Corporate Community Investment Forum

Minneapolis, MN, August 8, 2008

Hosted by:  BCLC, Community Reinvestment Fund, USA & Minneapolis Regional Chamber of Commerce

AGENDA

7:30 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.  Registration Opens, Breakfast

8:00 a.m. – 8:15 a.m.   Welcome

• Becky Boland, Program Manager, Minneapolis
  Regional Chamber of Commerce
• Stephen Jordan, Senior Vice President and Executive
  Director, Business Civic Leadership Center
• Frank Altman, President and CEO, Community
  Reinvestment Fund, USA

8:15 a.m.- 8:50 a.m.  Keynote Remarks

• R. T. Rybak, Jr, Mayor of Minneapolis, MN

8:50 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.  Bus will leave promptly at 9:00 a.m. Bus Tour of Minneapolis

• Keith Ford, Community Impact Liaison, Community
  Reinvestment Fund, USA
  

11:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Break

11:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.  Situation Analysis: Lessons Learned About Community
Development

• How have local community development practices
  evolved?
• If you were giving advice to another community what are
  some of the lessons you would share?
  

11:45 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.  Working Lunch

• Situation Analysis Continued: A Minnesota Approach?
  Different communities have surfaced different issues. What
  advice would you give about:
  • Sprawl, Traffic, Housing and Employee Issues?
  • Communicating about the Community?
  • Enhancing Quality of Life?
  • Addressing Sustainability Questions?
  • Enhancing Relations Between the Public and Private
    Sectors?
  • General Discussion
    

2:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.  Break

2:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.  National Coordination Issues

• How is the presence of national policies, programs,
  organizations felt in Minneapolis?
• How could national organizations be more helpful to
  you?
• What other cities do you think are doing a good job?
• How could other chambers/communities be more helpful
  to you?
• How would you be willing to help other communities
  interested in learning more about Minnesota practices?
• General Discussion
  

3:30 p.m.  Close

Event will be held at:

Minneapolis Regional Chamber of Commerce
81 South Ninth Street, Suite 200
Minneapolis, MN 55402

To attend, please contact Caitlin Codella at 202-463-5508 or ccodella@uschamber.com