Commercial Real Estate Women
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Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) Network is a North American business networking organization dedicated to the advancement of women in commercial real estate. CREW Network was founded in 1989, and aims to build an organization of local, progressive chapters combined with a national agenda to advance the success of women.
CREW Network members represent all disciplines of commercial real estate. Members comprise more than 8,000 commercial real estate professionals in 68 chapters across North America.
CREW Network supports the careers of its members through its industry research initiative, delivery of targeted educational and professional development sessions, business networking forums and other services. Additionally, the CREW Network organization is working to increase diversity within the industry by bringing awareness to all girls and women of the commercial real estate careers available to them, through its Career Outreach Initiative, Scholarship Program, CareerZone site and CREW Careers: Building Opportunities and UCREW programs.
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|1980s||Several independent organizations were formed in various cities, each sharing the common goal of bringing together women involved in the many aspects of commercial real estate to exchange information, develop business contacts, and to help each other succeed professionally.
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|1986|| A federation of these local groups was being formed on the east coast. Known as CREW-National (Commercial Real Estate Women-National)
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|1987||CREW-National held its first convention in Washington, DC and members of WICRE-NN attended, as did several "unaffiliated" groups from around the country who had learned of the federations
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|1988||At the WICRE-NN convention in Los Angeles, the board of directors from the east and west coast federations signed the bylaws of NNCREW - the National Network of Commercial Real Estate Women
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|1989||The first NNCREW national convention was held in Baltimore
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|2001|| The organization’s name was changed to CREW Network
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|2005||The launch of CREW Careers: Building Opportunities, an interactive program developed by CREW Foundation to introduce teenage girls to the many career opportunities available to them in the commercial real estate industry
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CREW Network members represent all disciplines of commercial real estate. Members comprise more than 8,000 commercial real estate professionals in 68 chapters across North America.
CREW Network supports the careers of its members through its industry research initiative, delivery of targeted educational and professional development sessions, business networking forums and other services. Additionally, the CREW Network organization is working to increase diversity within the industry by bringing awareness to all girls and women of the commercial real estate careers available to them, through its Career Outreach Initiative, Scholarship Program, CareerZone site and CREW Careers: Building Opportunities and UCREW programs.
History
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|1980s||Several independent organizations were formed in various cities, each sharing the common goal of bringing together women involved in the many aspects of commercial real estate to exchange information, develop business contacts, and to help each other succeed professionally.
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|1986|| A federation of these local groups was being formed on the east coast. Known as CREW-National (Commercial Real Estate Women-National)
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|1987||CREW-National held its first convention in Washington, DC and members of WICRE-NN attended, as did several "unaffiliated" groups from around the country who had learned of the federations
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|1988||At the WICRE-NN convention in Los Angeles, the board of directors from the east and west coast federations signed the bylaws of NNCREW - the National Network of Commercial Real Estate Women
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|1989||The first NNCREW national convention was held in Baltimore
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|2001|| The organization’s name was changed to CREW Network
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|2005||The launch of CREW Careers: Building Opportunities, an interactive program developed by CREW Foundation to introduce teenage girls to the many career opportunities available to them in the commercial real estate industry
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Philanthropic divisions
- CREW Foundation awards grants to organizations that promote economic self-sufficiency and self-determination for women and girls in commercial real estate
- CREW Network Career Center helps students find internship opportunities in North America
- CREW Network Scholarship awards scholarships to undergraduate students seeking careers in commercial real estate.