| June 22, 2010 | | 10:00 am | to | 1:00 pm |
Hosted by MassINC, the FDIC, and the Midas Collaborative
Location: Union Station (2 Washington Square)
Worcester, MA
MassINC and the Midas Collaborative invite Gateway City leaders for a workshop and networking lunch to explore strategies to reduce the use of high cost financial products that strip wealth from families and undermine our local economies. This half-day forum will also examine emerging opportunities for Gateway Cities to partner with organizations and agencies working to connect families to low-cost financial services and help them build wealth.
Registration
| March 29, 2010 | | 9:00 am | to | 4:00 pm |
The Midas Collaborative
Date: Monday, March 29, 2010
Time: 9:00am-4:00pm
Location: Lawrence CommunityWorks (168 Newbury Street, Lawrence, MA)
The Midas Collaborative and the Massachusetts Chapter of the Financial Planning Association, with support from the Foundation for Financial Planning, present an integrated training to improve financial skills and outcomes in low-wealth communities.
Topics of discussion include Low Wealth Setting and Client Assistance with Financial Goals.
For more information and registration, Please contact:
Jeff Loundsbury of the Midas Collaborative
jeff@massassets.org
617-787-3874 x207
FIELD’s mission is to identify, develop and disseminate best practices in the microenterprise field, and to educate funders, policy makers and others about microenterprise as an anti-poverty strategy.
FIELD is a project of the Economic Opportunities Program (EOP), which is a policy program housed at the Aspen Institute in Washington, D.C. EOP focuses on advancing strategies that connect the poor and underemployed to the mainstream economy.
Upcoming FIELD Webinars Include:
Trends in Demand, Risk, and Funding
Sponsored by the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
Thursday, March 4, 2010
2:00pm – 3:30pm EST
Register Here
Managing Your Microlending in a Challenging Environment
Sponsored by the Bank of America Foundation
Friday, March 26, 2010
2:00pm – 3:30pm EST
Register Here
Additional FIELD information and past webinar resources are available at: http://fieldus.org/index.html
| March 23, 2010 | | 9:00 am | to | 12:45 pm |
ABCD Income Maximization Training Series
Date: Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Time: 9:00am – 12:45pm
Location: ABCD 3rd Floor Cass Room (178 Tremont St.)
Speaker: Charlie Harak
Protect the basic rights of utility consumers: Learn the details!
- Prevent gas & electricity utility shut-offs
- Restore terminations
- Work out favorable payment plans
- Locate assistance for paying utility bills
- Receive a detailed handbook of all written materials
RSVP information:
Roxanne Reddington-Wilde, ABCD Planning
617-348-6241
redwilde@bostonabcd.org
Asset Management for Affordable Housing
January 20, 2010
Instructor: Ingrid Nardoni & John Linner
Time: 1:00 – 4:00pm
Tuition: $250.00
Register by January 13 and save 10% on tuition!
Additional Information
Housing Development Finance Programs
January 27, 2010
Instructor: Michelle Morlan
Time: 1:00 – 4:00pm
Tuition: $250.00
Register by January 20 and save 10% on tuition!
Additional Information
Neighborhood Stabilization Program Fundamentals
March 29, 2010
Instructor: Tom Jackson
Time: 1:00 – 4:00pm
Tuition: $250.00
Register by March 22 and save 10% on tuition!
Additional Information
Please contact the National Development Council Training Division at:
training@nationaldevelopmentcouncil.org
or
859-578-4850 for details
Globalization: International Economy, Security, and Culture
Date: Wednesday Evenings, January 13 – April 21
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: 360 Huntington Ave. (Northeastern University- West Village F, Room 20)
This is the Policy School’s fifth “open classroom” policy series, through which they select one graduate-level seminar and open it up to the public each semester. Each week will feature prominent guest lecturers with real-world expertise and experience.
The Spring 2010 Globalization course schedule will address many global topics including economy and finance, trade, development, security, architecture, literature, and religion.
More information and registration here.
| January 22, 2010 | | 9:00 am | to | 3:00 pm |
Join a diverse group of technical assistance providers, policymakers and academics to discuss the role of microbusiness in the metropolitan Boston economy. How do non-traditional entrepreneurs contribute to the economy? How have they responded to the financial crisis and what ideas and strategies are succeeding? How can they leverage future opportunities?
January 22, 2010
9:00am to 3:00pm
Raytheon Ampitheater
120 Forsyth St.
Boston, MA 02115
RSVP:
Shane Black-Macken
617-373-8235
black-macken@neu.edu
| November 4, 2009 | to | November 6, 2009 |
“Train the Trainer” Financial Education and Coaching
The Midas Collaborative, with support from Citi Foundation, and the Mel King Institute, invites you to a training for financial educators, financial counselors, and credit advisors. This three-day event will teach present one-on-one coaching methods, provide enhanced training on workshop facilitation, and deepen your credit counseling expertise. The event will be held from November 4th to November 6th.
Day One: Financial Coaching Methods
Wednesday, November 4, 2009; 9:30am-4:00pm
Registration
Day Two: Financial Education Workshop Facilitation Methods
Thursday, November 5, 2009; 9:00-4:00pm
Registration Day Three: Credit Counseling
Friday, November 6, 2009; 9:30am-12:00pm
Registration
All MIDAS Training Sessions will be held at:
Lawrence Community Works
Our House Building
168 Newbury Street
Lawrence, MA 01841
| September 24, 2009 | | October 15, 2009 | | November 5, 2009 | | December 10, 2009 | | January 14, 2010 | | February 11, 2010 | | March 11, 2010 | | April 15, 2010 |
Third Sector New England’s Nonprofit Capacity Building Training Series provides ongoing learning opportunities specifically designed by and for those within the nonprofit sector. The series includes 9 workshops to help nonprofit managers, staff and board members strengthen general management skills from fundraising to financial management to effective supervision.
Choose among the 9 monthly workshops from September 2009 to May 2010 at TENE’s NonProfit Center. Workshop topics include fund development, financial planning, marketing and communications, diversity and inclusion, and much more.
Registration and Location Information
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