Community Development Events

Information from Recent Events

Featuring presentations and handouts from the following events:

Community Development Forum: Update on Lender-Nonprofit Collaboration Against Foreclosures. October 20, 2008.
Community Development Forum: Can community benefits agreements promote more equitable development? December 14, 2007.
Fixing the Foreclosure System: A workshop on modernizing the foreclosure process to ensure the best long-term outcomes for consumers and neighborhoods. October 4, 2007.

Upcoming Events

Economic Development Finance Professional Certification Program

A comprehensive training series designed solely for economic development practitioners. This course consists of four five-day sessions:

April 7-11: Economic Development Finance
July 14-18: Business Credit Analysis
September 29 - October 3: Real Estate Finance
December 8-12: The Art of Deal Structuring

Location: North Hennepin Community College
Brooklyn Park, MN
Sponsored by the National Development Council. See the course flier for additional information.

Building Prosperity Through Self-Employment

November 18
St. Paul, MN
A conference for small business development practitioners. Sponsored by the Minnesota Saves Network. Additional information: e-mail mkatras@umn.edu.

2008 South Dakota Housing Development Authority Conference

Theme: "A Strong Foundation"
November 18-19
Pierre, SD
Online registration and additional information.

20/20 Community Development Expo

November 19-20
Minneapolis, MN
Join Twin Cities LISC and the Metropolitan Consortium of Community Developers in a celebration of their 20th anniversaries. Online registration and additional information.

Innovative Financial Services for the Underserved

The Federal Reserve System's Sixth Biennial Community Affairs Research Conference.
April 16-17, 2009
Washington, DC
Featuring original research on trends, methods, opportunities and outcomes of innovation in financial services. Keynote speaker: Ben S. Bernanke, Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Additional information: e-mail KC.CAResearchConf@kc.frb.org.

Montana Indian Business Conference and Showcase

April 20-21, 2009
Missoula, MT
Sponsored by the Montana Indian Business Alliance. Additional information.

Personal Finance Decathlon State Championship

April 29, 2009
Minneapolis, MN
A knowledge competition for high school students. Preliminary rounds take place online and the decathlon culminates in a live championship bout in April. Sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, Minnesota Council on Economic Education (MCEE), and Sit Investments. Additional information: visit the MCEE site or call 612-625-3727.