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.

Events
Training
Online Learning

CFC Forum

CFC’s annual conference on issues and challenges facing the electric cooperative network.

2026 | June 15–17 | Chula Vista, CA (San Diego)

2027 | June 9–11 | Chicago, IL

CFC Annual Membership Meeting

Held in conjunction with the CFC Forum.

2026 | June 15 | Chula Vista, CA (San Diego)

2027 | June 9 | Chicago, IL

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CFC District Meetings 2025

Held in conjunction with NRECA Regional Meetings. (Dates subject to change.)

Districts 1 & 4: September 4 | Providence, RI

Districts 5 & 6: September 24 | Madison, WI

Districts 7 & 9: October 7 | Bellevue, WA

Districts 2 & 3: October 22 | Biloxi, MS

Districts 8 & 10: October 28 | Round Rock, TX

2025 Recap

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Events and Training Team
800-424-2954, Option 4

CPE/PDH Credits
Erik Dahlseid

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New CFO Orientation

February 4–6, 2026

2026 Resources

New CEO Orientation

April 8–10, 2026

New Director Orientation

May 13–15, 2026

Statewide Workshops

Designed specifically for directors and trustees of electric cooperatives, statewide workshops provide attendees a variety of finance and industry-focused topics.

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Executive Leadership Series: Empowering CFO Growth in Electric Cooperatives

This training program is for CFOs who have been in their role for 1–3 years. It focuses on the critical financial, leadership and technical skills CFOs need to succeed.

2026 | April 15–17 | Dulles, VA

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Executive Leadership Series: Harvard Certificate Program

Executive Leadership Series: Duke Certificate Program

Developed exclusively for CEOs, this unique training opportunity aims to arm leaders with insights on change readiness, decision making, visionary leadership and AI to enable them to be more effective cooperative leaders. This program has been curated to focus on key leadership issues, delivered by experts in the Duke community. Participants will earn a certificate of completion from Duke University Fuqua School of Business Executive Education. Please note that this opportunity is free of charge, invitation only and nontransferable.

2026 | May 4–6 | Durham, NC

Certificate Program

Cooperative Financial Professional Certificate (CFPC)

CFPC, an intensive, two-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).

2026 Spring Program
Session 1 in Madison, Wisconsin: March 23–27
Session 2 in Dulles, Virginia: June 1–5

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Advancing Leaders Program

FC is excited to launch a new advancement program with GreatCo-Ops focused on preparing the next generation of cooperative executives for leadership. This two-day program focuses on vision, self-reflection and team management. Space is limited and registrations will be accepted via nomination from your cooperative’s CEO. This program has been designed for direct reports to the CEO such as vice presidents and executive staff.

2026 | July 28–29 | Dulles, VA

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Executive Leadership Series: Harvard Certificate Program

Developed exclusively for CEOs, this unique training opportunity aims to arm leaders with insights on self-leadership, agile teams, change management and data strategies to enable them to be more effective cooperative leaders. This program has been curated to focus on key leadership issues, delivered by experts in the Harvard community. Participants will earn a certificate of completion from Harvard DCE Professional & Executive Development. Please note that this opportunity is free of charge, invitation only and nontransferable.

2026 | August 3–5 | Cambridge, MA

Executive Leadership Series: CEO Development Program with the University of Idaho

The CEO Development Program is part of CFC’s Executive Leadership Series. Hosted in partnership with University of Idaho Executive Education, this program equips new cooperative CEOs with the skills, tools, mindset and network to be more effective cooperative leaders. Offered free of charge to newer CEOs, this three-day program will focus on helping participants:

Better understand the trends shaping the energy landscape and how to address them.
Build a high-performance culture.
Foster a productive relationship with the board.
Manage risks to ensure the cooperative’s goals are achieved.
Develop a nationwide network of peers and seasoned CEOs.

2026 | Aug 12–14 | Boise, ID

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Equity Management Workshops

CFC has 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).

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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.

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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