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WELCOME to theEnterprise Finance Webinar Series:Lessons from the Field, Part 3

STRENGTH MATTERS® Best Practices in Financial Reporting Webinar Series Made possible by the generous support of

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation

Tuesday, December 17, 2013 at 3:00PM ET

Presenters:

Kathy Laborde, President, Gulf Coast Housing Partnership

Liz Sessler, Senior Investment Marketing Manager, Enterprise Community Loan Fund

Deidre Schmidt, Principal, One Roof Consulting

Host:

Frances Ferguson, Director, Real Estate Enterprise Strategies, NeighborWorks® America

Audio Conference InfoCall-in #: 866-363-6079Passcode: 851 497 0973

Audio Conference InfoCall-in #: 866-363-6079Passcode: 851 497 0973

Congratulations! Now Get to Work.

Meet the Host

Frances Ferguson,

Director, Real Estate Enterprise Strategies,

NeighborWorks® America

About STRENGTH MATTERSA national collaborative sponsored by  NeighborWorks® America, Housing Partnership

Network (HPN), and Stewards of Affordable Housing for the Future (SAHF), with ongoing support from The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. 

Our partners also include:

Calvert Foundation

Enterprise Community Loan Fund

F.B. Heron Foundation

Ford Foundation

Housing Assistance Council

Housing Partnership Fund

Local Initiatives Support Corporation

Low Income Investment Fund

Mercy Loan Fund

NeighborWorks® Capital

NWSL Affordable Housing and Mission Investment Fund

Website Info www.strengthmatters.net Please register if you have not already. Site provides access to over 20 financial

reporting best practices papers, case studies and other resources.

Upcoming Webinars and recordings of past sessions are posted.

Enterprise Finance Series: Lessons from the Field

What this work entails:

Discussions at two annual meetings and CFO convening

Peer exchanges to dig deeper

Three webinars.

Case Studies• Case studies and webinar recordings available at

www.strengthmatters.net

• Studies explore experience of Housing Partnership Network (HPN), NeighborWorks® America and Stewards of Affordable Housing for the Future (SAHF) members

1. Homes for America

2. Foundation Communities

3. CommonBond Communities

4. Gulf Coast Housing Partnership (forthcoming)

Snapshot of Organizations

Homes for America Foundation Communities

CommonBond Communities

Gulf Coast Housing Partnership

18 years 24 years 42 years 7 years

5,276 2,673 5,017 1,866

4 Mid-Atlantic States Austin & North Texas 3 Midwest States 3 Gulf Coast States

Meet the PresentersKathy LaBorde,

President,

Gulf Coast Housing Partnership

Deidre Schmidt,

Principal,

One Roof Global Consulting

Liz Sessler,

Sr. Investment Marketing Manager,

Enterprise Community Loan Fund

Enterprise Finance

Definition in this context: 

The strategic pursuit of business activities and discretionary use of new capital and / or an organization’s existing assets – either directly or through leverage – to fund:

business activities (working capital),

growth (investment capital)

reserves to mitigate risk (permanent capital).

Capital & Capacity

Amassing, accessing and managing capital demands competencies, systems, discipline

Mutually reinforcing and progressive relationship

Enterprise Finance

Once you’ve arrived, new work begins: Relationship management (forging and tending relationships with different set of partners)

Fund management (when and where to use your resources to optimize)

Reporting (financial and social outcomes)

Enterprise Finance

Liz Sessler, Enterprise Community Loan Fund

Finding the right match and fit. 

Types of Investors

Banks (CRA Regulated) Philanthropic Organizations Consultants and Financial Advisors Individuals

What motivates investors? Risk

Financial Risk Opportunity Cost

Return Financial Return Social Return

Emotion

Enterprise Finance

Kathy LaBorde, Gulf Coast Housing Partnership

The strategic and operational aspects of managing third party capital. 

Enterprise FinanceKathy LaBorde and Liz Sessler

Managing relationships with third-party capital providers.

Contact Us Frances Ferguson: fferguson@nw.org

Kathy Laborde: laborde@gchp.net

Deidre Schmidt: deidre.schmidt@1roofglobal.com

Liz Sessler: lsessler@enterprisecommunity.org

Lindsay Wells (CPE credit contact): consult.lwells@gmail.com

Visit www.strengthmatters.net to view recorded webinars and download presentations.

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