Category: Great Articles
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2019 NAWRB Conference at the Langham Huntington, Pasadena
NAWRB is honored to have Veronica Miracle, Reporter and Weekend Anchor for ABC7 Eyewitness News, as part of our Keynote Luncheon Mastermind Collaboration and Master of Ceremonies on Monday August 5th, 2019. Senior executives will witness and participate in a live discussion of the just released 2019 Women Housing Ecosystem Report (WHER), the most diverse…
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Los Angeles: Largest U.S. City to Include LGBTQ Businesses in Contracts
Los Angeles has announced a new policy that gives LGBTQ businesses—those owned by members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community—opportunities in contracting and procurement, as well as for capacity building and educational programs from small businesses. This places the city as the United States’ largest municipality in population and economic size to…
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WHER Chat: Gain Funding Opportunities through Diversity Certification
A diversity certification is a denotation awarded to businesses that are at least 51 percent owned by a disadvantaged groups of the population, such women, minorities, veterans and people with disabilities. A women-owned business, for instance, must be 51 percent owned, managed and operated by women. In addition to government contracting, diversity classification can open…
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Boulder, CO: Best Housing Market for Growth & Stability
Homebuyers should think about buying their first home in Boulder, CO, as it is ranked the best housing market for growth and stability by a recent Smart Asset report. According to their findings, the odds of a major drop in home prices are 0 percent in the city, while properties have increased 268 percent in…
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WHER Chat: Supporting Girls’ Interests in STEM with a Growth Mindset
One well-supported reason for why there is a lower representation of women in the AI sector is that not many girls are encouraged to pursue STEM. Therefore, their interest in science and technology fields will quickly fade if that passion is not nourished with opportunity. According to a Microsoft survey, young women in Europe report…
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mPower Results Based Leadership Panel – Aug. 4th in Pasadena
NAWRB is pleased to announce that mPower will host a leadership panel for a second year in a row on Sunday, August 4th in Pasadena, CA from 3:30-5:00 PM! This special Results-Based Leadership panel will be moderated by Marcia Davies, COO of Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), Founder of mPower, and NDILC Council Member.
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Veterans Three Times More Likely to Be Homeless
According to a recent report by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), veterans comprise a little under nine percent of all homeless adults in the U.S., and 37,878 of veterans were experiencing homelessness on a single night in January 2018. Of these, 62 percent were staying in sheltered locations while 38 percent…
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WHER Chat: Gender Lens Investment for Venture Capital Firms
One up-and-coming trend in impact investing is gender lens investment. According to Veris Wealth Partners, investment of this type has risen 41 percent in the past year, up to $910 million. In addition, the number of mandated publicly traded gender lens investment strategies has reached a total of 22, after 5 years of steady growth. This…
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Amicus Brain Launches at the 2019 Alzheimer’s Association Conference
This past weekend, NDILC Member Dr. Chitra Dorai, Computer Scientist, Data Science and AI Expert, Founder and CEO, Amicus Brain Innovations Inc., launched Amicus Brain at the 2019 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in Los Angeles. By her side was NDILC Chairwoman, CEO & President of NAWRB, and Advisor and Investor of Amicus Brain, Desirée Patno,…
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WHER Chat: Rise of Impact Investing in Family Office
A prominent finding among family office portfolios is the rising interest in impact investing and purpose-driven wealth, especially by the next generation. According to the 2018 GIIN Annual Impact Investor Survey, about 229 of the world’s leading impact investor organizations manage over $228 billion collectively in impact assets. More than one-third of family offices are…