Community Development Events

2009 RAISE Texas Action Summit: Expanding Opportunities for Texans

2009 RAISE Texas Action Summit: Expanding Opportunities for Texans

November 16–17, 2009
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

The Summit

This year's RAISE Texas Action Summit recapped progress made in the 2009 legislative session and review local successes in advancing the four action campaigns into 2010:

• Alternative Small-Dollar Consumer Loan Products and Policies: Recommend product innovations to offer alternatives to payday loans and promote consumer protections in this area.

• Community Tax Centers and EITC Campaigns: Create or expand community tax centers and access to free tax prep assistance in urban and rural areas of Texas.

• Expanding Access to Education: Build support for policies and programs that facilitate broader access to postsecondary education and training, including college savings accounts, affordable student loans, workforce development and enhanced financial aid.

• Matched Savings Accounts: Develop campaign for raising possible match funds and strengthening statewide IDA network.

• More information about the four action campaigns

The Purpose

This summit brought Texas asset-building stakeholders together to update and design new action plans for the four campaigns.

Agenda

November 16	Â
10:30 a.m.	Registration
11:30 a.m.	Luncheon
Â	Welcome and Opening Remarks Southwestern Room
Â	Alfreda B. Norman Assistant Vice President and Community Affairs Officer Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Dallas
Â	Woody Widrow Executive Director RAISE Texas Austin
12:30 p.m.	Beyond the Scorecard: What States Can Do to Help Families Build and Protect Assets Auditorium East
Â	The 2009–2010 Assets & Opportunity Scorecard and Policy Campaign Ida Rademacher Research Director CFED Washington, D.C.
1:30 p.m.	Overview and Updates on Four Action Campaigns
Â	RAISE Texas Small Dollar Lending Initiative Ann Baddour Senior Policy Analyst Texas Appleseed Austin
Â	Texas Credit Union League: REAL Solutions Natasha Melugin Director of REAL Solutions Texas Credit Union League Dallas
Â	City of San Antonio Community Initiatives John Scarfo Senior Management Analyst Department of Community Initiatives City of San Antonio
Â	Julian Huerta Director of Programs Foundation Communities Austin
Â	Expanding Economic Opportunity through Education Don Baylor Senior Policy Analyst Center for Public Policy Priorities Austin
Â	Expanding Access to Education: Workforce Trends in the U.S. and Texas Brian Kelsey Director, Community and Economic Development Capital Area Council of Governments Austin
Â	Matched Savings Accounts Woody Widrow
3:15 p.m.	Action Campaign Workgroups Prepare 2009–10 Goals
Â	Alternative Small-Dollar Consumer Loan Products and Policies Auditorium West
Â	Community Tax Centers and EITC Campaigns Auditorium East
Â	Expanding Access to Education Training Room A
Â	Matched Savings Accounts Training Room D
5:15 p.m.	Networking Reception and Resource Tables Pearl Street Atrium
6:15 and 6:30 p.m.	Shuttles from Bank to Stoneleigh Hotel
November 17	Â
7:30 a.m.	Shuttles from Stoneleigh Hotel to Bank
8:00 a.m.	Continental Breakfast and Panel Discussion Southwestern Room
Â	Asset Continuum Indicators: Measuring the Success of Your Project Jessica Anders Success Measures Program Manager NeighborWorks® America Washington, D.C.
Â	How to Measure the Success of Your Program Dana Pancrazi Senior Program Officer The F.B. Heron Foundation New York City
9:45 a.m.	Action Campaign Workgroups Prioritize Goals and Finalize Action Campaigns
Â	Alternative Small-Dollar Consumer Loan Products and Policies Tejas Room
Â	Community Tax Centers and EITC Campaigns Southwestern Room
Â	Expanding Access to Education Training Room A
Â	Matched Savings Accounts Training Room D
11:15 a.m.	Asset Building Groups Present Action Campaigns and Next Steps Southwestern Room Woody Widrow
Noon	Concluding Remarks Alfreda B. Norman
12:30 p.m.	Credit Builders Alliance Training Southwestern Room
3:00 p.m.	Adjourn