Building Native Communities:
Financial Skills for Families
Financial Education Instructor Certification Workshops
Expanding Native Opportunity: Native Financial Skills Initiative (NFSI) – This comprehensive financial education training and technical assistance program is funded by the Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) Fund of the U.S. Department of the Treasury and offers Native CDFIs, tribes and other Native organizations a three-day instructor training and certification program for the Building Native Communities: Financial Skills for Families curriculum. It also includes free, customized follow-up technical assistance to assist with program implementation and delivery.
For more information, click NFSI Overview.
To apply for upcoming trainings, click NFSI Application.
To view schedule announcement, click Press Release.
To view CDFI Fund announcement, click Press Release.
Upcoming Training Opportunities
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Location |
Training Date |
Applications Due |
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Albuquerque, NM |
April 10-12, 2007 |
March 1, 2007 |
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Seattle, WA |
May 1-3, 2007 |
March 16, 2007 |
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Anchorage, AK |
July 17-19, 2007 |
June 8, 2007 |
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Minneapolis, MN |
August 28-30, 2007 |
July 6, 2007 |
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Hollywood, FL |
November 28-30, 2007 |
***APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED UNTIL ALL SLOTS ARE FULL*** Hotel cut-off date at Seminole Hard Rock is November 2, 2007. |
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Honolulu, HI |
January 22-24, 2008 |
Application deadline is December 14, 2007, but applications accepted until all slots are full. ***Hotel cut-off date at Hawaii Prince Hotel is January 4, 2008*** |
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Cabazon, CA |
March 4-6, 2008 |
***APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED UNTIL ALL SLOTS ARE FULL***
Hotel cut-off date at Morongo Casino Resort & Spa is February 3, 2008.
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Catoosa, OK |
June 17-19,
2008 |
***APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED UNTIL ALL SLOTS ARE FULL*** |
Completed applications should be submitted to Adrianne Brave Heart or fax (605) 342-3771.
For more information, please contact Joanna Donohoe, Oweesta Program Director for Financial Education and Asset Building or call 561-626-9700.
The Native Financial Skills Initiative is fully funded by the CDFI Fund, U.S. Department of the Treasury. Existing materials © Oweesta, distribution for the Initiative funded by the CDFI Fund, U.S. Department of the Treasury.
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