Community Development Events
Materials from Past Events
Presentations and handouts from some of our previous conferences, forums, and workshops on general community development issues. For materials from Indian Country-specific community development events, visit our Indian Country Currents: Materials from Past Events page.
Connecting to Markets Series: Part 3 of 3
Exploring Low-Income Neighborhoods in the Regional Context
Sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, LISC, the Institute for Comprehensive Community Development, and the Urban Institute.
The goal of this three-part series is to stimulate conversation among those working to expand economic opportunity in low-income neighborhoods and to encourage thinking and acting at regional levels. Part 3 focused on strategies for connecting low-income neighborhoods to regional markets. A national panel that convened at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago provided expert researcher, policymaker, and practitioner perspectives. Following the national panel, regional discussions took place at participating satellite locations.
Agenda
Video: Regional panel discussion held at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (recorded live)
Connecting to Markets Series: Part 2 of 3
Neighborhoods and Housing Markets: Comprehensive Community Development in the Metropolitan Context
Sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, LISC, the Institute for Comprehensive Community Development, and the Urban Institute.
The goal of this three-part series is to stimulate conversation among those working to expand economic opportunity in low-income neighborhoods and to encourage thinking and acting at regional levels. Part 2 focused on the connection between lower-income neighborhoods and regional labor markets. A national panel that convened at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago provided expert researcher, policymaker, and practitioner perspectives. Following the national panel, regional discussions took place at participating satellite locations.
Agenda
Reading materials
- What Community Developers and Smart Growthers Have in Common, George Galster, Hilberry Professor of Urban Affairs, Department of Urban Studies and Planning, Wayne State University
- Dynamic Neighborhoods: New Tools for Community and Economic Development, Robert Weissbourd, Riccardi Bodini, and Michael He, Living Cities: The National Community Development Initiative
- Housing Markets in Six Metropolitan Areas and Their Main Central Cities, Rolf Pendall, Director, Metropolitan Housing and Communities Policy Center, The Urban Institute
- Up for Discussion—Regionalism and Affordable Housing, Edward G. Goetz, Director, Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, University of Minnesota; and Myron Orfield, Executive Director, Institute on Race and Poverty, University of Minnesota
Video: Regional panel discussion held at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (recorded live)
Utilizing Data to Manage Neighborhood Change
An exploration of using data to stabilize neighborhoods and serve them better
Agenda
Speaker Bios
Descriptions of "Conversations with the Experts" Concurrent Sessions
Morning Session, Panel One: Using Data to Target Neighborhood Stabilization and Post-Disaster Recovery Efforts
Presentations/Handouts:
- The Challenge of Neighborhood Stabilization. Jeff Matson, Community GIS Coordinator, Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, University of Minnesota
- Minneapolis Foreclosure Recovery: Neighborhood Stabilization Program Strategies. Cherie Shoquist, Foreclosure Project Coordinator, City of Minneapolis
- North Minneapolis Housing Market Index. A report prepared by the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, University of Minnesota, and presented by Roberta Englund, Executive Director, Folwell Neighborhood Association
- Fourth Precinct–Copper Pipe Burglaries. David Hayhoe, Lieutenant, Fourth Precinct, Minneapolis Police Department
Morning Session, Panel Two: Regional Partnership Efforts that Use Data to Maximize and Target Scarce Resources
Presentations:
Luncheon Presentation
Afternoon Session
Presentation:
Handouts from "Conversations with the Experts" Concurrent Sessions:
Connecting to Markets Series: Part 1 of 3
Neighborhoods and Labor Markets: Exploring Low-Income Neighborhoods in the Regional Context
College Students and Identity Theft, Part 2
An Online-Only Webinar from the Minnesota Jump$tart Coalition and the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
College Students and Identity Theft, Part 1
An Online-Only Webinar from the Minnesota Jump$tart Coalition and the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
Community Development Forum (An Online-Only Webinar)
Topic: The Impact of Foreclosures on Renters
Interagency CRA and Community Development Lending Conference
Agenda
Speaker Bios
Morning Session: CRA Workshop
Presentations and Related Handouts:
- The Exam Process—Are You Ready? Bill Williams, Assistant Director of Compliance, Office of Thrift Supervision
- Know Your Performance Context. Joe Schneberger, Managing Examiner, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
- Assessing Your Lending Performance. Gidget Milton, Examiner, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
- Defining Community Development: What Qualifies? Sheila Steck, Examiner and Compliance Lead Expert, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
- The CRA Tool Kit. Paul Ginger, Community Affairs Officer, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Central District Office
- Designing Your CRA Strategy. Tim Herwig, Community Affairs Liaison, Office of Thrift Supervision
Luncheon Presentation
Afternoon Session: Community Development Credit Enhancements for Residential and Small Business Lending
Part One: The Present State of and Future Prospects for LMI Residential and Business Lending
- Housing Panel
- Small Business Panel
Part Two: Community Banks: Getting the Job Done
Additional Program Materials
Community Development Forum (An Online-Only Webinar)
Topic: Targeted Financial Education: Lessons Learned with Soldiers at Fort Bliss
Community Development Forum (An Online-Only Webinar)
Topic: Workplace Financial Education: A Win-Win for Employers and Employees
Interagency Community Development Conference: Community Banks and the Outlook for Residential and Small Business Lending
Agenda
Speaker Biographies
Plenary Session Materials
- Handouts from Community Reinvestment Act Q&A Session
- Housing and Mortgage Market Update. Amy Crews Cutts, Ph.D., Deputy Chief Economist, Freddie Mac
- Economic Development Financing for Small Businesses. Scott Martin, President and CEO, Minnesota Community Capital Fund and Twin Cities Community Capital Fund
- Panel Session, Community Banks: Getting the Job Done
- Community Banks: Getting the Job Done. Diana Pfister, Vice President-Compliance, Dacotah Bank, Aberdeen, S.D.
- New Markets Tax Credits: A Program Overview. Presentation created by Julia Nelmark, Investment Analyst, Midwest Minnesota Community Development Corporation, and delivered by Kevin Shipley, President, Community Development Bank, Ogema, Minn.
Breakout Session Materials
- Housing Session
- Small Business Session
General Handouts and Resources
Community Development Forum
Topic: Update on Lender-Nonprofit Collaboration Against Foreclosures
An update on innovative strategies devised by lenders and nonprofit leaders that grapple with the foreclosure crisis in hard-hit metropolitan area neighborhoods. Featuring a panel discussion with Jim Erchul, Executive Director, Dayton's Bluff Neighborhood Housing Services; Carol Kelleher, Consultant, Family Housing Fund; Carolyn Olson, President, Greater Metropolitan Housing Corporation; and David Reiling, CEO, Sunrise Community Banks. Moderated by David Oguamanam, Interim President, Minneapolis Urban League. One PowerPoint slideshow was presented at this event (see below).
Sunrise Homeownership Alliance. David Reiling, CEO, Sunrise Community Banks.
Community Development Forum
Topic: Can community benefits agreements promote more equitable development?
Community benefits agreements (CBAs) raise hopes of enabling low- and moderate-income neighborhoods to share more equitably in the fruits of economic development projects. This Community Development Forum, which was sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis and the University of Minnesota's Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, explored whether CBAs can deliver on their promises.
Presentations
- Community Benefits Agreements: Tools for Rebuilding Urban Economies. Kathleen Mulligan-Hansel, Director of Research and Communications, The Partnership for Working Families
- Building Our Community Coalition: Addressing Needs in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. Eugene Dix, Executive Director, African American Action Committee; and Tim Brausen, Co-Chair, NW Caucus, Isaiah
- Community Organizing and Community Benefits Along the Hiawatha LRT Corridor: A Report from Longfellow. Ralph Wyman, Director and Organizer, Minnesota Unitarian Universalist Social Justice Alliance; and Representative, Longfellow Community Council
- A Community Benefits Agreement with a Land Grant University: From a History of Distrust to Partnership. Sherri Pugh-Sullivan, Executive Director, Northside Residents Redevelopment Council
- Harrison Neighborhood Association's Community Benefits Agreement. Larry Hiscock, Director, Harrison Neighborhood Association
- Community Benefits and Digital Inclusion Efforts. Catherine Settanni, Executive Director, The Digital Access Project
Additional Information
Fixing the Foreclosure System: A workshop on modernizing the foreclosure process to ensure the best long-term outcomes for consumers and neighborhoods.
Agenda
Speaker Biographies
Workshop Summary
Plenary Session Presentations
- Loss Mitigation and Foreclosure — Lender Strategies. Donald Brewster, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Origen Financial, Inc.
- Differences Among State Foreclosure Laws. Ann Burkhart, Professor, University of Minnesota Law School
- State Foreclosure Laws: The Meaning of Difference. Prentiss Cox, Associate Professor, University of Minnesota Law School
- Introduction to the Minnesota Home Ownership Center. Karen Duggleby, Director of Research and Program Education, Minnesota Home Ownership Center
- An Overview of Foreclosure Activity in Minnesota and the Nation. Michael Grover, Community Affairs Project Director, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
- The Minnesota Model to Rein in Predatory Lending. Linda Higgins, Minnesota State Senator
- Foreclosure Process in Minnesota: Nonjudicial Foreclosure. Rachel Smith, Homeownership Coordinator, Dakota County Community Development Agency
Plenary Session Handout
Breakout Session Presentations
- Ideas for Reform. Prentiss Cox, Associate Professor, University of Minnesota Law School
- Strategies for Addressing Vacant and Abandoned Properties: TBI2. Bryan Esenberg, NeighborHomes Manager, Neighborhood Housing Services Redevelopment Corporation of Chicago
- Mortgage Data — Wells Fargo Home Mortgage. Brian Houser, Vice President, Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, and Naomi Bierma, Assistant Vice President, Wells Fargo Home Mortgage
- The Neighborhood Information System (NIS): An Effective Early Warning System of Philadelphia's Vacant and Abandoned Properties. Tara Jackson, Research Director, Philadelphia Neighborhood Information System, University of Pennsylvania
- Minneapolis Neighborhood Information System Early Warning System. Kellie Jones, Senior Project Coordinator, City of Minneapolis
- Minneapolis-St. Paul Regional Foreclosure Prevention Funders Council. Melissa Manderschied, Attorney, Kennedy & Graven
- The Trouble with Foreclosure Data. Colleen O'Brien, President, Housing Link
- Doing More with Parcel-Based Information Systems: Creating Neighborhood-Level Knowledge About Foreclosure to Customize Interventions and Plan for the Future of Low-Mod Homeownership. Emily Trenholm, Executive Director, Community Development Council of Greater Memphis
Breakout Session Handouts
- Foreclosure Crisis Issues. Jim Davnie, Minnesota State Representative
- Handouts provided by Frank Ford, Senior Vice President, Neighborhood Progress, Inc.
News and Events
June 20, 2012
