YWCA Central Carolinas summer programming planning is underway and they are excited to start preparations for the end of summer Block Party! This year’s Block Party will take place on Friday, August 7th at the Albemarle Road Recreation Center. We wanted to extend an invitation to you and the CREW team to host an activity table for the event as well as support in any event wrap up! Here are a few more details: Please contact Kate Foshee to register. You will then need to complete an application and background check.

Join CREW Charlotte for our first Distinguished Leaders Panel featuring two CREW Network Distinguished Leaders, Tonya Brandon and Dionne Nelson. Moderated by CREW Network President Elect, Marsha Womack. Tonya Brandon is a results-driven executive and as COO, Global Real Estate within TIAA’s Global Corporate Services team, she drives operational excellence across integrated functions and creates impactful outcomes for associates within the workplace. Her impressive 27+ year career spans roles at industry giants Cushman & Wakefield and CBRE, where she excelled in Global Account Management, Project Delivery, and Integrated Facility Management. At CBRE, she was Chairperson of the Black Excellence Business Resource Group for a decade. A North Carolina State University Civil Engineering graduate, Tonya holds RPA certification, LEED accreditation, CCIM designation, and MIT|Pro COO Program certification. Tonya is an active member of CREW, CHIEF, The Conference Board CRE Council, CoreNet Global, and has served on Board of Directors for several organizations within the local Charlotte community. Her recognitions include numerous awards, including: the 2011 Charlotte Business Journal “40 Under 40”; the 2013 Charlotte Business Journal “Women in Business”; CBRE’s 2015 Global Corporate Services Leadership; the 2016 UNCF Maya Angelou Women Who Lead; the 2017 Real Estate Forum “Women of Influence”; the 2014 and 2018 Mecklenburg Times “50 Most Influential Women”; the 2020 CoreNet “Service Provider of the Year” for the Carolinas Chapter; the 2021 CREW Charlotte “Diversity & Inclusion Impact”; the 2022 Career Mastered “Top 50 Diversity Equity and Inclusion”; the 2023 Charlotte Business Journal “Power 100 in DEI” and CREW Network Charlotte Chapter “Woman of Impact”; and 2025 CREW Network Distinguished Leader!   Dionne Nelson is the President and CEO of Laurel Street, a leading mixed-income housing development company experienced in providing high-quality residences for working families and seniors. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Laurel Street has a development portfolio...

Place Your Bid.  Whether you're looking for something unique for yourself or searching for a gift for a special someone, you're sure to find something in our auction. Every bid helps support our cause.  Tell Your Friends. The success of this online auction depends on spreading the word to as many people as possible. Click here to view our auction. Bidding closes at 4:00 p.m. on September 2! 100% of the net proceeds will be donated to scholarships for students in fields of CRE. Financial information about this organization and a copy of its license are available from the State Solicitation Licensing Branch at 919-814-5400. The license is not an endorsement by the State.

Join the Young Leaders of ULI Charlotte, CREDA Charlotte, CREW Charlotte, and CRCBR for a collaborative summer networking social at Monday Night Brewing on Thursday, August 20. This casual happy hour is a great opportunity to connect with fellow emerging professionals from across Charlotte's commercial real estate industry, build new relationships, and strengthen existing ones in a relaxed setting. Whether you're looking to expand your professional network, reconnect with industry peers, or simply enjoy an evening with colleagues, we hope you'll join us for this collaborative event. Food and beverages will be available for purchase. No registration is required—simply stop by and join us! For more information, please click here.

Join us for member-only, small group networking on TUESDAY, August 25th! Hear from Amy Jones, Regional Corporate Commercial Principal, along with  HDR's new CLT Office Principal and NC Strategic Communications Lead, Sabrina Colon (previously with the City of Charlotte); NC Transit Market Sector Lead, JL Lawrence  (previously with CATS), and others. At HDR, we recognize that successful commercial real estate development depends on more than the buildings themselves. The infrastructure that supports our communities, from transportation networks to utility systems, is essential to unlocking growth opportunities, and we're pleased to share how several of our projects across the Charlotte area are helping make that possible. HDR is generously covering both parking and lunch for the event. Attendees will need to bring their parking ticket up to the event for validation. Parking validation for this garage only: Catalyst Parking Garage 415 S Mint St Charlotte, NC 28202 Note: Parking can only be validated for a 2-hour time window     Thank You to Our Sponsor          

Join Rod Santomassimo, CCIM, founder of The Massimo Group, the leading coaching organization in commercial real estate, for a half-day workshop built specifically for brokers who are ready to sharpen their pipeline and outpace their competition. This is not theory. This is execution. Rod will break down the step-by-step framework his coaching clients use to build customized prospecting systems, systems that have helped top performers outperform their peers by up to 7x. More importantly, you will not just learn the framework. You will start building your own in the room. Using AI, participants will create a personalized prospecting playbook tailored to their market, their strengths, and their goals. This is hands-on, practical work. Bring your laptop.   This workshop is designed for: Newer brokers building their first real prospecting system Mid-career producers who sense that what used to work is not enough Seasoned professionals ready to integrate AI into business development without losing what makes them effective You will leave with: A clear, repeatable prospecting strategy A customized playbook you can implement the next morning A modern, AI-supported approach to pipeline growth What to bring! Your Own laptop computer. You will experience hands-on training!  Seating is limited to protect the workshop experience. Demand is expected to exceed capacity.  Speaker: Rod Santomassimo, CCIM The Massimo Group   For more information and to register, please click here: https://members.crcbr.org/event-calendar/Details/selling-smarter-sales-strategies-for-today-s-commercial-broker-1717763?sourceTypeId=Website