2011 NCTC National Conference
The 2011 NCTC National Conference was held in Chicago, IL June 7-9, 2011 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel. Attendees came from coast to coast (and beyond!) to learn, network and celebrate together.
Charting a New Direction
The National Community Tax Coalition (NCTC), a vast, vibrant network of community-based organizations dedicated to securing a sound financial future for America’s low-income families, will address the challenges and opportunities for the future at its biennial conference, June 7-9 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in downtown Chicago.
Each year, the community tax and asset-building field recruits and trains over 85,000 volunteers to help more than a million working families with their financial needs.
The NCTC National Conference is the premiere event for the community tax preparation and asset building field to come together to learn, network and celebrate.
Keynote Speakers
The 2011 NCTC National Conference featured several prominent keynote speakers. On Day 1, attendees heard from Dr. Robert Giloth of the Annie E. Casey Foundation on how organizations use mistakes to improve their operations, the topic of his recent book, "Mistakes to Success: Learning and Adapting When Things Go Wrong."
On Day 2, author and journalist Gary Rivlin and National Council of Negro Women Executive Director Dr. Avis Jones-DeWeever spoke on injustice in the tax code and preparation field.
Former NCTC Steering Committee member Steve Holt (pictured) spoke about his recent paper "10 Years of the EITC Movement: Making Work Pay Then and Now."
Day 3 featured representatives from HelloWallet, the Doorways 2 Dreams Fund, the Center for Economic Progress, the Aspen Institute and Hawaii First Federal Credit Union on technology and asset building. Attendees walked away with critical knowledge on improving their current operations and how to expand their services.
Workshops
Conference attendees had more than 50 workshops to choose from! Topics included everything from nuts and bolts tax preparation to harnessing the media to asset building techniques. For a full list of workshops that were available to Conference attendees, check out the full agenda.
Technology Lounge
Conference goers also had the opportunity to test out the technology of tomorrow at the NCTC Technology Lounge. In addition to being among the first in the field to test some of this technology, attendees who visited all the stations were eligible for additional prizes. Lucky prize winners walked away with 4 White Sox tickets, a $150 gift certificate for the Hyatt Regency Stetson restaurant, a $50 savings bond and much more!
Fireworks Cruise
Conference attendees were treated to a fireworks cruise on beautiful Lake Michigan. With the Chicago skyline in the background, passengers of the temporarily dubbed S.S. EITC were treated to a fireworks display and entertained by their fellow attendees on the karaoke machine.
NCTC members singing one of many of the night's classics
