diff --git a/ifbcatsandbox_api/permissions.py b/ifbcatsandbox_api/permissions.py
index 0c5194bc..a6ebb848 100644
--- a/ifbcatsandbox_api/permissions.py
+++ b/ifbcatsandbox_api/permissions.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # Imports
+from django.db.models import ManyToManyField
 from rest_framework import permissions
 
 # Custom permission class for updating user profiles
@@ -25,9 +26,15 @@ def has_object_permission(self, request, view, obj):
 
 
 # Custom permissions class for updating object
-class PubliclyReadableEditableByOwner(permissions.BasePermission):
-    owner_field = 'user_profile'
-    """Allow everyone to see, but only owner to update/delete."""
+class PubliclyReadableEditableBySomething(permissions.BasePermission):
+    class Meta:
+        abstract = True
+
+    """Allow everyone to see, but only target to update/delete."""
+    target = None
+
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        assert self.target is not None, "target cannot be None"
 
     def has_object_permission(self, request, view, obj):
         """Check the user is trying to update their own object."""
@@ -38,12 +45,10 @@ def has_object_permission(self, request, view, obj):
         # Check that the user owns the object, i.e. the user_profile associated
         # with the object is assigned to the user making the request.
         # (returns True if the object being updated etc. has a user profile id that matches the request)
-        return getattr(obj, self.owner_field).id == request.user.id
-
-
-# Custom permissions class for updating object
-class PubliclyReadableEditableByCoordinator(permissions.BasePermission):
-    owner_field = 'coordinator'
+        target_attr = getattr(obj, self.target)
+        if isinstance(obj._meta.get_field(self.target), ManyToManyField):
+            return target_attr.filter(id=request.user.id).exists()
+        return target_attr.id == request.user.id
 
 
 # Custom permissions class for updating object
@@ -57,3 +62,23 @@ def has_object_permission(self, request, view, obj):
             return True
 
         return False
+
+
+class PubliclyReadableEditableByOwner(PubliclyReadableEditableBySomething):
+    target = 'user_profile'
+
+
+class PubliclyReadableEditableByCoordinator(PubliclyReadableEditableBySomething):
+    target = 'coordinator'
+
+
+class PubliclyReadableEditableByTrainer(PubliclyReadableEditableBySomething):
+    target = 'trainers'
+
+
+class PubliclyReadableEditableByMember(PubliclyReadableEditableBySomething):
+    target = 'members'
+
+
+class PubliclyReadableEditableByContact(PubliclyReadableEditableBySomething):
+    target = 'contactId'
diff --git a/ifbcatsandbox_api/views.py b/ifbcatsandbox_api/views.py
index 21faa479..491916e5 100644
--- a/ifbcatsandbox_api/views.py
+++ b/ifbcatsandbox_api/views.py
@@ -193,7 +193,11 @@ class EventViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
     serializer_class = serializers.EventSerializer
     queryset = models.Event.objects.all()
 
-    permission_classes = (permissions.PubliclyReadableEditableByOwner, IsAuthenticatedOrReadOnly)
+    permission_classes = (
+        permissions.PubliclyReadableEditableByOwner,
+        permissions.PubliclyReadableEditableByContact,
+        IsAuthenticatedOrReadOnly,
+    )
 
     def perform_create(self, serializer):
         """Sets the user profile to the logged-in user."""
@@ -229,6 +233,13 @@ class TrainingEventViewSet(EventViewSet):
     serializer_class = serializers.TrainingEventSerializer
     queryset = models.TrainingEvent.objects.all()
 
+    permission_classes = (
+        permissions.PubliclyReadableEditableByTrainer,
+        permissions.PubliclyReadableEditableByContact,
+        permissions.PubliclyReadableEditableByOwner,
+        IsAuthenticatedOrReadOnly,
+    )
+
     search_fields = EventViewSet.search_fields + (
         'audienceTypes__audienceType',
         'audienceRoles__audienceRole',
@@ -415,7 +426,11 @@ class ProjectViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
     queryset = models.Project.objects.all()
     lookup_field = 'name'
 
-    permission_classes = (permissions.PubliclyReadableEditableByOwner, IsAuthenticatedOrReadOnly)
+    permission_classes = (
+        permissions.PubliclyReadableEditableByOwner,
+        permissions.PubliclyReadableEditableByMember,
+        IsAuthenticatedOrReadOnly,
+    )
 
     def perform_create(self, serializer):
         """Sets the user profile to the logged-in user."""
@@ -458,6 +473,11 @@ class ComputingFacilityViewSet(ResourceViewSet):
 
     serializer_class = serializers.ComputingFacilitySerializer
     queryset = models.ComputingFacility.objects.all()
+    permission_classes = (
+        permissions.PubliclyReadableEditableByOwner,
+        permissions.PubliclyReadableEditableByMember,
+        IsAuthenticatedOrReadOnly,
+    )
 
     search_fields = ResourceViewSet.search_fields + (
         'homepage',
@@ -496,7 +516,11 @@ class TeamViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
     queryset = models.Team.objects.all()
     lookup_field = 'name'
 
-    permission_classes = (permissions.PubliclyReadableEditableByOwner, IsAuthenticatedOrReadOnly)
+    permission_classes = (
+        permissions.PubliclyReadableEditableByOwner,
+        permissions.PubliclyReadableEditableByMember,
+        IsAuthenticatedOrReadOnly,
+    )
 
     def perform_create(self, serializer):
         """Sets the user profile to the logged-in user."""
@@ -547,7 +571,11 @@ class ServiceViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
     queryset = models.Service.objects.all()
     lookup_field = 'name'
 
-    permission_classes = (permissions.PubliclyReadableEditableByOwner, IsAuthenticatedOrReadOnly)
+    permission_classes = (
+        permissions.PubliclyReadableEditableByOwner,
+        permissions.PubliclyReadableEditableByMember,
+        IsAuthenticatedOrReadOnly,
+    )
 
     # TODO: : add to "search_fields" below:   'team', 'providedBy'
     search_fields = (