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OFN continues to express our concerns that without strong reporting and transparency requirements, the communities impacted by Opportunity Zone investment will have…

The White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council recently held their first meeting and released their Implementation Plan. The White House Opportunity and…

With all the attention currently focused on Opportunity Zones by government officials, the private sector, and the press, it can be difficult…

Last week, in a Forbes article authored by business reporter Daniel D’Ambrosio, OFN Executive Vice President of Knowledge Sharing, Donna Fabiani, shared…

On April 4, the U.S. Small Business Administration announced its 2019 National Small Business Week awardees for 17 different categories, naming Colorado…

On April 3, the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee held a hearing entitled “Reauthorization of the SBA’s Access to Capital Programs”…

Recently OFN President and CEO Lisa Mensah shared her perspectives with nonprofit publication Shelterforce about the past, present, and future of community…

From April 10-12, OFN joined the University of New Hampshire Carsey School of Public Policy in leading “Fundamentals of the Opportunity Finance…

American Banker recently published an op-ed authored by CDFI leaders Bill Bynum (Hope Enterprise Corporation), Chrystel Cornelius (First Nations Oweesta Corporation), and…