Communities change over time, as do the school districts that serve them. Too often, however, the real estate holdings of those school districts stay stuck in the past, which does no good for the district or the community. When school districts hold onto property that is unused or underused, they are passing up the opportunity
DCG Strategies, Inc. (DCG), an established commercial real estate and development firm focused on working with mission-based organizations, announced today the hiring of new Director of Real Estate Development Nancy Pinkston. Company President and CEO, Landis Graden, has plans of additional team expansion to meet the growing needs of clients. Pinkston brings to DCG extensive
Dominic Dutra, an original founder and long-time contributor to the growth and success of DCG Strategies has departed the company. Mr. Dutra’s contributions and commitment to DCG have been invaluable. Remaining founder, President and CEO, Landis Graden, will remain committed to DCG’s current markets serving faith-based entities, education institutions, non-profits, government agencies and other mission
Managing a church’s assets, including its parsonage and other real estate properties, is all about stewardship — making sure every dollar spent maximizes the work of the church. Thinking strategically about how your real estate assets can further your community mission, both now and in the future, is an exercise every congregation should go through
Centerville Presbyterian Church (“Centerville”) is similar to many other churches throughout California, facing the very real and growing challenge of affordable housing for key staff (youth , music, associate and other pastors and administrative staff). The church begun to realize that it could no longer sit passively while their staff endured a daily commute of
DCG Strategies is excited to announce we are included in the speaker lineup for the 2018 Kingdom & Community Development Conference. The Kingdom & Community Development Conference centers on community development and brings together a select group of leaders and participants to gain insight into best practices, models, and strategies for economic and community development. This
Recognizing the critical connection of teacher quality and satisfaction with academic success, CAAASA will be presenting a special session on Workforce Housing: an innovative solution aimed at recruiting and retaining quality teachers. In California, one of the biggest drivers of teacher turnover is the increasing cost of housing. Drawing on its history of working with
Housing costs have pinched California’s public school teachers for years. But the public perception is that college professors have it much better. That’s only partially true. A 2015 report by the UC Berkeley Center for Public Relations found that 25 percent of part-time college faculty and their families are enrolled in at least one of
If you are a congregation leader interested in developing your property to share and grow your ministry programs with the community, start with the first, second and third part of this series. So you’ve brought the vision for your church property from concept to completion. Now what? The final phase of the development process is
Dutra Cerro Graden, a leader in providing real estate consulting, management and brokerage services for community-minded organizations, announced today that it is changing its name to DCG Strategies. The name change reflects the company’s focus on working with academic, faith-based, government and nonprofit leaders to use real estate better for meeting their organizational missions. “The
If you are a congregation leader interested in developing your property to share and grow your ministry programs with the community, start with the first and second part of this series. So you’ve done your research, put together your budget, presented it to the congregation and the community, gone through the preliminary design process, and received land use
California state lawmakers have been working hard to address the affordable housing crisis and propose legislation to help educators live in the communities they serve — and on Thursday, Oct. 12, their hard work paid off. Gov. Jerry Brown approved an assembly bill designed to empower school districts to use school property in new ways. Under the new bill,
