2025 CCEDA Funding Conference
Register Now for Early Bird Discount Tickets:
Tuesday, January 28th, 2025
We heard your feedback and are excited to announce CCEDA’s first annual Funding Conference! This will be the first time CCEDA holds a funding-specific conference separate from our annual Policy Conference. This will allow us to focus on funding opportunities for community-based economic development organizations an nonprofits like yours! Don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity to network with and hear from banks, funders, financial institutions, foundations and other private funders across the state and register today!
Date: Tuesday, January 28th, 2025
Time: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Location: Long Beach Hilton, Long Beach, CA
Agenda
Opening Plenary
9:30am-10:00am at Long Beach Hilton
Continental Breakfast and coffee will be provided.
Opening
10:00am-10:05am
Chairman’s Welcome
10:05am-10:10am
Chronicle of Philanthropy (invited) – Plenary Keynote
10:10am-10:40am
Bankers Panel
Bankers Panel
10:55am-11:55am
A panel of bankers will discuss their collaboration with CED organizations, funding opportunities for said organizations, and funding priorities for the coming fiscal year.
Lunch
Tuesday January 28th, 12:00pm at Long Beach Hilton
Lunch will be provided.
CCEDA Video
12:25pm-12:30pm
Bank Sponsor
12:35pm-12:40pm
Exec. Dir. Roberto Barragán (CCEDA) – intro Keynote
12:40pm-12:45pm
Faith-Based Keynote Speech – Mark Whitlock
12:45pm-1:20pm
Funders/Foundations
1:30pm-2:30pm
Panelists:
Jessica Kaczmarek, Director of Policy Communities Initiative, The James Irvine Foundation
Judith Bell, Chief Impact Officer, San Francisco Foundation
A panel of funders will discuss their collaboration with CED organizations, funding opportunities for community-based economic development organizations who work to support low-income communities, historically marginalized communities and communities of color, and funding priorities for the coming fiscal year.
How to Buy Real Estate
2:35pm-3:35pm
Panelists:
Aisha Benson, CEO, Nonprofit Finance Fund
Nicole Williams, Executive Director, LISC LA
Claudia Lima, Chief Investment Officer
A panel of experts will discuss how nonprofit organizations can acquire real estate to develop facilities. The discussion will include funding, financing, acquisition, site planning, strategic planning, and development.
Exec. Dir. Roberto Barragán (CCEDA) – Closing
3:35pm-3:40pm
Reception
3:45pm
