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Originally posted 9/1/2020 by OFN member IFF A blog by IFF CEO Joe NeriOn April 15th, IFF CEO Joe Neri published a…

On August 27, the CDFI Fund’s Community Advisory Board held a virtual meeting where OFN President and CEO Lisa Mensah spoke to the group, joining leaders…

CDFIs are on the front lines of the fight for social, economic, and political justice, and they are financial first responders during crisis. In…

OFN is very disappointed that COVID relief negotiations between Congressional leaders and the Trump Administration have broken down, especially as the health…

On July 30, OFN’s president and CEO Lisa Mensah spoke with Wells Fargo’s Nate Hurst, EVP, Sustainability & Social Impact, about “American…

Ordinarily OFN has the great fortune of hosting a remarkable group of interns each summer. However, 2020 is no ordinary year and unfortunately we had…

On August 3, Morgan Stanley and OFN announced Morgan Stanley has awarded $5 million in funding to OFN for pass-through grants of approximately…

On July 28, philanthropist MacKenzie Scott posted an update on Medium.com about a pledge she made last year to donate a majority of her wealth. In her announcement she…

OFN is pleased to announce the 19 awardees of the Small CDFI Unrestricted Grant Program. The Small CDFI Unrestricted Grant Program provided $50,000…