2017 Conference

Shared Values. Integrated Solutions.

City First’s 4th Annual Community Development Finance Conference

This day-long Conference will convene key community development stakeholders to build integrated solutions toward community prosperity and well-being for all, particularly in low to moderate income communities.

Key strategies discussed will range from effective public, private, and nonprofit and philanthropic partnership development including forming partnerships to help solve for racial inequities; as well as attracting investments into the impact economy.

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Shared Values | Integrated Solutions For a More Inclusive Economy

This day-long Conference will convene key community development stakeholders to build integrated solutions toward community prosperity and well-being for all, particularly in low to moderate income communities.

Featured Speakers

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Claire Zippel

DC Fiscal Policy Institute

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Ed Lazere

DC Fiscal Policy Institute

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Christopher Bradshaw

Dreaming Out Loud

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Regina Northouse

Food Recovery Network

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Sally Boulter

Impact Assets

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C’pher Gresham

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Kate Goodall

Halcyon

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Hosan Lee

TABLETRIBES

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Tonia Wellons

Greater Washington Community Foundation

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Steve Glaude

Coalition for Non Profit Housing and Economic Development

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Schroeder Stribling

N Street Village

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George A. Jones

Bread for the City

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Maurice Jackson

Georgetown University

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Tanya Stern

DC Office of Planning

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Chris L. Jenkins

The Washington Post

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Todd A. Lee

DCHFA

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Leila Finucane

Victory Housing

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Mark Kaufman

City First Enterprises and City First Homes

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Harvey Yancey

H2DesignBuild

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Gustavo Velasquez

Urban Institute

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Tamara Smith

DC Primary Care Association

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Maria Gomez

Mary’s Center

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Michael Crawford

Unity Health Care, Inc.

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Dr. C. Anneta Arno

DC Office of Health Equity

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HyeSook Chung

DC Health and Human Services

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Robert Holm

Information Technology Academy, McKinley Technology High School

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Sarah Bauder

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

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Dr. Marla Dean

Bright Beginnings

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Allison Kokkoros

Carlos Rosario PCS

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Adriel Luis

Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center

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Rahsaan Bernard

THEARC

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Sheldon Scott

Halycon Fellow

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Ari Roth

Mosaic Theater of DC

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Kay Kendall

DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities

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Chase Meachem

The Washington Post

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Brian E. Argrett

City First Bank

Featured Speakers

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Ed Lazere

DC Fiscal Policy Institute

ClaireZippel

Claire Zippel

DC Fiscal Policy Institute

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Regina Northouse

Food Recovery Network

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Christopher Bradshaw

Dreaming Out Loud

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Sally Boulter

Impact Assets

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C’pher Gresham

SEEDSPOTDC

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Kate Goodall

Halcyon

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Hosan Lee

TABLETRIBES

2018-03-01_13-30-48

Tonia Wellons

Greater Washington Community Foundation

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Steve Glaude

Coalition for Non Profit Housing and Economic Development

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Schroeder Stribling

N Street Village

2018-03-01_13-29-10

George A. Jones

Bread for the City

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Maurice Jackson

Georgetown University

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Tanya Stern

DC Office of Planning

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Chris L. Jenkins

The Washington Post

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Todd A. Lee

DCHFA

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Leila Finucane

Victory Housing

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Mark Kaufman

City First Enterprises and City First Homes

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Harvey Yancey

H2DesignBuild

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Gustavo Velasquez

Urban Institute

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Tamara Smith

DC Primary Care Association

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Maria Gomez

Mary’s Center

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Michael Crawford

Unity Health Care, Inc.

2018-03-01_13-37-09

Dr. C. Anneta Arno

DC Office of Health Equity

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HyeSook Chung

DC Health and Human Services

2018-03-01_13-42-34

Robert Holm

Information Technology Academy, McKinley Technology High School

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Sarah Bauder

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

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Dr. Marla Dean

Bright Beginnings

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Allison Kokkoros

Carlos Rosario PCS

2018-03-01_13-47-11

Adriel Luis

Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center

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Rahsaan Bernard

THEARC

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Sheldon Scott

Halycon Fellow

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Ari Roth

Mosaic Theater of DC

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Kay Kendall

DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities

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Chase Meachem

The Washington Post

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Brian E. Argrett

City First Bank

AGENDA

The Role of Philanthropy

Barbara Harman, Catalogue for Philanthropy

Data​ ​Presentation

DC Fiscal Policy Institute – Ed Lazere and Claire Zippel

The Equity Equation

MODERATOR: Chris L. Jenkins, The Washington Post

DC Office of Planning – Tanya Stern

Bread for the City – George A. Jones

N Street Village – Schroeder Stribling

Coalition for Nonprofit Housing and Economic Development – Steve Glaude

Greater Washington Community Foundation – Tonia Wellons

The Foundation

MODERATOR: Gustavo Velasquez, Urban Institute

DC Housing Finance Agency – Todd A. Lee

H2 Design Build – Harvey Yancey

Victory Housing – Leila Finucane

City First Enterprises – Mark Kaufman

Place as a Determinant

MODERATOR: HyeSook Chung, Deputy Mayor for Health & Human Services

DC Department of Health, Office of Health Equity – Dr. C. Anneta Arno

DC Primary Care Association – Tamara Smith

Unity Health Care – Michael Crawford

Mary’s Center – Maria Gomez

An Economic Investment

MODERATOR: Jennifer Niles, Deputy Mayor for Education

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation – Sarah Bauder

Bright Beginnings – Dr. Marla M. Dean

Carlos Rosario PCS – Allison Kokkoros

McKinley Tech HS & On-Ramps to Careers – Robert Holm

Maurice Jackson, PhD, Georgetown University
Associate Professor of History; Publisher of the report: African-American Employment Population and Housing Trends in Washington DC

Creating Employment, Wealth, and Influence

MODERATOR: Marie Johns, DC Chamber of Commerce

Enlightened – Antwanye Ford

ThinkLocal First – Raj Aggarwal

DC Sweet Potato Cake – April Richardson

TABLETRIBES – Hosan Lee

Social Capital

MODERATOR: Ami Aronson, Bernstein Foundation

SEEDSPOTDC – C’pher Gresham

Impact Assets – Sally Boulter

Food Recovery Network – Regina Northouse

Dreaming Out Loud – Christopher Bradshaw

As Community Development

MODERATOR: Chase Meacham, The Washington Post

DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities – Kay Kendall

Mosaic Theater of DC – Ari Roth

Halcyon Fellow – Sheldon Scott

Halcyon – Kate Goodall

THEARC – Rahsaan Bernard

Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center – Adriel Luis

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