org
About the 2022-2023 Workshops
Property taxes, high housing cost burden, gentrification, vacancy, abandonment, homelessness—all are issues community developers work to overcome. Using a value-based approach to learning development fundamentals, you can learn to be a leader in improving the quality of life in your community for renters and owners through housing. You'll learn technical development skills, discuss strategies for community empowerment and reinvestment, and share your experiences with others in the field.
Community Building
Instructor: Joy Aruguete, Chief Executive Officer, Bickerdike Redevelopment Corporation
The first in the series, this workshop will present the community assets perspective as a model for community planning. Through looking at strategies employed by community-based development organizations, we will discuss the elements beyond bricks and mortar that community building requires.
The class will be broken into three days:
Tuesday, September 27 - 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (Tour)
Tuesday, October 4 - 1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Friday, October 7 - 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Finance Skills for Real Estate
Instructor: Maurice Williams, MW Associates
Technology can enhance your organization’s ability to operate efficiently in today’s challenging market. Learn housing finance concepts, how to compute financial calculations on the HP-12c, and how to use spreadsheets to create development proformas.
The class will be broken into four days:
Thursday, October 27 - 9:00 a.m. - Noon
Friday, October 28 - 9:00 a.m. - Noon
Thursday, November 3 - 9:00 a.m. - Noon
Friday, November 4 - 9:00 a.m. - Noon
Proforma Development
Instructor: Maurice Williams, MW Associates
Understanding principles of real estate development and finance is critical to maintaining the long-term affordability of your project. In this session, learn to create development proformas, income and expense statements, and cash flow analyses. Emphasis will be placed on structuring projects with tax credits, grant funding, and public funds.
The class will be broken into four days:
Thursday, November 10 - 9:00 a.m. - Noon
Friday, November 11 - 9:00 a.m. - Noon
Thursday, November 17 - 9:00 a.m. - Noon
Friday, November 18 - 9:00 a.m. - Noon
Sources of Development Financing
Instructor: Yittayih Zelalem, Co-Director and Research Assistant Professor, Nathalie P. Voorhees Center for Neighborhood and Community Improvement
Developing affordable housing is a challenging process that requires the layering of financing to achieve the goal of affordability. This workshop will familiarize participants with the mechanics of securing development capital, debt and equity financing, grants and subsidies.
The class will be broken into four days:
Tuesday, December 6 - 9:00 a.m. - Noon
Thursday, December 8 - 9:00 a.m. - Noon
Tuesday, December 13 - 9:00 a.m. - Noon
Thursday, December 15 - 9:00 a.m. - Noon
Single Family Housing Development
Instructors: Teresa Prim, President, Prim Lawrence Group; Linda Greene, Director, Neighborhood Housing Services Redevelopment Corporation
The process of developing single family housing will be discussed both in terms of the technical skills involved, and in terms of maximizing production to meet community needs. Assembling the development team, acquiring property, securing financing, and marketing will be examined in detail.
The class will be broken into four days:
Wednesday, January 18 - 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Friday, January 20 - 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday, January 25 - 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Friday, January 27 - 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Multifamily Housing Development
Instructors: Teresa Prim, President, Prim Lawrence Group; Linda Greene, Director, Neighborhood Housing Services Redevelopment Corporation
Multifamily housing development will be discussed as one tool for creating community-based affordable housing. The development process, acquisition, sources of financing, development team, and legal issues will all be discussed.
The class will be broken into four days:
Wednesday, February 15 - 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Friday, February 17 - 2:00 p.m. -5:00 p.m.
Wednesday, February 22 - 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Friday, February 24 - 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Project and Construction Management
Instructor: Angela Hurlock, Executive Director, Claretian Associates
Creating quality affordable housing requires knowledge of construction that includes knowing how to choose a project team, how to manage contracts, and how to closeout the project.
The class will be broken into four days:
Tuesday, March 7 - 9:00 a.m. - Noon
Wednesday, March 8 - 9:00 a.m. - Noon
Thursday, March 9 - 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Friday, March 10 - 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Property and Asset Management
Instructor: Eleazar Vazquez, Vice President of Real Estate Assets and Services, The Resurrection Project
This course will review the key aspects of the property management of subsidized housing. Focus will be given to marketing and lease up, accounting, asset management, fair housing laws, maintenance, capital improvements, and resident services.
The class will be broken into four days:
Tuesday, April 4 - 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 6 - 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Monday, April 10 - 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 12 - 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Make a payment for the Empowerment Series
This form is for individuals who have set up an incremental payment plan for the Community Development & Empowerment Series. It is not a registration form. Don't have a payment plan in place but want to set one up? Use this form or contact Terrhonda Hudson at terrhonda@chicagorehab.org.
