# Event Details - **Event Name**: 2026 Community Development Symposium - **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 17 Sep, 2026 at 09:00 am – Fri, 18 Sep, 2026 at 03:00 pm (-04:00) - **Event Description**: Brings together faith-based organizations, developers, funders, and policy leaders to advance a shared vision for community development.About this EventThe inaugural Community Development Symposium hosted by the Georgia Interfaith Public Policy Center brings together faith-based organizations, developers, funders, and policy leaders to advance a shared question: how do we use faith-based-owned land to build attainable single-family homes that strengthen communities and generate sustainable economic opportunity?Over 1.5 days of curated programming, attendees will enjoy:Leadership conversations with municipal partners on the role of small-town and metro government in faith-based housingDeveloper roundtables on innovative, statewide models for attainable single-family homeownershipFBO case studies highlighting the various ways land is being unlocked for community impactFunding pathways panels with major institutional partnersA half-day of property tours showcasing different single family home models and how faith based land is being activated to benefit communityWhy Now:The crisis is here. Metro Atlanta is 132,000 affordable rental units short of meeting demand, having lost more than 230,000 low- and moderately-priced housing units between 2018 and 2023, and only 8,400 new units are projected to deliver in 2026, roughly half of what was added the prior year.The opportunity is here too. Faith-based organizations in Atlanta alone hold over 1,000 acres of underutilized land, and the City of Atlanta's Faith-Based Development Initiative has begun proving the model, with 43 faith institutions engaged, a $500K pre-development forgivable loan fund deployed, and a target of 2,000 affordable units on church-owned property by 2030. Statewide, the inventory is significantly larger and largely untapped.What's been missing is the room where Georgia's faith leaders, developers, funders, and policy partners come together intentionally and on equal footing — to move beyond pilot scale into systemic impact.This symposium is the room. Curated for substantive content, quality networking, and direct introductions among the people positioned to move this work forward together. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/atlanta/2026-community-development-symposium/100001992159929978 - **Event Categories**: meetups, it - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 1 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 6 hours - Location: Loudermilk Conference Center - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 54.45, max: 176.31, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Atlanta - **state**: GA - **country**: United States - **location**: Loudermilk Conference Center - **lat**: 33.7553804 - **long**: -84.3849231 - **full address**: Loudermilk Conference Center, 40 Courtland Street, Atlanta, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: 2026 Community Development Symposium - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/0916f24cca63099ec892f62c866e8de9f775953fc20a085a3919ab8dfc0c1bda-rimg-w1200-h800-dc011c36-gmir.jpg?v=1782633582 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is 2026 Community Development Symposium being held? - **A:** 2026 Community Development Symposium takes place on Thu, 17 Sep, 2026 at 09:00 am to Fri, 18 Sep, 2026 at 03:00 pm at Loudermilk Conference Center, 40 Courtland Street, Atlanta, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing 2026 Community Development Symposium? - **A:** 2026 Community Development Symposium is organized by Georgia Interfaith Public Policy Center. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "2026 Community Development Symposium", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/0916f24cca63099ec892f62c866e8de9f775953fc20a085a3919ab8dfc0c1bda-rimg-w1200-h800-dc011c36-gmir.jpg?v=1782633582", "startDate": "2026-09-17T09:00:00-04:00", "endDate": "2026-09-18T15:00:00-04:00", "url": "https://allevents.in/atlanta/2026-community-development-symposium/100001992159929978", "eventStatus": "https://schema.org/EventScheduled", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Loudermilk Conference Center", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "40 Courtland Street", "postalCode": "30303", "addressLocality": "Atlanta", "addressRegion": "GA", "addressCountry": "US" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "33.7553804", "longitude": "-84.3849231" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Brings together faith-based organizations, developers, funders, and policy leaders to advance a shared vision for community development.", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-06-28", "availabilityEnds": "2026-09-18T15:00:00-04:00", "validFrom": "2026-06-28", "lowPrice": "54.45", "highPrice": "176.31", "price": "54.45", "url": "https://allevents.in/atlanta/2026-community-development-symposium/100001992159929978" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-06-28", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-06-28", "url": "https://allevents.in/atlanta/2026-community-development-symposium/100001992159929978", "price": "176.31", "name": "General Admission" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-06-28", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-06-28", "url": "https://allevents.in/atlanta/2026-community-development-symposium/100001992159929978", "price": "108.90", "name": "Nonprofit Partner" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-06-28", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-06-28", "url": "https://allevents.in/atlanta/2026-community-development-symposium/100001992159929978", "price": "54.45", "name": "Half-Day Site Tours" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Georgia Interfaith Public Policy Center", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/georgia-interfaith-public-policy-center/27976970", "description": "The Georgia Interfaith Public Policy Center (GIPPC) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that educates and empowers Georgia’s community of the faithful and those of good intention to advocate for the common good. 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