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2026 Master Class Syllabus

4 bundles of Master Classes are offered this Winter 2026: 

  • Center for Community Excellence:

    • Cohort I - Emerging Nonprofit: Includes CCE-1, CCE-2 and CCE-3 plus three Technical Workshops - Google Setup, MS 365 Teams Setup, Website Solutions.
    • Cohort II - Established Nonprofit: Includes CCE-4, CCE-5, CCE-6 and CCE-7 plus four Technical Workshops - CRM Solutions, Membership Solutions, Accounting Solutions and Payroll Solutions.

  • Dream Builders Hub:

    • Cohort III - Emerging Enterprise: Includes DBH-1, DBH-2 and DBH-3 plus three Technical Workshops - Google Setup, MS 365 Teams Setup, Website Solutions. 

  • Vision Builders Hub: 

    • Cohort V - Legacy Ownership: Includes VBH-1 plus one Technical Workshop - Property Management Solutions  


Center for Community Excellence
2026 Master Class Syllabus
  • CCE-1: How to Create and Sustain a Compliant Nonprofit 501c3 Tax Exempt Organization
  • CCE-2: The Art of the Ask: Small Grant and Individual Donor Stewardship Strategies
  • CCE-3: How to Implement a Brand Building Outreach and Advocacy Strategy
  • CCE-4: How to Create and Implement a Mission Driven 3 to 5 Year Strategic Plan
  • CCE-5: How to Create and Implement a Fund Development Strategy and Annual Campaign
  • CCE-6: How to Develop Responsive Government and Major Corporate Grant Proposals
  • CCE-7: Board and Executive Leadership Development, Change Management and Succession
Dream Builders
Hub
2026 Master Class Syllabus
  • DBH-1: How to Form and Maintain a Compliant Business Entity
  • DBH-2: How to Implement a Resilient Business Development Strategy 
  • DBH-3: How to Build Your Brand and Target Market Effectively to Scale Your Operations and Opportunities
  • DBH-4: How to Create a Fundable and Sustainable Proof of Concept and Business Plan
  • DBH-5: Capital Formation, Government Grants and Financing and Traditional and Alternative Debt Financing Structuring
  • DBH-6: How to Prepare Compliant Bid Proposals for Government and Corporate Contract Opportunities
  • DBH-7: How to Sustain and Scale Legacy Business Ventures to Propel Generational Wealth
Vision Builders
Hub
2026 Master Class Syllabus
  • VBH-1: Legacy Housing Acquisition: 2 to 20 Units - Analysis, Financing, Design, Renovation and Management 
  • VBH-2: Multi-Family Housing Preservation: Financing, Syndication, Renovation and Management
  • VBH-3: Housing Development 101: From Land Use, Design, Financing and Project Management to Construction Lease Up and Management
  • VBH-4: Affordable Housing Financing 101: NOFA Responses, Regulations, Deal Structuring and Capital Stacks 
  • VBH-5: Facility Renovation: Design, Preservation, Grant Procurement, Financing, and Project Management
  • VBH-6: Facility Development 101: From Land Use, Design, Financing and Project Management to Construction and FF&E Procurement
  • VBH-7: Legislated Equity and Debt: Obama Jobs Act, New Markets Tax Credits, Bonds & Opportunity Zones  
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