2024 Summit Resources
Welcome to the resource page for the Native CDFI Network’s Annual Policy & Capacity Building Summit. Here, you’ll find slide decks, session materials, and other resources shared during the event. These presentations highlight key insights, strategies, and initiatives that are shaping the future of Native CDFIs and empowering economic growth in Native communities. Explore the materials to revisit impactful discussions and continue advancing the work inspired by this year’s Summit.
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Solar for All – Connecting with NCN’s 63 Community Lenders to Expand Solar Access in Native Communities
Ellen Lurie Hoffman | Director | Center for Impact Finance | Carsey School of Public Policy
Chrystel Cornelius (Oneida, Ojibwe) | President & CEO | Oweesta Corporation
Kyle Felsman (Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes) | Program Manager for WIN SFA | GRID Alternatives
Kerry O’Neil | CEO | Inclusive Prosperity Capital
Vanessa Farley (Chippewa Cree Tribe of Rocky Boy Indians) | Director of Tribal Energy Programs | MTERA
Download Presentation Solar For All Two-pager Powering America Together Program MTERA One-PagerEconomic Potential of Wind and Solar in Native Communities
Dominic Parker | Anderson-Bascom Professor | University of Wisconsin – Madison
Download PresentationDOE Funding Opportunities for Rural and Remote Energy Projects
Toniqua Hay | Stakeholder Engagement Lead | Energy Improvements in Rural or Remote Areas | Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations | U.S. Department of Energy
Download PresentationBuilding a Sustainable Future: Native CDFI Leadership in Climate and Energy Justice
Winona LaDuke (Anishinaabe) | Author, Activist, Environmentalist
Download PresentationLeading the Charge: A Native Communities Path to Renewable Energy Projects
Dennis Ickes | CEO | Tule River Economic Development Corporation
Download PresentationDave Cade | Housing Director | Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians
Download PresentationTransforming Data into Action: Research Insights from the Heritage One Program
Kimberley Carr | Single-Family, Affordable Lending Manager | Mission & Community Engagement | Freddie Mac
Dennis Smith | Affordable Lending Manager | Single-Family Acquisitions Division | Freddie Mac
NREL CAP Program Overview
Jonathan Morgenstein | Senior Project Manager | National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Download Presentation Community Power AcceleratorRolling Out a new Technology Platform for Native Communities
Dhruv C. Patel | Co-Founder & CEO | Syncurrent
Download PresentationHarnessing SSBCI for Sustainable Growth: Economic Development and Clean Energy in Native Communities
Zakaria Shaikh | Consultant | State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) |
U.S. Department of the Treasury