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An Informed Discussion: Achieving Sustainability, Scale, and Impact in Community Development Finance


April 21, 2005 to April 22, 2005
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Chicago, IL

Thursday, April 21 | Friday, April 22

Thursday, April 21
     
8:30 a.m.   Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:00 a.m.   Welcome and Opening Remarks


  • Michael Moskow President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
  • Kirsten Moy Director, Economic Opportunities Program, The Aspen Institute
9:15 a.m.   Presentation of Key Findings of The Aspen Institute's Paper

New Pathways to Scale for Community Development Finance offsite link
  • Kirsten Moy Director, Economic Opportunities Program, The Aspen Institute
  • Greg Ratliff Senior Fellow, Aspen Institute
10:00 a.m.   Respondents, Questions, and General Discussion

11:15 a.m.   Introduction to Business Models for Growth and Sustainability

12:00 p.m.   Lunch

1:30 p.m.   Toward a New Business Model for Community Development Intermediaries: Illuminating Examples from the For-Profit, Not-For-Profit and Cooperative Worlds

4:45 p.m.   Networking Reception

Friday, April 22
     
     
8:00 a.m.   Continental Breakfast

8:30 a.m.   Update from Washington

9:00 a.m.   Recap of Previous Day

9:15 a.m.   Perils of Growth - Trade-Offs Between Scale & Sustainability

10:30 a.m.   Impact, Sustainability, Size, and Scale - What's The Connection? Characteristics of CDFIs That Can/Should Pursue Scale

11:45 a.m.   Next Steps: Continuing the Discussion, Initiating Action

     
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