Atlanta Women's Affordable Housing Network

Register now for the December 4th Atlanta Regional Housing Forum at St. Luke's Church and also offered virtually! https://lnkd.in/eKakN4GT For the topic of Women's Access to Capital, Atlanta Women's Affordable Housing Network members will discuss capital constraints, public- and private-sector engagement, and potential policy and other solutions to level the playing field. Bill Bolling, Founder & Moderator, Atlanta Regional Housing Forum. Dionne Nelson, President & CEO, Laurel Street Residential. LSR is the recipient of a $17M equity investment from the?One Million Black Women?initiative by Goldman Sachs. Jill Cromartie?is the principal of Simple Asset Management and the former division director at the Georgia Department of Community Affairs. Richelle Patton, Co-founder of Women's Affordable Housing Network and President of Collaborative Housing Solutions. Margaret Stagmeier, Managing Member, Mission Partners. Legislative updates will be presented by Elizabeth Appley, Attorney and Public Policy Advocate, who will speak to the Georgia legislative agenda; and Elizabeth Osborn, Vice President of Policy for Enterprise Community Partners, who will discuss the national affordable housing policy landscape. https://lnkd.in/eKakN4GT George Burgan ?

Registration is open for the December 4th Atlanta Regional Housing Forum! https://lnkd.in/eKakN4GT This last forum of the year will dive into the 2025 affordable housing legislative agenda for Georgia and the nation, followed by a panel of Atlanta Women's Affordable Housing Network experts to discuss capital constraints, public- and private-sector engagement, and potential policy and other solutions to level the playing field. Legislative updates will be presented by Elizabeth Appley, Attorney and Public Policy Advocate, to speak to the Georgia legislative agenda; and Elizabeth Osborn, Vice President of Policy for Enterprise Community Partners, to discuss the national affordable housing policy landscape. Panelists include: Bill Bolling, Founder & Moderator, Atlanta Regional Housing Forum; Dionne Nelson, President & CEO, Laurel Street Residential; Jill Cromartie, principal of Simple Asset Management and the former division director at the Georgia Department of Community Affairs; Richelle Patton, Co-founder of Women's Affordable Housing Network and President of Collaborative Housing Solutions; and Margaret Stagmeier, Managing Member, Mission Partners. This is a great opportunity to both learn and enage in person with peers in teh affordable housing industry! Register now and indicate if you will attend in-person or watch online! https://lnkd.in/eKakN4GT

Join Atlanta Women's Affordable Housing Network colleagues at the December 4th Atlanta Regional Housing Forum: Women's Access to Capital for Affordable Housing! Between 2019 and 2023, the rate of women-owned businesses grew nearly twice as fast as that of men-owned businesses. Despite making up ground, women still face unprecedented challenges in accessing business capital. Only 1.9% of venture capital dollars go to companies with all female founders. Expert panelists will discuss how to level the playing field for women in the affordable housing industry: Dionne Nelson, Laurel Street Residential; Elizabeth Appley, Attorney and Public Policy Advocate; Elizabeth Osborn, Enterprise Community Partners; Jill Cromartie, Simple Asset Management; Richelle Patton, Collaborative Housing Solutions; Margaret Stagmeier, Mission Partners; Moderated by Bill Bolling, Regional Housing Forum Founder Registration is open now: https://lnkd.in/eKakN4GT Wednesday, December 4, 2024, 9:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.? St. Luke's Episcopal Church | 435 Peachtree St NE, Atlanta, GA 30308 Join in-person or virtually! ATLANTA WAHN | EMPOWER the next generation | NETWORK with our knowledge base | ADVOCATE for equity | LEARN from impactful leaders Bill Bolling George Burgan Sara Patenaude, PhD Kristin Allin Maureen Freehill Jennifer Goldberg Teara Harris Jen Nyquist, CCIM Sarah Kelty, AICP Philana Johnson Chelsea Arkin Mandy Eidson

Atlanta Women's Affordable Housing Network is elevating this opportunity to our colleagues in #affordablehousing to apply for the WLI Entrepreneurs Program: Women’s Leadership Initiative. Qualifications include participation as a ULI member (Associate or Full); ownership of a woman-owned business in real estate development, investment, property management, and/or professional services supporting real estate and development to be selected for this leadership program; as well as application and participation requirements. Learn more and apply here: https://lnkd.in/ensFycKJ ATLANTA WAHN | EMPOWER the next generation | NETWORK with our knowledge base | ADVOCATE for equity | LEARN from impactful leaders

Registration is open for our next partnership event with ULI Atlanta / WLI and the Atlanta Women's Affordable Housing Network for Coffee (or Cocktail) Connect! This is a fantastic program to connect with peers in the industry. Register here: https://lnkd.in/esuCYMcE Atlanta WAHN Members: ?enter “ULIWAHN24” as the promo code when registering for the program, to ensure you are paired with a ULI/WLI Member!

Connecting our Atlanta Women's Affordable Housing Network colleagues to career opportunities in affordable housing! Stewards of Affordable Housing for the Future (SAHF) posted several positions, from internships to full-time positions, to make a difference at the intersection of #affordablehousing, #climatechange and #decarbonization: https://lnkd.in/eBWNQu3T The Georgia Department of Community Affairs has two open leadership positions on the DCA team, to be part of making 7,000 affordable apartments possible each year: https://lnkd.in/ewFC5SwV The Gainesville Housing Authority is hiring an Office Generalist. Located in Gainesville, Georgia, it provides affordable housing for low-income families, seniors, and individuals with disabilities with a mission is to create and sustain affordable housing opportunities which have a positive impact on families and the community. https://lnkd.in/eMpHpB9D

Don’t miss this Thursday’s quarterly luncheon with the Atlanta Women's Affordable Housing Network! Only a few seats remain for this opportunity to hear about the Front Porch Sweet Auburn project, led by the Historic District Development Corporation, cofounded by Coretta Scott King. Expert panelists Cheneé Joseph, Kristin Halloran, and Dale Royal will discuss the project in the context of neighborhood revitalization, historic preservation, and financing for community development projects. Register here: https://lnkd.in/gjXjvwHJ FRONT PORCH SWEET AUBURN THURSDAY OCTOBER 24TH 12:00PM-1:30PM Panel speakers: Cheneé Joseph is President and CEO of the Historic District Development Corporation (HDDC), Atlanta’s oldest surviving community development corporation that has spearheaded nearly four decades of pioneering urban revitalization work in Atlanta’s Sweet Auburn neighborhood. Kristin Halloran is the Director of Historic Preservation at Cooper Carry, expanding the firm’s reach in historic preservation, adaptive reuse, and projects in historic contexts. She is particularly dedicated to the retention of existing buildings and community-based design in urban historic districts, promoting rehabilitation as an effective way to combat sprawl, climate change, and resource depletion while increasing community connections. Dale Royal is Executive Director of the Atlanta office of Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), a national nonprofit community development financial institution.?In his role, Dale connects underinvested communities with capital (loans, grants and equity) and technical assistance to address economic inequality. ATLANTA WAHN | EMPOWER the next generation | NETWORK with our knowledge base | ADVOCATE for equity | LEARN from impactful leaders

Atlanta Women's Affordable Housing Network proudly partnered with ULI Atlanta to kick off the Women's Leadership Initiative (WLI) Breakfast Series! The topic, Access to Capital for Women: Where is the Money?!, amplified our collective reach of women working, impacting, “agitating”, and redefining the industry. Speakers included Sara Patenaude, PhD of Reinvestment Fund, Diana Stoian of The Integral Group, Sharon D. Guest of Radiant Development Partners, and Margaret Stagmeier of Mission Partners. Thanks to ULI Atlanta, Sara Haas, Marissa Swanson, Lisa Jebodhsingh, Faith Hoople, and Morgan Murdock, PE for making this amazing program happen!

Join us Thursday, October 24th for the Atlanta Women's Affordable Housing Network Fall Luncheon: All About Front Porch Sweet Auburn! Register here: https://lnkd.in/gjXjvwHJ Thursday, October 24, 2024 | 12:00 - 1:30 pm Haugabrooks on Auburn 364 Auburn Ave NE | Atlanta, GA 30312 Our quarterly luncheon will be at the multi-use Front Porch project in Atlanta’s Sweet Auburn neighborhood. The project is being led by the?Historic District Development Corporation, which was cofounded four decades ago by Coretta Scott King with a goal of revitalizing and rehabilitating Sweet Auburn and its historic neighbor, Old Fourth Ward. HDDC hopes Front Porch, with its mix of housing and commercial space, will inject life and job opportunities into Sweet Auburn and catalyze positive change. Join us for a hard hat tour of this project-in-progress, followed by lunch and a panel discussion with the team bringing it to life!

Don't miss tonight's October Happy Hour with our friends at Arnall Golden Gregory LLP and featuring a talk with author Sarah Woynicz, AIA who has recently published "Out in Architecture"! Date and Time: Thursday, October 10th, 5:30pm – 7:00pm Location: Arnall Golden Gregory Offices, 171 17th Street NW, Unit 2100, Atlanta GA 30363 Register here: https://lnkd.in/gjXjvwHJ