April 29–30, 2008
2008 RAISE Texas Asset-Building Action Summit
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas-Houston Branch
The Alliance for Economic Inclusion (AEI) and RAISE Texas will convene the 2008 asset-building summit for bankers, credit union professionals, community organization leaders, government professionals and policymakers April 29–30 in Houston. This action summit will launch a series of initiatives (products, programs, legislation) to increase financial prosperity for low-income families in our state. Four action campaigns will be discussed at this summit. When registering, you will be able to choose one action campaign to work on. The event will include plenary sessions, breakout sessions to discuss the campaigns, invited speakers, and a dinner/reception on the evening of April 29.
The action campaigns are:
• Matched savings accounts;
• Community tax centers;
• Alternative small dollar consumer loan products; and
• Home mortgage foreclosure prevention.
The event will be hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas and the FDIC in cooperation with RAISE Texas and the Alliance for Economic Inclusion. The Honorable Mayor Bill White will provide an inspirational address at a reception and dinner on the evening of April 29th.
For more information about the four action campaigns, please go to the RAISE Texas website. To register, go to: http://dallasfed.org/news/ca/2008/08raise.cfm
May 19-20, 2008
Creating Change: Building a Future, Leading a Movement
NCTC Regional Learning Summit: Memphis, TN
From food to housing to child care, low-wage families face rising costs at every turn, while their wages stagnate or even decline. The National Community Tax Coalition, a leader in the movement to connect working families to tax credits and economic opportunities, wants to help you combat this crisis for working families. Join us as we share tools and strategies to create change on a larger scale. During this summit, we will talk about the state of low-income workers nationwide, in the South, and in the Mississippi Delta. By focusing on skill building and action planning, and providing opportunities to network with other programs, experts, and elected officials, we will help you to take your organization from a practitioner in the field to a leader in the movement.
During this Summit, we will:
• Address regional needs related to free tax preparation, asset building, and the state of low-income workers.
• Conduct training to build your policy and leadership skills.
• Provide you with tools and resources that you can utilize in your work.
• Connect you to other programs in your area that are doing the same great work.
When: Monday and Tuesday, May 19th and 20th, 2008
Location: Memphis, TN
Geographic Target: North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Southern Missouri
Registration Fees:
$125 – NCTC Affiliates
$175 – General
Register now, visit www.tax-coalition.org.
September 11-13, 2008
2008 Assets Learning Conference – Advancing America’s Assets Agenda: Expanding Opportunity, Promoting Prosperity and Mobilizing Communities
CFED
Washington, DC
Join a diverse group of leaders from the asset building field at the 2008 Assets Learning Conference. Advancing America’s Assets Agenda will not only be our largest conference ever, it also will bring the growing chorus of voices for asset building to Washington, DC mere weeks before one of the most pivotal elections in our generation. Representing nonprofits, foundations, governments, policy advocacy organizations, private sector companies and academic institutions, as well as assets program participants and accountholders, conference participants will focus on furthering a single purpose: to encourage action and advance America’s assets agenda.
Registration Fees:
Before June 11: $550 per person
After June 11: $650 per person
For more information and to register, visit the CFED website.
