WE BUILD POWERED BY WSDI AND CINNAIRE

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 The Women Empowered to Build (WE Build) program was created to accelerate the fundability, stability and growth of the women-led businesses and women-led nonprofit organizations in real estate development. Cinnaire and WSDI are committed to paving a new path toward local wealth building, an inclusive economic opportunity, and collective resources to help women developers grow their careers and support communities. 

 WE Build is an 11-month intensive training program designed to assist participants with completing pre-development activities and preparing them to apply for project financing. The program includes live and virtual interactive courses, group learning experiences, site visits, office hours, and a final project presentation. Participants will receive up to $50,000 recoverable grant funds to support their work in the WE Build program.  

Deadline to apply, October 31, 2023.

Eligibility Criteria:

• Woman-owned, real estate development business or woman-led nonprofit
• Have at least 2 years of commercial real estate or business experience
• Have site control with an active real estate development project
• Demonstrate a connection or commitment to responsible and sustainable real estate development with your development project or development business
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Program Commitment:

• Commit to in-person training for up to (6) hours once per month and virtual technical assistance for up to (2) hours twice per month during the program term
• Commit to a minimum of (1) active site visit during the program term
• Attend 90% or more of in-person and virtual programming to successfully meet the program requirements
• Submit an application for a recoverable grant up to $50,000 for pre-development activities by 1/31/2024
• Commit to continuing real estate development project funding with Cinnaire

Training Calendar:

All participants are required to attend programming in-person on the following dates:

• January 12, 2024
• January 26, 2024
• February 9, 2024
• March 8, 2024
• April 12, 2024
• May 10, 2024
• June 14, 2024
• July 12, 2024
• August 9, 2024
• September 13, 2024
• October 11, 2024
• November 8, 2024

Who We Are

Cinnaire Community Connection (CCC) provides support to empower neighborhoods to become vibrant and full of opportunities through impact investments and innovative collaborative partnerships. CCC has offices in Detroit, Michigan and Wilmington, Delaware. 

In addition to the WE Build program in Detroit, there is a similar program in Wilmington DE called Jumpstart Wilmington. For more information, please visit their website.

The Women's Sustainable Development Initiative (WSDI) is a Michigan nonprofit corporation whose mission is to support emerging women commercial real estate developers working on projects located in low-income communities that incorporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) components, with a priority focus on women developers who are Black, Indigenous or People of Color (BIPOC).

WSDI provides funding, educational resources, and meaningful networking connections to women commercial real estate developers, 

primarily those who are Black, Indigenous or People of Color.

For more information on the We Build Program, please contact Jessica at jhinton@cinnaire.com 

Disclaimer: All program training and materials are Michigan-based and follow Michigan laws.