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.
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.
2023 | November 13–15 | Savannah, GA
2024 | November 18–20 | Tucson, AZ
CFC Forum
CFC’s annual conference on issues and challenges facing the electric cooperative network.
2024 | June 17–19 | Indianapolis, IN
Held in conjunction with NRECA Regional Meetings. (Dates subject to change.)
Districts 1 & 4: September 5 | Grand Rapids, MI
Districts 5 & 6: September 17 | Minneapolis, MN
Districts 7 & 9: September 25 | Sacramento, CA
Districts 2 & 3: October 8 | Columbia, SC
Districts 8 & 10: October 22 | Kansas City, MO
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Conference Information
Events and Training Team
800-424-2954
CPE/CEU Credits
Erik Dahlseid
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Designed specifically for directors of CFC electric cooperatives, statewide workshops provide attendees with a variety of finance and industry-focused topics.
2023 | December 14–15 | Austin, TX
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).
2024 Spring Program
Unit 1 in Madison, Wisconsin: April 22–26
Unit 2 in Dulles, Virginia: June 3–7
2024 Fall Program
Unit 1 in Madison, Wisconsin: August 19–23
Unit 2 in Dulles, Virginia: October 21–25
New Director Orientation
January 31–February 2, 2024
New CEO Orientation
March 20–22, 2024
New CFO Orientation
April 16–18, 2024
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).
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.
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
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Training Information
Member Training
Conference Information
Events and Training Team
800-424-2954
CPE/CEU Credits
Erik Dahlseid
Website Account Information
Member Center
800-424-2955
Monthly webinars for electric cooperative staff and directors.
Your online financial learning center.
This online program focuses on plant accounting and work order procedures for electric cooperatives. Development is ongoing.
Modules 1–3 are available in CFC Academy.
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Online Learning Information
Member Training
800-424-2954
Financial Series Webinar CPE Credits
Erik Dahlseid
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Member Center
800-424-2955