Land Bank Trainings

Gain insights from the experts in the land banking field—register for a National Land Bank Network (NLBN) Online Training!

Offered once per quarter, NLBN Online Trainings provide a hands-on experience in a virtual “classroom” setting, where—unlike traditional webinars—participants can interact with presenters in real-time, ask questions to unpack “in the weeds” topics, and network with fellow participants.

What do NLBN Trainings Include?

A pre-training knowledge assessment, which helps faculty shape their presentations according to audience level.
Curated supplemental materials, which help participants further understand training concepts.
Office hours with faculty to ask additional questions following the training webinar.

Trainings are free for NLBN members and available to non-members at a fee.

July Training

Using What You Have: The “Kitchen Sink” Approach to Building a Data-Driven, Decision-Making Process for Land Banks

July 8, 2025 | 12 PM ET

Land banks are often asked to work with limited resources in challenged real estate markets, balancing their mission and local need with the available funding. Tri-COG Land Bank (TCLB) and Turtle Valley Creek COG strive to be smart, flexible, and responsible, exemplifying a balanced approach to land banking activities.

Join TCLB staff to hear about the various tools that inform its operations, from spatial analysis to show patterns of blighted properties to property selection and new growth strategies.

Participants in this training will learn about:

The publicly available property datasets TCLB acquires from Allegheny County
Strategies that TCLB has employed using a suite of data management and analysis tools from Tolemi
Tools that TCLB built in-house using GIS and Microsoft Excel to make thoughtful balanced decisions
TCLB’s custom code enforcement software application, CodeNforce

Presenters:

Natalie Boydston, Director of Program Operations, Tri-COG Land Bank
An Lewis, Executive Director, Tri-COG Land Bank
Amanda Settelmaier, Executive Director, Turtle Creek Valley COG

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Past Trainings

Past trainings are available to watch in the National Land Bank Network Member Portal.

March 2024 Training: Getting Land Banks' Commercial Projects to "Pencil Out"; Speakers: Jeffry Harris – Partner, Bricker Graydon; Adam Seeley – Attorney, Bricker Graydon

June 2024 Training: Strategic Board Governance: Building Equitable, Efficient, and Effective Board Practices; Speaker: Sara Toering – Senior Fellow, Center for Community Progress

September 2024 Training: Laying a Strong Foundation: Lessons for Recently Established Land Banks; Speaker: Brian Larkin – Director, National Land Bank Network

December 2024 Training: Capturing Data to Measure Land Bank Impact; Speaker: Natalie Pruett – Principal + Economist & Strategist, Pruett Analytics & Impact

April 2025 Training: Land Banks in Rehab and New Construction; Speaker: Kim Graziani – Senior Advisor, Center for Community Progress; Joe van Dyk, Executive Director of the South Suburban Land Bank and Development Authority

For questions about NLBN Online Trainings, please contact Christina Carter-Grant, Associate Director of the National Land Bank Network, at [email protected].