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BuzzHouse: Leveraging property owned by faith-based organizations

Aug. 29, 2023 · Authored by Garrick Gibson, Donald N. Bernards

Baker Tilly's podcast series specifically for professionals in the multifamily housing industry.

On this episode of BuzzHouse, hosts Don Bernards and Garrick Gibson are joined by Reverend David Bowers and Tim Block from Enterprise Community Partners. Together, they discuss leveraging property owned by faith-based organizations. David and Tim touch on the work they do in order to get faith-based organizations from “vision to construction to completion.” The group also discusses case studies, how faith-based organizations are partnering with developers and the keys to success for community projects.

Special guests

Reverend David Bowers | Enterprise Community Partners

David Bowers is vice president, Mid-Atlantic market and senior advisor, Faith-Based Development Initiative for Enterprise Community Partners. David’s work includes facilitating affordable housing and community development transactions, and policy implementation in collaboration with public and private sector stakeholders in the Baltimore and Washington, D.C. metropolitan areas. David leads a team that provides access to financing, capacity building and technical assistance to local developers, and participates with local coalitions advocating for increased resources for affordable housing and community development.

Timothy Block | Enterprise Community Partners

Tim Block joined Enterprise Community Partners (ECP) in June 2016 as program director, Southeast. Tim is responsible for leading the organization’s work in Faith-Based Development, capacity building of non-profit affordable housing developers and for serving as Capital Champion for the TransFormation Alliance, helping to identify and deploy capital resources in support of impactful community development efforts throughout metro Atlanta.