Join In a lively discussion among five leaders of the CEO Circle regarding managing nonprofits for excellence and connecting people to opportunities across America. this episode, we feature members of the CEO Circle who are the CEOs of community development and justice organizations. They are leaders in their fields working to create new ways for communities to enrich where people live and connect them to the opportunities they need. Listen in to learn how to leverage your experience as a leader of color in community development to better serve communities of color.

Key Takeaways:

• The importance of strengthening and realigning communities of color to bounce back after the COVID-19 crisis
• How to leverage your personal experiences as resources as a CEO of color
• How to find better recruitment methods to help with diversity in the housing and community development sector
• How to economically grow America by changing our systems to create racial equity and inclusion

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Leonard Zax is the CEO of the Hamilton Partnership, a nonprofit organization that led the effort to create the Paterson Great Falls National Park in his hometown of Paterson New Jersey. He has degrees in law and city planning from Harvard University and has worked for more than thirty years on community development projects across the country. In this episode, Leonard talks about his extensive role at HUD and his contribution to the preservation and revitalization of cities. Listen in to learn the importance of designing cities in a way that protects them from natural disasters like storms and hurricanes. You will also learn the importance of preserving new cities’ uniqueness across the country.

Takeaways:

• Why you shouldn’t have a strategic plan for your life and instead allow its serendipity
• Learn what it takes to develop large complex projects that can transform a city, neighborhood, or reservations

Having genuine hope to continue transforming our cities uniquely for today and the future

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David Engel shares his successes and challenges working in affordable housing for decades and the concern he still expresses for the industry. He has a unique perspective since he worked in research at HUD, not production. His thoughts on the impediments to affordable housing and what is needed for the future are important take-aways! Listen in to learn the importance of making workforce housing affordable to cater to workers who otherwise can’t afford homes. You will also learn how zoning has over the years constricted housing supply leading to unaffordable houses in many areas.

Key Takeaways:

• How shared housing can reduce housing cost for the low-income population
• Why housing affordability should be prioritized in growth economies
• How to innovate the housing sector and make housing sustainable and affordable