Save the Dates for 2024 OFN Events and Training!

December 19, 2023 – 

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Check out OFN’s latest schedule of 2024 events and training for mission-driven lenders and partners to learn, network, and collaborate to increase their impact in underinvested communities.

Updated September 17, 2024

OFN hosts a variety of in-person and virtual events and training opportunities each year for community development financial institutions (CDFIs) and other mission-driven lenders and partners across the country to engage in learning, networking, and collaborating around our collective purpose to finance justice and equitable opportunity. 
 
We’re pleased to share our latest 2024 event and training lineup! In 2024, we’re hosting two regional meetings, our virtual CONNECT+ Forum, Small Business Finance Forum, 40^th annual OFN Conference, and more than 35 in-person and virtual trainings. 
 
Mark your calendars and stay tuned for further details about registration, agendas, speakers, and more!  

2024 OFN Events

OFN will offer training sessions before and/or after all our 2024 in-person and virtual events for interested attendees. For more details about training topics, cost, and the latest schedule, please see the 2024 OFN Training section below.

Southeast Regional Meeting 

• Thursday, February 1  
• Jackson, Mississippi 
  Mississippi Civil Rights Museum 

Training on January 31 and February 2

This event has concluded.

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West Regional Meeting 

• Monday, March 4 
• Portland, Oregon 
  EcoTrust 

Training on March 5 and 6

This event has concluded.

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CONNECT+ Forum: CDFI Capitalization 

• Tuesday, March 19 
• Virtual 

Training on March 18

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Small Business Finance Forum 

• Thursday-Friday, June 13-14 
• Chicago, Illinois 
  Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile 

Training on June 12 

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OFN Public Policy Update and Advocacy Tools for CDFIs 

• Thursday, July 11 
• Virtual

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CCIA 101 Webinar 

• Wednesday, July 24 
• Virtual

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OFN’s CCIA Launch Plan Webinar 

• Wednesday, September 18 
• Virtual

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40^th Annual OFN Conference 

• Monday-Thursday, October 21-24 
• Los Angeles, California 
  JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. Live 

Training on October 21

2024 OFN Training

View our latest training schedule and stay tuned for additional offerings throughout the year.

Finally, check out our growing resource library with toolkits for CDFI practitioners and partners, including CDFI 101; Purpose to Practice: Centering Equity in Lending Practices; and Talent Recruitment, Retention & Management.  
 

Want to promote your own industry event? Share it on the CDFI Connect calendar! 

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