News OFN Welcomes 27 New Member CDFIs Since July Since our last new OFN member update this past July, we’ve had 27 CDFIs join our membership. These most recent additions bring the total new… December 9, 2020
News Small Businesses Survive-Adapt-Thrive with Cook Inlet Lending Center This year’s Native CDFI Awards honored two Native CDFIs for their unique approaches to helping Native-owned small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Cook Inlet Lending… November 23, 2020
News Latest Round of Grow with Google Small Business Loans and Google.org Grants Announced OFN is proud to announce the latest recipients of Grow with Google Small Business Fund loans and Google.org grants. Launched earlier this year… November 20, 2020
News 2020 OFN Conference Recap Site Now Live From November 9–12, the 2020 OFN Virtual Conference: Finance Justice brought together 2,500 CDFI practitioners, investors and funders, students, and other supporters to talk… November 19, 2020
News Announcing the New Finance Justice Fund OFN announced the launch of the new Finance Justice Fund on November 12 during the final day of the 2020 OFN Conference. The Finance Justice Fund is a socially… November 16, 2020
News Two Native CDFIs Receive Grants for COVID-19 Response in Indian Country On November 9 during the 2020 OFN Conference, the Native CDFI Awards honored two Native community development financial institutions (CDFIs) — Cook Inlet… November 11, 2020
News Uplift America Fund 2019 Progress Report Now Available OFN and Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation have released the 2019 Progress Report for the Uplift America Fund, a partnership that leverages federal… November 3, 2020
News OFN Awards 70 COVID-19 Grants to Smaller Member CDFIs OFN is pleased to announce 70 awardees of the COVID-19 CDFI Grant Program, totaling $4.9 million in funding. Generously supported by Morgan Stanley, this program aims to deliver critically-needed flexible… November 2, 2020
News OFN President and CEO Lisa Mensah Amplifies the CDFI Message OFN’s President and CEO Lisa Mensah continues to amplify the CDFI voice boldly and broadly as CDFIs work deeply in rural, urban… October 30, 2020