Join OFN
Join OFN as a Member or Ally
Opportunity Finance Network (OFN) helps money flow to people and places where traditional finance doesn’t reach. We do this by maximizing the effectiveness of our growing membership network of mission-driven community lenders, including community development financial institutions (CDFIs) and industry allies. By offering access to direct financing, learning opportunities, industry events, advocacy, and more, OFN helps community lenders invest in environmental, racial, and economic justice.
Learn how to become either an OFN member or OFN ally below.
OFN Membership
CDFIs and other mission-driven community lenders are invited to apply. CDFI Fund certification is not required to become an OFN member. Learn more about OFN member benefits and the application process here.
Membership Benefits
Access to Capital
Get access to funding opportunities through OFN’s Finance Justice Fund and other special initiatives.
Capacity Strengthening
Receive significant discounts for signature OFN events, trainings, and publications.
Gain access to PurchasingPoint, a free group discount program that has saved users over 25% on vendors such as FedEx, Staples, Enterprise, and many more.
Get an individualized, or custom, Peer Comparison report to help them understand their organization’s performance relative to its peer group.
Amplified Voice
Receive support with marketing and public policy advocacy that benefits CDFIs and other mission-driven community lenders and the people and communities they serve.
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OFN Allyship
We invite individuals and organizations that don’t meet OFN’s member eligibility requirements to become OFN allies.
Organizational Ally
- Registration discounts for the OFN Conference and Small Business Finance Forum.
Individual Ally
- Registration discounts for the OFN Conference and Small Business Finance Forum.
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