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Vol. 5 - Issue 2
2024 NYS CDFI CONFERENCE 
NYS CDFIs: Making It Possible
March 25-26 in Albany
 

Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) are uniquely positioned to support and sustain efforts to address urgent climate needs in their communities.​

On March 25-26, Community Development leaders from across New York State will gather in Albany for our 2024 conference, titled NYS CDFIs: Making it Possible. Our Keynote Event will be a conversation with the team behind the highly-anticipated publication, titled “What’s Possible: Investing Now for Prosperous, Sustainable Neighborhoods.” The book draws on the expertise of 30 leading climate and community development leaders who lay out the challenges facing communities on the front lines of climate change.​

Our Keynote Panel welcomes three of those experts and will be moderated by an award-winning environmental justice advocate. Together, they will discuss the charge to create climate-resilient neighborhoods, the practical aspects of ensuring that clean energy is affordable at the family level, and the important role that Community Lenders can play in making it all possible. Published by Enterprise Community Partners, the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the book will be available this spring.​

The conference will also feature the very latest developments on CDFI Certification and Federal and New York State funding for CDFIs. We hope you will make plans to join us!

Please note - the link for discounted rooms at the Marriott is not yet live on our website conference page. We'll post that just as soon as we receive the email from the host hotel. 
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Help Set the Agenda for the 2024 Conference!

On our last All Hands Zoom of 2023, we asked our members to share some areas where they needed additional information and support to be successful.

Help us develop the agenda for our 2024 statewide conference by telling us what topics are of special interest to you!

Please note that not all of these topics may be addressed at the conference, but may lead to an All Hands Zoom or other online presentation or discussion.
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Did You Miss the 1/19 All Hands Zoom?

Last month, the US Dept. of Treasury’s CDFI Fund released a revised CDFI Certification Application. Substantial modifications have been made to the Basic Information, Legal Entity, Primary Mission, Financing Entity, Target Market, Development Services, and Accountability sections of the application. What does that mean to you?
 
To help us sort through the changes, we welcomed Amy Szabo, Chief Client Services Officer, Friedman Associates. Based in Iowa, F|A helps build and grow remarkably successful Community Development Financial Institutions to finance a more inclusive and equitable economy.

Her contact info is pasted below in case you have questions. 
 

Amy Szabo (she/her)

Chief Client Services Officer 

A  1 Knollwood Lane, Iowa City, IA 52245

C  614-316-0145E amy@friedmanassociates.net 

W  New website! www.friedmanassociates.net

Click here to schedule a meeting with me 


Thank you to our members! 

It's time to renew your membership or join the Coalition for 2024!

The NYS CDFI Coalition is accepting membership applications and renewals on our website for your convenience. Please consider lending your support to the NYS CDFI Coalition as a Certified CDFI, Emerging CDFI, or Non-Profit Associate Member (Advocate, Community Organization, University.)

Please visit this page to review your membership status. If you're listed in bold, you paid dues in 2023! If you have an asterisk, you've paid for 2024 - thank you! 

Remember - we invite Coalition members to submit updates they would like to share with our statewide audience. These include job postings, Success Stories or Guest Posts for consideration. Thank you for all you do! 

Colleen M. Ryan
Consulting Executive Director
NYS CDFI Coalition

PS: Do you need to pay from an invoice? Let me know and I'll send one.
Review previous issues of "New Developments" in the Archive. 
Our Mission

Our mission is to position CDFIs as the most effective strategy and policy tool to address issues of financial inclusion, housing access and economic opportunity in New York State. Please visit our website to learn more.
 
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