Oweesta 2020 Training Schedule
June 23-25, 2020 ~ Virtual ~ 5th Annual Native CDFI Capital Access Convening ~ Open to Public
Event: 5th Annual Native CDFI Capital Access Convening
Date: June 23-25, 2020
Location: Virtual
Eligibility: Open to Public
Cost: Free
Registration: Link
Contact: Heather Rademacher Taylor, Heather@oweeta.org; Stephanie Cote, Stephanie@oweesta.org
Update: Due to health concerns related to COVID-19, The 5th Annual Capital Access Convening will be held in a virtual space, with a slightly condensed schedule, on the same dates. More information and registration will be available in the coming weeks.
Description: First Nations Oweesta Corporation invites you to join us at the 5th Annual Native CDFI Capital Access Convening (#OCAC20), June 23-25, 2020, where we will provide practitioner-tailored training on topics focused on building capacity to access capital and networking opportunities. We hope to see you at this national event along with Native CDFIs and Native American Financial Institutions from across the country! Overall, we will be working with Native CDFIs and NAFIs to build organizational capacity to access capital and markets. There are many opportunities to connect and invest in growing economies in Indian Country.
Tentative August 4-6, 2020 ~ Virtual ~ Building Native Communities: Financial Coaching for Families ~ Open to Public
Training: Building Native Communities: Financial Coaching for Families
Date: Tentative/Virtual August 4-6, 2020
Location: Virtual (Sponsored by Rose Foundation & Wells Fargo)
Trainers: Stephanie Cote, Programs Officer, First Nations Oweesta Corporation; Lanalle Smith, Programs Office, First Nations Oweesta Corporation
Eligibility: Open to Public
Cost: Free to Attend
Registration: Coming
Contact: Stephanie Cote, Stephanie@oweesta.org; Lanalle Smith, Lanalle@oweesta.org
Description: Please join us for First Nations Oweesta Corporation’s national training, Building Native Communities: Financial Coaching for Families! This training will draw on fundamental Native values, returning us to the grounded belief that our clients must be the agents of change in their own lives. Participants will learn how to do the following: Support your clients to focus on strengthening their financial mindset and behavior so that they are better able to reach their financial goals; Improve clients’ ability to absorb financial shock; and Expand clients’ ability to find and evaluate the information needed to make financial decisions. This hands-on, interactive training will provide tools, resources, and an approach that will empower financial educators to engage in one-on-one coaching relationships with their clients. The training, funded in part through the generosity of Rose Foundation, is designed to build on the skills and knowledge of the Building Native Communities: Financial Skills for Families curriculum and assumes practitioners have an understanding of personal financial concepts.
Update: Due to the recent developments on the domestic spread of the Coronavirus within the U.S., Oweesta is moving this training to a virtual setting.
The safety of our participants and staff are of the utmost concern to Oweesta during this time of uncertainty and we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause in revisiting your travel plans, but we prefer to err on the side of caution for your ultimate safety.
September 29-October 1, 2020 ~ Virtual ~ Native Agriculture Underwriting School ~ Open to Public
Event: Native Agriculture Underwriting School
Date: September 29-October 1, 2020
Location: Virtual
Trainers: University of Minnesota Center for Farm Financial Management; First Nations Oweesta Corporation
Eligibility: Open to Public
Cost: Free to Attend
Registration: Coming
Contact: Tawny Wilson, Tawny@oweesta.org; Krystal Langholz, Krystal@oweesta.org;
Update: Due to the recent developments on the domestic spread of the Coronavirus within the U.S., Oweesta is moving this training virtually.
Tentative September 1-3, 2020 ~ Virtual ~ Building Native Communities: Financial Skills for Families Train-the-Trainer ~ Open to Public
Training: Building Native Communities: Financial Skills for Families Train-the-Trainer (National Training)
Date: Tentative, September 1-3, 2020
Location: Virtual (Supported by Wells Fargo)
Trainers: Lanalle Smith, Programs Manager, First Nations Oweesta Corporation; Tawny Wilson, Programs Officer, First Nations Oweesta Corporation
Eligibility: Open to Public
Cost: Free to Attend
Registration: Coming
Contact: Stephanie Cote, Stephanie@oweesta.org
Description: The Building Native Communities: Financial Skills for Families Train-the-Trainer will offer a three day, state-of-the-art instructor training and certification program to help Native CDFIs, tribes, and other Native organizations establish and sustain financial education programs in their communities.
This three day training covers:
- Effective financial education training techniques and resources
- An in depth look at the Building Native Communities: Financial Skills for Families 5th Edition curriculum
Upon completion of the training, participants will be prepared to successfully pass the Building Native Communities: Financial Skills for Families 5th Edition certification exam, becoming certified financial education trainers. Participants must attend and complete all days of training, participate in an oral presentation, and pass the exam to be certified as an instructor.
Update: Due to the recent developments on the domestic spread of the Coronavirus within the U.S., Oweesta is moving this training virtually.
The safety of our participants and staff are of the utmost concern to Oweesta during this time of uncertainty and we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause in revisiting your travel plans, but we prefer to err on the side of caution for your ultimate safety.
Tentative September 15-17, 2020 ~ Virtual ~ HUD Housing Compliance Training ~ Program Participants Only
Training: HUD Housing Compliance Training
Date: Tentative September 15-17, 2020
Location: Virtual
Trainers: Florence Ludka, CFO, First Nations Oweesta Corporation; Heather Rademacher Taylor, Director of Programs, First Nations Oweesta Corporation
Eligibility: Closed to Program Participants
Cost: Free to Attend
Registration: TBD
Contact: Heather Rademacher Taylor, Heather@oweesta.org; Florence Ludka, Florence@oweesta.org
Tentative November 17-19, 2020 ~ Virtual ~ Native CDFI Certification Program: Financial Management Specialization (Budgeting/Grant Management/Managing Capital) ~ Open to Public
Training: Native CDFI Certification Program: Financial Management Specialization (Select Modules)
Date: TBD (was November 17-19, 2020)
Location: Virtual (In Partnership with Native Learning Center)
Trainers: Florence Ludka, CFO, First Nations Oweesta Corporation; Krystal Langholz, COO, First Nations Oweesta Corporation
Eligibility: Open to Public
Cost: Free to Attend
Registration: TBD
Update: Due to the recent developments on the domestic spread of the Coronavirus within the U.S., Oweesta is working to move this training virtual.
The safety of our participants and staff are of the utmost concern to Oweesta during this time of uncertainty and we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause in revisiting your travel plans, but we prefer to err on the side of caution for your ultimate safety.
If you have any questions or concerns in regards to this cancellation, please feel free to contact Florence Ludka at Florence@Oweesta.org.
Tentative December 8-10, 2020 ~ Virtual ~ Building Native Communities: Financial Coaching for Families ~ Open to Public
Training: Building Native Communities: Financial Coaching for Families
Date: Tentative, December 8-10, 2020
Location: Virtual (Sponsored by Rose Foundation & Wells Fargo)
Trainers: Stephanie Cote, Programs Officer, First Nations Oweesta Corporation; Lanalle Smith, Programs Office, First Nations Oweesta Corporation
Eligibility: Open to Public
Cost: Free to Attend
Registration: Coming
Contact: Stephanie Cote, Stephanie@oweesta.org; Lanalle Smith, Lanalle@oweesta.org
Description: Please join us for First Nations Oweesta Corporation’s national training, Building Native Communities: Financial Coaching for Families! This training will draw on fundamental Native values, returning us to the grounded belief that our clients must be the agents of change in their own lives. Participants will learn how to do the following: Support your clients to focus on strengthening their financial mindset and behavior so that they are better able to reach their financial goals; Improve clients’ ability to absorb financial shock; and Expand clients’ ability to find and evaluate the information needed to make financial decisions. This hands-on, interactive training will provide tools, resources, and an approach that will empower financial educators to engage in one-on-one coaching relationships with their clients. The training, funded in part through the generosity of Rose Foundation, is designed to build on the skills and knowledge of the Building Native Communities: Financial Skills for Families curriculum and assumes practitioners have an understanding of personal financial concepts.
Update: Due to the recent developments on the domestic spread of the Coronavirus within the U.S., Oweesta is keeping this training tentatively.
The safety of our participants and staff are of the utmost concern to Oweesta during this time of uncertainty and we prefer to err on the side of caution for your ultimate safety.
Oweesta 2020 Webinar Schedule
January 8, 2020 ~ Small Business Underwriting ~ Open to Public
Training: Small Business Underwriting (In Partnership with ICF; Sponsored by the CDFI Fund)
Date: January 8, 2020
Time: 1:00pm ET
Trainers: Krystal Langholz, Chief Operating Officer, First Nations Oweesta Corporation
Eligibility: Open to Public
Cost: Free to Attend
Registration: TBD
Contact: Stephanie Cote, Stephanie@oweesta.org; Krystal Langholz, krystal@oweesta.org
Description: Feel more confident in your underwriting efforts and process! This webinar is the second of the two-part series focused on underwriting. This webinar will walk through the underwriting process, focusing on risk assessment for micro and small business lending. While each webinar is designed to stand-alone, participants are also encouraged to listen to the first webinar in the series (you can download it here), which laid the foundation of the underwriting process.
January 30, 2020 ~ Orientation to the New AMIS Reporting for CDFIs ~ Open to Public
Training: Orientation to the New AMIS Reporting for CDFIs (In Partnership with Native Learning Center)
Date: January 30, 2020
Time: 2-3pm EST/1-2pm CST/12-1pm MST/11am-12pm PST
Trainers: Emily Trump, Lending & Compliance Officer, First Nations Oweesta Corporation
Eligibility: Open to Public
Cost: Free to Attend
Registration: LINK
Contact: Stephanie Cote, Stephanie@oweesta.org, Emily Trump, emily@oweesta.org
Description: This webinar provides an overview of reporting requirements for NACA TA and FA recipients, with particular focus on recent updates to Institutional Level Reports (ILRs) and Transactional Level Reports (TLRs). Learn how to navigate AMIS, find answers to your questions, and stay in compliance with the CDFI Fund.
February 19 ~ Best Practices in Impact Tracking for Native Community Development Financial Institutions ~ Open to the Public
Training: Best Practices in Impact Tracking for Native Community Development Financial Institutions
Date: February 19, 2020
Time: 3-4pm EST/2-3pm CST/1-2pm MST/12-1pm PST
Trainers: Krystal Langholz, Chief Operating Officer, First Nations Oweesta Corporation; Andrea Akers Mader, Principal Director, Sweet Grass Consulting, LLC
Eligibility: Open to Public
Cost: Free to Attend
Registration: LINK
Contact: Stephanie Cote, stephanie@oweesta.org, Krystal Langholz, krystal@oweesta.org
Description: Are you a Native CDFI interested in tracking your impact? It can be difficult to know what metrics to use and how to implement an impact tracking system. Oweesta is pleased to release the report “Best Practices in Impact Tracking for Native Community Development Financial Institutions,” providing case studies and tools designed to support impact tracking. This report was co-written by Sweetgrass Consulting and Oweesta, and grew out of countless hours providing technical assistance to Native CDFIs in the area of impact tracking.
If you are interested in learning more about the report, please join us for a webinar on February 19th at 1 MT. This webinar will explain the tools and resources found in the report in more detail, and we will hear from the Native CDFI case study participants first hand as they share what they have learned about impact tracking the “hard way”.
February 20, 2020 ~ Preparing for an Audit ~ Open to the Public
Training: Preparing for an Audit (In Partnership with Native Learning Center)
Date: February 20, 2020
Time: 2-3pm EST/1-2pm CST/12-1pm MST/11am-12pm PST
Trainers: Florence Ludka, Chief Financial Officer, First Nations Oweesta Corporation
Eligibility: Open to the Public
Cost: Free to Attend
Registration: LINK
Contact: Stephanie Cote, stephanie@oweesta.org; Florence Ludka, florence@oweesta.org
Description: This webinar will walk through the basic steps of preparing for your fiscal year end audit. We will discuss the reports needed to properly prepare your books for the auditors and provide some helpful tips of what auditors are looking for.
April 7, 2020 ~ Connecting Virtually for Free ~ Open To Public
Training: Connecting Virtually with Your Community
Date: April 7, 2020
Time: 1:00pm MT
Trainers: Stephanie Cote, Programs Officer, First Nations Oweesta Corporation
Eligibility: Open to Public
Cost: Free to Attend
Registration: HERE
Contact: Stephanie Cote, stephanie@oweesta.org
Description: Join Oweesta as we explore a few options for connecting virtually to your employees, co-workers, and community. This webinar will provide a tutorial on how to best utilize these platforms to meet your connection needs. We will showcase the Zoom, Google Hangouts, and Join.me platforms, while providing additional resources to explore beyond the webinar. Learn not only how these platforms work but how to support others in using them, as well as techniques to keep on-line meetings engaging!
April 9, 2020 ~ Moving Beyond COVID-19: Resources and Support for Native Communities ~ Open To Public
Training: Moving Beyond COVID-19: Resources and Support for Native Communities
Time: 1:00pm MT
Date: April 9, 2020
Trainers: Nikki Love, NDN Fund Managing Director, NDN Collective; Krystal Langholz, Chief Operating Officer, First Nations Oweesta Corporation
Eligibility: Open to Public
Cost: Free to Attend
Registration: HERE
Contact: Nikki Love, nikki@ndncollective.org; Krystal Langholz, krystal@oweesta.org.
Description: First Nations Oweesta and NDN Collective host an interactive webinar for Native Nations, businesses, entrepreneurs, artisans, and Native CDFIs to address the economic needs of our Indigenous communities and institutions during COVID19. We come together with other Native-led organizations, like ONABEN and Native Women Lead, to share resources for Native entities hit hard by this recent pandemic.
If interested in learning how to gain access to capital and technical assistance, please join us virtually on Thursday April 9 at 2:00pm ET. We’ll also leave time for Q &A and for you to share other resources and ideas with us since we are all partners in this effort to come out of this crisis even more resilient and self-determined.
If you have questions please email Nikki Love at nikki@ndncollective.org or Krystal Langholz at krystal@oweesta.org.
April 16, 2020 ~ Innovative CDFI Loan Products in Response to COVID-19 ~ Open To Public
Training: Innovative CDFI Loan Products in Response to COVID-19
Date: April 16, 2020
Time: 1:00pm MT
Trainers: Florence Ludka, Chief Financial Officer. First Nations Oweesta Corporation
Eligibility: Open to Public
Cost: Free to Attend
Registration: HERE
Contact: Florence Ludka at florence@oweesta.org
Description: Native CDFIs are innovative by nature. Learn from a panelist of Native CDFIs who are creatively confronting the economic and health challenges created by the COVID-19 crisis. Hear from pioneering Native CDFIs who are inventing new loan products to serve their community and discuss with other Natives CDFIs how they are managing their day-to-day challenges. Discover how Native CDFIs are deploying capital and evaluating risk, while walking with their community through this crisis.
For questions regarding the webinar, please contact Florence Ludka at florence@oweesta.org.
June 3rd, 2020 ~ Don’t Get Written Off by Write-Offs: LLR and Best Practices for Write Offs ~Open to Public
For questions regarding the webinar, please contact
Florence Ludka at Florence@oweesta.org
June 10th, 2020 ~ Native Youth Ag Opportunities: How Beginning Farmers & Ranchers Can Get Started in High School
Training: Native Youth Agricultural Opportunities: Part One: How Beginning Farmers & Ranchers Can Get Started in High School
Date: June 10th, 2020
Time: 1:00pm MT
Trainers: Raymond King, Nakoda-Aaniiih
Eligibility: Open to Public
Cost: Free to Attend
Registration: HERE
Contact: Tawny Wilson, tawny@oweesta.org
Description: Our next generation of farmers and ranchers need our help getting started! Join Oweesta and learn more about Nakoda-Aaniiih Credit Agency’s youth program that works in collaboration with the local 4-H club to provide capacity building in agri-science, environmental science, financial literacy, entrepreneurship and an Ag lending opportunity. Discover how this program works and gain knowledge about this lending program (that the parent’s co-sign for), in an effort to equip young people with the skills and knowledge needed to learn more about agriculture, food security, sustainability and how to get started.
June 15th, 2020 ~ Financial Education Youth Programming ~ Open to Public
Training: Financial Education Youth Programming
Date: June 15th, 2020
Time: TBD
Trainers: Tawny Wilson, Programs Officer, First Nations Oweesta Corporation; Lanalle Smith, Programs Manager, First Nations Oweesta Corporation
Eligibility: Open to Public
Cost: Free to Attend
Registration: TBD
Contact: Stephanie Cote, stephanie@oweesta.org; Tawny Wilson, tawny@oweesta.org; Lanalle Smith, lanalle@oweesta.org
July 16, 2020 ~ How to Implement a Strategic Plan ~ Open to Public
Training: How to Implement a Strategic Plan (In Partnership with Native Learning Center)
Date: July 16, 2020
Time: TBD
Trainers: Krystal Langholz, Chief Operating Officer, First Nations Oweesta Corporation
Eligibility: Open to Public
Cost: Free to Attend
Registration: TBD
Contact: Stephanie Cote, stephanie@oweesta.org; Krystal Langholz, krystal@oweesta.org
Description: Many of us have done strategic planning only to have that plan sit on the shelf and collect dust. In this webinar, walk through how to orient all your non-profit operations toward accomplishing your strategic plan. Take away tangible ideas and tools on how to use the strategic plan to hold your organization accountable and on-track.
July 30, 2020 ~ How to Implement a Capitalization Plan ~ Open to Public
Event: How to Implement a Capitalization Plan (In Partnership with Native Learning Center)
Date: July 30, 2020
Time: TBD
Trainers: Krystal Langholz, Chief Operating Officer, First Nations Oweesta Corporation
Eligibility: Open to Public
Cost: Free to Attend
Registration: TBD
Contact: Stephanie Cote, stephanie@oweesta.org; Krystal Langholz, Krystal@oweesta.org
August 13, 2020 ~ How to Utilize a Market Analysis ~ Open to Public
Event: How to Utilize a Market Analysis (In Partnership with Native Learning Center)
Date: August 13, 2020
Time: TBD
Eligibility: Open to Public
Trainers: Krystal Langholz, Chief Operating Officer, First Nations Oweesta Corporation
Cost: Free to Attend
Registration: TBD
Contact: Stephanie Cote, Stephanie@oweesta.org; Krystal Langholz, krystal@oweesta.org
Description: Maybe your organization has just completed a market analysis or maybe you had a consultant complete this work for you; what now? This webinar will discuss the range of uses for a market analysis, what it tells your organization, and how you can use it to steer the work of your organization.
August 27, 2020 ~ Intro to Forensic Accounting ~ Open to Public
Training: Intro to Forensic Accounting (In Partnership with Native Learning Center)
Date: August 27, 2020
Time: TBD
Trainers: Florence Ludka, Chief Financial Officer, First Nations Oweesta Corporation
Eligibility: Open to Public
Cost: Free to Attend
Registration: TBD
Contact: Stephanie Cote, Stephanie@oweesta.org, Florence Ludka, florence@oweesta.org
Description: This webinar will introduce the basics of forensic accounting. We will discuss methods for detecting “red flags” and work through a case study together.
September 10, 2020 ~ Debits and Credits of a Loan Loss Reserve ~ Open to Public
Training: Debits and Credits of a Loan Loss Reserve (In Partnership with Native Learning Center)
Date: September 10, 2020
Time: TBD
Trainers: Florence Ludka, Chief Financial Officer, First Nations Oweesta Corporation
Eligibility: Open to Public
Cost: Free to Attend
Registration: TBD
Contact: Stephanie Cote, Stephanie@oweesta.org; Florence Ludka, florence@oweesta.org
Description: This webinar will explain the “how to” of loan loss reserve accounting. We will discuss the debits and credits for the different types of accounting transactions involving your loan loss reserve account and the other accounts these transactions impact. We will provide scenario examples and work through the required journal entries.
Fall 2020 TBD ~ Orientation for New Board Members ~ Open To Public
Training: Orientation for New Board Members (In Partnership with Native Learning Center)
Date: May 14, 2020
Time: TBD
Trainers: Lanalle Smith, Programs Manager, First Nations Oweesta Corporation
Eligibility: Open to Public
Cost: Free to Attend
Registration: TBD
Contact: Stephanie Cote, stephanie@oweesta.org; Lanalle Smith, lanalle@oweesta.org
Description: TBD
June 17th, 2020 ~ Native Youth Agricultural Opportunities: Part Two Taking Your Ag Operation to the Next Level
Training: Native Youth Agricultural Opportunities: Part Two: Taking Your Ag Operation to the Next Level
Date: June 17th, 2020
Time: 1:00pm MT
Trainers: Skya Decheneaux, Akiptan
Eligibility: Open to Public
Cost: Free to Attend
Registration: HERE
Contact: Tawny Wilson, tawny@oweesta.org
Description:Our farmers, ranchers and rural communities are vitally important to our nation’s economy, producing the food, fiber and fuel that we need to live our best lives. While there may be hundreds of programs and resources available to help meet these efforts, it’s not always easy to know where to look and many beginning producers do not have the funds needed to start a herd on hand. How do young farmers and ranchers go about getting to the next level? Join Oweesta and Akiptan to learn more about their ag lending opportunity for the younger generations to start growing their agriculture operation (youth loans starts as young as 10 up to 20 years of age).
