{"id":40911,"date":"2024-09-16T09:50:08","date_gmt":"2024-09-16T13:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=40911"},"modified":"2024-09-16T13:18:07","modified_gmt":"2024-09-16T17:18:07","slug":"nafoa-5-things-you-need-to-know-this-week-162","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2024\/09\/16\/nafoa-5-things-you-need-to-know-this-week-162\/","title":{"rendered":"NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week"},"content":{"rendered":"\"NAFOA\"<\/a>
Only one week left until #NAFOAFall24! Check out the agenda<\/a> and start planning your conference experience. Photo courtesy NAFOA<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n
5 Things You Need to Know this Week<\/div>\r\n
See you next week in San Diego for #NAFOAFall24!<\/div>\r\n
Monday, September 16, 2024<\/div>\r\n
Source: NAFOA<\/div>\r\n
nafoa.org<\/a><\/div>\r\n

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1. NAFOA NEWS:<\/em><\/div>\r\n
NAFOA ANNOUNCES CORY BLANKENSHIP AS NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR<\/div>\r\nFollowing a rigorous search, NAFOA, founded as the Native American Finance Officers Association, has named Cory M. Blankenship (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians) as its new Executive Director. He will officially assume the role on September 30, 2024.\r\n

<\/p>\r\n\u201cNAFOA has been instrumental in shaping my career as a tribal finance professional,\u201d shared Blankenship. \u201cServing NAFOA and its member tribes as its Executive Director is truly an honor and privilege.\u201d\r\n

<\/p>\r\nBlankenship brings over 17 years of experience in tribal finance, non-profit, and philanthropic sectors to NAFOA. His career reflects a strong dedication to serving both his Tribe and Indian Country. Most recently, Blankenship served as Community Investment Officer at the Dogwood Health Trust concentrating on fostering economic opportunities tied to social determinants of health. Prior to that, he was the Secretary of the Treasury for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) for six years, overseeing financial operations, directing investments, and spearheading economic diversification initiatives.\r\n

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2. POLICY:<\/em><\/div>\r\n
TREASURY RELEASES TRIBAL GENERAL WELFARE PROPOSED REGULATIONS<\/div>\r\nThe U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking<\/a> (NPRM) to implement section 139E of the Internal Revenue Code, created by the Tribal General Welfare Exclusion Act of 2014 (Act). Additionally, Treasury announced it will hold Tribal consultations on the proposed rule on November 18, 19, and 20, 2024, at 1 p.m. ET.\r\n

<\/p>\r\nThese rules incorporate a historic level of pre-Tribal consultation and Treasury Tribal Advisory Committee feedback and support Tribal self-determination and self-governance in the implementation of the Act. To learn more about the proposed rule<\/a>, please see Treasury\u2019s Press Release<\/a>, the Tribal Consultation and Federal Feedback Summary<\/a>, the Dear Tribal Leader Letter<\/a>, and a Fact Sheet<\/a>.\r\n

<\/p>\r\nTreasury is accepting written comments received by December 17, 2024, 11:59 p.m. Alaska Time. Please submit written comments at tribal.consult@treasury.gov.\r\n

<\/p>\r\nSource: U.S. Department of the Treasury\r\nRegister for One or More of the Consultation<\/a>\r\n

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3. CONFERENCE:<\/em><\/div>\r\n
CLOSING THE DEAL: HOW GREAT LEADERS GET JOBS DONE AT #NAFOAFALL24<\/div>\r\nJoin our General Session panel “Closing the Deal: How Great Leaders Get Jobs Done” on Tuesday, September 24.\r\n

<\/p>\r\nBecoming a successful leader is equal parts celebrating wins and recovering from losses. Icons of Indian Country will join for a fireside chat to discuss the ups and downs their tribes have faced, their strategy for creating success, and perhaps more importantly, dealing with challenges.\r\n

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