The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Upcoming Event

CRA Mixer and Q&A
Sponsored by the working group members of the CRA Resource Exchange and the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.

Wednesday, September 19, 2012
4:30 pm - 6:30 pm, with a pre-reception training on the CRA from 3 – 4:30 pm
Reception hors d’oeuvres and refreshments to be served

Immanuel Presbyterian Church
 Community Development Meeting Room
3300 Wilshire Boulevard
(At the corner of S. Berendo St., East of Downtown LA)
Los Angeles, CA 90010

On site parking is available at no charge in the open spaces and also in the paid parking area for a small $3 charge.

There is no cost to attend, but advanced registration is required no later than Friday, September 14th.

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Event Contact:

Melody Nava, Regional Manager
Southern California Community Development
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
melody.nava@sf.frb.org
213-725-3726

For special needs of any kind, please call or email Melody.

Event Description

Have you heard of the CRA Resource Exchange in Los Angeles and have you been there yet?

We call it CREX and it is the quarterly venue for nonprofit community-based leaders to present their L.A. project ideas for potential funding consideration by banks under their CRA investments, lending and community services programs.

The Federal Reserve along with the working group members of CREX are hosting this reception to encourage you to come and meet the other half of the funding equation; if you are nonprofit we can bring you banks. If you are a bank, we can bring you nonprofits.

The results have been relationship building and greater awareness of community needs along with investments and program related service coordination by banks for nonprofit special events.

CREX is free, it’s fun, and it is producing results. Come find what those are by joining us at the reception! You’re bound to run into a nonprofit or a banker you know!

Just before the reception we’re hosting an open CRA training. This event is open to all nonprofits, bankers and interested community development professionals, both public and private.

Agenda  
3:00 pm Welcome and overview of the CRA
History and purpose
Definition of community development
Importance of strategic community investing, lending and service planning
Examples of local CRA related projects
Q&A
4:30 pm Opening Remarks at the Reception
Refreshments and hors d’oeuvres
Welcome and Introductions

 

 
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