From rhernandez at firstnations.org Fri Oct 1 12:26:02 2010 From: rhernandez at firstnations.org (Ruben Hernandez) Date: Fri, 1 Oct 2010 12:26:02 -0400 Subject: [CircleUp] Early Registration Discount for Oweesta/L.E.A.D. Institute 2010 National Conference ends this Friday! Message-ID: <2E93DEF37B8BC64F9E4689D26F648B575928DE97@MAILH101.mail.lan> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Early Registration Discount for Oweesta/L.E.A.D. Institute 2010 National Conference ends this Friday! Longmont, Colorado (September 29, 2010) - The 15th Annual Oweesta/L.E.A.D. Institute 2010 National Conference will be held this October 28-29, 2010, in beautiful Portland, Oregon. The primary theme of this year's event is "Economic Development through Integrated Asset Building". This event is a collaborative effort between First Nations Development Institute and its wholly-owned subsidiary, First Nations Oweesta Corporation. The Conference will be held at the beautiful Red Lion Hotel and Conference Center in Portland, Oregon. The Oweesta/L.E.A.D. Institute 2010 National Conference is a major component of First Nations' innovative L.E.A.D. program, which is designed to provide mentorship and training to emerging Native nonprofit leaders. First Nations opened the LEAD Institute National Conference to other professionals because this type of training is difficult to find in Indian Country. The Institute provides training and networking opportunities for Native nonprofit and philanthropic professionals. The conference has three training tracks: * Economic Development through Integrated Asset Building * Native Agriculture and Food Systems * Native American Philanthropy & Capacity Building: Governmental, Non-profit and For-profit Attendees have the option of attending sessions in just one track or they may customize their experience by selecting from any of the sessions that interests them. The complete agenda can be viewed at: www.firstnations.org/OWEESTALEAD Conference Registration Rates Early Registration: $250.00 Registration after October 1, 2010: $300.00 For more information about the conference, or to register, please visit www.firstnations.org. About First Nations Development Institute For 30 years, using a three-pronged strategy of Educating Grassroots Practitioners, Advocating for Systemic Change, Capitalizing Indian Communities, First Nations has been working to restore Native American control and culturally-compatible stewardship of the assets they own - be they land, human potential, cultural heritage, or natural resources - and to establish new assets for ensuring the long-term vitality of Native communities. First Nations serves rural and reservation based Native American communities throughout the United States. First Nations Development Institute is a national Native American-led nonprofit organization. About First Nations Oweesta Corporation First Nations Oweesta Corporation assists Native organizations in assessing the demand for starting a Native CDFI, and takes them through the process of establishing one of these proven and innovative financial institutions. In addition to these dynamic trainings, First Nations Oweesta's Institution Development Department offers customized follow-up assistance to help Indian Country CDFIs every step of the way in establishing and growing a Native CDFI. Whether it is developing loan policies or creating fundraising strategies, First Nations Oweesta has the embedded knowledge and experience that will provide the information and resources a Native CDFI will need to bring it to the next level. Contact: Tina M. 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URL: /pipermail/circleup_lists.ournativecircle.org/attachments/20101001/53819f62/attachment.html From rhernandez at firstnations.org Wed Oct 6 12:28:55 2010 From: rhernandez at firstnations.org (Ruben Hernandez) Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2010 12:28:55 -0400 Subject: [CircleUp] FW: Native Financial Instructor Training - October 26-28, 2010 - Bellingham, WA Message-ID: <2E93DEF37B8BC64F9E4689D26F648B575928E5CD@MAILH101.mail.lan> Native Financial Education Instructor Training October 26-28, 2010 - Bellingham, WA First Nations Oweesta Corporation and Northwest Indian College are pleased to offer a comprehensive financial education instructor training to help establish and sustain financial education programs in Native communities. The three-day training will address: * The Building Native Communities: Financial Skills for Families curriculum * Effective Training Techniques and Resources * Financial Education Program Development and Planning Upon completion of the training, participants will be prepared to successfully pass the Building Native Communities certification exam. The Native Financial Education Instructor Training will be held on October 26-28, 2010 in Bellingham, WA at: Northwest Indian College 2522 Kwina Rd. Bellingham WA 98226 There will be an early registration fee of $50 per individual to attend the training. On-site registration will be $60 per individual. Registration fees are payable to Northwest Indian College. Each applying group must agree to send at least two and up to four participants. Participants are responsible for travel and lodging costs. The Silver Reef Casino is the host hotel and has arranged a room block offering a reduced rate of $109 per night plus taxes. Silver Reef Casino 4876 Haxton Way at Slater Road Ferndale, WA 98248 (t)866-383-0777 www.silverreefcasino.com For more information regarding registration process and fees or hotel information, please contact Sunny Guillory at sguillory at nwic.edu or 360-392-4280. The registration deadline is October 15th. Applications will be reviewed and participants will be selected through a competitive process. Please send applications via fax or email to Angie Shangreaux at Angie at oweesta.org or 605-342-3771. Preference will be given to Northwest Region-based applicants. For more information on First Nations Oweesta Corporation or the Building Native Communities Curriculum, please visit our website: www.oweesta.org. Adrianne Brave Heart Financial Education & Asset Building Manager First Nations Oweesta Corporation A Subsidiary of First Nations Development Institute 910 5th Street, Suite 101 Rapid City, SD 57701 {t} 605.342.3770 {f} 605.342.3771 www.oweesta.org www.ournativecircle.org Celebrating 10 Years of Investing in Native Opportunity! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/circleup_lists.ournativecircle.org/attachments/20101006/d8f1113b/attachment-0001.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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"At the peak of employment there will be up to 50 employees working on hatchery construction," states LaTrisha Suggs, Assistant Director of River Restoration at the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe. In addition to the hatchery construction, support roads and water facilities are also being constructed. "The hatchery is expected to provide a refuge to salmon populations during the actual dam removal period and to help supplement the natural production of coho salmon, steelhead, chum salmon and pink salmon following dam removal," said Larry Ward, Lower Elwha Klallam Hatchery Manager. "Production of fish at the hatchery is expected to increase following the removal of the dams and then scale back as natural production begins to increase." Tribal Chairwoman, Frances G. Charles, explains, "After many generations of the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe lobbying in D.C., dam removal is a reality. We are grateful to the elders of our past for all they have done leading up to removal." Bringing the fish back to the Elwha River is a top priority for the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe. The Lower Elwha tribe is partnering with the National Park Service, Department of Interior and utilizing American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) dollars to construct a 16.4 million dollar fish hatchery located on the Lower Elwha Klallam Reservation just past the Elwha River Casino. Startup is set for March 2011. The Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe resides in the Lower Elwha River Valley and adjacent bluffs on the north coast of the Olympic Peninsula just west of Port Angeles, Washington. The original land base was acquired by the United States in trust for the Tribe in 1935-36 and these lands were proclaimed as the Lower Elwha Reservation in 1968. Today tribal lands include about a thousand acres of land on and near the Elwha River. ### ------ End of Forwarded Message -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The project manager is responsible for the oversight of grants administration of a consortium of four Native Community Development Financial Institutions (NCDFI's) in the Great Plains region (two based in South Dakota). Manager will be the principal person responsible for the objective work plan outlined, ensuring all activities and outcomes are appropriately documented, tracked, and reported. Responsibilities include scheduling of marketing and professional development workshops for native artists, train-the-trainers sessions for NCDFI business success coaches and follow up coordination of on technical assistance. Manager will oversee and monitor work and expenditures conducted at each project site as managed by each of the CDFI business coaches as well as oversee their local artist activities. The manager will spend considerable time communicating and meeting with the NCDFI business coaches. The successful candidate will have experience working within tribal communities, an understanding of NCDFI's, project management and budgeting experience with nonprofits. Salary will be based on qualifications and will include benefits. Only QUALIFIED candidates need apply. Please send resume and cover letter to: First Peoples Fund PO Box 2977 Rapid City, SD 57709 ________________________________ To unsubscribe to this list or change your subscription options visit: http://lists.ournativecircle.org/mailman/listinfo/circleup_lists.ournativecircle.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The Director is responsible for: meeting the President's management agenda; establishing the strategic direction for the CDFI Fund in accordance with Treasury policy and directives; developing, advocating and implementing plans to accomplish the CDFI Fund's mission and strategic goals; and acquiring and managing human capital, fiscal, technology, and physical resources needed. The Director will regularly report on all relevant matters of importance to the Department of the Treasury and the CDFI Fund industry. Director, Community Development Financial Institutions Fund You can update your subscriptions, modify your password or e-mail address, or stop subscriptions at any time through your Subscriber Preferences Page. You will need to use your e-mail address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please e-mail support at govdelivery.com. This service is provided to you at no charge by CDFI Fund, US Department of the Treasury. 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URL: /pipermail/circleup_lists.ournativecircle.org/attachments/20101014/2604e386/attachment.html From rhernandez at firstnations.org Mon Oct 18 15:11:56 2010 From: rhernandez at firstnations.org (Ruben Hernandez) Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2010 15:11:56 -0400 Subject: [CircleUp] Last Day to Register: Native Financial Instructor Training - October 26-28, 2010 - Bellingham, WA Message-ID: <2E93DEF37B8BC64F9E4689D26F648B575935CCE3@MAILH101.mail.lan> Native Financial Education Instructor Training October 26-28, 2010 - Bellingham, WA First Nations Oweesta Corporation and Northwest Indian College are pleased to offer a comprehensive financial education instructor training to help establish and sustain financial education programs in Native communities. The three-day training will address: * The Building Native Communities: Financial Skills for Families curriculum * Effective Training Techniques and Resources * Financial Education Program Development and Planning Upon completion of the training, participants will be prepared to successfully pass the Building Native Communities certification exam. The Native Financial Education Instructor Training will be held on October 26-28, 2010 in Bellingham, WA at: Northwest Indian College 2522 Kwina Rd. Bellingham WA 98226 There will be an early registration fee of $50 per individual to attend the training. On-site registration will be $60 per individual. Registration fees are payable to Northwest Indian College. Each applying group must agree to send at least two and up to four participants. Participants are responsible for travel and lodging costs. The Silver Reef Casino is the host hotel and has arranged a room block offering a reduced rate of $109 per night plus taxes. Silver Reef Casino 4876 Haxton Way at Slater Road Ferndale, WA 98248 (t)866-383-0777 www.silverreefcasino.com For more information regarding registration process and fees or hotel information, please contact Sunny Guillory at sguillory at nwic.edu or 360-392-4280. Today is the last day to register. Applications will be reviewed and participants will be selected through a competitive process. Please send applications via fax or email to Angie Shangreaux at Angie at oweesta.org or 605-342-3771. Preference will be given to Northwest Region-based applicants. For more information on First Nations Oweesta Corporation or the Building Native Communities Curriculum, please visit www.oweesta.org. Adrianne Brave Heart Financial Education & Asset Building Manager First Nations Oweesta Corporation A Subsidiary of First Nations Development Institute 910 5th Street, Suite 101 Rapid City, SD 57701 {t} 605.342.3770 {f} 605.342.3771 www.oweesta.org www.ournativecircle.org Celebrating 10 Years of Investing in Native Opportunity! ________________________________ To unsubscribe to this list or change your subscription options visit: http://lists.ournativecircle.org/mailman/listinfo/circleup_lists.ournativecircle.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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By adopting common principles, sharing best practices, and providing tools and resources, the partnership aims to help governments and nonprofits stretch their dollars further to help more people realize the dream of homeownership. Membership is free and offers a range of benefits including: Peer insight webinars & online peer exchange Document library Online assessment & tracking tool Technical assistance Charter members: Habitat for Humanity International Housing Partnership Network National Association of Local Housing Finance Agencies National Community Land Trust Network NCB Capital Impact NeighborWorks America Visit www.affordableownership.org to find out more. CDB list instructions http://www.runonthebank.net/cdblist.htm From rhernandez at firstnations.org Wed Oct 20 16:56:52 2010 From: rhernandez at firstnations.org (Ruben Hernandez) Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2010 16:56:52 -0400 Subject: [CircleUp] 2010 OFN Conference & Seventh Annual Native Gathering Message-ID: <2E93DEF37B8BC64F9E4689D26F648B5759407AF4@MAILH101.mail.lan> Hello Everyone, We hope to see you at the 2010 OFN Conference & Seventh Annual Native Gathering in San Francisco November 2nd-5th! * Don't forget to register for the Seventh Annual Native Gathering on Tuesday November 2nd - we have a range of great speakers lined up. The Seventh Annual Native Gathering starts at 9:00 and ends at 3:15. The gathering will be held in the Seacliff Room (Bay Level). * Join us for a meeting of the Native CDFI Network! The meeting will be held from 3:30-4:30 on Tuesday November 2nd, right after the Seventh Annual Native Gathering. The meeting will also be held in the Seacliff Room (Bay Level). We also encourage you to take a tour of the Seven Directions facility - this 26,000 square foot state of the art facility features a health center, an outdoor American Indian cultural ceremonial space and 38 units of affordable housing and was financed using New Markets Tax Credits. The tour will take place on Friday, November 4th at 2:30 - 5:30. To learn more about the 2010 OFN Conference and sign up for these events visit http://www.opportunityfinance.net/knowledge/conference_resource_center/10/default.aspx. If you have any problems registering, feel free to contact Jackie Fox at jfox at opportunityfinance.net or 215.320.4313. See you soon! Tanya Fiddler Co-chair, Native CDFI Network ________________________________ To unsubscribe to this list or change your subscription options visit: http://lists.ournativecircle.org/mailman/listinfo/circleup_lists.ournativecircle.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/circleup_lists.ournativecircle.org/attachments/20101020/d87a775a/attachment.html From rhernandez at firstnations.org Wed Oct 27 16:57:38 2010 From: rhernandez at firstnations.org (Ruben Hernandez) Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2010 16:57:38 -0400 Subject: [CircleUp] 2010 OFN Conference & Seventh Annual Native Convening Message-ID: <2E93DEF37B8BC64F9E4689D26F648B57594A25E2@MAILH101.mail.lan> Hello Everyone, We hope to see you at the 2010 Opportunity Finance Network Conference & Seventh Annual Native Convening in San Francisco November 2nd-5th! The agenda for the Seventh Annual Native Gathering on Tuesday November 2nd is now online. Click here to view a copy. The Native Gathering will highlight Native CDFI best practices and innovations, provide guidance on how Native CDFIs can communicate more effectively with policy makers, and offer an overview of the current state of the Native CDFI industry. Hosted by First Nations Oweesta Corporation and Opportunity Finance Network, this full-day Gathering is designed for non-Native as well as Native professionals interested in learning more about Native CDFIs and their important work in transforming American Indian communities. ________________________________ To unsubscribe to this list or change your subscription options visit: http://lists.ournativecircle.org/mailman/listinfo/circleup_lists.ournativecircle.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/circleup_lists.ournativecircle.org/attachments/20101027/1a17a942/attachment.html From Vickie at Oweesta.org Fri Oct 22 13:27:25 2010 From: Vickie at Oweesta.org (Vickie Oldman-John) Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 11:27:25 -0600 Subject: [CircleUp] ONAP Greener Homes Regional & Environmental Review Trainings, November 2010 -- REGISTER NOW FOR THESE FREE TRAININGS! Message-ID: <82182B01DBD600448F4C7D2631BA1BFEE4ED27@SERVER1.fnoc.internal> v ONAP Greener Homes Regional Training - Tuesday, November 2nd & Wednesday, November 3rd, 2010 Location -- Hilton Garden Inn - Portsmouth Downtown, Portsmouth, NH v ONAP Environmental Review Training - Tuesday-Thursday, November 16th-18th, 2010 Location -- Black Bear Casino Resort, Carlton, MN ? See the attached flyers for more information about the upcoming Trainings! To Register for these Trainings, please use the following link: http://registration.firstpic.org and select the appropriate Training from the list. Related costs are eligible for a Scholarship via NAIHC: http://www.naihc.net/index.php/training/scholarships/ Brian Gillen Native Programs Specialist, Eastern/Woodlands ONAP Region V Sustainability Officer US Department of Housing and Urban Development 77 West Jackson Boulevard - 24th Floor Chicago, IL 60604 800.735.3239; 312.913.8626 fx: 312.353.8936 Brian.Gillen at HUD.gov www.hud.gov/offices/pih/ih/codetalk/onap/ewonap/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/circleup_lists.ournativecircle.org/attachments/20101022/4181e3e6/attachment-0001.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Reserve your Webinar seat now at: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/172773635 The hardest thing to impact in a financial education is people?s deepest held beliefs and attitudes about money and financial issues. Experiences from childhood, influences from peers, and messages from media all contribute to people?s attitudes about money. Often, it is these attitudes that keep participants from permanently adopting behaviors or practices that they know will benefit them. Until underlying attitudes and beliefs change, it is hard to make long lasting impact to behaviors or practice. Impacting attitudes in an education or coaching context is tough especially if people have had certain attitudes or beliefs for a long time. By providing new information and new skills as well as new experiences, you can begin to help people change the attitudes and beliefs about financial issues that have been holding them back. This session will explore the ?Psychology of Money? and how to address this topic in both training and coaching contexts with the people you serve in your community. Theoretical models for the psychology of money as well as specific tools and activities will be shared during the webinar. Title: Psychology of Money Date: Thursday, November 18, 2010 Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM EST After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar. System Requirements PC-based attendees Required: Windows? 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server Macintosh?-based attendees Required: Mac OS? X 10.4.11 (Tiger?) or newer ________________________________ To unsubscribe to this list or change your subscription options visit: http://lists.ournativecircle.org/mailman/listinfo/circleup_lists.ournativecircle.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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