In an effort to better ensure that emerging real estate developers have the skills they need to participate in their community’s growth and revitalization efforts, we have launched the EDI program. This program combines our local knowledge, partnerships, and key strengths — including program design and project financing — to support these developers to grow their careers and support communities.
Program participants engage in formal real estate development training, workshops with local development experts and city leaders, and discussions around challenges and opportunities for community-rooted developers in metropolitan regions.
Participants receive one-on-one support from both a developer mentor and a finance mentor. These local experts provide project-specific guidance to further participants’ real estate development efforts.
Capital Impact Partners will work with program participants to connect them to potential project financing options, leveraging the tools they’ve gained to strengthen their financing applications.
Interested in participating in EDI? Fill out our inquiry form to receive updates on our upcoming EDI cohorts. Fill out form
Candidates are selected based on the following eligibility criteria guidelines:
EDI participants represent a group of individuals with a range of backgrounds and experience. We invite you to learn more about them by downloading the bio sheets below.
We would like to thank our partners for their generous support of EDI and our broader efforts to create more inclusive economic opportunities across the country.
Jeffrey Mosley
Director, National Real Estate Programs
developer_inquiry@capitalimpact.org
(703) 647-2394
Tommy LesterMarket Lead, Atlanta Initiativestlester@capitalimpact.org 571-560-1364
Aaron GougisManager, Dallas Initiativesagougis@capitalimpact.org 469-699-8772
Elvin Padilla
Director Bay Area Initiativesepadilla@capitalimpact.org415-652-6337
Aaron GougisManager, Dallas Initiativesagougis@capitalimpact.org 703-647-2326
Rieanna StewartDetroit Training Managerrstewart@capitalimpact.org703-215-7849
Melissa StallingsDirector, DMV Initiativesmstallings@capitalimpact.org703-967-3615
Alisha Moss’ grandmother is said to have built all of Lima, Ohio “with her bare hands” when her family lived there from the mid-1930s through the 1960s. But the going was not easy.Unable to access financing, Moss’ grandmother either borrowed or bartered for tools as needed to support her family.
That passion for community building has stuck with Moss. Hear directly from Alisha as she talks about how EDI is giving her an opportunity to be part of constructing Detroit’s future.
When Richard Hosey returned to his hometown in 2008, the economic downturn had completely changed the city he remembered. With help from Capital Impact Partners, the Detroit native has focused his efforts on returning the city to its former greatness through projects that foster growth for all residents.
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Too often community-rooted real estate developers are not part of shaping the future of their communities. Through our EDI program, rising developers are being given a unique opportunity to shape their city in a way that reflects local needs.
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