Events, News Oweesta Program Officer Reflects on Native CDFI ‘NEDTalks’ On October 22, First Nations Oweesta Corporation held “NEDTalks” (Native Economic Development Talks) as part of their day-long Native CDFI Convening at the OFN Conference… December 12, 2019
Events Highlights from OFN Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting in Baltimore On December 5, CDFIs from around the Mid-Atlantic region gathered at the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond’s Baltimore Branch for a day… December 6, 2019
Events OFN CEO Lisa Mensah Joins CDFI Leaders at Clinton Presidential Center On November 20, community development finance leaders from around the nation convened in Little Rock, Arkansas, at the Clinton Presidential Center for… November 25, 2019
Events Native CDFIs Hold First Policy Summit in Washington D.C. The Native CDFI Network (NCN) is holding its first annual Policy Summit this week in Washington, D.C., from November 19-21. At the Summit, Native American-serving… November 19, 2019
Events Policy Makers Reflect on Lending Where it Counts at OFN Conference The opening plenary for the 2019 OFN Conference focused on how senior policymakers have interacted with our industry through their careers. Hosted by… November 4, 2019
Events, News Lending Where it Counts: An OFN Conference for the Record Books By the numbers, the 2019 OFN Conference will go down in CDFI history: 1 President William Jefferson Clinton; more than 1,500 attendees (the most yet!); 119 sessions across 11 tracks; special… November 4, 2019
Events DC Nonprofit Recognized for Food and Economic Justice Work in Nation’s Capital Every year at the OFN Annual Conference, we present a Justice Grant to an organization with a mission to support economic, political, or social… November 3, 2019
Events Jodie Harris Addresses OFN Conference, Reaffirms CDFI Fund Commitment to Capacity Building Initiative CDFI Fund Director Jodie Harris addressed the 2019 OFN Conference crowd for the first time since she became director last year. Jodie… November 1, 2019
Events Closing the 2019 OFN Annual Conference with a Roar! The 2019 OFN Annual Conference closed with a roar! Three fierce CDFI leaders ended the Conference as part of a closing plenary… November 1, 2019