The Consumer Financial Protection Agency: How the New Agency Will Protect Consumers from Predatory Lending
Join the Center for Responsible Lending at 2pm on Thursday, August 13th for an informative webinar about the proposed new agency, how it will work, why the industry wants it to fail and what you can do to help its passage.
Posted by Carolyn Spohrer at 7:57 AM - Categories: Conferences/Webinars
The National Community Tax Coalition is hosting three webinars on Volunteer recruitment and training:
"Volunteers are a big part of our tax sites operations. With out the assistance of our volunteers we would be unable to meet our organizations goals and missions. Yet, volunteer recruitment and retention seems to be a challenge year after year in the VITA community. This three part training series will look into to three different potential sectors for recruiting and retaining volunteers."
Posted by Carolyn Spohrer at 9:28 AM - Categories: Conferences/Webinars
SITC has posted to its website the latest in the EITC/VIDA webinar series. This fifth in the series showcases the first year of the online training series with a review of the previous webcasts. Revisit the other webcasts as you take a break from tax season. Read about the Virginia CASH Campaign success of providing free tax preparation services to over 21,000 taxpayers.
Read more....and listen to the webcast
Download the Highlight slides....
Posted by Carolyn Spohrer at 1:59 PM - Categories: Coalition Partners | Conferences/Webinars
The Aspen Institute has posted additional resources and handouts that were mentioned in the May 14 webinar:
Read more from the RuFES resource page....
Posted by Carolyn Spohrer at 10:43 AM - Categories: Conferences/Webinars | Press Releases
Strengthening Rural Families, the Rural Family Economic Success Network (RuFES) is hosting a free webinar on May 14, 2009. The webinar will help answer these four questions:
· What's the economic stimulus package got to do with—and for—RuFES? (AKA: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act)
· What are the top two or three opportunities in the stimulus package that might help RuFES action teams Earn It? And Keep It? And Grow It?
· How can your community access and influence stimulus funds?
· What general opportunities in the package might help your entire RuFES effort?
Learn more about the webinar and register....
Posted by Carolyn Spohrer at 1:49 PM - Categories: Conferences/Webinars | Funding Opportunities
The State Information Technology Consortium, along with VACAP and the Department of Housing and Community Development invite you to the next free webinar, to help support the upcoming "Matched Savings Weekend".
Join Hollie Cammarasana and Sabrina Blackett from DHCD as they work with free tax preparation coalitions and VIDA intermediaries to host the upcoming "Matched Savings Weekend" on February 21, 2009.
Listen to the "Matched Savings Weekend " webcast....
Download a copy of the Press release and a list of participating VIDA Intermediaries....
Posted by Carolyn Spohrer at 10:59 AM - Categories: Conferences/Webinars | Press Releases
This webinar will be the third in a series of free webinars brought to you by the State Information Technology Consortium.
Join Ken Ackerman as he presents "Financial Education Resources for EITC Recipients". You can listen to the presentation and download links for use in your financial education classes.
Listen to the "Financial Education webcast"....
Download a list of Financial Education resources....
Download a list of Financial Literacy Online Games....
Posted by Carolyn Spohrer at 10:48 AM - Categories: Conferences/Webinars