Financing Capital Projects—Show me the Money!

Date/Time
Date(s) - April 23, 2025
1:00 pm - 2:15 pm

Fee: CGVT Members: $25 / Non-members: $50
Register at: https://iowanonprofitalliance.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1939837&group=


Common Good Vermont is pleased to partner on this event hosted by the Iowa Nonprofit Alliance.

You have a capital project—purchasing a new building or renovating/expanding an existing building—and you have the architect and contractor all lined up, but how are you going to pay for it all?  Your fundraising campaign will only go so far and often trickles in over a 3 to 5-year period.Does your Board want to get started and is asking you to “Show me the Money!!” Where do you start? What are your options?

Participants will learn about:

  • Borrowing basics: taxable versus tax-exempt financing options
  • Process to borrow money from private loans to public offerings
  • Repayment of or security for the loan
  • USDA loans and grant programs
  • Local government incentives
  • Key take-aways to consider for your next project

Presented by INA Business Ally Cris Kuhn from Dorsey Public Finance Group

Cris routinely works with nonprofit entities to finance capital projects. A partner in Dorsey’s Public Finance Group, Cris Kuhn practices in the areas of municipal law, state governmental law, and governmental and private activity financings. Cris has several years of experience in

variety of public finance transactions and structures, including general obligation bonds, revenue bonds, USDA financings, private activity financings, lease purchase structures, working capital financings, pooled financing structures, credit-enhanced structures, economic development and public/private partnerships.

Registration Instructions:

  • Vermont Nonprofits: Please select the non-member rate when registering.
  • Common Good VT members: For the member price, please use discount code INApartner25 at checkout.

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