california coalition for rural housing
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CALIFORNIA COALITION FOR RURAL HOUSING. Rural Seminar – June 6-7, DC. INTERNSHIP PROGRAM FOR DIVERSITY IN NONPROFIT HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. Internship Program Mission. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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To recruit, train and retain ethnically diverse talent who will enhance the human development capacity and leadership of rural California’s nonprofit Housing and Community Development field
Internship Program MissionInternship Program Mission
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The Problem in BriefThe Problem in Brief
• Lack of ethnic diversity in upper management levels
• Rural California’s population trends dictate the need for leaders who reflect and understand community issues and needs
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……..Problem in Brief..Problem in Brief
• California’s housing organizations Executive Directors and Senior Managers have substantial direct development experience in their portfolio of experience
• Rural California’s housing organization’s compete directly with large metro areas for the same pool of talent
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Internship Program HistoryInternship Program History
• Program launched in 1998
• Graduated 100 Students from across rural CA, OR, & Washington State
• 50% remain in the Community Development Field
• 75% Latino, 20% Asian, 3% African-American, 2% Native-American
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Internship Program Partners Internship Program Partners
•CCRH: -Administrator
•Host Agencies: -Selected each year via a competitive application process
•Internship Advisory Committee (Program stakeholder representation): -Sets Policy, provides program evaluation, and oversight.
•Funders:Major banks and intermediaries
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Students have contributed to…• 3,100 new multi-family housing units• 407 single family units• 737 rehabilitation units• design and project approval process of 70
different affordable housing developments • access of > $77 million in predevelopment,
construction and permanent funds
Internship Program Impact in Internship Program Impact in NumbersNumbers
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SuccessesSuccesses
• It’s a New Generation of Intern Graduates in the Field!!
• Expansion
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Challenges to Sustain the ProgramChallenges to Sustain the Program
• Need to increase and diversify funding resources
• Expansion/replication demands
additional resources &
well established networks/
associations
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Challenge for our FieldChallenge for our Field
•Attention and Investment in recruiting, cultivating and retaining a new generation of diverse qualified community development professionals
•Engage funders, foundations in efforts to develop a new generation of leaders for the future of our field and communities
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Collaboration is EssentialCollaboration is Essential
Support and Commitment!
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