NEW SERIES

Feb 1 2011 - 10:00am

New BALLE Series: ACCELERATING COMMUNITY CAPITAL

 
Participants in this series will learn about innovative strategies to:
• Connect local businesses with local lenders, investors and donors,
• Earn a "living rate of return" while supporting the local economy, and
• Create jobs by strengthening family farms, local manufacturing,
  and independent business.

SERIES COMPONENTS

Monthly Webinars: Every first Tuesday of the month, 10am PST/1pm EST

Full-day Intensive: June 14, Bellingham, Washington (opening day of the BALLE Business Conference)

 

RESERVE YOUR SPOT NOW FOR THE MARCH 1 WEBINAR, OR THE FULL SERIES
— Our February webinar sold out!

Webinars are open to the public. See pricing below. All webinars are free to BALLE network leaders,
and at a discounted rate for BALLE network business members, RSF and Investors Circle investors,
and members of Slow Money, and AEO.

 
SERIES PARTNERS: RSF Social Finance, Slow Money, AEO and Portfolio 21 Investments

WEBINAR TOPICS

February: Introduction to Community Capital Strategies and Solutions
Speakers: Michael Shuman, BALLE Research & Economic Development Director and Don Shaffer, President & CEO of RSF Social Finance.
Date and Time: February 1, 10 am - 11 am Pacific Time
 
March: Local Investment Opportunity Networks
Speaker: James Frazier, LION Investing (LionInvesting.com)
Date and Time: March 1, 10 am - 11 am Pacific Time
 
April: Topic and Speaker TBD
Date and Time: April 5, 10 am - 11 am Pacific Time
 
May: La Montañita Fund: Cooperative Grassroots Investing
Speaker: Robin Seydel, Membership and Community Development Coordinator, La Montañita Co-op in Albuquerque, New Mexico (La Montañita Fund)
Date and Time: May 3, 10 am - 11 am Pacific Time
 
June: Accelerating Community Capital Full-Day Intensive
Speakers: Varied (program announced soon)
Date and Time: June 14 in Bellingham, Washington (opening day of the BALLE Business Conference)
 
July - December: Topics and Speakers TBD

SERIES OVERVIEW

As investors worldwide assess the damage from the most recent financial meltdown, a growing number are considering—for the first time ever—local options. With a new generation of local investment institutions and supportive public policies, literally trillions of dollars could move from Wall Street to Main Street and create millions of new jobs. What are the most promising new innovations to connect your local businesses with local lenders, investors, and donors? How can you earn “a living rate of return” while supporting your favorite businesses support local food, renewable energy, and independent retailers? What are the potential benefits for investing in your home, your own energy efficiency, and your family? This webinar series, which will run all year and include an all-day workshop before the BALLE Annual Business Conference in June, will review pioneering efforts around the country with respect to local banking, credit unions, slow-money investing, cooperatives, self-directed IRAs, local investing clubs, and local stock exchanges. It will explore how communities can better tap capital through New Markets Tax Credits, CDFIs, and various tax incentives. 

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
This series is aimed at community investors, instigators, organizers, foundations, innovative bankers, businesses looking for capital, and anyone committed to unleashing local money to build local living economies.

PRICING

  • Staff and board of BALLE networks: Free
  • Business members of BALLE networks, and for the members of our series partners Slow Money, RSF, AEO: $15 per webinar, $90 for series of 9 remaining webinars (March through December) – $45 savings off of buying each individually, or 33% savings through bundle!
  • General public: $25 per webinar, $150 for series of 9 remaining webinars (March through December) – $75 savings off of buying each individually, or 33% savings through bundle!

Register Now!