Upcoming Events

***Register for DA Sponsored Events here.***

         Quarterly Sessions: 

• Deep Dive: an intense 2-hour session via Zoom that hones in on a particular topic. Some past topics have been Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LITHC), Pro Forma Calculations, Property Management, Loan Underwriting Processes, and more. 

   

• BUILD Sessions: an in-person learning experience that applies the fundamentals to real-life scenarios. For example, for our “Let’s Look at A Lot” session, we toured a variety of vacant lots in South Omaha and brainstormed development ideas with industry leaders and how to maneuver through possible obstacles to create a viable project. 

   

• Developer Social & Spotlight: an in-person opportunity to connect with fellow graduates and learners to maintain a sense of community and also build relationships with active developers. 

  Spring Session: 

• ChangeMaker Academy: a 4-week course designed to educate, support, and create a pipeline for leaders who understand holistic community development to bring positive change to redlined communities. Participants will analyze principles and practices of community change and development. Empowering members of the community to act, to bring forth a positive change. 

  Summer Session: 

• DA Symposium: a half-day conference that will provide hands-on learning opportunities in three key areas: predevelopment, financing, and construction. In collaboration with the Omaha Municipal Land Bank, the Symposium will highlight our local efforts to better equip individuals to understand the real estate development process. 

  Fall Session: 

• Developer Academy: an intensive 36+ hour training and networking opportunity for emerging real estate developers who identify as BIPOC, women, and gender-expansive individuals. The goal of the program is to provide access to training in the fundamentals of real estate development, create networking opportunities to develop formal and informal business relationships with each other, develop a supportive ecosystem that includes lenders, grantmakers, city staff, and mentors, and create opportunities to access financing for their projects.

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