events-training July 14, 2025 CFC Forum 2025 Speaker Recordings Now Available Until August 8 General session recordings and select workshop and breakout materials from CFC Forum are available on the CFC Member Website.
cfc-news May 19, 2025 CFC, NCSC Annual Meeting Packets Mailed; Ballots Due June 23 Voting delegates should have received meeting information and mail ballots for CFC and NCSC board elections.
events-training April 21, 2025 Plan To Attend CFC Forum 2025 Breakout Sessions CFC Forum 2025 offers two days of breakout sessions with topics on renewables, AI, capital management, fraud, inflation and data centers.
events-training April 7, 2025 Motley Fools, Dorsey, Sarkus Headline Annual Meetings at Forum 2025 Following the CFC, NCSC and Federated annual meetings on June 30, attendees can hear from a lineup of stellar keynote speakers.
events-training March 10, 2025 Reminder—CFC Forum in NYC Is Coming Up! Our Forum 2025 Pre-Conference Workshops begin June 29 and are as popular as ever. Ensure your spot in your session of choice.
events-training February 24, 2025 Isaacson, Strahan, Christie, Ford Are Among Powerhouse Speakers at CFC Forum 2025 Walter Isaacson, Michael Strahan, Chris Christie and Harold Ford Jr. are a few of the speakers taking the stage at the upcoming CFC Forum.
cfc-news January 8, 2025 CFC Board Proposes Bylaw Changes The CFC board has approved a motion to recommend voting members amend the CFC bylaws to ensure equitable member representation on the board.
events-training December 16, 2024 Mark Your Calendar for CFC’s 2025 Events Save the date for upcoming co-op events in 2025, including CFC Forum, CFC IBES, CFPC and orientations for new electric cooperative leaders.
events-training November 11, 2024 Take Note: Last-minute Details for CFC IBES 2024 CFC staff look forward to hosting you at CFC IBES 2024! Find out what you need to know before you arrive.
events-training November 11, 2024 Earn the Cooperative Financial Professional Certificate Next Year Registration is now open for the spring and fall 2025 sessions of the Cooperative Financial Professional Certificate (CFPC).
events-training October 28, 2024 New Session Added to CFC IBES 2024 Organizational culture expert JP Pawliw-Fry joins us before IBES begins for the new workshop on building a high-performance culture.
events-training October 28, 2024 Don’t Miss Our Co-op Orientations in 2025 CFC, NRECA, NRTC and Federated will host orientation sessions in 2025 for new electric cooperative CEOs, CFOs and directors/trustees.
events-training October 14, 2024 Check Out CFC IBES 2024 Breakout Sessions In addition to our dynamic lineup of general session speakers, CFC IBES 2024 will also feature a number of insightful breakout sessions.
events-training September 30, 2024 Former Boeing/Ford CEO, Economic Insider Highlight CFC IBES Alan Mulally, Kevin Warsh and Jon Taffer highlight CFC IBES 2024, being held November 18–20 in Tucson, Arizona.
events-training September 16, 2024 ‘Dirty Jobs’ Host Takes the CFC IBES 2024 Stage Mike Rowe, Jon Meacham and Mike Pompeo will headline a dynamic CFC IBES 2024, being held November 18–20 in Tucson, Arizona.
events-training September 2, 2024 IBES 2024 Registration Is Now Open Be one of the first electric co-op executives to reserve a spot at CFC IBES in Tucson, Arizona, November 18–20.
cfc-news September 2, 2024 Cooperative CEOs Attend Inaugural CFC Leadership Development Trainings Electric cooperative leaders from across the country visited CFC’s headquarters and Harvard University for unique training opportunities.
cfc-news August 19, 2024 2024 CFC District Meetings, Elections Begin September 5 The first of five combined CFC District Meetings takes place Thursday, September 5, in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
events-training July 22, 2024 Save the Date for IBES 2024 in Tucson Save the date for the executive-focused CFC Independent Borrowers Executive Summit 2024.
events-training July 8, 2024 CFC Forum 2024 Speaker Recordings Now Available Recordings from CFC Forum 2024 general sessions and select breakout sessions are available on the CFC Member Website.
events-training June 3, 2024 Take Note: Last-Minute Details for CFC Forum 2024 Forum 2024, hosted in partnership with ACES, NCSC and Federated Rural Electric Insurance Exchange, will be the largest Forum ever.
events-training April 22, 2024 Don’t Forget To Register for CFC Forum! CFC is partnering with ACES to host its largest annual gathering, which is complimentary to all CFC, NCSC, ACES and Federated members.
events-training April 8, 2024 Robertson, Lippold, Bremmer Take the Stage at CFC Forum “Duck Dynasty” star Willie Robertson, former USS Cole Commander Kirk Lippold and political scientist Ian Bremmer will take the stage.
events-training November 13, 2023 Mark Your Calendar for CFC’s 2024 Events, Co-op Orientations Make sure to save the date for dynamic cooperative events coming up in 2024, including CFC Forum, CFC IBES and orientations.
events-training October 30, 2023 The Countdown to CFC IBES 2023 Is On Executives of non-RUS borrowers have the opportunity to attend breakout sessions hosted by cooperative leaders and industry experts.
cfc-news October 16, 2023 Bartley, Eldridge Selected to CFC Board in Louisville CFC delegates reelected Brent McRae to represent District 9 in the director-director role.
events-training October 16, 2023 New Session Added to CFC IBES 2023 Cooperative leader Ray Beavers and leadership expert Lisa McLeod join us before IBES begins for a new workshop on executive burnout.
events-training October 2, 2023 October 19 IBES Hotel Registration Deadline Approaches CFC IBES is fast approaching. We hope you can join us November 13–15 in Savannah, Georgia.
cfc-news September 18, 2023 Don’t Miss Our Co-op Orientations in 2024 CFC, NRECA, NRTC and Federated are hosting orientations in 2024 for new electric cooperative CEOs, CFOs and directors/trustees.
events-training September 18, 2023 Geopolitical, Leadership Experts Take the Stage at CFC IBES 2023 Peter Zeihan, Marcus Buckingham and Wall Street experts will headline a dynamic CFC IBES 2023, November 13–15 in Savannah.
events-training September 5, 2023 Commentator, Innovator Take the CFC IBES 2023 Stage David Feherty, Dr. Mark T. Esper and Bonin Bough will headline a dynamic CFC IBES 2023, being held November 13–15 in Savannah, Georgia.
events-training August 21, 2023 IBES Registration Is Now Open Be one of the first to reserve a spot at the CFC Independent Borrowers Executive Summit (IBES) in Savannah, Georgia, November 13–15!
events-training August 7, 2023 Save the Date for IBES 2023 in Savannah Make sure to save the date for the upcoming CFC Independent Borrowers Executive Summit 2023 in Savannah, Georgia, November 13–15.
events-training June 5, 2023 Last-Minute Details for CFC Forum 2023 We look forward to hosting you at CFC Forum 2023 in Seattle in a few weeks.
events-training May 22, 2023 RUS Administrator To Speak at Forum 2023 Administrator of the Rural Utilities Service Andrew Berke is one of the prominent thought leaders taking the stage at CFC Forum 2023.
events-training May 8, 2023 There’s Still Time To Register for Forum If you haven’t yet registered for CFC Forum 2023, you still have time. However, hotel rooms are booking quickly. Please secure your accommod
events-training April 24, 2023 Forum Workshops Dive Deep into Relevant Cooperative Topics CFC Forum kicks off with pre-conference workshops designed to dive deeper into topics of interest and importance to cooperative leaders.
events-training March 27, 2023 CFC Forum 2023 Features Dynamic Keynote Speakers Actor and veterans advocate Gary Sinise and former EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy take the stage at CFC Forum 2023.
events-training March 13, 2023 Rossell, Simon and Arnot Reid Headline Annual Meetings Meet the riveting keynote speakers who will take the stage in conjunction with CFC Forum 2023 June 19–21 in Seattle.
events-training October 24, 2022 Last-Minute CFC IBES 2022 Details: Networking, Breakout Sessions, Travel Info With CFC IBES 2022 only two weeks away, make sure to check out networking opportunities, breakout sessions and travel information.
events-training October 10, 2022 Register for CFC IBES 2022 Pre-Conference Workshops Register for no cost pre-conference workshops today and review the IBES agenda, including just-added sports legend Sugar Ray Leonard.
events-training September 12, 2022 Bjorn Lomborg, Kurt Warner Join MVP Lineup of IBES Speakers Best-selling author Bjorn Lomborg and two-time MVP and Super Bowl champion Kurt Warner will headline a stellar lineup at the CFC IBES 2022.
events-training August 29, 2022 Duke, Williams and Guber Headline CFC IBES 2022 Annie Duke, Brett T. Williams and Peter Guber will take the main stage at CFC IBES 2022, on November 7–9.
cfc-news August 29, 2022 2022 CFC District Meetings and Elections Begin September 7 CFC members in six districts (1, 3, 4, 6, 7 and 10) will elect candidates to the board of directors.
events-training March 28, 2022 Register for Forum Pre-Conference Workshops Make the most of your time in Boston by attending pre-conference workshops on June 19 and 20.
cfc-news October 4, 2021 New Speakers Added to CFC IBES Lineup; Deadlines Approach Best-selling authors, bond and rating agency experts and former chief economist for CNBC join an already powerful lineup of speakers.
cfc-news June 28, 2021 CFC Summer Summit Speaker Recordings Now Available Watch the 2021 CFC Summer Summit speaker videos on the CFC Member Website.
cfc-news June 28, 2021 CFC Board Elects Officers, Committee Chairs for 2021–2022 During the CFC Annual Meeting CFC Board President Alan Wattles unveiled a portrait of Dean Tesch to honor his leadership and contributions.
cfc-news June 28, 2021 NCSC Members Elect New Director, Four Incumbents NCSC members elected a new director and returned four incumbents at its 40th Annual Membership Meeting.
cfc-news May 25, 2021 CFC Announces Summer Summit Livestream, Expands Registration CFC members will be able to watch a livestream of the sessions and additional in-person capacity was added following new CDC guidelines.
cfc-news April 19, 2021 Petersen Joins Senator Warner at CVEC Broadband Discussion Central Virginia Electric Cooperative hosted U.S. Senator Mark Warner to share the co-op’s successes and challenges serving its members.
cfc-news March 31, 2021 Moniz, Goodwin and Diamandis to Headline CFC Summer Summit CFC member system CEOs can now register to join us in the Lone Star State for our first in-person conference since last March.
cfc-news October 20, 2020 2020 CFC District Meetings: Seven New Directors Elected Seven of the eight directors will be seated during next year’s annual meeting. The District 10 director will be seated immediately.
cfc-news October 13, 2020 Watch Sabato, Matheson Discuss the Political Outlook Watch Dr. Larry Sabato and Jim Matheson discuss the political outlook for the upcoming election for cooperative executives.
cfc-news September 21, 2020 CFC Annual Meeting To Be Held During Forum 2021 Find out why the CFC Board of Directors made the decision to decouple CFC’s business meeting from NRECA’s annual meeting.
cfc-news September 21, 2020 Sabato To Share His Political Outlook at CFC Virtual Event Join Dr. Larry Sabato for a conversation with Jim Matheson on Sept. 29 at 1 p.m. ET for a special event designed for cooperative executives.
cfc-news September 14, 2020 2020 CFC District Meetings and Elections Go Virtual The CFC District Meetings and Board of Directors elections will be conducted as part of the Online Regional Week on October 15 and 16.
cfc-news August 24, 2020 CFC Members Approve Bylaw Amendments Watch the replay of the special meeting for a conversation between Allianz Chief Economic Adviser Mohamed El-Erian and Sheldon Petersen.
cfc-news July 27, 2020 Economic Expert To Share Forecast at CFC Virtual Meeting Mohamed A. El-Erian, chief economic adviser at Allianz, will deliver the keynote address at CFC’s Special Membership Meeting on August 14.
cfc-news July 27, 2020 ‘Shark Tank’ Star To Deliver Keynote at NCSC Remote Annual Meeting Entrepreneur, TV host and investor Kevin O’Leary will deliver the keynote address at the NCSC Annual Membership meeting on August 6.
cfc-news June 29, 2020 NCSC Sets Date for Virtual Annual Meeting, Director Elections NCSC will hold its virtual Annual Membership Meeting on August 6. Members will be able to vote for directors and on the bylaw amendments.
cfc-news June 29, 2020 CFC Board Votes To Hold Special Membership Meeting, Amend Bylaws CFC will hold a Special Membership Meeting on August 14 in order to vote on bylaw amendments that would allow for virtual member meetings.
cfc-news June 1, 2020 CFC Board Elections Update Later this year, CFC plans to conduct elections to fill eight seats on the CFC Board of Directors.
events-training May 11, 2020 Six Tips for Hosting a Successful Remote Meeting Learn from CFC’s meeting professionals how to run a flawless and engaging virtual meeting.
Co-op News April 28, 2020 Richland EC Members Honk Horns to Vote at Annual Meeting REC hosted its first drive-in annual meeting where members listened to remarks through their vehicle radios and honked their horns to vote.
cfc-news March 23, 2020 Farmer Highlights Commitment to Co-ops in President’s Report “For CFC, electric cooperatives are not just a line of business. We are CFC’s sole business,” outgoing leader tells annual meeting audience.
cfc-news March 9, 2020 Petersen: Electric Cooperatives Are Ahead of the Corporate Curve Companies decide to look beyond the bottom line at service, responsibility. Co-ops have done that for nearly 90 years.
cfc-news March 9, 2020 CFC Board Elects New Officers, Committee Chairs for 2020–2021 Wisconsin director takes board presidency post following CFC annual meeting. Other leadership positions filled.
events-training January 13, 2020 Powerhouse Couple To Headline CFC Annual Meeting 2020 Join us in The Big Easy as the politically opposite duo of James “The Ragin’ Cajun” Carville and Mary Matalin keynote a spicy good time.
events-training January 13, 2020 Don’t Miss These Complimentary Orientations Recently hired directors, CEOs, CFOs and communicators explore issues critical to their roles and build valuable peer networks.