Colleen Fonseca of Builders of Color Coalition shares her career journey into commercial real estate, driven by her passion to help diverse individuals gain access to new connections, resources, and opportunities in the industry. Colleen encourages students to use their college career centers, nurture their relationships, take time to reflect, and to take a leap of faith!
Ep.7 Colleen Fonseca – Builders of Color Coalition
Show Notes
Builders of Color Coalition (BCC)
A non-profit organization that promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion within Boston’s commercial real estate sector. Focuses on increasing the economic well-being of minority business, leveraging the efforts of real estate professionals of color to achieve their goals.
https://buildersofcolor.com/about
BCC Student Resources & University Pipeline Engagement Events
Here you’ll find resources sharing information related to opportunities for students of color to enter Boston’s commercial real estate industry. This is a collaboration between the various real estate trade organizations across Greater Boston and the UMass system.
https://buildersofcolor.com/student-resources
Meet the Banks
A virtual event by BCC to connect professionals of color within the commercial real estate and development industry in the Greater Boston area to government agencies, lenders, and financial institutions seeking to build new networks.
https://buildersofcolor.com/news-events/meet-the-banks
Social Capital
Potential ability to obtain resources, favors, or information from one’s personal connections.
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/socialcapital.asp
Black Economic Council of Massachusetts (BECMA)
Organization that advocates and empowers Black-owned businesses in MA.
https://www.becma.org/our-story/
Greater Boston Real Estate Board (GBREB)
The oldest real estate trade association in the United States, it powers divisions focused on advocacy, education, networking, and philanthropy. Serves both residential and commercial real estate professionals within development, management, and transactional aspects of the business.
https://www.gbreb.com/
NAIOP
The Commercial Real Estate Development Association is the leading organization for developers, owners and related professionals in office, industrial and mixed-use real estate. With chapters across North America, the NAIOP advocates for responsible commercial real estate development and effective public policy.
https://www.naiop.org/
Urban Land Institute (ULI)
A global, cross-disciplinary, non-profit real estate and land use expert council that examines land issues, creates impartial reports, and puts together forums to find solutions. Caters to developers, architects, CEOs, analysts, and a variety of other roles within the industry.
https://americas.uli.org/