National CAPACD Leadership in Experts of Color Directory

Several leaders in the National CAPACD network were included in the Insight Center for Community Economic Development’s Experts of Color Directory.  The directory contains 74 experts of color on asset-building and economic security to serve the needs of journalists, policymakers, researchers and others who want to spotlight America’s racial wealth gap and craft solutions to close it.  The experts were selected because they are established leaders in their fields who can lend their voice and expertise to shape national and local economic debates. 

The Directory included:

•    Robin Danner, President & CEO of the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement and National CAPACD Board Member
•    Melany Dela Cruz, Assistant Director of the Asian American Studies Center at the University of California Los Angeles
•    Lisa Hasegawa, Executive Director of National CAPACD
•    Hyepin Im, President & CEO of Korean Churches for Community Development
•    Saru Jayaraman, Co-Director of Restaurant Opportunities Center, United
•    Paul Ong, Professor of Urban Planning, Social Welfare and Asian American Studies at University of California Los Angeles
•    Meizhu Lui, Director, Closing the Racial Wealth Gap Initiative at the Insight Center for Community Economic Development
•    Doua Thor, Executive Director of Southeast Asian Resource Action Center

To download a copy of the Experts of Color Directory, click here.

2) Training Opportunity: Building for Sustainable Communities – Nonprofit Facilities and Shared Workspace

The Nonprofit Centers Network and the Northern California Community Loan Fund are hosting a training entitled “Building for Sustainable Communities – Nonprofit Facilities and Shared Workspace” on October 27 in Berkeley, California.  The training will focus on how nonprofit organizations can find new opportunities to create quality workspace and facilities for themselves and the communities they serve.  This hands-on training seminar can help your agency successfully create and operate a mission-enhancing, financially sustainable facility.   As the real estate market continues to change and stimulus funds become available, this training can help you develop, finance and manage a mission-enhancing nonprofit facility.

This regional seminar will offer established facility managers and new projects:
Practical tools to lead your organization in planning, financing and operating a successful real estate project;
Strategic considerations for offering shared workspace and co-location models;
Green building design, operations and site remediation strategies;
Collaborative space and programming for tenants and the community; and
Opportunities to connect with nonprofit leaders and industry partners.

Why should you attend?
New Projects in Development will gain practical tools to save time and money by avoiding costly mistakes as you create shared workspace, administrative services, technology and programs.
Established Nonprofit Centers will benefit from sharing creative solutions to survive the economic downturn. Share lessons learned in developing meaningful services that enable your tenants and clients to thrive.
Designers, Developers, and Real Estate Service Firms will learn how to partner effectively with the nonprofit sector to successfully complete projects focused on community infrastructure and development.
Foundations and Donors will find models of peer investment in successful cost-cutting strategies for the nonprofit sector that can also provide the community with increased services.
City and Government Officials will learn how to partner with nonprofit organizations to leverage resources and effectively create public conversion and reuse projects.

For more information on how to register, click here.

3) Margaret Chin Wins Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 1

Former Deputy Executive Director of Asian Americans for Equality (AAFE), Margaret Chin, recently won Democratic Primary for City Council District 1 in New York City.  She will be the first Asian American woman in New York’s City Council and the first Asian American to represent the District, which includes Manhattan’s Chinatown. 

Margaret helped form AAFE when she was in college.  As the Deputy Executive Director, she led the organization’s work in advocacy, community organizing and coalition building.  She fought for the preservation and building of affordable housing; better access to government services; equal opportunity and fair treatment, for immigrants, low income and working families.  Margaret left her position at AAFE at the end of August 2008 to focus on her City Council Campaign.

Congratulations, Margaret!