From Heidi at Oweesta.org Mon Nov 2 12:44:51 2009 From: Heidi at Oweesta.org (Heidi Davis) Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2009 10:44:51 -0700 Subject: [CircleUp] Vacancy Announcement: Loan Portfolio Manager - Lakota Funds - Kyle, SD Message-ID: <82182B01DBD600448F4C7D2631BA1BFE9C346A@SERVER1.fnoc.internal> Loan Portfolio Manager for Lakota Funds in Kyle, SD. Provides technical assistance to Reservation-based businesses, oversees loan officers and success coaches, overall responsibility for loan program, including meeting lending, delinquency, capitalization and deployment goals, works with the Loan Committee and reports to the Executive Director. This is an exciting position with a lot of potential for personal and organizational development. Lakota Funds is a very successful non-profit Community Development Finance Institution actively promoting economic growth through private businesses on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation for the past 23 years. Go to www.lakotafunds.org to see full vacancy announcement and more information on Lakota Funds. Contact Tawney Brunsch at (605) 455-2500 or tbrunsch at lakotafunds.org. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/circleup_lists.ournativecircle.org/attachments/20091102/e73daa80/attachment.html From Heidi at Oweesta.org Wed Nov 4 12:40:54 2009 From: Heidi at Oweesta.org (Heidi Davis) Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 10:40:54 -0700 Subject: [CircleUp] Native American Northern Michigan Community Lender Receives Department of Treasury Certification Designation Message-ID: <82182B01DBD600448F4C7D2631BA1BFE9C36D2@SERVER1.fnoc.internal> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Native American Northern Michigan Community Lender Receives Department of Treasury Certification Designation Harbor Springs, Michigan - November 4, 2009. Northern Shores Loan Fund, Inc. a new nonprofit Native American Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) serving entrepreneurs in Charlevoix, Cheboygan and Emmet counties in Northern Michigan received the coveted distinction of being the first Native American Community Development Financial Institution in Northern Lower Michigan to receive certification status by the Department of Treasury's Community Development Financial Institution Fund. According to the CDFI Fund, a Certified Community Development Financial Institution is a specialized financial institution that works in market niches that are underserved by traditional financial institutions. CDFI's provide a unique range of financial products and services to economically distressed target markets, such as flexible underwriting and risk capital for needed community facilities, commercial loans and investments to small start-up or expanding businesses in low income areas, as well as providing necessary client technical assistance. CDFIs include regulated institutions such as community development banks and credit unions, and non-regulated institutions such as loan and venture capital funds. CDFI certification is a designation conferred by the CDFI Fund and a requirement for accessing financial and technical award assistance from the CDFI Fund. Northern Shores Loan Fund Inc. is incorporated under the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians (LTBB) and was a vision through its Economic Development Commission (EDC). After many years of developing a strong foundation for its launch, Northern Shores Loan Fund Inc., opened its doors in August 2008 and is making a large impact in Northern Michigan through providing lending and technical services to numerous local native and nonnative entrepreneurs struggling to exist in this economic downturn. Northern Shores Loan Fund, Inc. has assisted over 50 local entrepreneurs in retaining and creating jobs, maintaining and increasing their revenues, as well as promoting new business development in a very challenging market place. According to Lisa McComb, Executive Director, "With the support of an experienced Board of Directors consisting of Laura Blumberg, Chair; Alan Proctor, Vice-Chair; Patricia Dyer- Deckrow, Secretary; Tim LaCroix, Treasurer; John Bott, Member and Susan Goddard, Member; Northern Shores Loan Fund, Inc. is able to assist local existing and potential entrepreneurs through loan and technical assistance that traditionally would have been met within the conventional financial sector. Due to the recent economic downturn which created tight underwriting requirements within traditional financing institutions, these challenged, yet financially healthy entrepreneurs are falling through the cracks. This could have long-term detrimental effects on our local economy without assistance through corporations such as Northern Shores Loan Fund, Inc. We are making a large impact in our local economies." Northern Shores Loan Fund Inc. is a new 501(c)(3) CDFI Fund certified Native American microenterprise loan fund located in Harbor Springs, Michigan that serves both native and nonnative entrepreneurs of Northern Michigan with training, business incubation, and access to capital that fosters economic development for the Northern Michigan communities of Charlevoix, Cheboygan and Emmet counties. CONTACT: Lisa McComb, Executive Director Northern Shores Loan Fund, Inc. 1131 W. Conway Road, Suite A Harbor Springs, Michigan 49740 231-347-6753 lmccomb at northernshoresloanfund.org www.northernshoresloanfund.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The NNAYI Program is designed to educate high school students about the various careers in the health profession and biomedical research. ?Exploring the health field through NNAYI is a tremendous opportunity for Native high school students interested in pursuing a health career,? says Margaret Knight, AAIP?s Executive Director. ?NNAYI?s curriculum is strategically designed to prepare students for admission to college and professional schools, as well as for careers in health and biomedical research.? During interactive workshops, students increase their skills in leadership; communication, studying and testing, networking, professional behavior, interactive learning, and time management. AAIP member physicians and health professionals serve as role models for the students and offer insights into their respective health fields, including: medicine; pharmacy; dentistry; public and allied health; biomedical research; health policy development; and more. Students also learn about opportunities for mentoring and shadowing with AAIP member physicians. To accompany the students during the program, NNAYI is currently accepting application for counselors to serve as chaperones and role models. Native American college students in health programs are encouraged to apply. Counselors receive all expenses paid, as well as a stipend at the end of the program. Application deadline for high school students is April 16, 2010 and for counselor application is March 5, 2010. For more information, contact Lucinda Myers, MSW, at the Association of American Indian Physicians at (405) 946-7072, or e-mail lmyers at aaip.org. Applications may be downloaded from the AAIP web site at http://www.aaip.org/?page=AAIPStudents Association of American Indian Physicians -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Please join the call to hear about how you can make a difference! --National Congress of American Indians National Call on Preventing the Next Wave of Predatory Lenders: How Communities of Color Can Take Action * Date: Monday, November 16, 2009 * Time: 2:30 p.m. EST/11:30 p.m. PST * Please RSVP for call-in details: http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=kDbSVj62NQObarHAETA7 ChLFtJIMHmZU This week, Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT), Chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, unveiled his proposal to overhaul the banking sector. With millions of families still reeling from the failure of industry overseers to reign in deceptive lenders and prevent nationwide foreclosures, now is the time to act. Communities of color have been particularly hard hit by a perfect storm of foreclosures and unemployment, with little relief in sight. Policymakers need to understand the devastating impact of reckless lending on our families and neighborhoods. Join us - the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI), National Council of La Raza, National Urban League, and the National Coalition of Asian Pacific - for a discussion on how new oversight and consumer protections can prevent another meltdown in the housing and credit markets and what you can do to ensure we achieve real reform. Communities of color demand a financial system that is fair and accessible, protects consumers, and works to eliminate predatory financial products. RSVP now to learn how you can help make it a reality. 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With millions of families still reeling from the failure of industry overseers to reign in deceptive lenders and prevent nationwide foreclosures, now is the time to act. Communities of color have been particularly hard hit by a perfect storm of foreclosures and unemployment, with little relief in sight. Policymakers need to understand the devastating impact of reckless lending on our families and neighborhoods. Join us?the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI), National Council of La Raza, National Urban League, and the National Coalition of Asian Pacific American Community Development?for a discussion on how new oversight and consumer protections can prevent another meltdown in the housing and credit markets and what you can do to ensure we achieve real reform. Communities of color demand a financial system that is fair and accessible, protects consumers, and works to eliminate predatory financial products. RSVP now to learn how you can help make it a reality. Speakers from: National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development National Congress of American Indians National Council of La Raza National Urban League National Call on Preventing the Next Wave of Predatory Lenders: How Communities of Color Can Take Action Date: Monday, November 16, 2009 Time: 2:30 p.m. EST/11:30 p.m. PST Please RSVP for call-in details. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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In addition, OFN continues to pursue access to low cost capital for our industry through Treasury Department programs, including TARP. Earlier this week, I joined Enterprise Corporation for the Delta/Hope Community Credit Union President Bill Bynum in Washington, DC to press the industry's case with key policy makers. I have reason to hope that an announcement regarding this initiative will be made shortly. As OFN members and other CDFIs continue to face liquidity and other operating challenges, OFN will redouble our advocacy efforts. To read the full press release about the initiative, click here A Wall Street Journal article regarding the Goldman Sachs program is reprinted below. Mark Pinsky President & CEO Goldman, Buffett Team to Aid Small Businesses by Susanne Craig and Scott Patterson Goldman Sachs Group Inc. said it is launching a $500 million small-business assistance program that includes an advisory panel with billionaire investor Warren Buffett. The Wall Street firm made no connection in Tuesday's announcement between the largest single charitable contribution in the firm's history and public anger over its compensation. Goldman has earmarked $16.71 billion for compensation so far this year and repaid in June the $10 billion capital infusion it got from the U.S. government in 2008. Tuesday, Goldman Sachs Chairman and Chief Executive Lloyd Blankfein apologized for his firm's role in the credit crisis. "We participated in things that were clearly wrong and have reason to regret," he said. "We apologize." The small-business program will make $250 million in charitable contributions, with $200 million aimed at investor education and $50 million for grants to support community-development financial institutions. The remaining $250 million will be invested in such institutions to help them provide financing to small businesses. Goldman said the first financial institution to receive money from the firm will be Seedco Financial Services Inc., a nonprofit group in New York that specialized in loans in economically distressed and underserved communities. The first loans under the program will be made in early 2010, the company said. The initiative, called 10,000 Small Businesses, is aimed at unlocking "the growth and job creation potential of 10,000 small businesses across the United States through greater access to business education, mentors and networks, and financial capital," Goldman said in a statement. The Obama administration has pointed to small businesses as a crucial source of job growth. The board set to oversee Goldman's push includes several financial heavyweights. Mr. Blankfein, Mr. Buffett and Michael Porter of Harvard Business School will serve as co-chairmen. "Sometimes people lack basic business skills, like accounting," said Mr. Buffett, who bought a major stake in Goldman last year. "This is a way to step on the accelerator a little bit. Maybe more than a little bit." The company's conversion to a bank-holding company last year brought Goldman under stricter regulation, including compliance with the Community Reinvestment Act. The federal law encourages banks to meet the credit needs of all the communities in which they operate. The new program wasn't designed to fulfill Goldman's CRA-related obligations but is likely to be looked upon favorably by the Federal Reserve, Goldman's primary regulator, according to a person familiar with the matter. Tuesday's announcement was the second big charitable commitment made by Goldman this year. In October, the firm announced a $200 million contribution to the Goldman Sachs Foundation. In 2008, Goldman launched its 10,000 Women effort to provide women in emerging markets with a business education. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/circleup_lists.ournativecircle.org/attachments/20091119/bd0c5624/attachment.html From Heidi at Oweesta.org Fri Nov 20 14:09:42 2009 From: Heidi at Oweesta.org (Heidi Davis) Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:09:42 -0700 Subject: [CircleUp] Northwest Area Foundation Awards $2.04 Million to Prosperity Building Efforts Message-ID: <82182B01DBD600448F4C7D2631BA1BFEA15E9F@SERVER1.fnoc.internal> News Release Contact: Susan Buckles, APR Public Relations Specialist Northwest Area Foundation (651-225-3865) sbuckles at nwaf.org Northwest Area Foundation Awards $2.04 Million to Prosperity Building Efforts Grants will support proven approaches that build assets and wealth, strengthen capacity and leadership and improve public policy ST. PAUL, Minn. (November 19, 2009) The Northwest Area Foundation has awarded 14 grants totaling $2.04 million to nationally-known and ethnically-diverse organizations with proven track records of success offering approaches that reduce poverty by building prosperity across its eight-state region. This is the first set of grants made under the Foundation's new strategic plan approved by the board of directors in October 2008. "We believe the best way to reduce poverty is to ensure fair access to meaningful opportunity," said Kevin Walker, president and CEO of the Northwest Area Foundation. "That change begins with making sure people can build their financial assets, but it also means building on the human potential that resides in every low-income community. These grants support a diverse array of outstanding organizations that are hard at work unlocking that potential." The awards will further one or more of three outcomes critical to the Foundation's mission: Asset and wealth building - $1.565 million was awarded to nationally recognized nonprofits that can support organizations that integrate economic development with asset- and wealth-building practices and expand regional partnerships for workforce development, small business strategies and green jobs development across the Foundation's eight-state region. * $1.265 million was granted to a cluster of intermediary organizations that provide local community organizations with technical assistance, training, networking, leadership, and support for small grants. Grants include: o CFED of Washington D.C. - $365,000 o National Association of Latino Community Asset Builders of San Antonio, Texas - $300,000 o Oregon Native American Business and Entrepreneurial Network of Tigard, Ore. - $200,000 o First Nations Oweesta of Rapid City, S.D. - $200,000 o First Nations Development Institute of Longmont, Colo. $100,000 o Seattle Economic Development Association of Seattle, Wash., fiscal sponsor of Express Advantage - $100,000 * $300,000 will support partnerships among workforce and small business development initiatives in Minneapolis. Grants were awarded to Emerge Community Development and Summit Academy OIC, for training in the new green jobs industry and to increase access to jobs created through federal stimulus dollars. A grant to the Neighborhood Development Center will provide training, technical assistance and micro lending for start-up and expanding micro businesses. Improving public policy solutions - $375,000 was awarded to the following organizations: * Northwest Federation of Community Organizations of Seattle, Wash., - $100,000, to conduct research and increase civic engagement of low-income, immigrants and communities of color by training and engaging leaders who will build coalitions to address public policy issues that impact poverty reduction and prosperity building initiatives. * $275,000 was awarded to assist in the expansion or start-up phase of State Fiscal Analysis Initiative (SFAI) affiliates in North Dakota, South Dakota and Montana. SFAI affiliates are nonprofit, nonpartisan organizations that conduct rigorous policy analysis in order to advocate for responsible tax and budget policies, particularly as they impact people with low- and moderate- incomes. Grants to lead these efforts were awarded to: o Consensus Council, Inc. of Bismarck, N.D. - $100,000 o Rural Dynamics, Inc. of Great Falls, Mont. - $75,000 o South Dakota Voices for Children of Sioux Falls, S.D. - $100,000 Strengthening capacity and leadership - $100,000 was awarded to Western Organization of Resource Councils of Billings, Mont, to develop leadership and advocacy in the small-scale renewable energy industry that will leverage federal incentives and create green jobs and businesses which benefit people with low incomes. Project examples include a micro-biodiesel pilot program and retrofitting energy-efficient schools to reduce energy costs. The Foundation is currently accepting grant proposals only on an invitation basis. For more information about the Foundation's grantmaking approach and the work of grantees across its eight-state region, please visit www.nwaf.org. The Northwest Area Foundation is dedicated to supporting efforts by the people, organizations and communities in Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Oregon and Washington to reduce poverty and achieve sustainable prosperity. These states were served by the Great Northern Railway, founded by James J. Hill. In 1934, Hill's son Louis W. Hill established the Foundation. ### -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/circleup_lists.ournativecircle.org/attachments/20091120/ca668969/attachment-0001.html From pamelastanding at msn.com Sat Nov 21 16:13:30 2009 From: pamelastanding at msn.com (Pamela Standing) Date: Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:13:30 -0600 Subject: [CircleUp] Save the Date for Grassroots & Groundwork 2010 Message-ID: Dear Colleagues - please see the enclosed information about one of the finest gatherings of experts, commumity leaders and practitioners seeking solutions to reduce poverty. See the Call for Presentation entries below. There is a strong focus a.. Microenterprise development a.. Workforce development a.. Asset building a.. Community capacity building a.. Affordable housing a.. Leadership development a.. Social entrepreneurship a.. Public policy a.. Green enterprise a.. Predatory lending a.. Health care models a.. Coalition building a.. Small-town development a.. Integrated asset development approaches a.. Combined microenterprise & workforce development a.. Credit building/financial literacy a.. Traditional and Native Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) a.. Food systems as economic models a.. Alternative energy a.. Census and asset building a.. ?Buy local? campaigns a.. Farmers markets a.. Rural development a.. International marketplacesfor Grassroots & Groundwork 2010 Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. SAVE THE DATE! May 13-14, 2010 Explore successful and promising models and concepts for ?Seizing Opportunities to Reduce Poverty and Build Community Prosperity? ? everything from affordable housing, job training and green enterprises to financial literacy, public policy and more. This fourth national conference offers: a.. High-quality, practical presentations showcasing proven, innovative poverty-reduction models and tools. (Do you know of a successful poverty-reduction model or tool we should consider showcasing? See our Call for Presentation Entries below! b.. An extended, interactive session focused on tackling current challenges in poverty reduction. c.. Motivating, thought-provoking keynote speakers. d.. Networking throughout the day to meet or reconnect with your colleagues from across the country who might help in your poverty-reduction efforts. e.. A bonus option: Half-day Community-Builder Institute. Choose one of two engaging, content-intensive workshops on nonprofit communications or public policy. The conference is located at the Red Lion Hotel on the scenic Columbia River, minutes from downtown Portland and the Portland International Airport. Call For Presentation Entries! We are looking for organizations, nonprofits, government agencies, social entrepreneurs or community members who are engaged in poverty reduction and who have developed formal programs or approaches, have in place the systems to demonstrate results, and have the ability and interest to share their work with others. Urban, rural and reservation-based models are requested. Models emphasizing work in Native American and immigrant populations are also requested. These presentations will contribute to the body of knowledge, systems and tools conferees can consider as they work to reduce poverty and build assets in their own communities. Visit our Call for Presentation Entries for proposal submission information. 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As explained in the flyer the event is open to all interested parties and no event registration or badge will be needed to be admitted to this session. Best regards, Tedd Tedd Buelow Native American Coordinator USDA Rural Development Voice (202) 690-1681 Fax (202) 205-3215 tedd.buelow at wdc.usda.gov www.rurdev.usda.gov/rd/aian -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/circleup_lists.ournativecircle.org/attachments/20091123/123d5bf6/attachment-0001.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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"The first step should be a commitment by the Administration to respect and promote our most fundamental rights as Indian nations and individuals - something that the United States has refused to do up to now by refusing to endorse the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples," says Lucy Simpson, a senior staff attorney with the Center. Listen to Lucy's full reaction to the White House Tribal Nations Conference. Joe Kennedy, chairman of the Timbisha Shoshone Tribe of the Western Shoshone Nation, and Ben Shelly, vice president of the Navajo Nation, who both attended the meeting with the President also shares their thoughts. (More...) Inter-American Commission on Human Rights hears about human rights abuses stemming from IIRSA Center attorney Leonardo Crippa, joined by Indian leaders from Peru, Bolivia and Brazil, testified earlier this week before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights about a series of development initiatives in South America that is putting indigenous peoples at risk. Today, South American governments and multilateral development banks, such as the Inter-American Development Bank, are promoting the economic integration of all South America through a massive web of interconnected projects. (More...) Infrastructure development -- highways, dams, oil pipelines and other transmssion lines -- is wreaking havoc on indigenous communities and the environment. Oil pipeline leak in Peru, Ben Powless photo; road construction in Bolivia, Indian Law Resource Center photo. Oil and gas development threatens environment at Fort Belknap The first natural gas ever produced on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation flowed to market earlier this year, and more oil and gas development is on the horizon for this north-central Montana Indian community. While natural resource development could provide a much-needed boost to the local economy, if left unchecked it threatens to undo the decades of work the Assiniboine and Gros Ventre Tribes have invested in cleaning up their lands and waters that were destroyed by previous resource extraction. (More...) Photo ? Fort Belknap Indian Reservation Dates set for further negotiations on the Draft American Declaration Negotiations on the draft American Declaration are scheduled to start up again in November. The negotiation meetings will be the first to take place since President Obama took office, leaving many indigenous rights supporters eager to see if and when the new administration will abolish the Bush-era refusals to participate in the Declaration negotiations. The Working Group charged with preparing the draft American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples will resume negotiations on November 30 through Dec 2. The session, the Twelfth Meeting of Negotiations in the Quest for Points of Consensus, will be the first negotiations held since 2007, and the first of what will likely be two negotiation sessions that will take place before the General Assembly meets in Peru in June 2010. Go to the OAS Permanent Council website for the agenda, the current status of the draft Declaration, and other important documents. Now online: Using international advocacy to help end violence against Native Women The Indian Law Resource Center, in coordination with the NCAI Task Force on Violence Against Native Women, has launched a series of new web pages on how to use international advocacy to end violence against Native women. International bodies such as the United Nations and the Organization of American States have condemned violence against women as a human rights violation, meaning the United States government's failure to respond to the epidemic of violence against Native American women is a human rights violation under international law. We are working to raise awareness among the international community about the staggering rates of violence against Native women in the United States, and increase the international pressure on the U.S. to respond to this crisis. Go to the new web pages Join our campaign to educate the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. Fellowship, Intern and Staff News FELLOWS AND INTERNS: The Center, committed to developing and encouraging new talent in the fields of Indian law and international human rights law, hosted seven extraordinary interns over the past year. Take a look at the women who made important contributions to our work to secure justice for indigenous peoples! (More...) APPLICATION DEADLINE: Applications to the Center's Fellowship program are being accepted through November 14. (More...) NEW STAFF: The Center is pleased to welcome three new staff members: Juanita Cabrera-Lopez, Barbara Anthony, and Ginny Underwood. (More...) The Indian Law Resource Center is a non-profit law and advocacy organization established and directed by American Indians. We provide legal assistance to Indian and Alaska Native nations who are working to protect their lands, resources, human rights, environment and cultural heritage. 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It can help your site use tax preparation as a ?teachable moment? for financial education. Think of it as a cover sheet to the tax return, that summarizes the return and helps clients focus on key information included on their tax forms. ?My Personal Tax Summary? is designed as a Word file, so you can simply download and print it as is, or customize it by adding your program name or logo, or even adding additional information that you feel is important. Check it out at www.EITCplatform.org. You'll find both English and Spanish versions under the "Tax Preparation" tab. And while you're there, take a look at all the other tools and resources available. The EITCplatform is a FREE resource for community-based tax preparation programs. If you are not yet a member, register today at www.EITCplatform.org. Have a great Thanksgiving! Amy Brown Aspen Institute / EITCplatform.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I would even go one step further and say that I would encourage everyone to get signed up, because workshops like this do not come around everyday. I would like to take this opportunity to personally thank Rolf for a most stimulating experience and would be honored to attend another workshop of his in the future!!!!! Byron Louie Economic Development - Williams Lake Indian Band I enjoyed Rolf. I mean "what an awakening". I have never been to a workshop that was so riveting and exciting. I totally have a new respect for business and how business should be managed and approached. I can hardly wait to get started. Rolf is very energetic, humorous and intelligent. What an awesome experience. (Shift is happening) Glen Worthington - Development Corp CEO - Dease River First Nation BC, MORE TESTIMONIALS 216-1581-H Hillside Ave., Victoria BC V8T 2C1 313-207 Bank Street, Ottawa Ontario K2P 2N2 Box 299 Cree Nation of Chisasibi, Quebec J0M 1E0 Tel: 1-888-445-3046 Fax 1-866-636-7022 info at abentre.ca Please add yourself to our mailing list This message was sent from Community Economic Development to SSARKOZY at OWEESTA.ORG. It was sent from: Aboriginal Entrepreneur, 216-1581H Hillside Ave , Victoria, BC rkungl, Canada. You can modify/update your subscription via the link below. Email Marketing by iContact - Try It Free! To be removed click here -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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In addition to a review of the accomplishments of the CDFI Fund in the past year, the members discussed the extremely difficult business environment. With respect to the Advisory Board's previous recommendations to Treasury, Chairman Bynum was appreciative that the Treasury Department had agreed to issue term sheets for regulated CDFIs to use to access TARP Funds. He asked that the documents be made public as soon as possible and expressed support for including non-regulated CDFIs. The Fund also discussed its current timeline for program awards announcements: ? CDFI FA Program: November 18, 2009 application deadline - May 2010 announcement ? Native CDFI Program: October 7, 2009 application deadline - March 2010 announcement ? NMTC Program: February 2010 application open - due date of April 2010, and announcements in November 2010 ? BEA Program: February 2010 application opens with an April 2010 deadline and an announcement of awards in July 2010 ? 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Perhaps you or someone you know has been thinking about starting a business or is running a business right now. You may know of a group of students who are working on a business idea. Maybe you have a business idea of your own that you would like to explore. This program provides a path for developing that business and an opportunity for funds to develop the business, whether the business is just beginning or it has been operating for a few years. The best part of the program is, it is completely free to all Tribal Members in Minnesota, South Dakota, North Dakota, and Wyoming. We are able to offer this program freely through a partnership with the Midwest Minnesota Community Development Corporation (MMCDC) and the Bold Thinking Institute. We believe that entrepreneurship is more than the current models of economic development and job creation. Entrepreneurship is an entirely different way of thinking about problem solving and working. Entrepreneurship is more than just choosing to be your own boss and writing a business plan. This new way of thinking offers opportunities to learn real entrepreneurial skill sets that are needed to give new businesses opportunities for success. On October 21st, we launched the Native American New Enterprise Program (NANEP), which gives participants the knowledge to help them understand how to operate and grow their business. Until May 2010, this program will be openly available and participants can sign up at anytime between now and May 2010. In addition to the educational resources, as the participants set and reach their goals, they may also have access to up to $10,000 in funds to help them grow their business. This is an initiative developed in collaboration with various partners and tribes in Minnesota, South Dakota, North Dakota and Wyoming and funded by the MMCDC. For more information about MMCDC, please visit: www.mmcdc.com. We plan to support entrepreneurship on and off reservations through online, one-on-one mentoring along with formalized online learning modules and milestone achievements. Participants will also have the opportunity to speak and work directly with our business coaches. Our primary focus as we launch this program is the identification and development of independent business-minded and entrepreneurially-minded members of the surrounding community. Our model for economic transformation depends on our ability to teach and cultivate entrepreneurship as a core set of skills that create both the mindset and the ability to develop quality ideas that can lead to sustainable companies and the creation of quality jobs. The core of this model depends on multiple organizations to promote this new culture of opportunity. This is why we would like to ask for your guidance and advocacy. Below are three links to a general program description, an announcement flyer, and a link to our information page. We kindly ask you to please share this information with your colleagues and perhaps post the flyer around your community so that your local entrepreneurs can learn about this new resource. a.. Program Description - 5 Page Document b.. Program Flyer - 1 Page c.. NANEP Webpage with Sign Up Instructions If you or anyone you know have any questions about this program, please feel free to contact us directly at info at boldthinking.com. We also invite you to send questions, ideas, or suggestions directly to us. We are greatly looking forward to this journey together. Jeffrey Stamp, PhD Founder Bold Thinking stamp at boldthinking.com 513.310.0601 Arlen Kangas, PhD President MMCDC Bold Thinking, LLC Ideas Change Conversations ? www.boldthinking.com Forward email This email was sent to pamelastanding at msn.com by info at boldthinking.com. Update Profile/Email Address | Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribeT | Privacy Policy. 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