FIELD hosts “Leading Edge Webinar Series"

Funded by Bank of America Foundation, the Leading Edge Webinar series is designed to feature new strategies and explore critical issues facing the field. The free webinars allow practitioners and others to access valuable resources and content.

Webinars in the series include:

"Raising Capital with an Individual Investor Strategy: the Ins and Outs" This Webinar offers a discussion of the individual investor strategy to raise capital. The presenters provide a deeper understanding of this capitalization structure and discuss both the costs and benefits of this strategy. Practitioners will also learn about the most important steps in getting started in this area. Access Webinars and other resources

"Innovative Capitalization Strategies: What is Scalable?" This Webinar gives an overview of past and current capitalization strategies used in the field. Emerging strategies, such as on-line lending sites (Kiva, Microplace) and several other unique investment structures, are explored. Practitioners provide insight into these more recent innovative experiences. Access Webinars and other resources

"Supporting Microenterprises that Create Jobs" In an economic context where jobs are desperately needed, how can microenterprise programs support job creation? This Webinar features the work of two standout programs that have developed new job creation components that are showing results. Access Webinars and other resources

"Managing Your Microlending in a Challenging Environment" sponsored by Bank of America, looks at how to respond to current market trends and suggests some strategies that can help microlenders better manage the challenges. Access Webinars and other resources

"Microenterprise and Entrepreneurship Development Systems" sponsored by Bank of America, explains the concepts behind Entrepreneurship Development Systems and takes an in-depth look at the role microenterprise programs have played in these systems. Download podcast or View Webinar or View Powerpoint

"Tax Prep Services for Microenterpreneurs" a two-part Webinar sponsored by Bank of America, provides an in-depth exploration of the why and how of providing tax preparation services to microentrepreneurs. It also highlights the efforts of microenterprise programs and free community tax preparation sites to use tax preparation as a tool to help self-employed individuals to access tax credits, learn about their financial position, plan for the long term, and access other asset-building products. Access Webinars and other resources

"Platforms for the Microenterprise Industry," a two-part Webinar sponsored by Bank of America, explores how technological platforms can help organizations expand services, increase quality and achieve greater impact. Includes a demonstration of several current and emerging platforms, and a discussion led by representatives from ACCION Texas, ACCION Chicago, the Aspen Institute, WESST Corp. and Credit Builders Alliance, among others. Access Webinars and other resources