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Asset Building Past Events
Bank On Cities Campaign Cross-Site Meeting (December 2009)
Representatives from eight communities participating in the 2009 Bank On Cities Campaign gathered in Seattle for an intensive two-day meeting focused on increasing residents’ access to the financial mainstream. Cities participating in the meeting, sponsored by NLC’s Institute for Youth, Education, and Families (YEF Institute), included Bryan, Texas; Denver; Gaithersburg, Md.; Indianapolis; Louisville; Newark, N.J.; Rapid City, S.D.; and St. Petersburg, Fla.
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Municipal Financial Empowerment Symposium (March 15, 2009)
NLC's Institute for Youth, Education, and Families and the Cities for Financial Empowerment (CFE) Coalition sponsored this one-day invitation only event for municipal leaders to learn from and network with elected officials in other cities who have found innovative ways to financially empower residents.
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Bank on Cities Campaign Roundtable (September 10, 2008)
Elected officials and senior staff from cities participating in the Bank On Cities Campaign and other communities that are working to connect low-income residents with mainstream financial services gathered to share ideas and discuss challenges.
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Tackling Poverty: The Role of State and Local Governments (July 28, 2008)
This policy forum featured panels of advocates, experts and state and local officials who discussed the growing trend of state and local governments launching comprehensive anti-poverty initiatives. The event was cosponsored by the Half in Ten Campaign, National League of Cities, and Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity.
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Leadership Academy on Helping Families Achieve Financial Stability (March 17-18, 2008)
Local elected officials and senior municipal staff gathered in Washington, D.C. to participate in a two-day Leadership Academy on Helping Working Families Achieve Financial Stability.
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Earned Income Tax Credits and Beyond Summit (2007)
In July 2007, the YEF Institute and United Way of America brought together more than 350 local United Way leaders and municipal officials in San Francisco to exchange ideas, share promising practices, and develop strong local and national partnerships in the area of financial stability.
These community leaders worked in teams to create action plans for improving the financial stability of the families they serve, with the Earned Income Tax Credit as the foundation. Sessions included:
- Financial Stability: Making it Work, a thought leaders’ roundtable with United Way President and CEO Brian Gallagher; Jose Cisneros, Treasurer of the City and County of San Francisco; John Hoffmire from the Center on Business and Poverty, Annika Little from the Bank of America Charitable Foundation; John Maggs of the National Journal; Michelle Singletary of the Washington Post; and Ralph Smith, senior vice president of the Annie E. Casey Foundation.
- A keynote address from Mayor Ron Dellums of the City of Oakland.
- Investing in Communities for Impact, with a keynote address from Andrew Plepler, president of the Bank of America Charitable Foundation.
- Public Policy Matters, a targeted plenary featuring Jonathan Mintz, commissioner of the Department of Consumer Affairs in New York City.
- Keys to Building a Successful EITC Campaign, a targeted plenary featuring David Marzahl, executive director of the Center for Economic Progress.
- Technology Matters: The Nets to Ladders Partnership, a targeted plenary with Marc Ferguson, president of Nets to Ladders.
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