DRAFT | November 2023
In Conversation
What is Community Capital?
December 7, 2023
Speakers:
- Michelle de la Uz, Executive Director, Fifth Avenue Committee
- Jessie Lee, Managing Director, Renaissance Economic Development Corporation
- Dariella Rodriguez, Director of Community Development, The Point
The Building Capital series opens with a discussion centering community DNA—exploring what it is, how it’s nurtured, and how it fosters not only neighborhood and individual identity but also economic mobility and cultural capital.
What’s the State of Capital in New York City?
January 9/10/11, 2024
Speakers:
- David Erickson, Senior Vice President & Head of Outreach & Education,Federal Reserve Bank of New York
- Kate Levin, Director (?), Bloomberg Philanthropies Arts Program
- Maria Torres Springer, Deputy Mayor for Economic & Workforce Development, City of New York
- Valerie White, Executive Director, LISC NYC
Building on the first conversation in this series, we’ll ask our panelists to reflect on how new investment can uplift the communities and culture that already exist, and what strategies can be put in place to prevent their displacement.
How Do Local Culture and Community Capital Cooperate?
February 6/7/8, 2024
Speakers:
- Quardean Lewis-Allen, Executive Director, Youth Design Center
- Esther Robinson, Founder, ArtBuilt
- Yin Kong, Co-Founder, Think!Chinatown
- Ayesha Williams, Deputy Director, The Laundromat Project
- Steve Flax, Vice President, M&T Bank
- Linda Levy, advisor and former CEO, LES People’s Federal Credit Union
- Samira Rajan, Chief Executive Officer, Brooklyn Cooperative Federal Credit Union
In this continuation of the Building Capital series, a two-part conversation features leaders from arts and culture organizations sharing their perspectives on this question, followed by respondents from local financial institutions reflecting on how arts and culture organizations support their work as community financial institutions.
How Can Big Projects Support Local Culture?
March 5/6/7, 2024
Speakers:
- Rocky Bucano, Executive Director, The Hip Hop Museum
- Marc Norman, Associate Dean, NYU Schack Institute of Real Estate
- Claire Weisz, Founding Principal, WXY Studio
- TBD, Abacus Federal Savings Bank
This conversation will shed light on the threats posed by big projects as well as opportunities for large scale redevelopment to build on existing cultural and community capital in historically marginalized neighborhoods.
How Can Big Money Support Local Culture?
April 16/17/18, 2024
Speakers:
- Pres Adams, Senior Community Development Officer, LISC NY
- Ralph Bumbaca, NYC Market President-Commercial, TD Bank
- Lisa Gomez, CEO & Partner, L&M Development Partners
- Tracey Knuckles, Practice Lead, Arts & Culture, Bloomberg Associates
As part of the Building Capital series, this conversation will explore new practices like participatory grantmaking, more robust impact reporting, and stronger accountability measures and recent evidence of positive impact as a result — or lessons learned from the continued lack thereof.
The Future: Capital Investment and Local Culture
July 16/17/18 , 2024
Speakers:
- Pres Adams, Senior Community Development Officer, LISC NY
- Ralph Bumbaca, NYC Market President-Commercial, TD Bank
- Lisa Gomez, CEO & Partner, L&M Development Partners
- Tracey Knuckles, Practice Lead, Arts & Culture, Bloomberg Associates
As part of the Building Capital series, this conversation will explore new practices like participatory grantmaking, more robust impact reporting, and stronger accountability measures and recent evidence of positive impact as a result — or lessons learned from the continued lack thereof.
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