From adrianne at Oweesta.org Tue Aug 4 18:16:51 2009 From: adrianne at Oweesta.org (Adrianne Brave Heart) Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2009 16:16:51 -0600 Subject: [NFEC Update] Native Financial Education Instructor Training - Sept 15-17 - Sioux Falls, SD Message-ID: <82182B01DBD600448F4C7D2631BA1BFE869567@SERVER1.fnoc.internal> NATIVE FINANCIAL EDUCATION INSTRUCTOR TRAINING September 15-17, 2009 l Sioux Falls, South Dakota Submission deadline for applications is August 10, 2009. Applications must be submitted to Adrianne Brave Heart by email to Adrianne at oweesta.org or by fax to 605-342-3771. First Nations Oweesta Corporation and Citigroup are pleased to offer this comprehensive financial education instructor training to help establish and sustain financial education programs in Native communities. The three-day training will address: * the Building Native Communities: Financial Skills for Families curriculum * effective training techniques and resources * financial education program development and planning Upon completion of the training, participants will be prepared to successfully pass the Building Native Communities certification exam. For more information, contact Vickie Oldman-John with Oweesta at Vickie at oweesta.org or 505-896-6786. The Native Financial Education Instructor Training will be held on September 15-17, 2009 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota at: Rushmore Conference Center 701 East 60th Street North Building 1 Sioux Falls, SD 57104 Submission deadline for applications is August 10, 2009. Applications must be submitted to Adrianne Brave Heart by email to Adrianne at oweesta.org or by fax to 605-342-3771. There will be a registration fee of $50 per individual to attend the training. Each applying group must agree to send at least two and up to four participants. Participants are responsible for travel and lodging costs. Applications will be reviewed and participants will be selected through a competitive process. Selected applicants will be notified by August 17, 2009. A special thanks to our generous sponsor: 910 5th Street, Suite 101 * Rapid City, SD 57701 tel (605) 342-3770 * www.oweesta.org Adrianne Brave Heart Financial Education & Asset Building Specialist Oweesta Corporation 910 5th St. Suite 101 Rapid City, SD 57701 adrianne at oweesta.org Phone: 605-342-3770 Fax: 605-342-3771 "Developing Native Assets ~ Building Native Communities" SAVE THE DATE! - 6th Annual NATIVE FINANCIAL INSTITUTION CONVENING in Charlotte, NC - October 27-30, 2009 - at the 2009 OFN Conference - DON'T MISS IT! Come enjoy all the learning, sharing and celebrating at the Native Gathering pre-conference, Native training track, and the Native Awards presentation - all part of the 2009 Native Convening. This year's Native sessions include: Native CDFI Financial Management, Business Underwriting, Funders Roundtable, Establishing Your Native CDFI, Native Housing Capitalization, Native Enterprise & Entrepreneurship Development, Native CDFI Development Services and a special Native CDFI Policy focus during the Native Gathering pre-conference - something for everyone! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/nfec_lists.nfec.info/attachments/20090804/6fda7809/attachment-0001.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/jpeg Size: 2885 bytes Desc: image001.jpg Url : /pipermail/nfec_lists.nfec.info/attachments/20090804/6fda7809/attachment-0003.jpe -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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August 18-20, 2009 l Webinar Creating a Native Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) is becoming an increasingly popular way for Native people across the nation to build stronger, more self-sufficient communities. Native CDFIs help to promote local economies by supporting the development of entrepreneurs and businesses, increasing homeownership, and empowering community members to reach their financial goals. Submission deadline for applications is August 17, 2009. Applications must be submitted to Logan Anderson by email to logan at oweesta.org or by fax to 605-342-3771. First Nations Oweesta Corporation is pleased to offer a Native Communities Financing Initiative training, Curriculum #1, "Does your Community Need a CDFI?" to help establish and sustain Native CDFIs in Native communities. The three-day training will address: * key concepts & structures * benefits of CDFIs in Native Communities * how to be successful in the CDFI industry Upon completion of the training, participants will be able to decide if they can go on to Curriculum #2, "Organizing a CDFI to serve your Native Community." For more information, contact Logan Anderson with Oweesta at logan at oweesta.org or 605-342-3770. This NCFI training will be held on August 18-20, 2009, 3:00-5:00 p.m. EDT via webinar. Dial-up information will be sent to all registered participants prior to the start of the webinar. Submission deadline for applications is August 17, 2009. Applications must be submitted to Logan Anderson by email to logan at oweesta.org or by fax to 605-342-3771. There is no fee to join the webinar. We encourage all groups to send at least two participants. 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The Native Convening is part of the annual OFN Conference and is open to a wide variety of Native institutions, tribal programs, tribal housing authorities, and their partners in asset building, as well as all the other OFN Conference attendees. Download a Sponsorship Brochure. :: Oweesta is dedicated to developing Native assets and building Native communitites. To find out more about our products and services, visit our website at www.oweesta.org . :: I want to Donate to Oweesta. :: Let us know what topics you'd like to see in future issues of "News From Oweesta". Send Us Your Feedback President Obama?s Budget Boosts Appropriations to CDFI Fund CDFIs Boost Native Economies As 2009 began the outlook for CDFIs, including Native CDFIs, changed dramatically for the better through new efforts in the Congress and White House. The first step was the completion of the FY2009 appropriations and an ?economic stimulus? package, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). This resulted finally in $107 million for the CDFI Fund in FY09 appropriations and $100 million in ARRA. The Recovery Act also included key provisions waiving the required match for CDFI Fund awards and the cap limiting individual CDFIs to $5 million in awards over a three-year period. President Barack Obama then proposed $244 million for the CDFI Fund in his FY2010 budget, a 65% percent increase ($164 million) in funding for the CDFI Fund, the highest percentage increase in the federal budget for any community-development related program. This includes an additional $1.5 million, bringing the suggested total from the President to $10 million, for the CDFI Fund?s Native Initiatives. This is the first Presidential Administration budget to specifically include funding for the CDFI Fund?s Native Initiatives. Continue Reading Article Ysleta del Sur Pueblo Invests in the Future New Youth Financial Education Program Prepares Tomorrow?s Leaders The Ysleta del Sur Pueblo in El Paso, Texas knows that financial literacy is paramount to the economic success of their tribal community. They also believe that investing in their youth is essential to the future success of their Pueblo. Out of that belief, Tigua Cents, the Pueblo?s youth financial education program, was born. Tigua Cents, led by Linda Austin and Luis Nunez, addresses one of Ysleta del Sur Pueblo?s most challenging barriers to economic self-sufficiency- a lack of financial education and the struggle to build assets. ?We?re starting with youth because we can really make more of an impact as far as education and awareness. If you think about it, they really are the future. They will be our tribal leaders,? states Linda Austin, Director of Operations of the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo. The Pueblo sees Tigua Cents as an opportunity to plant a financial education seed aimed at yielding better financial management skills and practices. Continue Reading Article Finding a Balance Between Two Worlds Tracey Fischer Offers a Personal Insight in Developing Native Communities ?I always knew this is what I would do,? states Tracey Fischer of her involvement in the world of Native economic development. Growing up on the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation in South Dakota with a white father and a Native mother, she was fascinated with the dichotomy of the two worlds each side of her family lived in. While her father?s side of the family was full of entrepreneurs and dealt in the world of banking and business, her mother?s side regularly engaged with the tribal and federal government for many services and managed their finances on a cash-only basis. Tracey has always been aware of the differences between mainstream American values and traditional Native cultural values, but doesn?t view either as ?right? or ?wrong?. Instead, she recognizes that both have an important role in today?s Native communities. Continue Reading Article Upcoming Events Native Financial Education Instructor Training September 15-17, 2009 Sioux Falls, SD First Nations Oweesta Corporation and Citigroup are pleased to offer this comprehensive financial education instructor training to help establish and sustain financial education programs in Native communities. Click here for more information. 2009 Opportunity Finance Network Conference October 27-30, 2009 Charlotte, NC 25 Years of Opportunity Finance: At the 2009 OFN Conference in Charlotte, North Carolina, the opportunity finance industry will come together to confront new market conditions and blaze bold paths forward. Click here for more information. NEED Training November 11-13, 2009 Prior Lake, MN Oweesta and the CDFI Fund are pleased to offer a Native Enterprise & Entrepreneurship Development (NEED) training, along with partners CFED and ONABEN, to help Native communities create systems that support enterprise and entrepreneurship development. Click here for more information. Forward To A Friend Subscribe to "News From Oweesta" and other email alerts. Oweesta 910 5th Street Suite 101 Rapid City, South Dakota 57701 tel 605.342.3770 Copyright (C) 2009 Oweesta. All rights reserved. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The training addresses key areas of economic development specific to Native communities, including community environment, local entrepreneurship climate and policy, coaching, access to capital, and entrepreneurship education. In addition to training, new participants will have access to free technical assistance from Oweesta to help them develop and implement the NEED model in their communities. The three-day training will be held at the Mystic Lake Casino Hotel on November 11-13, 2009 in Prior Lake, MN. Applications for participation are now available and will be accepted through September 25, 2009. The cost of the training is $75.00 per person but the follow-up technical assistance is free of charge. Communities that participate, as well as past NEED Initiative participants, will be offered the opportunity to attend three subsequent online training sessions that will focus more deeply on specific topics of the NEED model. For more information or to obtain an application please visit www.oweesta.org or contact Kaitlin Cramer at kaitlin at oweesta.org or by calling (605) 342-3770. Due to limited space and high demand, organizations will not be accepted into the program and continue to receive ongoing customized technical assistance unless they are committed to attend the training and progress through the programmatic milestones as applied to their particular organization and community. Kaitlin Cramer Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development Specialist Oweesta Corporation 605-342-3770 910 5th Street, Suite 101 Rapid City, SD 57701 kaitlin at oweesta.org www.oweesta.org www.ournativecircle.org www.nfec.info "Developing Native Assets~Building Native Communities" SAVE THE DATE! - 6th Annual NATIVE FINANCIAL INSTITUTION CONVENING in Charlotte, NC - October 27-30, 2009 - at the 2009 OFN Conference - DON'T MISS IT! Come enjoy all the learning, sharing and celebrating at the Native Gathering pre-conference, Native training track, and the Native Awards presentation - all part of the 2009 Native Convening This year's Native sessions include: Native CDFI Financial Management, Business Underwriting, Funders Roundtable, Establishing Your Native CDFI, Native Housing Capitalization, Native Enterprise & Entrepreneurship Development, Native CDFI Development Services and a special Native CDFI Policy focus during the Native Gathering pre-conference - something for everyone! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/nfec_lists.nfec.info/attachments/20090828/246ada4e/attachment.html