-Overview
CDFA Virtual Summer School is a week-long series of courses presented by the CDFA Training Institute. CDFA Virtual Summer School will offer three different training courses, all held online. Learn from our expert practitioners and experience CDFA's most interactive educational event of the year - all from the comfort of your own home or office!
All courses at CDFA Virtual Summer School qualify for the CDFA Training Institute's
Development Finance Certified Professional (DFCP) Program. Participants may register for up to two courses during this event. Complete two courses, and you will have fulfilled almost half of the requirements for the DFCP Program. Join us online, and start down the road to personal and professional advancement today!
The schedule for CDFA Virtual Summer School is outlined below. Click on the course name to learn more about the topic and agenda:
Course Schedule
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Course Objectives
- Complete almost half of the course requirements for the DFCP Program
- Learn about essential development finance tools and techniques
- Meet industry peers from across the country
- Discover new financing programs to create in your community
- Build your professional skills in financing economic development
- Network with the top minds in development finance
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Topics Covered
- Bonds
- Tax Credits
- Rural Development
- Infrastructure
- Public-Private Partnerships (P3)
- Revolving Loan Funds
- Federal Programs
- Best Practices of Development Finance Agencies
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Who Should Attend?
- Bond Issuers
- Economic Development Professionals
- Community Development Professionals
- P3 Practitioners
- Developers
- Broker/Dealers and Underwriters
- Elected Officials
- Government and Nonprofit Finance Officers
- Attorneys
- Accountants
- Financial Advisors
- Policy Makers
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Course Advisor
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Toby Rittner
Council of Development Finance Agencies
President & CEO
Toby Rittner is the President & CEO of Council of Development Finance Agencies (CDFA), a national association dedicated to the advancement of development finance concerns and interests. CDFA is comprised of the nation’s leading and most ... knowledgeable members of the development finance community representing hundreds of public, private and non-profit development entities. Members are state, county and municipal development finance agencies and authorities that provide or otherwise support economic development financing programs. Mr. Rittner runs the day-to-day operations of the Council including the organization’s various educational, advocacy, research, resources and networking initiatives.
Rittner is one of the most vocal and recognized leaders of the development finance industry nationwide and has advised state and federal government leaders, including President Biden and President Obama’s Administration Transition Teams, on economic development finance policy. Through his leadership and guidance, CDFA was successful in preserving private activity bonds and other critical development finance tools during the 2017 tax reform deliberations and has had numerous pieces of legislation introduced in the United States Congress. In 2021, Rittner successfully led a national effort to reauthorize and fund the $10B State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) program as part of the American Rescue Plan Act.
Rittner focuses on sustainable finance with an emphasis on infrastructure, clean energy food systems, small business and innovations in the development finance industry to drive sustainable outcomes. He has written extensively about impact ready initiatives that leverage and engage capital in ways that drive local sustainability in both the environment and economy.
Rittner is a frequent speaker at local, state and national conferences and events focused on economic development finance. He has been featured in The Bond Buyer, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, NPR and other national media publications concerning the advancement of development finance tools. He is the author of CDFA's highly acclaimed Practitioner's Guide to Economic Development Finance and co-author of CDFA's Unlocking Capital: A Handbook for Becoming a High Performing Development Finance Agency.
Rittner is an adjunct faculty member at The Ohio State University and Carnegie Mellon University teaching planning and finance for sustainable economic development. He is also a Development Finance Certified Professional (DFCP) and has completed the prestigious Oxford University Sustainable Finance Foundation Course.
Prior to joining CDFA, Mr. Rittner was the Director of Legislative Affairs for the International Economic Development Council (IEDC). Mr. Rittner has also worked for the Franklin County, Ohio Board of Commissioners and the City of Gahanna, Ohio. Mr. Rittner previously served on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Environmental Financial Advisory Board and is a member of the Advisory Board for the National Community Fund I. Mr. Rittner holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and a Master's of City and Regional Planning degree from The Ohio State University. Mr. Rittner was awarded the Ohio State University College of Engineering Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2016. (More)
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Angela Blatt
Council of Development Finance Agencies
Director, Research & Technical Assistance
As Director of Research & Technical Assistance with the Council of Development Finance Agencies (CDFA), Angela focuses on the W.K. Kellogg Foundation-funded initiative “Defining the Food System Asset Class,” whereby CDFA explores opportunities for ... the advancement of local and regional food systems using development finance tools. Through this initiative, Angela collaborates with communities across the country providing technical assistance and producing strategic plans for development finance strategies that meet infrastructure, agriculture, and small business needs to support equitable, local food economies. Angela co-leads CDFA’s Food Systems Finance Advisory Council, joining both the food and finance industries, administers CDFA’s Food Systems Finance Webinar Series, connecting food-related businesses and projects with development finance agencies, and manages the Food and Agriculture Finance Update monthly newsletter. In 2021, she gained certification as a Development Finance Certified Professional (DFCP) through the CDFA Training Institute.
A Navy Veteran, Angela holds two degrees from The Ohio State University: a Master of Public Administration with a focus on Food Policy from the John Glenn College of Public Affairs, and a Bachelor of Science from the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences. (More)
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-Agenda
Monday, August 1, 2022
Mon 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM |
Fundamentals of Economic Development Finance Course - Day One
The Fundamentals course provides the foundation for all of CDFA’s educational offerings. The course helps attendees understand the basics of bonds, tax increment finance, tax credits, revolving loan funds, federal programs, and best practices of development finance agencies. This course provides the insight and practical information needed to critically understand how economic development is financed and the tools, strategies, and techniques used to build strong communities.
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Tuesday, August 2, 2022
Tue 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM |
Fundamentals of Economic Development Finance Course - Day Two
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Wednesday, August 3, 2022
Wed 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM |
Intro Bond Finance Course - Day One
The Intro Bond Finance Course provides an in-depth look at governmental and qualified private activity bonds, with a focus on industrial development bonds (IDBs), 501(c)(3) non-profit bonds, exempt facility bonds, and other special bond programs authorized by the federal government.
Intro Rural Development Finance Course - Day One
The Intro Rural Development Finance Course focuses on how the development finance toolbox can be structured to support rural communities and help them with strategies to invest in infrastructure, redevelopment, and job creation. This course differs from other curriculums in that it focuses on designing programs targeted to serve rural communities.
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Thursday, August 4, 2022
Thu 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM |
Intro Bond Finance Course - Day Two
Intro Rural Development Finance Course - Day Two
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-Location
CDFA Virtual Summer School will meet each day from 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM Eastern online via Zoom. You must have access to a computer and internet to attend.
-Registration
Participants may register for up to two courses during this week.
Scholarships are available to attend this event. Learn more about the
CDFA Scholarship Program, and submit your application today.
CDFA Member: $300
Non-Member: $450
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