{"372131":{"#nid":"372131","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Webcourse: Intro to Food Systems Finance","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJoin CDFA for the two-day\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cdfa.net\/cdfa\/cdfaweb.nsf\/0\/FEDFF21EDCBBCBAF88257C63005164F3\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EIntro Food Systems Finance WebCourse\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;on March 25-26, 2015 from 12-5pm (EDT). This course examines the development finance programs that sustain a local food system and how investments in that system can drive economic development on a broader scale.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis course qualifies for the CDFA Training Institute\u0027s\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cdfa.net\/cdfa\/cdfaweb.nsf\/pages\/dfcpprogram.html\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EDevelopment Finance Certified Professional (DFCP) Program\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E. Start down the road to personal and professional advancement today.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis course will explore how bonds, tax credits, loan programs, foundation grants, and other financing tools can be used to support a local food system and encourage follow-on investment, small business development, and sustainable growth. In particular, this course will address the financing challenges associated with growing, processing, distributing, marketing, and selling food.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETopics discussed at the\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cdfa.net\/cdfa\/cdfaweb.nsf\/0\/FEDFF21EDCBBCBAF88257C63005164F3\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EIntro Food Systems Finance WebCourse\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;include:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EUnderstanding the local food system\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EIdentifying partners and stakeholders in the food system\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ESources of capital to support food-related businesses\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EFederal, state, and local financing programs\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EFoundation, non-profit, and community-based financing programs\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EInnovative financing approaches\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EView the Intro Food Systems Finance WebCourse\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cdfa.net\/cdfa\/cdfaweb.nsf\/0\/FEDFF21EDCBBCBAF88257C63005164F3#agenda\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Eagenda\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;for a full outline of the timing and topics to be covered.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThis course examines the development finance programs that sustain a local food system and how investments in that system can drive economic development on a broader scale.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"This course examines the development finance programs that sustain a local food system and how investments in that system can drive economic development on a broader scale."}],"uid":"28091","created_gmt":"2015-02-03 13:31:27","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 01:46:52","author":"Meghan McMullen","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2015-03-25T13:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2015-03-26T18:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2015-03-26T18:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2015-03-25 17:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2015-03-26 22:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2015-03-26 22:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.cdfa.net\/cdfa\/traininginstitute.nsf\/register","title":"https:\/\/www.cdfa.net\/cdfa\/traininginstitute.nsf\/register"}],"groups":[{"id":"304151","name":"BEPHC - Healthy Places"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"815","name":"economic development"},{"id":"4175","name":"finance"},{"id":"106351","name":"food systems"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"10377","name":"Career\/Professional development"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78771","name":"Public"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}