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Rhode Island

Innovations in Community Development Finance

Thursday, March 28, 2013

8:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Rhode Island Foundation

One Union Station

Providence, RI 02903
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The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston in partnership with the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston, Olneyville Housing Corporation and Rhode Island LISC invite you to join community bankers, community development practitioners & policy makers, nonprofit lenders, for-profit developers and municipal government representatives in discussing community development finance in the era of sequestration.

Community development initiatives have never required more creativity, collaboration and patience. Furthermore, balancing organizational priorities and market opportunities within the context of today’s economy requires private and public development professionals to collaborate in ways seldom considered a few years ago. Join us for a discussion which asks the question…“Is social innovation financing and similarly innovative finance tools viable alternatives for community development in light of the proposed federal and state budget cuts?”

Agenda

8:00 – 8:30 am	Registration & Networking
8:30 – 8:45	Welcome & Framing of the Day Neil Steinberg President and Chief Executive Officer, Rhode Island Foundation Cindy Larson Deputy Director, Rhode Island Local Initiative Support Corporation
8:45 – 9:30	National Policy Update Barbara Burnham Vice President, Federal Policy, Local Initiative Support Corporation
9:30 – 10:00	Elements of Successful Regional Projects & Trends Ken Willis First Vice President, Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston
10:00 – 10:15	Break
10:15 – 12:00 pm	Innovations in Community Development Finance How has the community development finance landscape changed for RI stakeholders and how are you adjusting and navigating this new “new reality”? Jennifer Hawkins (Facilitator) Associate Executive Director, Olneyville Housing Corporation Peter Gill Case President, Board of Trustees, Rockefeller Family Fund Nima Krodel Associate Director, Non-Profit Finance Fund Diane Lynch Incoming Board Chair, Social Venture Partners Rhode Island Carol Ventura Director of Development, Rhode Island Housing Matt Wally Community Development Manager - MA/CT/RI, TD Bank Carrie Zaslow Program Officer, Rhode Island Local Initiative Support Corporation
	Lunch
1:00 – 3:00	CRA for Community Organizations An afternoon session designed for Community Organizations to acquaint and better understand the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) that banks are regulated upon. This training is geared to help improve community organizations ability to partner with depository institutions. The goal is to help community organizations to work more effectively and constructively with banks to improve neighborhoods and communities. The topics covered will include: CRA Basics, the Examination Process, Bank and Community Performance Context, and CRA Strategies. Community Organizations will have a forum to understand these concepts and share their perspective on community needs with the Regulators.