Bringing Today’s Financial and Utility Industry Thought Leaders to You
CFC’s industry-leading meetings and educational opportunities bring today’s financial and utility industry thought leaders to you. CFC’s events and training opportunities are complimentary for CFC members.
Registration is open for CFC’s first in-person event of 2021!
The 2021 Summer Summit will provide an opportunity to gather with peers, to learn from prominent thought leaders and to conduct the important business of national organizations (CFC, NCSC and Federated Rural Electric Insurance Exchange)—all in a controlled setting where health and safety are the top priority.
2021 | June 14–16 | San Antonio, TX
CFC Forum
In lieu of Forum 2021, we will be hosting the 2021 Summer Summit this June.
2022 | June 20–22 | Boston, MA
CFC Independent Borrowers Executive Summit (IBES)
CFC’s annual conference for senior and executive-level staff of rural electric systems that don’t borrow from the Rural Utilities Service.
2021 | November 15–17 | Tampa, FL
2022 | November 7–9 | Huntington Beach, CA
CFC District Meetings 2021
Held in conjunction with NRECA Regional Meetings.
Districts 1 & 4: September 9 | National Harbor, MD
Districts 5 & 6: September 16 | Minneapolis, MN
Districts 7 & 9: September 29 | Sacramento, CA
Districts 2 & 3: October 6 | Birmingham, AL
Districts 8 & 10: October 14 | Albuquerque, NM
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Conference Info
Events and Training Team
800-424-2954
CPE/CEU Credits
Erik Dahlseid
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Member Center
800-424-2955
CFC Event Coordinator
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New Co-op Leaders Online Orientation
2021 | May 18–20 | Online
Certificate Program
Cooperative Financial Professional Certificate (CFPC)
CFPC, an intensive, three-part finance program for senior and mid-level finance and accounting staff, is a collaborative program between CFC and the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA).
2021 Spring Program Canceled
2021 Fall Program
Unit 1 in Madison, Wisconsin: August 23–27
Unit 2 in Dulles, Virginia: October 18-22
Equity Management Workshops
CFC is developing a series of workshops focused on principles of sound equity management.
The training is structured for various skill levels: Basic (Level 1) and Intermediate (Level 2).
Certificate Program
KRTA Certificate Program
CFC is proud to offer the Key Ratio Trend Analysis (KRTA) Certificate Program. CFC has published KRTA—an annual report that tracks the median value of 145 financial and operational ratios for participating electric distribution cooperatives over the previous five years—since 1975.
KRTA Level 1 is always available online through CFC Academy.
Statewide Financial Workshops
Designed specifically for directors of CFC electric cooperatives, the statewide financial workshops provide attendees with a variety of finance-focused topics.
Statewide Workshop for Directors of Texas Rural Electric Network
December 15-16, 2021
Overton Hotel & Conference Center | Lubbock, TX
CFC Training Catalog
Learn more about how you match your professional development needs with CFC programs.
Financial Product Training
CFC offers hands-on training on CFC Compass and CFC BudgetPro financial models.
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Member Training
Commitment to Excellence
For Electric Cooperative Directors
This training looks at best practices for how electric cooperative leaders should demonstrate principled leadership, financial stewardship, effective governance and management risk oversight.
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Member Training
Questions? Contact Us
Training Info
Member Training
Conference Info
Events and Training Team
800-424-2954
CPE/CEU Credits
Erik Dahlseid
Website Account Info
Member Center
800-424-2955
CFC Event Coordinator
Become a CFC Event Coordinator »
Monthly webinars for electric cooperative staff and directors.
Your online financial learning center.
Module 2, Now Available!
The online tutorials will guide you through the process of accessing, completing, checking and submitting CFC Form 7.
Quarterly Financial Market Review
A quarterly conference call for electric cooperative staff and directors on the latest developments of the economy and financial markets.
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Online Learning Info
Member Training
800-424-2954
Financial Series Webinar CPE Credits
Erik Dahlseid
Website Account Info
Member Center
800-424-2955
Virtual Executive Conversation Series with Alan Wattles, Sheldon Petersen and Andrew Don
April 29, 2021 at 3 p.m. ET
Special Texas-Focused Virtual Executive Conversation with Robert Bryce and Mike Steffes
Held April 1, 2021
Virtual Executive Conversation Series with Robert Bryce and Mike Steffes
Held February 9, 2021
Virtual Executive Conversation Series with Kat Cole and Shirley Bloomfield
Held January 7, 2021
Virtual Executive Conversation Series with David Cote and Tim Bryan
Held November 10, 2020
Virtual Executive Conversation Series with Bill Snyder and Phil Irwin
Held October 29, 2020
Virtual Executive Conversation Series with Dr. Larry Sabato and Jim Matheson
Held September 29, 2020
CFC Special Membership Meeting
CFC held a virtual Special Membership Meeting on August 14 to vote on bylaw amendments that allow the organization to conduct virtual member meetings, and featured Sheldon Petersen’s conversation with Mohamed El-Erian, chief economic adviser at Allianz and president-elect of Queens’ College of Cambridge.
NCSC Annual Membership Meeting
Due to CFC Forum 2020 being canceled, NCSC held its 39th Annual Membership Meeting on August 6 by means of remote communication. The meeting included a report from the president, director elections in two districts and a vote on bylaw amendments. This meeting also featured keynote speaker – venture capitalist and star of ABC’s “Shark Tank” Kevin O’Leary.
Questions? Contact Us
Conference Info
Events and Training Team
800-424-2954
CPE/CEU Credits
Erik Dahlseid
Website Account Info
Member Center
800-424-2955
CFC Event Coordinator
Become a CFC Event Coordinator »