CCEDA

Grounding Values - NACEDA
2022-09-20
NACEDA and the Urban Institute have embarked on a 3-year research study (2021–2023) on the financial health, programs, production, and services of community-based development organizations (CBDOs) throughout the United States. CBDOs work in low-income communities and communities of color to implement development projects and provide programs and activities that meet community needs. A comprehensive national study of these nonprofit organizations has not been completed since 2005.

Get Up to Speed with GrantStation: Tool Talk
2022-09-14 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Curious to know exactly what resources and specifically what tools are at your fingertips when you enter the GrantStation website? Join Jeremy Smith, GrantStation’s director of communications technology, for a deep dive into the powerful tools available to members. Jeremy will demonstrate how to set up and use your personal dashboard, how to utilize the Decision Matrix as part of your grant research, and how the R3 can provide you with a visual look of where you are and where you need to be to secure success for your organization. This tutorial is a great way for current members to ensure that they are getting the most out of their membership and for potential members to see GrantStation in action!

TechSoup: Leveraging Global Diversity Awareness Month for Inclusion
2022-09-13 12:00 - 13:00
Global Diversity Awareness Month is a great opportunity to promote inclusion and a diversity of perspectives and experiences at work. The annual celebration of cultural diversity is meant to build cultural competency and promote self-reflection. Celebrating Global Diversity Awareness Month can take many forms, including interactive events, virtual activities, and DEI strategy building.

Agenda:

12:00 pm – 12:05 pm: Intro and logistics for the call
12:05 pm – 12:10 pm: Intro to the topic by the facilitator
12:10 pm – 12:30 pm: Panelist presentations
12:30 pm – 12:40 pm: Activity
12:40 pm – 12:55 pm: Q&A
12:55 pm – 1:00 pm: Ending and conclusion

Why Should You Attend?

In this live session, we’ll hear from two nonprofits (TechSoup and Women’s Global Leadership Initiative) on how they leverage Global Diversity Awareness Month to foster inclusion. Participants will learn about various interactive and virtual activities and ways to execute the activities at their organizations. There will also be an opportunity to workshop one of the suggested activities or events. Additionally, we’ll cover best practices for using this annual celebration as an opportunity to build or reimagine diversity and inclusion initiatives.

About the Live Session

This hour long live event gives you the opportunity to learn useful tips and best practices from our subject matter expert on related topics.

About TechSoup

TechSoup equips changemakers with the transformative technology solutions and skills they need to improve lives globally and locally. TechSoup Courses provides online on-demand and live events so nonprofit organizations can improve their effectiveness and take full advantage of their technology.

Protect Your Nonprofit: Nonprofit Data Privacy Regulations and Best Practices
2022-08-24 10:00 - 12:30
Join TechSoup on August 24, at 10 a.m. Pacific, to hear two guest speakers from RoundTable Technology share the latest data privacy best practices and legislation relevant to your nonprofit. They will cover the basics of data privacy, answer common privacy and ethics questions, and touch on how privacy legislation impacts nonprofits.
You will also learn about the close relationship between cybersecurity and data privacy, so be sure to check out our data security solutions if you find that you need to upgrade your organization’s protection.
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CRA Reform: A Conversation with the Regulators
2022-08-02 12:00 - 13:00
An Important Conversation on CRA Reform

About this event

Join the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) for a conversation with key financial regulators on upcoming Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) reform. We will dig into the potential areas for reform, and how these could impact your communities.
This critical conversation will be taking place just days before the deadline for the CRA comment period. For more information and sample comment letters, visit our #TreasureCRA page.
NCRC President and CEO Jesse Van Told will provide opening remarks, followed by a panel discussion and audience Q&A.
Don’t miss this opportunity to ask the regulators your questions about CRA reform!
Register here.
Speakers
Eric Belsky, Director, Division of Consumer and Community Affairs, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Grovetta Gardineer, Senior Deputy Comptroller for Bank Supervision Policy, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Irvin Henderson, Vice Chairperson of the Board, NCRC
Mark Pearce, Director, Division of Depositor and Consumer Protection, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Jesse Van Tol, Chief Executive Officer, NCRC

Interagency Forum on Broadband Access and Financial Institutions in Rural California
2022-08-02 11:30 - 13:00
High-speed broadband access is a critical requirement for participation in the modern world and with infrastructure money coming from the federal, state, and local level, the following question arises: How can banks, community groups, and financial regulators plan for providing communities with funding and technical assistance to implement sufficient, accessible broadband services? Join the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), and California Reinvestment Coalition on August 2 for a community development forum to learn about opportunities for partnership and funding mechanisms to expand broadband services and advance digital equity in rural California. Topics include:

the challenges broadband presents in communities and solutions implemented by California-based groups;
examples of financial institutions’ current initiatives supporting broadband access; and
ways to receive Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) credit through a myriad of lending, investment, and service opportunities.

Earlier this month, federal regulators issued joint proposed regulations for updating requirements under the CRA. We now have an opportunity to deliver important feedback on these proposed changes that will hopefully put an end to lending discrimination as it exists today.

Hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, the FDIC, and the OCC, in collaboration with the California Reinvestment Coalition.

Community Reinvestment Act Webinar (CRA)
2022-07-29 10:00 - 14:00
What is CRA and how does it affect your work?
Join CCEDA and CRC to discuss the Community Reinvestment Act and how it relates to the work of CDC’s, CAA’s and CAP’s.
Speakers:
Doni Tadesse, Southern California Organizer, California Reinvestment Coalition
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For all questions, please email: elias@cceda.com
What is CRA?
The CRA has been hugely impactful in providing credit, investments and financial services to underserved communities in California. In fact, the California Reinvestment Coalition, its members, and allies have negotiated over $75 Billion in loans, investments, and financial services for communities of color and low-income communities in California over the last two years as part of Community Benefits Agreements. Yet significant gaps remain in CRA rules and implementation, and the promise of CRA has not yet been realized. While the agencies make several positive suggestions in the proposed rule, we must oppose this proposal unless critical issues are addressed. The CRA must:

Take race into account and evaluate banks for service to borrowers and communities of color
Downgrade banks for harm such as discrimination, displacement, and fee gouging
Ensure affordable housing tax credits and lending are reviewed separately, and increased
Require banks to serve all areas (not 60%) where they take deposits and lend, and refrain from raising current asset thresholds which will decrease rural reinvestment
Prioritize the opening of branches and penalize the closing of branches in underserved areas
Elevate broadband/digital equity, access for Native American communities and climate resiliency
Scrutinize the qualitative impact of all lending tied to banks, and end Rent-A-Bank partnerships
Enhance community participation so that CRA activity is tied to community needs, CRA ratings reflect community impact, and bank mergers are denied unless they provide a clear public benefit that regulators will enforce

The use of the terms “people of color” and “communities of color” is meant to be inclusive of African American/Black, Latine/Hispanic, Asian American/Pacific Islander, and Native American persons and neighborhoods.

Urban Affordable Housing 101
2022-05-19 01:00 - 10:00
