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Category: Voices

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A Message from Lisa Mensah: #KeepCDFIsStrong

Above all else, I hope that you are taking care to stay healthy and well in this uncertain time. COVID-19 is proving…

March 27, 2020
News, Voices

Piedmont Business Capital Helps Entrepreneurs Withstand COVID-19 Crisis with OFN Financing

Based in Greensboro, North Carolina, new OFN member Piedmont Business Capital (PBC) is on a mission to create shared economic prosperity for local minority and women entrepreneurs. With roots dating back to…

March 24, 2020
Voices

Shelterforce Editor Offers Analysis on OFN Conference Asset-Based Language Panel

At the 2019 Opportunity Finance Network (OFN) Conference in Washington, D.C., one of this year’s breakout sessions featured a communications-focused panel discussion entitled “Asset-Based Language: How…

November 19, 2019
News, Voices

Past, Present, and Future of CDFIs: Q&A with OFN’s Dafina Williams

Recently honored as one of Women in Housing & Finance’s “40 under 40,” OFN Vice President of Public Policy Dafina Williams has been quietly…

October 1, 2019
Voices

IFF CEO Shares Why Community Developers Should Care about Early Education

Recently, OFN member IFF published a blog by CEO Joe Neri about why CDFIs should care more about developing early childhood education centers. “No…

August 8, 2019
Events, Voices

Capital Impact Partners: Supporting Financial Inclusion for Individuals with Criminal Records

Recently, OFN member Capital Impact Partners published an article about their partnership with criminal justice reform advocate and Mission: Launch founder Teresa Hodge to support individuals…

August 6, 2019
Voices

Meet the Interns: Joey Dunn Talks Strategic Communications, the Renaissance, and More!

Each summer, OFN interns make outstanding contributions to the community development finance field, and this year is no different. Our five interns…

July 25, 2019
Voices

Meet the Interns: Glody Belito Talks Financial Data Analysis, Landing on the Moon, and More

Each summer, OFN interns make outstanding contributions to the community development finance field, and this year is no different. Our five interns share a passion for OFN’s…

July 5, 2019
Voices

Meet the Interns: Joshua Chatman Talks OFN Member Research, His Summer Reading List, and More

Each summer, OFN interns make outstanding contributions to the community development finance field, and this year is no different. Our five interns share a passion for OFN’s…

June 28, 2019
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